Adjacent Fields - (435)

Although not always explicitly civic tech, these categories are directly adjacent, like tech for other shared, public challenges, or foundational layers that must be present for civic tech to succeed in its goals.

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7000 Languages

7000 Languages

745 Atlantic Ave, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

We create free language-learning software for Indigenous communities around the world.

A People’s Guide to AI

A People’s Guide to AI

4126 Third St. Detroit, MI 48201

This popular education-inspired guide breaks down and contextualizes artificial intelligence technologies within structural racism — and provides hands-on exercises to help us imagine beyond, and dream up alternate and ideal futures with AI.

Ada Developers Academy

Ada Developers Academy

Seattle, WA, United States of America

A non-profit, tuition-free coding school for women and gender diverse adults. They focus on serving low-income people, underrepresented minorities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Aira

Aira

4225 Executive Square, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA

Aira connects people who are blind or low vision to a trained professional agent who is dedicated to further enhancing their everyday experience – completely hands-free assistance at the touch of a button.

Círculo

Keep yourself and your community safe with Círculo, an app easy to use that allows you to send check-ins and urgent alerts in a fast and private way.

AI Ethics Guidelines Global Inventory

A project by AlgorithmWatch that maps frameworks that seek to set out principles of how systems for automated decision-making (ADM) can be developed and implemented ethically

#VisibileWikiWomen

#VisibileWikiWomen

Santa Cruz, California, USA

Centering the knowledges of marginalised communities from around the world. Re-imagining the internet to be for and from us all.

HAYAT

HAYAT

Moffett Field, Clark Road, Mountain View, California, USA

Hayat Technologies is a specialised health-tech analytics and digital solutions provider

PolicyKit

PolicyKit

United States of America (the)

A tool for building and evolving governance in online communities.

Open Knowledge Brasil

Open Knowledge Brasil

Brazil (Brasil)

A Open Knowledge Brasil (OKBR), também chamada de Rede pelo Conhecimento Livre, é o capítulo da Open Knowledge Internacional no Brasil.

Digital Infrastructure Incubator

Supporting open source project leaders implementing best practices in sustainability, governance, and community health.

Co-op Foundation

Co-op Foundation

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

The Co-op Foundation helps disadvantaged communities overcome their challenges by putting co-operative values into practice. It aims to stimulate and strengthen community action that connects and empowers people so they can work together to make things better.

ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency

This multi-disciplinary conference brings together researchers and practitioners interested in fairness, accountability, and transparency in socio-technical systems.

Haqdarshak

Haqdarshak

India (Bhārat)

Haqdarshak enables citizens to access government welfare schemes for which they are eligible. They provide onlineand offline support with documentation and applications.

The Story of Stuff Project

The Story of Stuff Project’s journey began with a 20-minute online movie about the way we make, use and throw away all the Stuff in our lives. Five years and 40 million views later, we’re a Community of 500,000 changemakers worldwide, working to build a more healthy and just planet.

Civil Resolution Tribunal

The Civil Resolution is an application for online dispute resolution. It helps resolve small claims and strata property disputes.

Proterra

Proterra

1815 Rollins Road, Burlingame, CA 94010, USA

Heavy-duty electric vehicle manufacturer delivering clean, quiet transportation for all.

Legistify

Legistify

India (Bhārat)

Legistify is a platform where people in need of legal assistance can find a lawyer.

Platform Coop

Platform Coop

65 W 11th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Supporting platform co-ops.

Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Response

Wish you had a better way to make sense of Twitter during disasters than this? Type in a keyword like #ChileEarthquake in Twitter's search box above and you'll see more tweets than you can possibly read in a day let alone keep up with for more than a few minutes

Project Galileo

Project Galileo

101 Townsend St San Francisco, CA 94107

If you are an organization working in the arts, human rights, civil society, journalism, or democracy, you can apply for Project Galileo to get Cloudflare’s cybersecurity protection

ethiTech

ethiTech

New York City

Our goal is to exponentially accelerate our ability to address global challenges that threaten our existence.

