Apolitical

Description

Apolitical is a global digital platform that provides tools and resources to help public servants and government officials build their skills and knowledge, connect with partners, and improve their effectiveness in serving the public good, while remaining neutral on political stances. Through online courses, online events, and a social learning network, they foster exchange of ideas and best practices from public servants across 170+ countries on a range of issue areas, including climate, equity, digital & data, healthcare, transporation, and more.

What Makes it Regenerative?

• enables learning & knowledge sharing
• helps localize
• enables access & participation
• fosters community
• enables coordination & consensus

Business Model

Free access to community; engages in partnerships around customized learning curricula in governments, academia, foundations, and enterprises. Apolitical was founded by mission-driven entrepreneurs and backed by impact investors in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, and Australasia and supported by an EU Horizon 2020 grant. It is a for-profit company and a Certified B Corporation. The Apolitical Foundation is a non-profit organisation created by Apolitical to help steward Apolitical's non-partisan mission, endowed with Apolitical stock options

Risks & Limitations

• Will business model be able to sustain without compromise after initial funding runs out?
• Uk-owned and operated hub reflects governance and design biases that may limit participation by non-western governments
• Requires risk mitigation and significant trust mechanisms to foster deep sharing or data-sharing between governments