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The Tech
Participatory democracy
Engagement tech
Digital twins (of the public)
Digital participation platforms
Specific digital participation instances
Ideation
Participatory budgeting
Participatory budgeting tools
Participatory budgeting programs
Surveys & polling
Deliberation
Tech for your meetings
Civic features
Debate
Open innovation
Challenges
Expert networks
Urban planning
Digital twins (of places)
Polarization
Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
Hotlines
Kiosks
Online forums
Civic forums
Neighborhood forums
Social networks
Digital peacebuilding
Civic platform interoperability
Group decision making
Resource matching and sharing
Labor platforms
Civic crowdfunding platforms
Democratic Innovations
Citizen Councils
Sortition & Citizen Assemblies
Specific instances of citizen assemblies
Liquid democracy
Legislative theater
Collective intelligence
Democracy organizations
Citizen Engagement
Govtech
State-mandated apps
Voting and elections
Voter assistance tech
Matching views to votes
Help more people run for office
Election administration
Vote by Mail
Voter registration
Find your polling place
Election observation
Computer-assisted gerrymandering
Ballot information
E-voting and I-voting
Make a plan to vote
Voter outreach
Tactical voting
Getting to the polls
Make sure votes are counted
Send food to poll lines
Work the polls
Election oversight
Ranked Choice Voting
Peaceful transition of power
Absentee and proxy voting
Quadratic voting
Communicating with the government
Public meetings
Meeting finders
Issue reporting
Open asks
AI Constituent Service
Verified government accounts
Communicating with the people
Service alerts
Public sentiment tools
Public project trackers
311 Systems
Gazettes
Parliamentary and legislative tech
Caucuses
Parliamentary and congressional monitoring
Access to laws
Laws as Code
Find your representatives
Constitutions
Tools for Parliamentarians and Legislators
Legislation trackers
Public engagement with parliaments and legislatures
Open justice
Digital Public Infrastructure
Data Exchanges
Digital transformation
Bureaucracy tech
Tax offices
Compliance and Regtech
Identity
Official digital identity systems
Biometrics
Facial recognition tech
Age verification
Personhood
Regulation
Emergency services
Forms
Payments
Public records
Internal budgeting tools
Remote government
Grant management
Permitting
Government Interoperability
Case management
Land records
Licensing
Access social benefits
Procurement
Marketplaces and clearinghouses
RFP monitoring services
Digital standards
Govtech vendors
Service delivery
Public sector innovation labs
Innovation capacity
Behavioral economics programs
Digital Government Units (DGUs)
Open Source Program Offices (OSPO)
State and regional government technology
Policy
Civic tech legislation and policy
Tech or Digital Policy
Policy simulators
Policy explainers
Internal government tech capacity
Tech talent
Celebrating public service and public servants
Registers of government AI
Monitoring services
Diplomacy
Acquiring citizenship (naturalization)
Civic data
Data provenance
Open civic data
Open government data
Open data publishing platforms
Open data publishing portals
Open data success stories
Data schemas and standards
Data visualization
Dashboards
Network visualizations
Carbon calculators
Infographics
Timelines
Mapping
Mapping tools
Location
Mapping platforms
Civic maps
Data science for social good
Crowdsourcing
Archives
Data governance
Civic data APIs
Data donations
Environmental data
Data integration
Advocacy tech
Organize campaigns
Campaign tools
Petitions
SMS tools
Peer to peer SMS
Manage volunteers
Check-in tools
Organize events
Canvassing & Doorknocking
Deep Canvassing
Relational organizing
Email campaign tools
Peer to peer email
Direct action
Phone banking tools
Internal communication and coordination
Political parties
Group communication tools
Boycott or buycott
Collect supporters' stories
Targeting
Merchandise
Website builder
Protest movements
Crowd counting
Campaign organizations
Specific campaigns
Strikes
Distributed campaigns
Brand organizing
Data activism
Official campaign apps
Evidence-driven campaigning
The craft of organizing
Campaign fundraising
Campaign messaging
Watchdogging and transparency
Watchdogging government
Government transparency
Access to information
Budget explorers
Taxpayer receipt
Social and financial connections
Procurement oversight
Trial monitoring
Consumer watchdogging
Promise trackers
Whistleblowing
Lobbying
User lobbying
Watchdogging the media
Watchdogging philanthropy
Activism aggregators
Artistic interventions
Media
Journalism
Engagement journalism
Solutions journalism
News to action
Investigative journalism tech
Open-source intelligence (OSINT)
Nonprofit newsrooms
Local news
