Civic Tech Field Guide
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Perhaps the core premise of civic tech is that it can improve civic engagement. Whether in concert with formal governmental bodies or independent of them, civic tech promises to help citizens (in the Latin sense, of the city) engage with one another to share power in the pursuit of building just societies.
Recommended reading:
- A collection of case studies demonstrating where civic tech interventions have resulted in tangible improvements and benefits for governments/public institutions and their citizens
- The Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit is an excellent collection of guides and resources for equitably engaging communities in order to share power.
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Make.org
FranceExpress your opinion on social issues that matter to you by voting on our consultations. Together – citizens, organizations, companies – let's set our priorities to make a change through concrete actions!
Apollo
Washington, DCThe Apollo DemTool is a powerful system for compiling, managing, and analyzing citizen reports from an election monitoring mission.
Instituții Publice
RomaniaNavighează profilele celor 14.000+ instituții publice și evaluează eficiența, profesionalismul și integritatea acestora din prisma propriei experiențe.
Neighborly delivers access, efficiency and transparency to borrowing communities and investors in the municipal bond market.
Mudamos signature collection app
ITS Rio - Rua da Assembléia - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - State of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilEmpowers citizens to directly present bills. It uses blockchain technology to register citizens' support for the bill.
Talkto.nyc
New York CityIt's time to forge stronger connections between NYC citizens and city decision makers.
Conversation AI
Google, 8th Avenue, Manhattan, New York, NY, USAConversation AI is a collaborative research effort exploring ML as a tool for better discussions online.
Fathom
Washington, DCFathom text analysis has transformed 25M+ open ended responses into actionable insights for leading agencies and brands.
Australia Digital Transformation Agency
50 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra ACT, AustraliaAt the Digital Transformation Agency, we help government improve digital services to make them simple, clear and fast.
Polco
Middleton, WIPolco is a platform designed to increase civic engagement, improve government transparency, and inform municipal governments of constituents’ input which, in turn, will help better guide public policy.
CouncilStat NYC
New York City Council, Broadway, New York, NY, USAA source of complaint data to help NYC's City Council be more responsive to constituents
United Kingdom Digital Service Standard
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The Service Standard helps teams to create and run great public services.
Beta Blocks
Boston, MAExploring new approaches for community-led innovation in public spaces.
This Slack has over 1,300 members of the journalism-tech community from around the world, who chat in over 40 topical and geographic channels.
Podemos
Madrid (Spain)Contigo, construimos el cambio político en nuestro país. Sí se puede. ¡Podemos!
BillCam
Civic Hall, West 22nd Street, New York, NY, USAFind any State or Federal bill and, if you like, share it live through social media
Voatz
50 Milk St, Boston, Massachusetts, USAVoatz is on a mission to make voting safer and more accessible. All citizens have a right to vote regardless of their circumstance.
Vote Compass is an award-winning application, showing you how your views align with those of the candidates running for election.
Dialectic
SingaporeDialectic.sg: Better debates for a better Singapore. Learn more about and discuss important policies facing us today.
Bill To Text
United States of America (the)BillToText.com turns PDFs of federal legislation into text files. It provides a formatted document that you can download and edit with a word processor program.
Online Deliberation Singapore (ODSG)
Lower Kent Ridge Road, National University of Singapore, SingaporeA platform and a process to engage Singapore citizens in policy deliberation
GovTech Catalyst
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)GovTech Catalyst competitions help the public sector identify and work with cutting edge technology firms.
OpenParlamento
RomeCosa fanno i tuoi rappresentanti? Tutte le attività parlamentari aggiornate quotidianamente.
A professional development course for election officials
We create survey-based applications that organize information in ways which are easily accessible, scientifically rigorous, and profoundly personalized. In so doing, we offer compelling online experiences that promote civic engagement and informed dialogue.
cVIGIL
India (Bhārat)cVIGIL is an innovative mobile application for citizens to report Model Code of Conduct and Expenditure violations during the elections
NeosLab
ViennaDas NEOS Lab, die Parteiakademie der NEOS, schafft Raum für politische Entfaltung, um neue Lösungen für eine neue Politik zu entwickeln.
Marsad Majles
4 Rue Apollo XI, Cité Mahrajène, Tunis, Tunisie“Marsad Majles” is Al Bawsala's project to monitor Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly (NCA).
Stig
Paris, FranceStig est une application gratuite qui permet aux citoyens de construire ensemble la volonté générale à l'échelle de la France ainsi qu'à l'échelle locale.
Register2Vote.org
TexasOur mission is to empower all eligible US citizens to become voters. That starts with voter registration.
Public Digital Innovation Space (PDIS)
Taiwan (T'ai-wan)To connect Taiwan and the world, PDIS incubates and facilitates public digital innovation and service, optimises the processes and tools of the public service with design thinking, guides the public sector to adopt social innovations and collaborate with communities of practice.
GoFundMe: The most trusted free online fundraising platform. Start a successful crowdfunding campaign on the site with over $5 Billion Raised. Read our guarantee!
Tactical.Vote
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Tactical Remain voting in the UK European elections 2019
„АЗ ГЛАСУВАМ” е специално разработена платформа. С нейна помощ, лесно ще можете да се информирате за всички важни моменти от изборния процес в България.
Congress.gov
United States CapitolU.S. Congress legislation, Congressional Record debates, Members of Congress, legislative process educational resources presented by the Library of Congress
They Vote For You
The OpenAustralia Foundation PO Box 147 Katoomba NSW 2780Discover how your MP votes on the issues that matter to you.
Use these cards early in the design process to help you sketch, plan, prototype and design content, interactions and processes.
Parlameter.org
Slovenia (Slovenija)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.
The California Report Card was developed by the CITRIS Data and Democracy Initiative at UC Berkeley in collaboration with the Office of Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom. The California Report Card explores how smartphones and networks can enhance communication between the public and government leaders.
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