Civic Tech Field Guide
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In the Civic Tech Field Guide, we primarily 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 that exceeds this focus.
Related resources:
- The Global Public Impact of GovTech: A $9.8 Trillion Opportunity. World Economic Forum report (2025)
- The 2023 GovTech 100
- Companies Made Millions Building Unemployment Websites That Didn’t Work by Colin Lecher for The Markup (2020)
- Thinking About Govtech (PDF): An introduction to govtech, why it matters, and barriers to adoption (2019)
- Do you know how your country’s state of digital development compares? Find out by exploring the OECD’s Going Digital indicators.
- Building an AI World: a CIFAR Report on National and Regional AI Strategies
- A Digital government reading list (2020)
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The Open Gov Challenge
Washington, DCThe Open Government Challenge is a call to action for all members of OGP to raise ambition in ten areas of open government to help strengthen our democracies.
e-Governance Academy
TallinnThe e-Governance Academy (eGA) is a non-profit foundation that assists public sector and civil society organisations in making digital transformation happen.
Zencity Press Release Generator
Tel Aviv, IsraelThis update allows you to create professional-grade press releases in a matter of minutes with minimal effort and editing.
Adopting AI Responsibly: Guidelines for Procurement of AI Solutions by the Private Sector
Gov.uk Guidance to civil servants on use of generative AI
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)This guidance outlines the expectation for how civil servants should approach the use of Large Language Models.
Gen-AI for Local Governments
444 North Capitol Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001, USAMetroLab’s In the Lab Initiative focused on GenAI for Local Governments, a task force
White House Request for Public Comment on Public Participation
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USAThe White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) wants your ideas to develop a Federal framework, guidelines, and leading practices for public participation and community engagement (PPCE) activities to help Federal agencies more broadly and meaningfully engage with you and your communities.
interweave.africa
LondonYour weekly insight into GovTech collaboration and innovation in Africa, by Luke Cavanaugh
Chicago IT Strategy
Chicago, ILTechnology plan for the City of Chicago
FCA Digital Sandbox
LondonThe Digital Sandbox offers General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant datasets in a secure environment, mentorship from industry experts and access to the FinTech Community to help enable experimentation and scaling for proof of concepts.
NYC Smart City Testbed
New York CityThe NYC Smart City Testbed Program is inspiring innovation within City government by streamlining and accelerating the citywide process for piloting emerging technologies.
Digital Fundamentals for Public Impact
Georgetown University, 3700 O St NW, Washington, DC 20057, United StatesOnline course offered through Georgetown University’s Initiative on Technology and Society, the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation and the McCourt School of Public Policy: a continuing education course to help participants rapidly grasp digital fundamentals in a way that is practical and relevant to their work.
The Digital Impact Exchange
United Nations FoundationIt can be tough for government decision makers to find current, reliable information on tried-and-tested technologies. The Exchange solves that problem by serving as a one-stop shop, featuring over 500 digital tools, products and opportunities for government technology decision makers, IT developers, and product vendors.
Hurricane Mapping (Sea Island Software)
Richmond, VAWe are Sea Island Software, Inc., a company specializing in hurricane threat assessment. HurricaneMapping.com is our storm tracking service for Google Earth and ESRI's ArcGIS.
FedGeoDay
Washington, DCFedGeoDay is THE event devoted to "open geospatial ecosystems" (open source software, open/collaborative mapping, open science challenges, and open engagements) that are used to initiate and grow capabilities across the U.S. federal government.
HURREVAC
Richmond, VAHURREVAC is the decision support tool of the [US] National Hurricane Program, administered by FEMA, the USACE, and the NOAA National Hurricane Center.
Bolsa de sugestões
Lisbon"Suggestions bag" for the Portuguese Assembly. It's actively used but it's not clear where citizen suggestions go once posted.
The Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships is the first new NSF directorate in 30 years and "advances use-inspired and translational research in all fields of science and engineering, giving rise to new industries and engaging all Americans — regardless of background or location — in the pursuit of new, high-wage jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)."
The OSCE stands for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. With 57 States from Europe, Central Asia and North America, the OSCE is the world's largest regional security organization.
interweave.gov
LondonYour weekly insight into GovTech collaboration and innovation in Europe and Asia
AI Democracy Projects
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USAThe AI Democracy Projects engage the implications of AI systems and tools, including predictive algorithms, machine learning, and frontier models, for democratic society.
SMART Zambia Institute
LusakaThe SMART Zambia Institute is a Division under the Office of the President mandated to coordinate and implement electronic government (E-Government) for the citizens, businesses and within government for improved service delivery.
Oxford Insights
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)We make technology work for the public good
Laboratorio GovTech LATAM
ColombiaUna plataforma de innovación abierta que permite acercar nuevas soluciones digitales a los grandes retos de los municipios participantes.
City AI Connect
Johns Hopkins UniversityA global community for cities to learn about generative AI together, faster.
Boti
Buenos AiresEl chatbot de la Ciudad Buenos Aires
MyCity Chatbot
New York City, NY, USANYC's Business Services Chatbot which "uses Microsoft's Azure AI services to provide information in response to questions you have about starting or operating your business" in ten+ languages
RoadLab
LondonThis Transport for London project looks to introduce new ways to reduce adverse impacts of roadworks in London, by working with innovative companies to shape these in a way that responds to the problems London faces.
Camden Talks Data: Machine learning
Camden Town, LondonThis video explains how Camden Council uses machine learning to improve council services.
This year we assess the AI readiness of 193 governments across the world. We are also introducing an interactive map to make our data more accessible!
This self assessment tool is designed to help policymakers in government understand how prepared their government is to use AI in a trustworthy way in the public sector.
CrossTech
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Develops a suite of AI tools for automated inspection systems for railways and mass transit optimization
Tussell Tech200
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Tussell & techUK are thrilled to share the 3rd annual Tech200 awards - our list of the 200 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK public sector, from FY 2021/22 to FY 2022/23.
OpenSky
Ireland (Éire)Delivering results for Enterprise & Government for 20+ years - through Data, Process Automation and AI expertise, driven by continuous innovation.
Greyparrot
LondonUnlock the power of AI waste analytics
Anonimometro
RomeAlgorithmic tool by the Italian government to fight tax evasion by cross-checking self-reported income with assets and other databases in a privacy-protecting approach
Announcing the Open Government Leadership Collaborative
Washington, DCOpen Government Leadership Collaborative
Data and Public Services Toolkit
Open Data Institute, 3rd Floor, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JEThe Data and Public Services Toolkit aims to help public authorities make better use of data. It addresses challenges such as: how to make a business case for data use; how to use data ethically and fairly; and how to identify and utilise relevant datasets.
Unlock the $13 trillion global procurement market through the world's leading tender, contract, spend and grant data.
Trust and accountability patterns in digital government: data usage trackers
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)In a new series of blogs, Richard Pope looks at concrete examples of digital transparency, accountability and recourse from around the world.
Find local consultations (Gov.UK)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Postcode lookup search engine to "Have your say about local issues. Councils carry out consultations on the way they plan, manage and deliver services."
Playbook: Government as a Platform
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA2019 report by Richard Pope
Evidence House
10 Downing StreetEvidence House is a Downing Street-led initiative, working with collaborators including ONS Data Science Campus, Evaluation Task Force, Modernisation and Reform Unit, Go Science and National Situation Centre.
Department for Digital Transformation
Largo Pietro di Brazzà, Roma, RM, ItaliaItaly's government agency for connectivity, govtech transformation, cloud, ultra wide band, digital upskilling, and more
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