Civic Tech Field Guide
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This category collects different learning resources about civic tech. You can find from blogs that explain how to enhance the relationship between people and governments to podcasts and films on how humanitarian organizations are responding to crises. The collection also includes books, newsletters, research, catalogs, reports, and information about courses, trainings, and workshops.
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Digital Public Infrastructure For Digital Governments
OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, FranceThis OECD policy paper explores digital public infrastructure (DPI), defined as shared digital systems that are secure and interoperable and that can support the inclusive delivery of and access to public and private services across society.
An Essay Series Part of the Democratic Legitimacy for AI Initiative
Machines Like Us
CanadaMachines Like Us is a technology show about people.
Good Standing podcast
New York CityGood Standing is dedicated to exploring how individuals and organizations are driving real-world impact.
Épicos
Brasília - Brasilia, Federal District, BrazilAumentar a segurança dos servidores públicos na execução de projetos inovadores, valorizando, prestigiando e dando voz aos inovadores.
零時小學校 sch001
Taiwan (T'ai-wan)零時小學校（Sch001）是聚焦在教育的 g0v 專案
Civic Tech Project & Community Handbook
Taiwan (T'ai-wan)From Taiwan’s g0v Community to the World: The Collaborative Wisdom of Digital Citizens
Abordaje conceptual y metodológico para la incorporación de las preferencias de la ciudadanía en políticas públicas
The DSI Community Democracy at the University of Zurich focuses on research related to the impact of digitalisation on the political system, on democracy, and on related topics.
A $9.8 Trillion Opportunity. World Economic Forum report (2025)
COLDIGIT glossary for Collective Intelligence Tools
Helsinki, FinlandA glossary for the repository of Collective Intelligence Tools and Case studies
Here, we explore four applications of LLMs to improve digital public squares: collective dialogue systems, bridging systems, community moderation, and proof-of-humanity systems.
[A] collection of works related with AI in public Administration, in a very broad sense.
Scanning the Horizon
GlobalThe report serves as an entry point to this ‘forecasting’ stream of work that organizations working in the digital rights ecosystem often overlook, especially when resources are scarce, and they are focused on current challenges and ongoing projects.
Wilder Journal
Barcelona, SpainHere you will find in-depth articles (deep dives), interviews and other content related to our lines of activity (Future Culture, Democratic Innovation, Citizen Empowerment, Social Economy and cooperativism).
How AI Can Support Democracy Movements: Summary Report of a Research and Practice Workshop
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USAThis report summarizes a December 2024 workshop on the specific issue of AI adoption within democracy movements and offers some key recommendations.
Protests in the United States on Palestine and Israel, 2023–2024
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USAAnalyzes the size, rhetorical nature, and non-violent nature of the pro-Palestine protest wave, which it finds to be "the largest, most sustained US protests sparked by a foreign event" since their data became available in 2017. Published in Social Movement Studies
How to Think/Act in Dark Times: Exploring a Critical Praxis
The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY, USATaught By: Eduardo Staszowski
Public & Collab Services Course
The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY, USAA core course for the Graduate Minor in Civic Service Design at Parsons School of Design at The New School, taught by Lara Penin
Storytelling with Data Course
The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY, USATaught by Maria Massei-Rosato
Doing Democracy Differently
New York, USAThis 10 Credit CTLE (Continuing Teacher and Leader Education) course presented with Democracy Without Elections introduces secondary teachers to the expanding use of lottery (sortition) to bring diverse groups of citizens together to form policy recommendations.
Governance of Emerging Technology and Tech Innovations for Next-Gen Governance (GETTING-Plurality)
Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA, USAA multi-disciplinary research network linking philosophers, social scientists, computer scientists, legal scholars, and technologists.
Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation
Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA, USAThe Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation aims to reinforce democracy through strengthening institutions, building interpersonal and informational trust, and reducing hyper-partisan affective polarization with research and field-building.
