Projects - Engagement tech

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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.

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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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GovDelivery

Effective cloud communications tools are the key to reaching and engaging citizens - all while enhancing transparency and building trust.

Talkto.nyc

New York City

It's time to forge stronger connections between NYC citizens and city decision makers.

Engagement methods for housing associations and beyond

Scotland

We have been commissioned by Wheatley Group, a major provider of social housing, care and other services in Scotland*, to explore how they can engage better with their customers – facilitating customers to shape the services they receive

housing

The Center for Election Science

We hope these tools help you out in running your next election

Involved

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

SEMA

The Innovation Village Kampala, Kampala, Uganda

We gather citizen voices to improve public services

CauseVox

Online fundraising software for nonprofit crowdfunding, peer-to-peer fundraising, and donation pages. Start taking donations online for free.

BlocPower

Brooklyn, NY

The BlocPower Smart Cities platform connects investors and community members to green building projects that save energy and improve health outcomes in financially underserved communities.

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.

New York City Volunteer Language Bank

a case study by GovLab

World Economic Forum White Paper on Digital Policy Playbook

Plural (previously OpenStates.org)

United States of America (the)

Track bills, review legislation, research data & see how your representatives are voting.

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Streetmix

Philadelphia

Civic engagement for street design

mobility

RapidPro

Nyaruka, Kigali, Rwanda

RapidPro allows you to easily design, pilot, and scale services that connect directly with a mobile phone user...without the help of a software developer.

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.

Wahllokalfinder

Hier findest du eine Übersicht aller Wahllokale: Wähle deine Stadt aus, gib deine Adresse ein und finde dein Wahllokal in wenigen Sekunden.

Election Tools

Free, practical resources for election officials

Lexcare

India (Bhārat)

Lexcare is an online forum where people can post legal questions and recieve advice. Users can also find lawyers andconsult them for a fee.

Nyaaya

Defence Colony, New Delhi, Delhi 110024, India

Nyaaya’s platform provides comprehensive information on various legal topics in an accessible and simple language,covering aspects of the law that the public interact with in their daily lives.

Direct Democracy Database

Stockholm

The Direct Democracy Database allows users to explore the different ways direct democracy is used in different countries.

Delib Suite

Orchard Street Business Centre, 13-14 Orchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5EH

Makers of Citizen Space, Dialogue, and Simulator.

Brella

An online conference platform

id kaart Estonia

Discover the Estonian eID (Estonian: ID-kaart), its major applications and benefits for all citizens.

Caminos de la Villa

Thames 1024, DCV, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Caminos de la Villa es una plataforma de acción ciudadana que permite acceder de manera sencilla a la información vinculada con los procesos de urbanización en las villas de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires y ver de qué manera se están llevando adelante. ¡Sumate!

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Tactical.Vote

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Tactical Remain voting in the UK European elections 2019

Az Glasuvam

„АЗ ГЛАСУВАМ” е специално разработена платформа. С нейна помощ, лесно ще можете да се информирате за всички важни моменти от изборния процес в България.

FixMyStreet

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

The UK’s street fault reporting website (rebranded as FixMyCommunity)

Copy, Paste, Legislate

Phoenix, AZ, USA

An investigative series deploying algorithms to detect copy-paste legislation

Venezuela Hasta Los Tuétanos

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Welcome to the ORIGINAL channel of Resistencia, Venezuela Hasta los Tuétanos. It is an information room about the political, social, and economic situation that Venezuela is going through.

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.

Laudelina

Brazil (Brasil)

Laudelina is a mobile application, aimed to empower domestic workers. It has an accessible guide to labour rights, abenefits calculator, a list of protection agencies, and an option to create a social network with fellow domestic workers.

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labor

ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice)

Riga, Latvia

Latvian "civic-initiatives platform ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice), developed and run by an NGO Foundation of Public Participation, MyVoice."

Kialo

Debate platform powered by reason

Plebiscito Digital

Colombia

Case study by OECD

StreetBank

88 Peterborough Road, London SW6 3HH, UK

Streetbank puts you in touch with your community, bringing neighbourboods closer and making the world a bit nicer.

Pauta Participativa

Brasília - Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil

invites citizens to help set Parliament's agenda with a sophisticated form of ranked voting that allows them to express more nuanced preferences than traditional first-past-the-post systems

Bite the Ballot

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Bite The Ballot is an international social enterprise that specialises in civic and community engagement. Our charity has grown from an idea in a classroom to coordinating world-record breaking campaigns, changing laws and rebranding politics among young and socially-excluded communities.

Sortition Foundation

Cambridge, UK

Organization dedicated to promoting citizens' assemblies

DecidimFest

Barcelona, Spain

DecidimFest is an intense 3-day program of activities devoted to the Decidim project, participatory democracy and open source tools for collective intelligence in the era of Global Democracy.

Decidim

Vote411

1730 M Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20036, USA

Election Information You Need, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Education Fund

US Election 2020

DebateIsland

The Best Online Debate Website

D-Cent

Barcelona, Spain

D-CENT is a Europe-wide project creating open, secure and privacy-aware tools for direct democracy and economic empowerment.

PLZNITO

Plznito

Architizer

New York City

Architizer is how architects find building-products.

Ciudad.Decide

Fuencarral, Madrid, Spain

Ciudad.Decide is a pilot project to encourage citizen participation in Fuencarral, district of Madrid, Spain.

cities

Local Voices Network (LVN)

25 Kingston St, Boston

Developed by the non-profit Cortico, the Local Voices Network (LVN) is a unique physical-digital network designed to bring under-heard community voices, perspectives and stories to the center of a healthier public dialogue.

People's Assembly

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)

People's Assembly is a website that provides information about elected representatives for example, finding out what member of parliaments have been saying in parliament and it allows citizens to provide feedback to the representatives and institutions.