Civic Tech Field Guide

Digital Authentication and Identity Proofing in Public Benefits Applications

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Created and published by the Digital Benefits Network, this open dataset and analysis documents identity proofing and authentication practices in online public benefits applications across the US, contributing to field-wide understanding about the digital identity landscape in public benefits, an important issue for equitable benefits access.

Роскомсвобода

Russian Federation (the)

RosKomSvoboda is the first Russian public organization operating in the field of digital rights protection and digital empowerment.

Foxglove

London

Foxglove is a non-profit that fights to make tech fair for everyone.

Civitates

Brussels

Civitates provides funding for civil society actors to come together, revitalise public discourse, and ensure that all voices are heard. Because we need a strong civil society to shape vibrant and open European democracies that work for all.

Digital Trade Alliance

The Digital Trade Alliance is a collaborative effort of digital rights and consumer groups assembled in 2018. The Alliance model provides effective advice and expertise to us in order to structure the transnational debate on digital trade.

Panoptykon Foundation

Warsaw, Poland

The Panoptykon Foundation arose from the belief that negative social phenomenon should not be ignored, along with the belief that – thanks to knowledge, commitment, and determination – we can change the world around us and make sure that surveillance is curtailed.

Policy Lab UK

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Our mission is to radically improve policy making through design, innovation and people-centred approaches.

Azerbaijan Internet Watch

Azerbaijan

All about information controls in Azerbaijan

The Civic AI Observatory

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Nesta and Newspeak House announce the Civic AI Observatory (civicai.uk), an initiative to support civic organisations plan and adapt to the rapidly evolving field of Generative AI.

Prague Civil Society Centre

Prague, Czechia

We empower changemakers with the knowledge, skills and resources to hold power to account.

Sitra Digital power and democracy project

Finland

The project produces information on new forms of digital power and enables people to make a difference in matters that are important to them.

Deceptive Patterns

London, UK

A taxonomy of deceptive design patterns, laws, cases, reading list, hall of shame, and Deceptive Patterns book

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NuLawLab

Boston, MA

The NuLawLab is the interdisciplinary innovation laboratory at Northeastern University School of Law. We are leaders in the emerging global Legal Design movement.

MAPLE: The Massachusetts Platform for Legislative Engagement

Massachusetts

MAPLE makes it easy for anyone to view and submit testimony to the Massachusetts Legislature about the bills that will shape our future.

The Decidim ‘soft infrastructure’: democratic platforms and technological autonomy in Barcelona

Barcelona Spain

Paper by Paolo Cardullo, Ramon Ribera-Fumaz, and Paco González Gil. "In this paper we focus on the platform’s ‘soft infrastructure’ – the network of developers, ethical hackers, academics, maintainers, advocates and activists, and city administrators but also the agreements with the city and the documentation produced – on its internal governance arrangements and the provincialising relationships these might entail."

District 33 Street Tree Stewardship Map

Brooklyn, NY

This map will help us grow volunteer engagement at a neighborhood level and track our progress towards increasing tree stewardship across District 33 (in New York City)

Civic maps

VOTE: Women

Kampala, Uganda

Building Data Skills among Women Politicians. We want more women voting, running and leading our countries.

Smart City Expo World Congress

Barcelona Spain

Smart City Expo World Congress is the world's biggest and most influential event on urban innovation.

The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL)

The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) works in more than 100 countries to develop long-term relationships with civil society, governments, and the international community to strengthen civic space.

FHI 360

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions.

Ubunge

Kenya

Ubunge is Kenya's pioneer County Assembly parliamentary monitoring project, designed and implemented by The Demography Project, to open public participation and citizen engagement in the 47 County Assemblies and the defunct Local Authorities.

Digital Safetea

Kampala, Uganda

An interactive game presenting scenarios to learn about existing and emerging digital safety issues

Civicspace.tech

Washington, DC

A collection of approachable but well-researched primers on emerging tech and potential benefits and risks

Horizontal

Washington, DC

Horizontal works with human rights defenders and frontline activists in highly repressive environments–in places where dissent is a crime, where basic freedoms are routinely trampled on. But developing technology that is genuinely empowering is about more than tech, it's about who develops and how.