OpenTrustwire

Trustwire gives you strong end-to-end encryption while keeping it simple to use. Trustwire is web-based, so users don't need to download or install apps, and they can manage or exchange files whether they are overseas or just down the street.

Wetaase

Wetaase

Kampala, Uganda

Wetaase is an online and mobile platform serving high-risk individuals, victims and survivors of human trafficking in Uganda.

Open Legal Data

Wir stellen Gesetzestexte und Urteile für alle kostenlos und maschinenlesbar zur Verfügung.

MobLab Dispatch

The MobLab Dispatch is a round-up of the most thought-provoking stories, resources, opportunities and discussions about changemaking in today’s networked world.

Code for Australia Online Pleas

Over 60 percent of people that go to court for a minor offence are planning to and plead guilty. The tool enables guilty pleas to be lodged online prior to the scheduled court date for non-complex minor offences.

Ours to hack and own: The Rise of Platform Cooperativism, a New Vision for the Future of Work and a Fairer Internet

Edited by Trebor Scholz and Nathan Schneider: Ours to Hack and to Own, the rise of platform cooperativism, a new vision for the future of work and a fairer Internet.

HuriDocs

HuriDocs

Geneva, Switzerland

Human rights defenders need evidence, law and research to advocate justice and accountability. We develop tools and strategies that make this information accessible.

Coops.tech

Creative technology companies, fully owned and controlled by the people who do the work.

Rechtwijzer

Rechtwijzer

Netherlands (Nederland, Holland)

Rechtwijzer is an online dispute resolution site. It provides legal remedies and online tools to help parties settledisputes without a lawyer.

Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy

If you are a professional researcher who wants to learn more about how to get started with designing your citizen science project, this is a good place to start

Who Targets Me

Did Facebook ads win the presidency for Donald Trump? Did they cause Brexit? Are they changing the way democracy works? Install Who Targets Me to find out who’s using Facebook ads to win your vote – and how they’re doing it.

The ODI's Data Ethics Canvas

The ODI's Data Ethics Canvas

Open Data Institute, 3rd Floor, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE

The Data Ethics Canvas is designed to help identify potential ethical issues associated with a data project or activity. It promotes understanding and debate around the foundation, intention and potential impact of any piece of work, and helps identify the steps needed to act ethically.

CIRCLE

CIRCLE is a non-partisan, independent research organization focused on youth civic engagement in the United States.

New America Resilient Mesh Wireless initiative

The Resilient Mesh Wireless project is a series of local networks serving small businesses combined with community-based trainings in Sandy-affected areas.

Fast AI

Deep learning is transforming the world. We are making deep learning easier to use and getting more people from all backgrounds involved through our: free courses for coders, software library, cutting-edge research, and community

Campaign OS

The All-in-One Campaign Management Dashboard for Democrats and Progressives

Police Case

Police Case

Sierra Leone

Police Case uses popular TV culture to educate the public about legal rights and the justice system.

Discotechs

Discotechs

Detroit, MI

At the Data DiscoTech young people learned about what data is, unique ways to create data visualizations, and how to collect and analyze data.

New York City Civic Engagement Commission

New York City Civic Engagement Commission

1 Centre Street, New York, NY, USA

The Civic Engagement Commission will enhance civic participation, promote civic trust, and strengthen democracy in New York City.

Queensland Law Handbook

Queensland Law Handbook

Queensland, Australia

Queensland Law Handbook is a comprehensive and accessible resource designed to help Queensland residents withtheir legal problems.

Civic Data Privacy Leaders Network

Civic Data Privacy Leaders Network

MetroLab Network, 777 6th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001, USA

A collaborative that will provide an active, authoritative resource for municipal leaders to navigate emerging privacy issues, share practical guidance, and promote fair and transparent data practices

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