The European Capital of Democracy Initiative will build a strong network of Cities that will foster participation; a platform for hope, and for exercising the will and power to change our world for the better. Together with citizens, politicians, and institutions we will improve our democracies.

• cities

• Awards and prizes
• Participatory democracy

Openly mapping for the pedestrian experience.

• place-based
• cities
• OpenStreetMap

• Assistive and Accessible Tech
• Civic data
• Civic maps

The national voice of municipalities relating to information and communications technology.

• cities

• Peer networks
• Smart Cities and sensors
• Trade groups

Refugees as City-Makers

• cities
• refugees

• Research and policy centers
• Civic maps
• Academia

The task force is creating multi-faceted policy and practice tools to inform, guide, and facilitate responsible data governance by cities and counties

• cities

• Working groups
• Govtech
• Data governance

FastFWD is a partnership among The City of Philadelphia, GoodCompany Group, a social enterprise accelerator, and the Wharton Social Impact Initiative.

• cities

• Accelerators

We are a hands-on, empathy-guided consultancy agency. Our projects help start-ups, corporates, and administrations navigate city ecosystems and deploy impactful urban tech solutions globally.

• cities

• Govtech vendors

We take planning proposals out of city hall and onto their urban context, seamlessly communicating projects with a large, diverse audience to win community support while crowdsourcing stakeholders' feedback.

• apps
• cities

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Virtual and augmented reality

A campaign to name more of Montevideo's streets after women

• Gender Equality
• cities

Urban Archive is a technology nonprofit that creates new connections between people, places, and historical institutions.

• apps
• history
• place-based

• The Tech
• Archives
• Civic data