Civic Tech Field Guide
Sharing knowledge and productively growing the fieldAdjacent 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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The ODI's Data Ethics Canvas
Open Data Institute, 3rd Floor, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JEThe 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.
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.
Be My Eyes
Åbogade 15, 8200 Aarhus, DenmarkBringing sight to blind and low-vision people
Internet access in major global subway networks
Civil Resolution Tribunal
British ColumbiaThe Civil Resolution is an application for online dispute resolution. It helps resolve small claims and strata property disputes.
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
Gower Street, London, UKIf 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
Tele Law
India (Bhārat)Tele Law facilitates the delivery of legal aid to marginalized communities, by connecting individuals with lawyersthrough volunteer-run service centres.
An anatomical case study of the Amazon echo as a artificial intelligence system made of human labor
Wetaase
Kampala, UgandaWetaase is an online and mobile platform serving high-risk individuals, victims and survivors of human trafficking in Uganda.
#WeAreNotWaiting to reduce the burden of Type 1 diabetes
Fairwork
University of Oxford, 1 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3JS, UKThe Fairwork Foundation is a project that is working to set and measure standards in the platform economy.
Creative technology companies, fully owned and controlled by the people who do the work.
New America Resilient Mesh Wireless initiative
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, USAThe Resilient Mesh Wireless project is a series of local networks serving small businesses combined with community-based trainings in Sandy-affected areas.
Our crowdsourced localization results in more accurate and timely translations, and unlocks access to the internet for users all over the world
Law Help Interactive
United States of America (the)Law Help Interactive is an online service which helps users fill out legal documents for free.
Will Star
India (Bhārat)Will Star facilitates the online creation of a will. Upon completion, users can download, print and sign the document.
Principled Artificial Intelligence
Berkman Center For Internet, Everett Street, Cambridge, MA, USAA map of ethical and rights-based approaches
Open Tech Fund's list of funders
2025 M Street Northwest, Downtown, Washington, DC 20036, USAOTF maintains a helpful list of alternate funding sources and services that support efforts relevant to the fields of Internet freedom, software development, journalism, and human rights.
CIVICUS
College Park, MarylandA living-learning community at the University of Maryland based on instilling civic engagement
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
Protecting democratic elections through secure, verifiable voting
Automating NYC
New York CityWe want to empower New Yorkers to advocate for ADSs that work to undo unjust systems instead of encoding inequality.
Discotechs
Detroit, MIAt the Data DiscoTech young people learned about what data is, unique ways to create data visualizations, and how to collect and analyze data.
Darcy will allow everyone to run their own federated social media instance – without having to worry about technology, moderation or legal compliance, because Darcy will take care of that for you – if you want!
Rachio
1321 15th St., Denver, Colorado 80202, USThe Wi-Fi Smart Sprinkler Control system that saves up to 50% on watering bills using your laptop or smartphone to schedule watering times and automatically adjusts watering amounts.
Penda
AustraliaPenda is a mobile application for women who have experienced or are experiencing domestic violence or abuse. Theapp provides legal information and referrals.
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
By Joi Ito, Director, MIT Media Lab
Police Case
Sierra LeonePolice Case uses popular TV culture to educate the public about legal rights and the justice system.
Travel to the right donors, at the right time.
Internet Universality Indicators (ROAM-X)
UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris, FranceA map of the Internet measuring its compliance with human Rights (R), evaluating its Openness (O) and Accessibility (A), and assessing the involvement of Multistakeholder actors (M) in its governance
This weekly digest email helps you more efficiently manage your portfolio so you prioritize the right donors at the right time and raise more
Legal Swipe
TorontoLegalswipe educates users about their legal rights through a series of menus and cues.
Who Targets Me
LondonDid 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.
Helpline Law
India (Bhārat)Helpline Law connects people with lawyers and law firms as per their needs.
Cloudflare for Campaigns
101 Townsend St San Francisco, CA 94107It is designed to make it easier for all political campaigns and parties, especially those with small teams and limited resources, to get access to cybersecurity services.
Justice Connect
AustraliaJustice Connect provides legal help to people and communites at risk of being of left behind by the law. This includesa guided diagnostic, intake and triage tool, several online self-help tools, and a facility that allows other organisationsto refer people to Justice Connect.
HuriDocs
Geneva, SwitzerlandHuman rights defenders need evidence, law and research to advocate justice and accountability. We develop tools and strategies that make this information accessible.
Code for Australia Foresight
Victoria, AustraliaForesight is a platform that layers complex datasets into one single source of truth.
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
Open Legal Data
BerlinWir stellen Gesetzestexte und Urteile für alle kostenlos und maschinenlesbar zur Verfügung.
The All-in-One Campaign Management Dashboard for Democrats and Progressives
The Center for Humane Technology is a world-class team of former tech insiders and CEOs who are advancing thoughtful solutions to change the culture, business incentives, design techniques, and organizational structures driving how technology hijacks our brains.
Good Call NYC
New York CityGood Call NYC provides support during an arrest process. Its 24/7 hotline puts people in touch with lawyers, free of charge.
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