The People > Learn about civic tech > Books - (60)

A list of books exploring different issues like how civic tech can be used to meet challenges in the cities,  how to increase democratic participation, or what are the best ways to combat ethical concerns.

Categories

Tags

Showing 60 Results

How to talk to civic hackers

How to talk to civic hackers

This book is meant for public servants and people working inside government who want to connect with innovators and technologists outside of the bureaucracy.

https://www.civichacking.guide/
Beyond Transparency: Open Data and the Future of Civic Innovation

Beyond Transparency: Open Data and the Future of Civic Innovation

San Francisco

This book is a resource for (and by) practitioners inside and outside government—from the municipal chief information officer to the community organizer to the civic-minded entrepreneur. 

http://beyondtransparency.org/
The CUTgroup book

The CUTgroup book

Chicago, IL

Civic User Testing Group as a New Model for UX Testing, Digital Skills Development, and Community Engagement in Civic Tech By Daniel X. O’Neil and the Smart Ch…

https://www.cutgroupbook.com/
Heartificial Intelligence: Embracing Our Humanity to Maximize Machines

Heartificial Intelligence: Embracing Our Humanity to Maximize Machines

Embracing Our Humanity to Maximize Machines

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316811/heartificial-intelligence-by-john-c-havens/
Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor

Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor

A powerful investigative look at data-based discrimination—and how technology affects civil and human rights and economic equity

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250074317
Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass

Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass

How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass

https://ghostwork.info/
Democracy Reinvented: Participatory Budgeting and Civic Innovation in America, by Hollie Russon Gilman

Democracy Reinvented: Participatory Budgeting and Civic Innovation in America, by Hollie Russon Gilman

Democracy Reinvented is the first comprehensive academic treatment of participatory budgeting in the United States, situating it within a broader trend of civic technology and innovation.

https://www.brookings.edu/book/democracy-reinvented/
The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance

The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance

The Responsive City is a guide to civic engagement and governance in the digital age that will help leaders link important breakthroughs in technology and data analytics with age-old lessons of small-group community input to create more agile, competitive, and economically resilient cities.

https://www.amazon.com/Responsive-City-Communities-Data-Smart-Governance/dp/1118910907
Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—and Why America Might Miss It

Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—and Why America Might Miss It

2018 Book by Susan Crawford

https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300228502/fiber
Fearless Cities: A Guide to the Global Municipalist Movement

Fearless Cities: A Guide to the Global Municipalist Movement

Barcelona, Spain

In a world in which fear and insecurity are being twisted into hate, and inequalities, xenophobia and authoritarianism are on the rise, a renewed municipalist movement is emerging to defend human rights, democracy and the common good. Fearless Cities is the first book written by and for the global municipalist movement.

http://fearlesscities.com/en/book