Projects - Communicating with the people

Ridiculously Hopeful Futures

California

Ridiculously Hopeful Future: a bold, slightly wild, and very optimistic project to transform how government social safety net programs are designed.

Does reducing stigma increase the take-up of rental assistance?

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

Renters that received an informational postcard were 52% more likely to request an application for rental assistance and 24% more likely to submit an application than renters that did not receive a postcard.

housing

Renovate the Public Hearing

Burnaby, Canada

Renovate the Public Hearing is an initiative created by the Centre for Dialogue to act as a convener and catalyst to pilot changes to the provincial local government land-use public hearing requirements as a means to enhance social justice, community-building and strengthen democratic culture.

Mobilný rozhlas / Online Obec

Slovak Republic (Slovensko)

Mobilný rozhlas pre obce

MOXY

Washington, DC

A Social Ecosystem connecting Voters, Elected Representatives, Thought Leaders and Authorized Organizations

The White House (u/whitehouse) on Reddit

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

The official Biden-Harris administration Reddit account, launched to provide updates on Hurricanes Milton and Helene

FEMA Hurricane Rumor Response

Washington, DC

The US government's emergency response department has taken to the internet to fight an unprecedented amount of information about 2024 hurricanes.

Rhetorical Labs

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

We are a research collective dedicated to providing public communication campaigns with rigorous, state-of-the-art tools for message development. Our methodology combines machine learning, crowdsourcing, and adaptive randomized controlled trials.

Using machine learning to help vulnerable tenants in New York City

New York City

Our best-performing model can potentially help TSU find 59% more buildings where tenants face landlord harassment than the current outreach method using the same resources.

housing

Future of Constituent Engagement

United States of America (the)

POPVOX Foundation is working with legislative offices, support institutions, civil society, academics, and tech innovators to explore the future landscape of two-way engagement between representatives and constituents.

Panoramic

France

Our platform, fueled solely by public and certified documents, simplifies complex subjects with different levels of answers tailored to everyone.

Zencity Press Release Generator

Tel Aviv, Israel

This update allows you to create professional-grade press releases in a matter of minutes with minimal effort and editing.

Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit

Philadelphia

The City of Philadelphia aims to improve collaboration with communities. This website shares guidance on how to engage communities equitably.

city

Javna rasprava Lokal

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина)

Javna rasprava Lokal je web platforma koja je pokrenuta kao alat za poboljšanja dvosmjerne komunikacije između građana/ki i donosioca/teljki odluka na lokalnom nivou.

PlanningAlerts

The OpenAustralia Foundation PO Box 147 Katoomba NSW 2780

Find out for free what is being built and knocked down in your area and receive email alerts when something new is planned.

place-based

The White House Office of Public Engagement

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

(Biden Administration) With a focus on making the White House inclusive and accessible to its citizens, the Office of Public Engagement is responsible for creating and coordinating direct dialogue between the Biden-Harris administration and the diverse American public.

United States (federal government)

Agora (France)

Paris, France

L'application Agora permet aux Français de s'exprimer sur des sujets à forts enjeux en participant à des consultations et en posant des questions au Gouvernement.

apps

전국 공보 지도 (National Public Information Map)

Republic of South Korea (Hanguk or Namhan)

Code for Korea's project digitizing government gazettes '공보’란 국가기관과 지방자치단체가 대국민에 정부의 소식을 알려주는 소식지를 말합니다.

Public Option for AI (PO4AI)

Public Option for AI (PO4AI) is an immersive experience designed for elected officials and city staff to explore how residents’ voices might be centered in decision-making around public-interest technologies.

New Ways Feed

Republic of South Korea (Hanguk or Namhan)

Korean app to match young people to politicians in their area and discussing their issues

Common Measurements Tool

Toronto

The Common Measurements Tool (CMT) is a survey instrument built specifically for the public sector that can be used across the full range of service areas, service channels, and client types

Paper: LocalView, a database of public meetings for the study of local politics and policy-making in the United States | Scientific Data

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

A paper published in Nature introducing a database of public meetings in the US

YouTube

LocalView

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

LocalView is a database co-created by Soubhik Barari and Tyler Simko to advance the study of local government in the United States. It is the largest dataset of local government public meetings — the central policy-making process in American local government — as they are captured on video.

YouTube

Canòdrom

Carrer Concepció Arenal 165 08027 Barcelona (Spain)

Tecnologies obertes, democràcia participativa i cultura digital

Do Open Meetings Affect Deliberation? A Comparative Study of Political Meetings In Two Institutional Settings

Norway (Norge, Noreg)

A research article in the Journal of Deliberative Democracy by Espen Leirset

Namma Mahiti Kendras

Bangalore

IT for Change’s Namma Mahiti Kendras are ICT-enabled information centers that aim to break down the barriers to citizens’ right-claiming processes.

place-based

Custodianship in the Urban Commons

Boston, MA

BARI has worked closely with the Mayor’s Office of New urban Mechanics and the 311 system examine how Bostonians contribute to the maintenance of the public spaces and infrastructure of neighborhoods—that is, custodianship in the urban commons.

public space

Gov UK Notify

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

GDS service for government users to notify constituents

United Kingdom (government)

Talk to Loop

The Hague, Netherlands

Loop’s feedback platform is revolutionising accountability in humanitarian aid and development by providing a space for accessible feedback, reliable complaints mechanisms and safe reporting of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH).

Column

Miami

Column is the first collaborative public notice platform helping publishers, governments and legal services work together to inform their communities.

Munipolis

Londynske namesti 886/4, Brno 639 00

Communication gateway for municipalities

HLÁŠENÍ ROZHLASU

Czech Republic (Ceska Republika)

ŠEST komunikačních kanálů v jednom nástroji.

Displacement Alert

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

The Displacement Alert Project uses data and information visualization tools to proactively identify buildings that are facing a high risk of displacement

housing

Cicero

990 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Legislative district matching and elected official data

Open Australia Foundation

The OpenAustralia Foundation PO Box 147 Katoomba NSW 2780

Giving all Australians the tools they need to effect the change they want.

Councilmatic

United States of America (the)

Search, browse, subscribe and comment on your City Council bills, council members and events.

FEMA Community Alerting Protocol

United States of America (the)

This section contains information about the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), an international standard that is used by IPAWS to send public alerts and warnings.

United States (federal government)

Where's my school bus?

Boston, MA

Our program offers real-time tracking of school buses through a mobile web app. We hope that — in a small way — this creates a better experience for parents and students.

Fluicity (Efalia Engage)

4 Rue du Caire, 75002 Paris, France

Fluicity is a community engagement software for public and private entities

Neocity

France

Neocity est la référence des applications mobiles pour Villes, Communes et EPCI. Choisissez l'application mobile pour Maire la plus plébiscitée en

Veovo

Auckland, New Zealand

Veovo instantly measures the number of passengers moving through a subway station to identify crowding and make service more efficient. The MTA can use this information to improve the deployment of staff to stations, change train distribution and plan more efficient station design.

Involved

Involved is an application that connects you with all of your elected officials through polling and direct messaging

Granicus

Granicus empowers modern digital government with the latest in cloud technology that connects 160 million people with over 4,000 government organizations at the local, state and federal levels.