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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CIPESA
Kampala, UgandaICT Policy Centre for Eastern and Southern Africa — Promoting effective and inclusive ICT Policy in Africa
SALTO Resource pool
EuropeA collection of 700+ resources targeted at EU youth
The Civic Tech Field Guide's view of impact metrics
New_ Public: a magazine, a newsletter, and a community for better digital spaces. It's a home for the people who are building a community-serving, public-spirited tech future.
An extensive explainer of the civic tech field
Visualize the public-interest ecosystem of the private, public, academic and independent players that are directly (or indirectly!) collaborating on key public problems.
AI Initiative
Cambridge, MA, USAThe AI Initiative is dedicated to shaping the global policy framework to govern the rise of Artificial Intelligence, addressing holistically short-, mid- and long-term governance challenges.
The Reporters’ Lab
Duke University, Durham, NC, USAThe Reporters’ Lab is a center for journalism research in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Our core projects focus on fact-checking, but we also do occasional research about trust in the news media and other topics.
The AI for Good Foundation engages on a number of fronts in order to continuously serve its core mission.
ActionBound
Schillerpromenade 31, 12049 Berlin, GermanyTake people on real-world treasure hunts and guided walks
This book takes a close look at civic apps and general-purpose tech platforms and services.
Academia de Innovación Política
Paris, FranceLa Academia de Innovación Política es una plataforma que busca generar espacios de formación virtuales y presenciales para la transferencia y co-construcción de conceptos, prácticas, metodologías y herramientas de gobernanza democrática en los escenarios actuales.
Explore and evaluate your city's resilience, to plan for a strong future.
A Feminist AI Research network that gathers a cohort of social scientists, economists, and activists, side by side with data, machine learning and computer scientists to discuss how to fix the system and leverage AI for women’s rights.
Three years of organizing, writing, and documenting in Chicago civic tech at the Smart Chicago Collaborative. By Christopher Whitaker Edited by Daniel X. O'Nei…
An innovative technology calculates the optimal time to talk about reform.
In "Abierto al Público" we explore the use of open knowledge through data, code and other media.
This report is a result of our scanning of digital tools that we believe can boost union outreach to members, particularly young members.
(Mis)informed
St. Petersburg, Florida, USAThe International Fact-Checking Network is releasing a limited-run podcast about fact-checking and fake news.
AI Resources
2 rue André Pascal, 75775 Paris CEDEX 16, FranceAn evolving directory of tools and resources that OPSI believes may be useful for civil servants interested in the use of AI in government
Find organizations, chapters, and groups that are leading the progressive movement.
AI Now Institute
New York City, NY, USAThe AI Now Institute at New York University is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to understanding the social implications of artificial intelligence.
A collection of 232 resources for political progressives
Sunshine Week was launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors — now News Leaders Association — and has grown into an enduring initiative to promote open government.
A New City O/S: The Power of Open, Collaborative, and Distributed Governance (Brookings / Ash Center Series, Innovative Governance in the 21st Century)
Urban Institute opens minds, shapes decisions, and offers solutions through economic and social policy research.
Shareable is an award-winning nonprofit news, action and connection hub for the sharing transformation. What’s the sharing transformation? It’s a movement of movements emerging from the grassroots up to solve today’s biggest challenges, which old, top-down institutions are failing to address.
A structured conversation to identify the most pressing, impactful questions for which data and data science have the potential to answer.
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The Beeck Center at Georgetown University conducted a survey of self-described Public Interest Tech workers
Citizens' Initiative Review
OregonCitizens' Initiative Review processes bring randomly selected and representative panels of voters together to fairly and thoroughly evaluate ballot measures and give voters information they can trust.
Clear The Lobby
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The laws MPs are voting on this week, explained in plain English. Landing in your inbox every Sunday.
ICTworks™ is the premier community for international development professionals committed to utilizing new and emerging technologies to magnify the intent of communities to accelerate their social and economic development.
A resource from Joinup
Data61
AustraliaWe collaborate with governments to facilitate better discovery of data, to make data available while protecting privacy, and to perform advanced analytics on data.
Programa de Derechos Humanos
Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoEl Programa de Derechos Humanos busca, desde su creación en el año de 1998, contribuir a la plena vigencia de los derechos humanos en México a través de la investigación con pertinencia social, la incidencia en el contexto político y social y la promoción de la justicia.
The list contains relevant articles for anyone interested in understanding the space of technological solutions to societal, governmental, and society-government interface problems.
Civic Studios
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaThe production house focuses on creating content in the genre of Civic Entertainment, i.e. films, TV, digital content, radio content, etc. which can be used to encourage civic participation with public institutions, and thus strengthen democracy.
International School for Transparency
Vilnius, LithuaniaINTENSIVE ANTI-CORRUPTION TRAINING FOR FUTURE LEADERS offered by Transparency International
Citizen interaction design
Michigan, USAin which students are partnered with a local community in Michigan for the purpose of using information and technology to effect change in how citizens interact with and are served by local units of government.
mySociety Research
483 Green Lanes, London, N13 4BS United KingdomInvestigates the impact of Civic Technology tools: those we produce ourselves, and those from the wider community.
The Cleaners
Boxhagener Str. 106, 10245 Berlin, GermanyIt tells of the global impact of online censorship and shows how fake news and hatred are disseminated and strengthened by the social networks.
TRACKBACK
BuzzFeed, North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USABuzzFeed News's YouTube show fighting misinformation
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