Last year we piloted an initiative called Community Connections at the Responsible Data mailing list, where we connected two or more members of the community based on their shared interests in responsible data(RD)-related topics, allowing them to chat about topics and projects related to responsible data.

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• Peer networks

Hacks/Hackers is an international grassroots community of people who seek to inspire and inform each other to build the future of media.

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• Civic hacking meetups
• In-person meetings

Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda is a team of self-motivated individuals who improve articles on Wikimedia Foundation project websites and promote free and open access to knowledge locally. They also invested in projects that sensitize and train communities about Wikipedia.

• Meet the others
• Open knowledge

The Wikimedians of the Caribbean Usergroup is a Wikimedia user group focused on the peoples of the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora, bringing together cultures and languages, and also the communities with their diasporas.

• diaspora

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• Open knowledge

At ClimateAction.tech, we meet, discuss, learn and take climate action together. We would love for you to join us on Slack.

• Climate action

• The People
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• Listservs, forums, and Slacks

An organisation to support data experts working in civil society

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Sign-up form to join Slack

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• Listservs, forums, and Slacks

We believe that it's never been easier to use digital technology to tackle some of the world's toughest social and environmental challenges.

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• Civic hacking meetups
• In-person meetings

Do you want to join Africa's largest civic technology // open data // digital journalism community on Slack?

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Empowering and inspiring civic innovators across central Virginia

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The Inter-American Development Bank's network for developers working with governments in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Govtech
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• Peer networks

Together, we build tech tools for a stronger society

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• Civic hacking meetups
• Civic apps outfits

Helping to increase digital literacy and use of open data in Nepal HELP NEPAL FIGHT COVID-19

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Co-working Space, Events, Education, Programming, Incubators, Accelerators and a community of Entrepreneurs focusing on Innovation.

• The People
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• In-person meetings

All about changing communities, our workplaces, and the industry for the better.

• Gender Equality
• women

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
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You can think of Code for BTV as a pro-bono digital agency working for the public good. We pick meaningful projects and do the research, design, architecture, coding, launch, and communications work to help important organizations work more effectively.

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• Civic hacking meetups

La 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.

• trainings

• The People
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• Learn about civic tech

A Freedom of Information conference hosted by mySociety

• Alaveteli

• The Tech
• The People
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The Heart of Civic Tech in Central and Eastern Europe

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• In-person meetings

AbreLatam es una desconferencia en la que actores de diferentes sectores participan en su calidad personal construyendo debates clave sobre temáticas vinculadas a los datos abiertos en diversos campos tales como gobierno abierto, servicios públicos, privacidad, derechos humanos, participación ciudadana, aspectos técnicos y muchos más.

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• Conferences

We are a network of people and projects, rooted in Detroit and connected to hundreds of other places across the globe. Together, we grow and exchange ways of using media to create the world we need.

• The People
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• Conferences

Six European cities are looking for #AI solutions to accelerate carbon neutrality using pre-commercial procurement.

• cities
• Climate action
• Responsible consumption and production

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

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.

• Gender Equality
• women

• The Tech
• The People
• Artificial Intelligence

Driven by the rapid progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research, intelligent machines are gaining the ability to learn, improve and make calculated decisions in ways that will enable them to perform tasks previously thought to rely solely on human experience, creativity, and ingenuit​y

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• Conferences

This year's Summit will focus on Open vs. Closed Tech in Government, Democracy & Elections, Disinformation & Fake News and Power Dynamics in Tech. We'll have different session formats: Panels, Lighting Talks and Workshops!

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• Conferences

Launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies in April 2015, What Works Cities is a national initiative to help 100 mid-sized American cities enhance their use of data and evidence to improve services, inform local decision-making and engage residents

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• Socialize online

Online check-in style meetup, plus document-based format to support remote and asynchronous gatherings

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• Socialize online
• Meeting tech

Somos un grupo de ciudadanos que colaboramos para trabajar temas de caracter civico mediante la implementación de la tecnologia.

• The People
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• Civic hacking meetups

International networking and support hub for those creating change in their communities through data and technology.

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• Socialize online
• Pro bono and volunteer

Founded in 2020 in response to COVID

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MetroLab Network is a group of 35 city-university partnerships focused on bringing data, analytics, and innovation to city government.

• The People
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• Socialize online

Louisville's Code for America Brigade

• The People
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• Civic hacking meetups

La Comunidad de Tecnología Cívica en América Latina

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• In-person meetings

BetaNYC is a civic organization dedicated to improving lives in New York through civic design, technology, and data.

• The People
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• Civic hacking meetups

The Housing Data Coalition (HDC) is a group of individuals and organizations who collaborate on their use of public data to further housing justice in New York City.

• housing

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

Democracies Online Newswire since 1998

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Code for Tampa Bay is an official Code for America Brigade in Tampa, FL working on projects with government and community partners to improve people’s lives.

• The People
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• Civic hacking meetups

To raise a new set of civic tech leaders that transform governance

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• In-person meetings

Join us in creating awareness of what our city provides for us and in creating new and creative solutions to problems we find.

• The People
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• Civic hacking meetups

It is a collective of people using their skills to create things for the public good. Sometimes this involves tech, sometimes community organising, sometimes it's just talking about and understanding a problem from different points of view.

• The People
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• Civic hacking meetups

The Phoenix Brigade focuses on civic hacking, municipal innovation, and citizen engagement in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

• The People
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• Civic hacking meetups

For more than a decade, Netroots Nation has hosted the largest annual conference for progressives, drawing 3,000+ attendees from around the country and beyond.

• partisan

• The People
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• Conferences

To bring together civic-minded software developers to use technology to innovate in public services, by creating open source solutions to address the needs of citizens

• The People
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• Civic hacking meetups

Civic Tech Toronto is a vibrant and diverse community of Torontonians engaged in understanding and creating solutions for civic challenges through technology, design, and other innovative means.

• The People
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• Civic hacking meetups

Every year, mayors from around the country gather at the Civic I/O Mayors Summit at SXSW. The summit is a time to bring together city leaders, entrepreneurs, and provocative thinkers in order to learn from one another and engage in the premier destination for discovery.

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

Are you looking for a meaningful volunteer opportunity? Code for PDX is here to help.

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Promoted open data disclosure and use for the public and businesses through key public data disclosure, business matching, youth internship program, and cooperation with relevant organizations

• The People
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• Conferences

Open Boise is an inclusive coalition of civic-minded volunteers that builds, researches, and designs technology to help foster community engagement and improve quality of life for residents of the Treasure Valley.

• The People
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• Civic hacking meetups

Open Gov Hub is a dynamic meeting place that brings together many organizations, ideas, and resources to open up governments and empower citizens worldwide, with 45 international nonprofits and 300 people as our members.

• The People
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• In-person meetings

PDX Women in Tech exists to encourage women to join tech and support and empower women so they stay in tech.

• women

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