Open for Good improves localized AI training data in Africa, Asia and beyond

• trainings

• Civic data
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data labeling

AidData has assembled a collection of replication datasets associated with scholarly research on aid allocation and aid effectiveness. Whenever possible, there is a link to the computer code that is necessary to replicate the results reported in a particular publication.

• Civic data
• Evaluate impact
• Information & Communication Tech for Development ICT4D

OneCity allows developers and businesses to identify, evaluate and compare investment opportunities that align with official spatial strategiesWe deliver current information and analysis on a single platform, incorporating data from over thirty qualified sourcesOneCity can be integrated into Local Authority GIS systems, to streamline and support land use planning

• cities

• Civic data
• Mapping tools
• Urban planning

Explore Nepal Using Data

• Civic data
• Civic maps
• Open data publishing portals

open data, transparent society

• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency

Actionable data to bolster public safety

• Civic data
• Justice tech

The Data Nutrition Project aims to create a standard label for interrogating datasets.

• Civic data
• Data visualization
• Data schemas and standards

This list of resources is curated and maintained by MERL Tech and The Engine Room.

• guides

• Civic data
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Reading lists

Numina measures all kinds of curb-level activity. Anonymously and in aggregate, Numina delivers the volume counts, paths, and traffic behaviors of travelers and objects in streets.

• cities
• streetscape
• mobility

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Emerging tech

A community of practice for data analysts across City agencies that has since grown to over 800 members at more than 60 agencies.

• Civic data
• Govtech
• Data science for social good

The Mayor's Office of Data Analytics (MODA) works with City agencies and their data to help serve New Yorkers more equitably and effectively.

• Civic data
• Govtech

We are a digital agency focused on innovative work for social good.

• Civic data
• Data visualization
• Data science for social good

Publish and preserve your data

• Civic data
• Archives
• Open data publishing platforms

A Popular Science piece with key takeaways educational section

• Civic data
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Civic fiction

Civin specializes in working with state and local governments and other public sector agencies to build data-driven programs that deliver lasting value.

• Civic data
• Govtech
• Govtech vendors

This tool kit, developed by a national workgroup of civic data stakeholders, aims to support data sharing and integration done well.

• guides
• racial equity
• toolkits

• The Tech
• Civic data

ad.watch breaks open the machine of political advertisements on Facebook and Instagram with data of more than 150 parties in 34 countries.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Advocacy tech

(PDF) How to develop collaborative data projects – for citizens, urban innovators, researchers and policy makers

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

Demographic Data and Policy Research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Este observatorio de compras públicas en Salud recopila datos sobre los precios que pagan diferentes organismos estatales por medicamentos para permitir su análisis y transparentar la información gubernamental.

• Good health and well-being

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Govtech

Our goal is to provide multiple independent data sources allowing everyone to reach their own conclusions on what will happen in the 2020 elections.

• US Election 2020

• The Tech
• Media
• Civic data

See how cloud-based and on-premise civic engagement software creates a dynamic ecosystem between government agencies, citizens, developers and partners.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

Our platform provides its users with the exact geo location and date of the next dengue outbreak, 3 months in advance - quickly and intuitively.

• health
• Good health and well-being

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Adjacent Fields

Practical information and inspirational ideas to help social impact organizations use data science to solve the world's biggest problems.

• guides

• Civic data
• Data science for social good

The only comprehensive data set of voting equipment down to the precinct level of the United States, going back to 2006.

• Civic data
• Voting and elections

Compare and visualize voting count data across many levels of US elections

• Civic data
• Voting and elections

Gazettes are a critical record of South African history. They should be easy to find and use, and freely available to everyone. With nearly 40, 000 gazettes from between 1958 and 2020 available, Open Gazettes is the largest freely online collection of gazettes in South Africa.

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Archives

MPR can be used to find out what you can expect when your doctor prescribes you something; find out if there are cheaper generics that you can use instead; and make sure that you aren't being overcharged.

• health
• Responsible consumption and production
• Good health and well-being

• Civic data

A volunteer-led, public, historical analysis of Canadian federal government contract spending at a whole-of-government level, based on scraping work to unify data from numerous departmental websites.

• Civic data
• Procurement
• Open government data

We are a non-profit research group that analyzes thousands of public records to create a simple searchable database of the commanders and the command structures, locations, and areas of operations of security force units and investigate their potential connections to alleged human rights violations.

• Peace, justice, and strong institutions
• peace
• human rights

• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency

Best ways to communicate your data.

• guides

• Civic data
• Data visualization

Connecting people and data to improve lives

• Civic data
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

WhoWasInCommand is our free to use, public database of military, police and other security and defense force units.

• peace
• Peace, justice, and strong institutions
• human rights

• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Archives

X-Road, the data exchange layer for information systems, is a technological and organizational environment enabling a secure Internet-based data exchange between information systems.

• Civic data
• Govtech
• Predecessors

With data infrastructure purpose-built to deliver audience-based insights, narrative and network analysis, and empirical validation of cultural strategy and content, we help strategists and creative practitioners identify story opportunities and challenges across a range of social issues.

• Media
• Civic data
• Advocacy tech

OpenRefine (previously Google Refine) is a powerful tool for working with messy data: cleaning it; transforming it from one format into another; and extending it with web services and external data.

• Civic data

The Privacy Principles for Mobility Data are a set of values and priorities intended to guide the mobility ecosystem in the responsible use of data and the protection of individual privacy.

• mobility

• Civic data
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

ODI & ARUP report and call to action

• Climate action
• cities
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Civic data
• Urban planning
• Reports

The ODI's white paper on ethical data policies

• Civic data
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

mySidewalk gives you the tools and insights you need to build a better world.

• Civic data
• Urban planning

Platformable supports the development of open ecosystems

• Civic data
• Civic and social impact companies
• Civic data APIs

a newsletter about how local governments use data and technology to shape our communities

• Civic data
• Govtech
• Newsletters

DATA Uruguay is a civil society organization founded in April 2012 that works on open government, open data, access to public information and participation through the use of civic technology. It is a horizontal organization based on consensus and the vast majority of the projects are co-created with expert partners on the subject (Government, Academia, Media, other Civil Society organizations) or with the community.

• Civic data
• Civic apps outfits

Korean open civic data portal

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Open Ownership (OO) believes that information on the true owners of companies is an essential part of a well-functioning economy and society.

• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Consumer watchdogging

Trusted by campaigns of every size, NGP VAN's award-winning websites and industry-leading organizing, fundraising, compliance, and digital tools have elected thousands of Democrats to local, state, and federal office. Nearly every Democrat running for office is powered by NGP VAN. 

• Civic data
• Organize campaigns
• Campaign tools

Fast, easy, and affordable way to transform data into resources that businesses, governments, NGOs, academia and citizens can use.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing platforms

U-Report is a free SMS social monitoring tool for community participation, designed to address issues that people care about

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Govtech

Design the sustainable cities of tomorrow with the first end-to-end urban planning software. Discover the platform built for planners, by planners.

• cities

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

Data reporting standards for audited government financial statements

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data schemas and standards