Boonmee Lab

Bangkok, Thailand

Boonmee Lab is a design, data, and technology company who will bring meaningful innovation with excellence to the society.

MOOC Connexions Citoyennes

Africa

Développez votre engagement civique grâce aux outils numériques

Opendream

Bangkok, Thailand

We create Sustainable Social Impact with Technology

Mob Data Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand

เว็บไซต์ม็อบดาต้าไทยแลนด์ (Mob Data Thailand) พัฒนาขึ้นโดย แอมเนสตี้ อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล ประเทศไทย และโครงการอินเทอร์เน็ตเพื่อกฎหมายประชาชน (ไอลอว์) เพื่อให้เป็นฐานข้อมูลการชุมนุมสาธารณะที่เกิดขึ้นในประเทศไทย โดยเริ่มบันทึกข้อมูลตั้งแต่เดือนมกราคม 2563 และเปิดให้ทดลองใช้งานตั้งแต่วันที่ 7 สิงหาคม 2563

Blacks in Civic Tech

United States of America (the)

Blacks in Civc Tech organizations aims to increase the amount of Black technologists in civic tech and provide a community that encourages growth and fulfillment in the field.

racial equity

PUNCHUP

Bangkok, Thailand

We create meaningful conversation with data + design + story.

Metamorphosis Foundation

Skopje, North Macedonia

Metamorphosis Foundation works on strengthening the awareness and capacity of citizens and civil society to assume their fullest possible role as activists for democracy, while supporting government to fulfill its democratic role in serving society.

An Open Reference System for Connected Device Labeling

New York, USA

Consumer Reports's add-on to the White House's "cyber trust mark" for consumer connected devices

Model Data Governance Policy & Practice Guide For Cities and Counties

Washington, DC

The Guide features governance approaches for data that is owned or in possession of a city or county.

guides

Making Voices Heard in the Regulatory Process (US OMB)

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

Today, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is releasing guidance detailing new steps that Federal agencies should take to make it easier for interested members of the public to voice their views in the regulatory process.

Municipalism Cohort Fellowship

Los Angeles, CA

The Municipalism Cohort Fellowship is a 12-week online program, beginning on September 16th 2023 and ending December 2nd, that presents radical municipalist theory and practice to grassroots organizers trying to reclaim the right to their cities and self-organize as rebel cities.

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Fellowships

Cat Park

A game to arm people against disinformation

Calling all Black feminist organizations for no-fee tech and data support

Though Black women are at the forefront of some of the most important social justice movements of our time, leading extraordinary initiatives with commitment and creativity, most of the time they are doing so with limited funding. Recognizing this, we are extending a targeted offer of free tech and data support to Black feminist organizers.

coletivo delibera

Brazil

O coletivo delibera trabalha com uma forma inédita e democrática de atuação da sociedade nas decisões de pautas políticas do país, de comunidades, de cidades e até mesmo de bairros.

Seattle By Design

Seattle, WA, United States of America

A pilot program that connected a cohort of volunteer experts with City staff to answer questions and make recommendations using best practices in user research. Seattle By Design is a partnership between U.S Digital Response (USDR) and Seattle Innovation & Performance.

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Ampliando Democracia

Madrid (Spain)

Ampliando Democracia, un podcast para los que el voto les sabe a poco.

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Tella Web

Washington, DC

an open-source tool that allows individuals and organizations to centralize and manage reports sent by Tella users, including photos, videos and audios. Tella Web is not a web version of the mobile app, but rather a secure repository for organizations to manage reports sent by their members or partners.

Digital security and privacy

U.S. Cyber Trust Mark

United States of America (the)

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices to Protect American Consumers

Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC)

Arlington, VA

The Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC) is a group of leading cybersecurity companies, former U.S. government officials, and top U.S. cyber defense leaders who came together to provide operational cyber defense assistance to Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion.

Ukraine

The Landecker Democracy Fellowship

Brooklyn, NY

Annually, the Fellowship brings together a group of diverse leaders from the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States who spend one year creating projects that reinvent democratic spaces.