The Code for Japan Brigade based in Nerima-ku, Tokyo

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

Bringing sight to blind and low-vision people

• apps

• Adjacent Fields
• Assistive and Accessible Tech
• Foundational layers

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

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.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

The Resilient Mesh Wireless project is a series of local networks serving small businesses combined with community-based trainings in Sandy-affected areas.

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Connectivity

CITE in Zimbabwe and Code for Africa have partnered to make Outline from Jigsaw available to news organisations and CSOs. It means VPN can be rolled out on their own servers to connect to the internet and keep communication private and safe.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Foundational layers

A living-learning community at the University of Maryland based on instilling civic engagement

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Civic literacy

Establishes New Jersey Civic Information Consortium; appropriates $20 million from General Fund and $1 million annually thereafter.

• The Tech
• Media
• Foundational layers

Connecting brands and consumers

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Connectivity

• Adjacent Fields
• Civic maps
• Mapping

BLACK AND LATINX WOMEN FOUNDERS + THEIR BIG IDEAS AND HIGH GROWTH COMPANIES + OUR TRAINING, NETWORK, AND ACCESS TO FUNDING = SOMETHING THE STARTUP WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE

• racial equity
• Latinx

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Incubators

We have developed the world's first internationally-approved standard for accessible audio navigation.

• Adjacent Fields
• Data schemas and standards
• Assistive and Accessible Tech

Police Case uses popular TV culture to educate the public about legal rights and the justice system.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Learn about civic tech

A map of the Internet measuring its compliance with human Rights (R), evaluating its Openness (O) and Accessibility (A), and assessing the involvement of Multistakeholder actors (M) in its governance

• human rights

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers

iCivics works to ensure every student in America receives a quality and engaging civic education and graduates from high school well prepared and enthusiastic for citizenship

• youth

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

• youth

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Civic literacy

Secure messaging, anywhere

• apps

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

Inclusion for allowing citizens with hearing impairment to interact with public services and institutions.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Adjacent Fields

A free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the low vision community, this research project harnesses the power of AI to describe people, text and objects

• apps

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Adjacent Fields

The 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) requires all government-produced digital products, including websites and applications, to be consistent, modern, and mobile-friendly.

• The People
• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is an Indian, non-profit organization that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives -- including hundreds of articles on Accessibility.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Learn about civic tech

Internet insights for social good

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Adjacent Fields

Bookshare makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school, work, or the joy of reading.

• learning difficulties
• literacy

• Adjacent Fields
• Assistive and Accessible Tech
• Foundational layers