In the Civic Tech Field Guide, we focus on examples of govtech that seek to improve society to make it more just and democratic, not just more digital or efficient. We recognize that this is a subjective, values-based perspective of govtech. There is a much larger government IT industry, and we do not aspire to catalog and curate every instance of governmental technology.
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Jabar Digital Service (JDS) atau Unit Pelaksana Teknis Pengelola Layanan Digital, Data, dan Informasi Geospasial adalah sebuah unit di bawah Dinas Komunikasi dan Informatika Provinsi Jawa Barat yang dicita-citakan dapat mempersempit kesenjangan digital, membantu efisiensi dan akurasi pengambilan kebijakan berbasis data dan teknologi, serta merevolusi pemakaian teknologi dalam kehidupan masyarakat serta pemerintahan di Jawa Barat.
The new Media Access Research Atlas is an interactive map of all the places in the country where people live in media deserts – places where it is difficult to access daily, local news and information. The map is part of the Media Deserts Project, a joint research project of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, the Department of Geography and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University.
In the last six months I coordinated a research project, called ‘Punto Zero’, aimed at understanding how to safeguard the democratic…
Kickstart Accelerator bridges the gap between startups, corporates, cities, foundations and universities to accelerate deep tech innovation.
DeedsWeb is a website that uses Internet Explorer to provide people with a web-based interface to up-to-date land registration information located on the Deeds Registration System database.
Pondera offers a comprehensive cloud solution to help you detect, investigate, and enforce fraud, waste, and abuse.
Promptable helps students in further education (FE) to succeed in their courses by helping colleges to deliver a proven support programme to their students.
Lexyom is an online legal services platform which connects users to lawyers based on the user’s needs.
StepUp is a free habit building, science-based workout program developed by the Behavior Change for Good Initiative. The program is being launched in partnership with 24 Hour Fitness.
This project will develop ethical principles and guidelines, as well as draft best practices for the use of remote sensing and volunteered geographic information (VGI) in crisis situations.
The GSBI Accelerator is Miller Center’s signature program and is for the highest potential social enterprises we can find. Participating organizations have proven traction and potential to scale their impact dramatically
Encounters in Citizen Science The European conference for citizen and participatory science 2020 in Trieste, Italy.
A resource that provides guidance for designing ethically humane digital products through patterns focused on user well-being.
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Procurements are often perceived as routine processes to obtain products and services while complying with regulatory requirements. Instead, major procurements should be regarded as opportunities to advance the government leaders’ strategic goals. As part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities Initiative, the Government Performance Lab provides technical assistance to cities that seek to improve the results they achieve with their contracted dollars by employing results-driven contracting strategies, including:
fortalecer los activismos innovadores y liderazgos emergentes de América Latina a través de la generación de espacios de encuentro y el debate, más la capacitación en herramientas de alto impacto a bajo costo.
Air quality monitor Flow tracks pollutants PM10, PM2.5, NO2 and VOCs. Accurate sensors measure pollution in real time. Flow helps parents, cyclists, runners, commuters or people with asthma avoid pollution and breathe clean air.
The Michigan Moonshot is Merit’s commitment to ending the digital divide. The Michigan Moonshot aims to leverage public and private partnerships to connect everyone in rural Michigan, regardless of geography. The Moonshot Team needs citizen scientists, like YOU to help us gather data about the internet in your community.
Platform for Lithuanian citizens to seek advise on reporting corruption or dealing with corruption, enhanced with an interactive map.
A five-year partnership that hoped to improve procurement through open data and transparency
Afin de favoriser l’émergence de futurs champions de l’impact positif, GROUPE SOS Pulse participe à l a création, à l a cogestion ou au soutien de programmes d’accompagnement en France et à l’international. Belgique, Bénin, France, Hong Kong, Maroc, Tunisie…
Social Media Archiving Built for Government Transparency
We help Open Source projects for cities become successful, build sustainable communities around them and create a thriving public Open Source ecosystem.
Open.Media is the nonprofit online transparency portal for governments of all sizes. Open.Media allows you to upload, timestamp and archive video of meetings and proceedings with searchable, automated transcriptions.
Startnext ist die größte Crowdfunding-Plattform in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz für Projekte von Gründern, Erfindern und Kreativen. Entdecke neue Ideen oder finanziere dein Projekt!
NationStates is a free nation simulation game. Build a nation and run it according to your own warped political ideals
A global nonprofit committed to shaping a better urban future.