The South African Cities Open Data Almanac (SCODA) is a city-centric data portal that contains data and indicators on issues such as city demographics, productive cities, inclusive cities, sustainable cities and well governed cities

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Based in marginalized neighborhoods in Charlotte, North Carolina, Detroit, Michigan, and Los Angeles, California, we look at digital data collection and our human rights, work with local communities, community organizations, and social support networks, and show how different data systems impact re-entry, fair housing, public assistance, and community development.

• guides
• housing
• racial equity

• Adjacent Fields
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Digital literacy

Public engagement has never been easier

• Participatory budgeting
• Budget explorers
• Participatory budgeting tools

Website that shows country-by-country coronavirus social distancing responses

• COVID-19
• health
• Good health and well-being

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Communicating with the people

Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) is a non-governmental organisation initiated in May 2000 by several women’s organisations in Uganda to develop the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) among women as tools to share information and address issues collectively.

Project Shield uses Google’s infrastructure to protect independent news sites from distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS), a type of digital attack that exploits thousands or even millions of computers to overwhelm a website’s servers and take it offline.

• Google

• The Tech
• Media
• Adjacent Fields

Hispanic Heritage Fun Fact: a huge chunk of America used to be Mexico, whose influence and contribution to the well-being of the U.S. can be felt everywhere. Which has the most impact?

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Apply for food stamps in 10 minutes

• Access social benefits

An example of an issue campaign app

• apps

• Organize campaigns
• Official campaign apps

The official home of UK legislation, revised and as enacted 1267-present.

• United Kingdom (government)

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

OpenProcurement is an open source e-procurement toolkit.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Participatory budgeting

To support the development of tools to study state and regional communication systems

• Govtech
• Research and policy centers
• Communicating with the people

For A Greater Miami

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Digital Innovation for Social Impact

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Hardware

It's time to forge stronger connections between NYC citizens and city decision makers.

• Polis

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Center for an Urban Future is a catalyst for smart and sustainable policies that reduce inequality, increase economic mobility, and grow the economy in NYC.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers

Reported lets you submit feedback about NYC taxis in 30 seconds. Reported submits this feedback directly to NYC's 311 system and the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission.

• apps
• mobility

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Communicating with the government

Brings together thinkers and doers in the fields of transportation & technology

• The People
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

Wonder.Legal provides users with a guided process to create legal documents for personal and business purposes.

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Legal tech

In 2011, government leaders and civil society advocates came together to create a unique partnership—one that combines these powerful forces to promote accountable, responsive and inclusive governance.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Human Rights Commission of Spokane

• human rights

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Emerging Tech report orgs

It is time for a new league of heroes to take charge.

• The People
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Put technology at the service of the general interest

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

a three week pop up program inducing over 30 commissioned artworks, and a jam packed program of guest speakers.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Artistic interventions

We are seeking social entrepreneurs who have bold ideas to solve some of the most pressing global challenges and are willing to translate their passion and beliefs into a tangible model to empower social change

• The People
• Build something
• Incubators

Artificial Intelligence for Citizen Services unites public service managers and innovative U.S. businesses in evaluating and building smart automatio

• United States (federal government)

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech

It is to analyze what is wrong with democracy and spark conversations about how to fix it.

• podcasts

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Podcasts

Tech volunteers and activists.

• The People
• Organize campaigns
• Help out

RNW Media supports local media and impact organizations to master persuasive storytelling techniques and creative formats to create strong narratives on the world’s most pressing issues.

• The Tech
• Media
• The People

Protect the Vote is a national coalition of nonpartisan organizations focused on making sure everyone can vote. They have great volunteer opportunities across the country.

• US Election 2020

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

Citizens' Initiative Review processes bring randomly selected and representative panels of voters together to fairly and thoroughly evaluate ballot measures and give voters information they can trust.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers

Civic Innovation Lab is particularly focused on harnessing innovation, and technology which provide solutions to pressing social and environmental issues.

• Hubs

Democracy needs an upgrade

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

Intelligence driving public sector performance

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

Supporting sustainability decision-making with the power of the cloud

• Microsoft

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Artificial Intelligence

official mobile app for supporters of the Conservative Party of Canada.

• apps

• Organize campaigns
• Official campaign apps

This searchable database indexes visual and geospatial solutions to critical urban problems.

• The Tech
• Civic tech catalogs

Change the face of social impact engagement globally

• maternal health
• WhatsApp
• Good health and well-being

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Bots

The Citizen Lab Summer Institute (CLSI) provides a unique opportunity to meet a diverse group of researchers, practitioners, and advocates and develop new and exciting research that addresses pressing questions for the Internet.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Meet the others

Par­lia­ment Watch is a non-profit or­ga­ni­za­tion that mon­i­tors and re­ports on the work of the Par­lia­ment of Uganda

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech

We develop software, and provide services, to help Municipal Governments do more with less.

• land

• Govtech
• Govtech vendors

16th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research

• The People
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

Instituto Update is an institute of intelligence and technology that works to strengthen the ecosystem of political innovation in Latin America.

• The Tech
• The People
• Advocacy tech

Small Media is a London-based action lab, providing digital research, training and advocacy solutions to support the work of civil society actors that provides assistance to at-risk communities globally.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy

Hong Kong's Neighborhood forum //「我地.市正」(Ourland Searching) 係一個街坊媒體。 用家可以查詢即時位置或選擇位置附近 1 公里內發生的社區事件: 公共設施 社區活動 社區議題 街坊可以隨時隨地「報料」: 匯報社區問題，仲可以一直跟進事態發展。

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Online forums

We are the official Code for America brigade in Rhode Island, an all-volunteer organization of people looking to improve our community through technology.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

Our Region's Community Foundation

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

A new feature on some of our most widely shared articles.

• The Tech
• Media
• Filter bubble poppers

Gathering leaders in journalism, technology and philanthropy to explore the ways to strengthen local news and our democracy.

• Media
• In-person meetings
• Conferences