Newsroom partnership networks
Hyperlocal news and citizen media
Participatory memorials
Audience development
Fight disinformation
Factchecking
Media literacy
Trustmarks
Content provenance
Prebunking and inoculation
Media and social media analysis
Messaging app analysis
Games and gamification
Board games
Narrative tech
Big listening
Listening
Story tech
Story-based campaigns
Narrative tech organizing
Filter bubble poppers
Translation and linguistic representation
Translation tools, platforms, and communities
Advertising
Social media
Recommender feeds
Creators and Influencers
Research tools
Public Relations and amplification
Newsletter tech
News and Media monitoring
Public media
Emerging tech
Smart Cities and sensors
Curb management
Artificial Intelligence
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Vibecoded
Bots
Generative AI
Machine learning
Deep learning
Natural Language Processing
Governance of AI
Machine vision
AI Auditing
Organizational policies on AI
Deepfakes
Government AI strategies
Open source AI
Data labeling
Machine learning analytics
Audio processing
Speech recognition
Automated Decision-making Systems (ADS)
Rules-based solutions
AEO (SEO for AI)
Agentic AI
Agentic deliberation
Alignment
Blockchain
NFTs
DAO (Decentralized autonomous organization)
Hardware
Drones
Cameras
Satellites
Digital fabrication
Smartphones
Radio
Automated Vehicles
Testbeds and Sandboxes
Wearables
Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR, AR, MR)
Chat and messaging
Robotics
Soft robotics
The People
Meet the others
In-person meetings
Civic hacking meetups
Conferences
Hubs
Working groups
Workshops
Roundtables
Socialize online
Listservs, forums, and Slacks
Slacks, Discords, Teams
Partner networks and coalitions
Solidarity networks
Open source networks
Alliances
Trade groups
Peer networks
Professional associations
Community-building resources
Find a job or hire someone
Job boards
Fellowships
Recruitment campaigns
Job board software
Job-matching
Hiring tools
Help out
Pro bono and volunteer
Mutual aid
Tech translators and intermediaries
Support civic projects with tech
Open source developer networks
Build something
Local-first tech
Automations
Accelerators
Innovation teams and labs
Civic hackathons
Building inside government
Incubators
Building in the private sector
Civic and social impact companies
Civic teams at tech companies
Supporting public sector from outside government
Participation consultants
Toolkits
Design
Playbooks and design principles
Co-design
User experience
Social impact design firms
Visual Design
User research
User research groups
Tech roadmaps
Public Private Partnerships
Civic apps outfits
No-code
Get funding
Funders & donors
Investors
Fundraising tools
Foundation initiatives
Competitions
Tools for Funders
Open philanthropy
Effective altruism
Learn about civic tech
Literature reviews
Online courses
Civic tech catalogs
News and blogs
Manifestos
Podcasts
Books
Academia
Research and policy centers
Civil society research outfits
Think tanks
Academic programs
Public Interest Tech
Courses
Applied Learning
Degree programs
Phd Programs
Peer-reviewed research
Journals
Newsletters
Shows and films
Reports
Civic fiction
Civic imagination
Defining the field
Walking tours
Glossaries
Mainstream media coverage
Reading lists
Evaluate impact
Indicators
Certifications
Report cards and audits
Needs assessment
Benchmarks
Maturity Assessment
Fieldwide resources
Awards and prizes
Holidays
Civic tech community surveys
Civic tech gifts
Civic tech unions
Taxonomies
Unions
Tech unions
Adjacent Fields
Digital security and privacy
Cybersecurity
VPN
Red teaming
Fight cybercrime
Ethical hackers
Threat reporting
Digital rights
Data rights
Circumvention tech
Privacy-preserving user analytics
Ethical tech and responsible tech
Content moderation
Decentralization
Open social
Platform coops
Algorithmic transparency
Externalities of tech
Trust & Safety
Child safety
Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAT)
Content Management Systems (CMS)
Web hosting
Foundational layers
Digital sovereignty
AI literacy
Civic literacy
Civics education
Digital literacy
Assistive and Accessible Tech
Connectivity
Internet shutdowns
Community wifi
Mesh networks
Diversity & Inclusion
Open internet
Internet governance
Open knowledge
Open science
Knowledgebase platforms
Net neutrality
Open source
General purpose open source tools
Open source supply chain
Digital Public Goods
Tech for public challenges
Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D)
Fintech for good
Legal tech
Judicial opinions
Litigation trackers
Disaster response and humanitarian tech
Preparedness
Participatory aid
Resettlement
Direct aid
Nonprofit tech
CRM
Economic development
Upskilling
Citizen science
Manage natural resources
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