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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Re-focus
AustraliaRe-focus is a mobile application that provides legal information and welfare advice for women who are separated orare thinking of separating.
OTF 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.
LegalApp
ColombiaDigital tool that helps Colombian citizens know where, how and what to do regarding their everyday legal paperwork
Privacy International
62 Britton Street, London EC1M 5UY, UKWe’re here to protect democracy, defend people's dignity, and demand accountability from the powerful institutions who breach public trust.
BuiltWorlds
Chicago, ILBuiltWorlds is the premier research-driven network operating at the intersection of the built industry and technological innovation
Speak Out Tech
Worcester, MAWhat if Tech said
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!
The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) is a free software project that aims to empower decentralized efforts in increasing transparency of internet censorship around the world. You can run OONI Probe to collect evidence of internet censorship.
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
E-court
Netherlands (the)E-Court specialises in private and civil online dispute resolution. It aims to provide administrative justice at low costs.
Maryland Law HelpApp
MarylandMaryland Law Help is a mobile application that connects Maryland citizens with legal information, tools and resources.
Digital Attack Map
New York, NYDigital Attack Map visualizes the most powerful DDoS attacks happening in the world right now
Sideways Dictionary
Washington, DCit's like a dictionary, but using analogies instead of definitions.
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
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.
Wayfindr with TfL
52-58 Arcola Street, London E8 2DJ, UKWe have developed the world's first internationally-approved standard for accessible audio navigation.
Blokable
Southeast Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA, USAWe partner with market rate and not for profit land developers and service providers to make housing happen. Building at lower cost, higher quality, and in less time, we create real estate equity.
Police Case
Sierra LeonePolice Case uses popular TV culture to educate the public about legal rights and the justice system.
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
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In4Justice
NigeriaIn4Justice is an online dispute resolution service, and provides an alternate dispute resolution mechanism for small claim settlements.
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.
Project Lemon Aid
NigeriaProject Lemon Aid matches people awaiting trial behind bars with pro bono lawyers who can represent their case.
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Wagbot
New ZealandWagbot is a Facebook Messenger-based chatbot designed to answer questions from school children about sexualhealth and related issues.
ICRC Rules on Personal Data Protection
Avenue de la Paix 19, 1202 Geneva, SwitzerlandThe ICRC responds quickly and efficiently to help people affected by armed conflict. We also respond to disasters in conflict zones, because the effects of a disaster are compounded if a country is already at war.
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.
Guide to organizational security
The Engine Room, Albany Street, London, UK
Pokket
75 5th Street NW Atlanta, GA 30308Pokket℠ connects justice agencies and human service providers with returning citizens to break the cycle.
SAFETAG adapts traditional penetration testing and risk assessment methodologies to be relevant to smaller non-profit organizations.
Code for Australia ORBIT
Victoria, AustraliaHelping staff and volunteers make accurate referrals across the legal assistance sector in Victoria.
Digital Defense Fund
United States of America (the)We are Digital Defense Fund, and we do digital security for the abortion access movement.
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.
Inside Airbnb is an independent, non-commercial set of tools and data that allows you to explore how Airbnb is being used in cities around the world.
Pocket Law
South AfricaPocket Law is an offline legal library for students with no internet connection at home, and for courts with limitedinternet connectivity. Additionally, smaller or younger law firms can also subscribe to use this legal library.
The aim of this document is to provide a running record of ‘data harms’, harms that have been caused by uses of big data. The goal is to document and learn from where things have gone wrong.
LABIC
South AmericaLABIC are a series of labs aimed at fostering civic innovation in Ibero-America, in order to boost social transformation, democratic governance, and social, cultural and economic development.
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