Civic Tech Field Guide
Sharing knowledge and productively growing the fieldAdjacent Fields - (434)
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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Aira
4225 Executive Square, La Jolla, CA 92037, USAAira 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.
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.
#VisibileWikiWomen
Santa Cruz, California, USACentering the knowledges of marginalised communities from around the world. Re-imagining the internet to be for and from us all.
7000 Languages
745 Atlantic Ave, Boston, Massachusetts, USAWe create free language-learning software for Indigenous communities around the world.
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
A tool for building and evolving governance in online communities.
Supporting open source project leaders implementing best practices in sustainability, governance, and community health.
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.
This multi-disciplinary conference brings together researchers and practitioners interested in fairness, accountability, and transparency in socio-technical systems.
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.
Hukoomi
QatarHukoomi is an e-governance application which provides access to a broad range of information, including legal information for business, and information about visa and immigration procesess.
PLP 2.0
Brazil (Brasil)The PLP 2.0 mobile application allows victims of domestic violence to report violence. Users feeling threatened bya former or current partner can use the app to report the issue to the police. The app allows a user to contact thepolice by using the phone’s power button. The police receives an alert as well as the GPS location of the user at risk offacing abuse.
Project Shield
New York, NYProject 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.
C-App
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)C-App provides guidance, support, and advice for most parts of the application process for Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independent payment benefits, respectively.
The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, CanadaThe Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, focusing on research, development, and high-level strategic policy and legal engagement at the intersection of information and communication technologies, human rights, and global security.
LawyerLinx
CanadaLawyerLinx is a legal marketplace where individuals and businesses can find lawyers on demand.
Rarenet runs joint activities that aim to improve coordinated response, education and advocacy in cyber security threats affecting civil society and activism online.
Haqdarshak
IndiaHaqdarshak enables citizens to access government welfare schemes for which they are eligible. They provide onlineand offline support with documentation and applications.
Calyx Institute
Brooklyn, NYOur mission is to educate the public about privacy in digital communications and to develop tools that anyone can use. By embracing "privacy by design," we help make digital security and privacy more accessible to everyone.
Project Drawdown
San FranciscoEach solution reduces greenhouse gases by avoiding emissions and/or by sequestering carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere.
Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.
The MobLab Dispatch is a round-up of the most thought-provoking stories, resources, opportunities and discussions about changemaking in today’s networked world.
Fundación Karisma
Transversal 22a #59-44, Bogotá, Bogota, ColombiaOrganización de la sociedad civil que trabaja en la promoción de los derechos humanos en el mundo digital
We propose an effort to develop a “Joint Roadmap for Open Science Tools”. This will be delivered by an informal group of like-minded organizations coming together around a common purpose.
New Story
San FranciscoWe pioneer solutions to end global homelessness.
Wagbot
New ZealandWagbot is a Facebook Messenger-based chatbot designed to answer questions from school children about sexualhealth and related issues.
Data Cívica
Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoMás datos para más personas. Usamos datos, desarrollamos tecnología y capacitamos para construir ciudadanía y organizaciones más fuertes.
Digital Impact
Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, USADigital Impact (formerly Markets for Good) is an initiative of the Digital Civil Society Lab to improve the data infrastructure for social good and help civil society organizations use digital resources safely, ethically and effectively.
M-Haki
KenyaM-Haki allows users to send SMS messages with legal questions, which the organisation’s lawyers and volunteerlawyers answer for a small fee.
Civil Resolution Tribunal
British ColumbiaThe Civil Resolution is an application for online dispute resolution. It helps resolve small claims and strata property disputes.
Digital Undivided
50 Hurt Plaza Southeast, Atlanta, GA 30303, USABLACK AND LATINX WOMEN FOUNDERS + THEIR BIG IDEAS AND HIGH GROWTH COMPANIES + OUR TRAINING, NETWORK, AND ACCESS TO FUNDING = SOMETHING THE STARTUP WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE
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Laudelina
Brazil (Brasil)Laudelina is a mobile application, aimed to empower domestic workers. It has an accessible guide to labour rights, abenefits calculator, a list of protection agencies, and an option to create a social network with fellow domestic workers.
Law for Me
IndiaLawforMe attempts to make the law and legal processes accessible to all citizens by simplifying Indian laws throughthe use of design and technology.
Be My Eyes
Åbogade 15, 8200 Aarhus, DenmarkBringing sight to blind and low-vision people
Mulika
KenyaMulika allows users to annoymously report corruption by government officials and other crimes through SMS. Userscan report a case by sending a text message, which is forwarded to relevant officials.
The free and simple tool that enables civil society organizations to build better security policies.
Tactical Tech
Brunnenstraße 9, 10119 Berlin, GermanyTactical Tech is a non profit that explores the political and social role of technology in our lives.
Libre AI
Dublin, IrelandLibre is a small design firm that employs AI to craft products and services for clients. "Our mission is to widely disseminate the benefits of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and make them accessible to the world."
Pakistani Lawyer
PakistanPakistani Lawyer is web-based platform that provides contact details of lawyers, as well as resources to educate students and non-lawyers about Pakistani law.
Civic Data Privacy Leaders Network
MetroLab Network, 777 6th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001, USAA 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
Law Padi
NigeriaLawPadi started as an online legal advice system to provide information and resources to people in Nigeria.
Tella
Washington, DCTella is a secure documentation app for Android, making it easier and safer to produce verifiable evidence and collect data in challenging environments
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