Nonviolent Action Lab Podcast
Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA, USAThe Nonviolent Action Lab Podcast brings you the latest research, insights, and ideas on how nonviolent action can — or sometimes fails — to transform injustice.
Ever wonder, “How can civic tech help improve government service delivery?” If so, check out this new research from the Canadian Digital Service! It includes 5 case studies of partnerships between the Canadian government and civic tech groups, plus tools to assess if civic tech might be a good partner for a government initiative. Find it here: https://digital.canada.ca/2025/01/23/how-can-civic-tech-help-improve-government-service-delivery/
by Rahul Bhargava
The first sustained, detailed philosophical defense of using lotteries, rather than elections, to select political representatives
How can we ensure that democratic capacity can keep pace with AI advances? What are achievable positive visions for a world being transformed by technology? By Aviv Ovadya
Global Trends in Government Innovation 2024
OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, FranceThis report analyses nearly 800 case studies from 83 countries and identifies five critical trends in government innovation that are reshaping public services.
Myanmar Internet Project
Myanmar (Myăma)The Myanmar Internet Project was established in 2022 by a collective of researchers, practitioners and advocates with years of experience tracking developments in the Myanmar digital space.
The Curve
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The Curve is a series of free, 90-minute workshops for third sector organisations.
NGI0: Next Generation Internet podcast
Netherlands (Nederland, Holland)Conversations with the people building the Next Generation Internet (NGI). They’re working on free and open source technologies to make the internet more resilient, secure, trustworthy, accessible and human-centered.
Open civic organizations
CaliforniaMission-minded people, powered by open, agile flow, joining together, learning from one another, building a better civic experience for the communities they serve.
Proudly Serving
United States of America (the)A guide to public service in the digital age
The Political Technologist
Newspeak House, Bethnal Green Road, London, UKThe Political Technologist is a multimedia publication that covers the latest developments and trends in the field of political technology, inviting the audience to collective sense-making with the editorial board as day-to-day events unfold in front of our eyes.
Centro de Pensamiento y Acción
Asunción, ParaguayLos centros de pensamiento son «asociaciones de investigadores, de áreas diversas del saber, que, mediante la investigación, el debate académico, la producción de documentos y la relación con sectores y problemas estratégicos de la realidad nacional, definen e inciden, a partir de su trabajo en red, en la evaluación y formulación de políticas públicas».
Landscape Scan of Digital Public Goods Use in Government
Georgetown University, Washington, DCLandscape Scan of Digital Public Goods Use in Government
Decidim Zotero library
Barcelona, SpainAn open library of numerous cataloged studies and resources about the platform
Civil Society Public Finance Management Course
GE185-7537 BOHYE ROAD (ECOWAS HIGHWAY), NEW ASHONGMAN ESTATE, ACCRA GHANAAPMON is launching the “Civil Society- Public Finance Management (PFM) e-Course” for parliamentary monitoring organizations to strengthen their understanding and advocacy on parliaments’ role in PFM, debt transparency and accountability.
Parliamentary Resource Hub (PRHub)
GE185-7537 BOHYE ROAD (ECOWAS HIGHWAY), NEW ASHONGMAN ESTATE, ACCRA GHANAThe Parliamentary Resource Hub (PRHub) is an online knowledge platform that facilitates the sharing of high-quality information on African parliaments, and contributes to strengthening the capacities of parliamentary monitoring organizations (PMOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) through interactive learning to effectively promote parliamentary development in Africa.
mySociety's podcast
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Tune in to learn the latest on our work in Democracy, Transparency, Community and Climate.
The Sunday Show is the weekly (and sometimes more often) podcast from Tech Policy Press.
Join our newsletter on issues and ideas at the intersection of tech & democracy.
Activists Resource Hub
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)We’ve put this guide together to point you to some of the brilliant resources available for UK activists.
Civic Texts
Washington, DCInsights about emerging technologies, digital democracy and public policy.
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