SOCii is an independent public-benefit research and development institute. We publish open research for academics, lawyers and policymakers — and we build SOCii Social apps that return value to the people who build them, by community vote and transparent ledger.
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SOCii Research · Open methodology
Independent research articles and institute thought leadership for academics, lawyers, policymakers and the public — Australia and the United States. 3 published articles · 4 standing position pieces.
Lead research article
A simple, hard-to-game formula for charging properly for finite public resources.
A position paper proposing a non-deductible 25% levy on physical extraction volume × published benchmark price, designed to minimise avoidance surface area and end the cycle of underpriced resource exports.
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SOCii PTY LTD is an independent civics and humanity research and development institute. We publish open research for academics, lawyers, policymakers and the public — and we build SOCii Social apps that return value to the communities that create them.
We were founded on a conviction that the evidence and tools used to understand public life should not be controlled exclusively by the institutions they are designed to measure — and that platform economics should be governed by the people who supply the data and labour.
SOCii is not affiliated with any political party, government agency, media organisation or commercial interest group. Our commitment is to public benefit across Australia and the United States — without exception, without favour.
SOCii operates independently of political parties, government agencies, and commercial lobby groups. Our research and platforms serve public benefit — not institutional capture.
Every methodology, model, and dataset we publish is open for scrutiny. Public-benefit R&D must be publicly accountable from data collection through to platform economics.
Our research programme is built on rigorous quantitative methods and open data. Results must be reliable, defensible, and reproducible by independent peers.
We prioritise Australia and the United States — building research and platforms that meet the standards of academics, lawyers and policymakers in both jurisdictions.
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Research principles
An independent public-benefit R&D institute only earns standing when its methods survive scrutiny. Here is how SOCii asks to be held to account.
SOCii operates independently of political parties, commercial lobby groups and platform incumbents. Our research and apps serve public benefit — not institutional capture.
Every model, method and dataset we publish is documented for independent verification. Replication is a baseline requirement, not a marketing claim.
SOCii Social apps minimise data collection, use encryption by default, and give users jurisdictional choice over storage — with commercialisation gated by community vote.
Our institute prioritises Australia and the United States — building tools and research that meet the scrutiny of academics, lawyers and policymakers in both jurisdictions.
Our commitment
SOCii PTY LTD (ACN 690 364 731) is an independent civics and humanity research and development institute. We do not accept funding that compromises our independence. Our purpose is open research and user-first platforms that return value to the communities that build them.
Fund independent research and the SOCii Social build.
SOCii is funded by the community it serves. Donations support independent research publication and the development of SOCii Social apps — with no corporate strings attached.
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SOCii PTY LTD (ABN 72 690 364 731) is an Australian private civics and humanity research and development company. All donations are processed securely via Donorbox & Stripe.
Connected ecosystem
SOCii Social.
yo, look and gettit share one identity layer and one governance model: community-vote data commons, transparent revenue ledgers, and architecture built for Australia and the United States. Not another extractive platform — a research programme in ethical community economics.
The SOCii Social modelWhere consenting data or community labour creates commercial value, affected users vote before any deal proceeds. Moderators, creators and independent media receive proportional shares. Platform reinvestment is capped and published.
By design · By vote · By ledger