Engineering for good
We help community-focused partners turn bold ideas into real-world solutions. Our low-bono model makes R&D more accessible for organisations without in-house technical teams or the budget to develop technology-led innovation.
Access our world-class team of engineers, UX specialists, software developers and project managers. And also benefit from the incredible facilities, tools and research expertise of the broader UTS innovation ecosystem.
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Organisations supported on a low bono basis
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Rapido Social Impact projects delivered
#1
Australian NFP Technology Awards
Winner in 2023, Finalist in 2021
“Social Impact is a core UTS value, and through UTS Rapido, we turn that commitment into action. Social change doesn’t happen in isolation. Meaningful relationships are essential to the transformational change we hope to see.”
Hervé Harvard
Hervé Harvard | Founder, UTS Rapido | Head, Research Translation and Impact
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“It's crucial for us to partner with leading tech experts to enhance the adoption and efficiency of tools designed to significantly diminish modern slavery. This collaboration with UTS Rapido is helping us deliver impactful solutions.”
Nicholas Bernhardt
CEO, Informed 365
“I wanted to create an index that would help activists on the ground push for reforms to laws in ways that address inequality suffered by women.”
Ramona Vijeyarasa
Chair in Gender and the Law, Professor and Founder of the Gender Legislative Index
“UTS has set a benchmark for NFP technological support that now challenges other universities to come to the party.”
Natalie Zelinsky
Founder Director, StreetKind
“This project will improve the Custody Notification Service’s efficiency. The platform generates data to improve responses to the needs of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system and enables longer-term planning for support and wraparound services.”
Thalia Antony
UTS Law Professor and Aboriginal Legal Services lead
The Gender Legislative Index
The law has the power to deliver concrete change to fulfil women’s rights, but we’ve lacked a set of global standards to assess and score laws on their ability...
Informed 365
In an era where corporate social responsibility is at the forefront of consumer minds, the partnership between Informed 365 and UTS Rapido sets a new standard...
CHEX Digital Currency
Thanks to a partnership with R&D innovation hub UTS Rapido, CHEX Community Currency is about to go digital – and the transformation of this once-humble...
Anti-Slavery Australia
Over 40 million people globally are estimated to be living in conditions of modern slavery. Australia is no exception, with estimates of up to 1900 people...
The Gender Legislative Index
The law has the power to deliver concrete change to fulfil women’s rights, but we’ve lacked a set of global standards to assess and score laws on their ability...
Informed 365
In an era where corporate social responsibility is at the forefront of consumer minds, the partnership between Informed 365 and UTS Rapido sets a new standard...
CHEX Digital Currency
Thanks to a partnership with R&D innovation hub UTS Rapido, CHEX Community Currency is about to go digital – and the transformation of this once-humble...
Anti-Slavery Australia
Over 40 million people globally are estimated to be living in conditions of modern slavery. Australia is no exception, with estimates of up to 1900 people...