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This page curates everything from open government data to visualization tools to data standards to algorithmic implementation. The only common thread is that all these data and data products share a commitment to civic interests.

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Open Justice

Open Justice

California

A transparency initiative led by the California Department of Justice that publishes criminal justice data so we can understand how we are doing, hold ourselves accountable, and improve public policy to make California safer.

Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI)

Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI)

360 Huntington Ave, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

The Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) is an interuniversity partnership that pursues original urban research on the cutting edge of scholarship and public policy, with an emphasis on opportunities created by novel digital data.

Michigan Moonshot

Michigan Moonshot

Michigan, USA

The Michigan Moonshot aims to leverage public and private partnerships to connect everyone in rural Michigan, regardless of geography.

Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) Sierra Leone

To use science, technology and innovation to support the Government of Sierra Leone to deliver on its national development plan effectively and efficiently; and to help transform Sierra Leone into an innovation and entrepreneurship hub.

OpenGov Open Data

OpenGov’s comprehensive open data and financial transparency solutions help agencies of all sizes drive accountability, make data more useful, engage the public, and unlock economic potential. OpenGov is the first complete cloud solution for public sector budgeting, operational performance, and citizen engagement.

Library of Congress Machine Readable Cataloging

The MARC formats are standards for the representationand communication of bibliographic and related information in machine-readable form.

District Info NYC dashboard

Learn about the issues that are important to New Yorkers in your Council District and across the city, from potholes to affordable housing to the immigrant experience and beyond.

Center for Technology and Civic Life

Modernizing engagement between local government and the people you serve

Stae

Stae

New York, NY

Make your data as dynamic as your city.

Open Data Day

Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world.

Open Cities Africa

OPEN DATA TODAY TO BUILD RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES TOMORROW

DataSketch

DataSketch

Bogotá

With Datasketch Apps you can create data visualizations in seconds and empower users to analyze data faster with access to open information repositories curated by journalists and researchers.

CYRILLA (Collaborative Cyberrights Research Initiative and Localized Legal Almanac)

The CYRILLA Collaborative is a global initiative that seeks to map and analyze the impacts of legal frameworks in digital environments by aggregating, organizing, and visualizing distributed legal data through open research methodologies, data models, taxonomies, and databases.

Europol Trace an Object

Europol Trace an Object

Eisenhowerlaan 73, The Hague, Netherlands

The most innocent clues can sometimes help crack a case. The objects are all taken from the background of an image with sexually explicit material involving minors. For all images below, every other investigative avenue has already been examined. Therefore we are requesting your assistance in identifying the origin of some of these objects. We are convinced that more eyes will lead to more leads and will ultimately help to save these children.

PoliMonitor

PoliMonitor

TechHub London, Clere Street, London, UK

A political data and intelligence start-up helping to connect the public and politicians.

Clearspending Russia

Автоматизированный мониторинг и аналитика по заключенным госконтрактам – инструменты для общественного анализа, выявления злоупотреблений, борьбы с коррупцией и неэффективным расходованием государственных средств.

Sourcemap

Supply chain mapping software that enables companies to trace products to the source – tracking social, financial, and environmental risks every step of the way

DC Domestic Violence Court Watch Project

The mission of the DC Domestic Violence Court Watch Project is to create transparency and data-driven information through court monitoring to ensure that all victims of domestic violence have equal access to a clear, fair and consistent judicial process that prioritizes victim safety and offender accountability.

Mapping LA

Mapping LA

Los Angeles, CA

This re­gion­al view is your portal to in­di­vidu­al maps and stat­ist­ics for 158 cit­ies and un­in­cor­por­ated places and 114 neigh­bor­hoods with­in the city of Los Angeles.

HateLab

Harnessing Data Science to Measure and Counter Hate Speech & Crime

Data for Policy

Data for Policy

University College London

Data for Policy is a premier global forum for interdisciplinary and cross-sector discussions around the impact and potential of the digital revolution in the government sector.

Represent Canada

Find the elected officials and electoral districts for any Canadian address or postal code, at all levels of government

DataSF

Our mission is to empower use of the City and County of San Francisco's data. Our core product is SF OpenData, the official open data portal.

DataMade

DataMade

Chicago, IL

DataMade is a civic technology company. We build open source technology using open data to empower journalists, researchers, governments and advocacy organizations.

Polyteia

Polyteia

Lobeckstraße 35, 10969, Berlin, Deutschland

The smart governance platform for cities and towns. Wir ermöglichen Entscheidungsträgern in Städten und Gemeinden, datengetrieben zu steuern.

Green Button

The Green Button initiative is an industry-led effort to respond to a White House call-to-action to provide electricity, natural gas, and water customers with easy access to their energy- and water-usage data in a consumer-friendly and computer-friendly format.

The Open Data Handbook

Guides, case studies and resources for government & civil society on the "what, why & how" of open data.

Open Data Lab Jakarta

We’re the Web Foundation’s Open Data Labs. We empower people through data.

FixMyBerlin

FixMyBerlin

Platz der Luftbrücke 4-6, 12101, Berlin, Germany

Supporting the transformation of cities towards a more sustainable mobility through data analysis and digital communication.

Chicago Cityscape

Chicago Cityscape shows where development is happening by combining data from dozens of sources.

Federal Spending Transparency

The Federal Spending Transparency GitHub page is a space for stakeholders inside and outside government to stay informed on Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) Implementation. The DATA Act makes federal spending data more accessible, searchable, and reliable. It makes it easier to understand how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars and serves as a tool for better oversight, data-centric decision-making, and innovation both inside and outside of government. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget are lead the government-wide implementation of the DATA Act.Additionally, the page hosts the alpha version of the Data Lab at USAspending.gov, an initiative by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to create visualizations and analyses using federal spending data to help the public, researchers, government entities and others understand, and use the data from USAspending.gov.

Open Cities Lab

Open Cities Lab

153a Helen Joseph Road, Congela, Durban, South Africa

Open Cities Lab is a non-profit open and non-partisan organisation that combines the use of action research, co-design, data science, and technology with civic engagement, to enable the development of inclusive cities and urban spaces.

Parlameter.org

Transcripts and voting records digitalized! A complete solution for any organization aiming for full transparency and digitalization of sessions. Parlameter handles transcripts and voting records from their collection to visualization and publishing.

Data Zetu Intiaitive

Data Zetu Intiaitive

Tanzania, United Republic of

Data Zetu (“Our Data” in Swahili) aims to empower communities to make better, more evidence-based decisions to improve their lives.

Grantnav

Grantnav

360Giving, York Way, London, UK

Search, explore and download UK grant data from funders publishing open data to the 360Giving Standard.

Displacement Alert Project Map

Displacement Alert Project Map

50 Broad St, New York, NY 10004, United States

The Displacement Alert Map is a rich resource of more than a decade of key data on residential displacement in New York City.

Global Disinformation Index

We have designed a neutral, independent and transparent index to assess news websites on their risk of carrying disinformation.

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