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.

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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Change Research

San Francisco

Change Research provides fast, affordable and accurate public opinion polling at 80 to 90 percent less than traditional polls with the goal of ensuring that every forward-thinking candidate and campaign has access to the actionable insight they need to win

Swing Left

The 2018 midterm elections are our next chance to get a say in our government. We can stop the Trump agenda by joining together NOW, wherever we live.

Ideascale

Berkeley

IdeaScale is the leading innovation management software platform for the enterprise, government, and education. Gather ideas and implement them.

DebateWise

DebateWise.org is an online database of expert-curated debates on popular topics.

Congress on anything

United States of America (the)

The latest bills and statements by members of Congress on the topics you care about - search the record

Crowdgauge

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Gauge the values, priorities, and prefrences of the crowd

Voor Je Buurt

Wil je zelf een programma opstarten in samenwerking met Voor je Buurt?

Democracy Works Elections API

Brooklyn, NY

Our full-time research team maintains a detailed calendar of upcoming state, special, and local elections, which we release as our Elections API.

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.

ElectionGuard

Protecting democratic elections through secure, verifiable voting

Democratic Society

15-17 Middle Street, Brighton BN1 1AL, England, UK

Connecting people and power

synAthina

Greece (Ellas, Ellada)

Engagement platform by the City of Athens

Loomio

Wellington, New Zealand

Loomio helps groups of people make decisions together, online

Hello Lampost

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

The playful, city wide system that lets you talk to street furniture.

cities

Local Circles

LocalCircles takes Social Media to the next level and makes it about communities, governance and urban daily life.It enables citizens to come together in communities or groups to raise issues, find trusted information, participate in policy and engage in constructive collective action.

Data Justice Conference 2020: Civic Participation in the Datafied Society

Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK

The conference will bring together international scholars, practitioners, activists, and community groups to discuss the possibilities and challenges of civic participation in a datafied society.

criminal justice

Citizens' Voice

Witte Kruislaan 55a 1217 AM Hilversum

Citizens’ Voice platforms is used to develop evidence on youth needs, aspirations and behaviour which is shared with media, partners and changemakers.

youth

EasyVote Solutions

1 Innovation Way, Woodstock, GA 30188, USA

EasyVote Solutions delivers a SaaS platform to city, county and state election offices to help manage the process of running elections.

Slido

Slido is an audience interaction tool for meetings, events and conferences. It offers interactive Q&A, live polls and insights about your audience.

Wisdom Bank Torfaen

This neighbor-helping-neighbor expert network attempts to replace the “pub conversation”

Spot the Box

United States of America (the)

Crowd-sourced verification of current US mail box locations

US Election 2020

SEMA

The Innovation Village Kampala, Kampala, Uganda

We gather citizen voices to improve public services

Chalmers

Toronto

Chalmers can help you find things like: free meals, overnight shelter, clothing banks, emergency contacts and can point you to offline and online mental health services.

Nesta Designing for Public Services: a practical guide

58 Victoria Embankment

Our guide on using design tools and methods in the public sector, created in partnership with design firm IDEO.

Change Decision Makers

Change.org is the web's leading platform for social change, empowering anyone, anywhere to start petitions that make a difference.

OpenGov Foundation

Washington, DC

The OpenGov Foundation is a fiercely apolitical nonprofit dedicated to serving those who serve the people in America’s legislatures.

United Kingdom Government Service Manual

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Helping teams to create and run great public services that meet the Service Standard.

SeeClickFix

New Haven, CT

Officials and neighbors have come together on SeeClickFix to resolve millions of issues. Let's get to work!

apps

DebateIsland

The Best Online Debate Website

Architizer

New York City

Architizer is how architects find building-products.

Wahlbeteiligung

Germany (Deutschland)

Where Do I Vote UK

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Find out where to vote

ioby

540 President Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA

ioby brings neighborhood projects to life, block by block.

NYC Benefits Screening API

New York City

Create modern web applications that evaluate household data against eligibility rules for 31 different City, State, and Federal benefits programs (including SNAP, Cash Assistance, WIC, HEAP, and more).

Bringing Social Safety Net Benefits Online

United States of America (the)

Comparison of online social benefit platforms for all 50 US states

Councilmatic

United States of America (the)

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

Open Source Politics

Liberte Living-Lab, rue d'Alexandrie, Paris, France

Open Source Politics is a company that builds participatory democracy open source tools and hosts collective inteligence workshops for private or public stakeholders willing to engage in a public consultation or a participatory budgeting process.

meinBerlin

Berlin

Auf meinBerlin finden Sie eine Übersicht über Projekte der Berliner Verwaltung sowie zahlreiche Möglichkeiten, sich aktiv an der Gestaltung unserer Stadt zu beteiligen

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mi Senado

Mi Senado: Aplicación Oficial del Senado de la República de Colombia (en tiempo real)

The Perfect Candidate

1 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW, Australia

Driven by data, not bias, I’ll help you discover how aligned our leaders are with the issues that matter most to you and start a more courageous conversation about Australia’s future.