The Civic Tech Graveyard is where we where you can visit, celebrate, and pay your respects to the projects that are no longer with us. This collection was gathered for the purposes of original research by Micah Sifry and Matt Stempeck and continues to be updated with new entrants.
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To help make the process of labour migration safer and more secure, Shuvayatra is a free mobile app that is placing the combined knowledge of experts, advocates, and the global Nepali diaspora in the hands of migrant workers. Source It is a joint project from The Asia Foundation, the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), and YoungInnovations.
The CultureLabs platform aims to systematise and spread knowledge about participatory projects in the field of cultural heritage and beyond. Through its functionalities and the variety of content it provides, it aspires to become a single point of reference for those who wish to organize participatory projects by taking advantage of digital technologies through a human rights lens. Among others, it addresses refugees in Europe through its various initiatives.
An app that aims to provide asylum seekers in Germany information on asylum procedures, transportation, employment, and so on. It is designed as a welcome guide that can be easily updated as compared to a physical pamphlet.
An app developed by a team of activists from Hungary to help refugees arriving in Europe to seek urgent assistance through up-to-date information in the app.
ROW3D is a consortium of different partners including technologists, aid workers, entrepreneurs and medics focusing on humanitarian innovation - primarily equipping refugees with skills to use digital fabrication techniques to manufacture essential supplies.
The EMT is created with the purpose of designing models to predict migration in the EU and to develop a trustworthy tool that can exclusively be used by municipalities and civil society organisations. The tool is also beneficial in providing policy recommendations for receiving migration flows in the EU in accordance with human rights and for optimising integration of refugees in host countries.
"The Landing might have begun as one of the best-funded nonprofit newsrooms in the country. It now appears to be a cautionary tale about the risks of relying on a few big funders and of disagreements about mission and strategy undermining a newsroom." - Sophie Culpepper, NiemanLab
The company previously worked with 3rd party fact-checking organizations to fight disinformation on their platforms. They killed the program at the beginning of the 2025 Trump administration. It's still operating outside of the USA (for now).
Census tracts that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution are highlighted as being disadvantaged on the map. Shut down by the Trump Administration in 2025.
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Enabled search through UK political documents such as speeches, press releases, voting records, and candidates' profiles, providing comprehensive insights into the political landscape.
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[A]n ambitious programme launched in 2002 with an initial budget of some £6.2 billion. It attempted to implement a top-down digitization of healthcare in England's National Health Service (NHS)
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"Directgov was the British government's digital service portal which from 2004 provided a single point of access to public sector information and services." - Wikipedia
Mission: To direct, lead, synchronize, integrate, and coordinate U.S. Federal Government efforts to recognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining or influencing the policies, security, or stability of the United States, its allies, and partner nations.
Gender Avenger highlighted gender imbalance and advocates for equal representation of women in the public realm through three proprietary channels: The GA Tally App, GA Action Alerts, and GA Stamp of Approval
GSA (General Services Administration), F Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
They will play a critical role in the collaboration of the U.S. National Action Plan for Open Government (NAP 6) and support for broader open government initiatives.
OpeningParliament.org provides a forum for international collaboration on efforts to improve access to parliamentary information and share experiences and good practices among PMOs.
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