Civic Tech Field Guide
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Code and other resources to help businesses create more inclusive web forms and collect fewer data in general
Connecting Worlds is an App from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, that facilitates meaningful connections to support the next generation of refugee students.
In an increasingly dangerous world, there’s one simple thing every messaging platform must do right now: make our messages safe using end-to-end encryption.
A CSR project by Vaseline that created a database to "search conditions on skin of color"
Fingerspelling.xyz is a browser-based app that uses a webcam and machine learning to analyze your hand shapes so you can learn to sign the ASL alphabet correctly.
A campaign website nominated for a 2023 Webby Award
Martyrology of the Russian-Ukrainian war victims among the civilians. Add information about the deceased people. Keep the memory about them alive.
Pinterest Climate Disinformation Policy
San FranciscoOur new policy makes Pinterest the only major digital platform to have clearly defined guidelines against false or misleading climate change information, including conspiracy theories, across content and ads.
CommunityX
Chicago, ILCreate and Explore world-changing petitions, events, fundraisers, and boycotts all in one place.
Decriminalize Poverty
TennesseeThis narrative experience explores how poverty has been criminalized across Tennessee, what this means for people who live in communities in the state, and practical steps to build a better future.
Democracy Decoded
Washington, DCPodcast of the Campaign Legal Center
Mozilla's Common Voice Project seeks to be a part of the solution. It's a platform where anyone can donate their voice to an open source data bank.
Before The Bulldozers
Anacostia, DCIt’s a one-hour, 1-mile walk through the site of America’s first large-scale urban renewal project.
Seekr
Vienna, VANews site that ranks news organizations with its algorithm's partisanship score, and allows users to filter sources accordingly
A native app that allows you to monitor more than 35 different severe weather and emergency alerts in your town, and other cities that matter to you, such as hurricanes, earthquakes and tornados.
The AnNahar newspaper used its paper and ink to provide election ballots instead
The Chinese Internet’s Hidden Victims: Uncovering and Healing the Scars of Online Abuse
Washington, DCA special feature on cyberbullying by 歪脑 WHYNOT, nominated for a 2023 Webby Award
ReclaimYourName.dic is the first custom dictionary to normalize thousands of Asian names in the world’s most popular word processing software, where non-English identities are arbitrarily targeted as errors.
Black Tech Agenda and Scorecard
Washington, DCBlack communities need an affirmative vision of technology that protects our civil rights and advances our needs. A campaign nominated for a 2023 Webby Award.
An award for the best games for social impact of the year
Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Walking Tour
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Oslo Governance Centre
Oslo, NorwayThe Oslo Governance Centre (OGC) is UNDPs dedicated Global Policy Centre for Governance issues. It promotes transformative governance for peaceful, just and inclusive societies.
ElecciónMP
GuatemalaConoce todo sobre el proceso de elección del Fiscal General del Ministerio Público de Guatemala
Buoyant Ventures
Illinois, USAWe invest in digital solutions to climate change.
The SDG16 Survey jointly developed by UNDP, UNODC and OHCHR provides a high quality, well tested tool that countries can use to measure progress on many of the survey-based indicators under SDG16.
Red Ciudadana
GuatemalaParticipación, formación ciudadana y apertura de datos Somos una organización que trabaja por una Guatemala más democrática, innovadora y transparente.
CityBase
800 Boylston Street, 16th Floor Boston, MA 02199CityBase technology helps people find, apply, and pay for public services — and helps staff manage those interactions. More than 100 government agencies, cities, counties, states, and utilities use the CityBase platform for hassle-free payments and digital services.
DemandStar
800 Boylston Street, 16th Floor Boston, MA 02199Governments Post Bids, Businesses Get Notified, eBidding Makes It Easy
Sherpa Government Solutions
800 Boylston Street, 16th Floor Boston, MA 02199Public Sector Budgeting Software
GTY Technology
800 Boylston Street, 16th Floor Boston, MA 02199GTY brings leading government technology companies together to empower the government workforce with digital tools to transform the citizen and stakeholder experience.
OpenCounter
800 Boylston Street, 16th Floor Boston, MA 02199OpenCounter guides applicants through the process of applying for permits, and helps city staff to process incoming applications more efficiently.
eCivis
800 Boylston Street, 16th Floor Boston, MA 02199eCivis helps state and local governments maximize grant funding, optimize financial and program performance, and prepare cost allocation plans.
Bonfire
800 Boylston Street, 16th Floor Boston, MA 02199Bonfire provides software that helps procurement teams and stakeholders come together to make smarter buying decisions, easily and with certainty.
OpenBook
800 Boylston Street, 16th Floor Boston, MA 02199Questica OpenBook is a transparency and data visualization software that enables organizations to share their financial and other data, when and where they need to.
A transportation operating system for orchestrating, governing, and powering modern mobility.
LSE Polis
Houghton Street London WC2A 2AELondon School of Economics’ media think-tank in collaboration with the LSE’s Department of Media and Communications.
JournalismAI
Houghton Street London WC2A 2AEJournalismAI [at LSE] is a global initiative that empowers news organisations to use artificial intelligence responsibly.
Machine Learning Trainings for Journalists
Houghton Street London WC2A 2AEFree online courses supported by the Google News Initiative.
GSA Workplace Innovation Lab
GSA (General Services Administration), F Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USALocated on the second floor of our headquarters at 1800 F Street NW, Washington, D.C., the Workplace Innovation Lab showcases the latest innovations in office design, furniture, and technology to meet the needs of today’s hybrid federal workers.
ICLD’s mission is to support democratic participation and change at the local level.
"Customers can now search for accommodations that include an EV charger in their stay. Airbnb made the search addition after years of EV drivers requesting the option."
This standard explains what you need to do to make your web content and services accessible. We need to design and build services and content that everyone can access and understand.
Website that shows you all the information other websites can glean when you visit them
An online organizing forum for DoorDash workers to fight low wages
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