Adjacent Fields > Tech for public challenges - (172)

There's a rich ecosystem of related and overlapping fields with civic tech, including those that predate civic tech. People define the field with broader or more narrow scopes in mind, so here we track related work areas.

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Haqdarshak

Haqdarshak

India (Bhārat)

Haqdarshak enables citizens to access government welfare schemes for which they are eligible. They provide onlineand offline support with documentation and applications.

MobLab Dispatch

The MobLab Dispatch is a round-up of the most thought-provoking stories, resources, opportunities and discussions about changemaking in today’s networked world.

Bloomberg Philanthropies Government Innovation program

Bloomberg Philanthropies Government Innovation program

Bloomberg Philanthropies, 25 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075, USA

APPLYING THE BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES APPROACH TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN CITIES

MetaSUB

MetaSUB

413 E 69th St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Metagenomics & Metadesign of Subways & Urban Biomes

yAvo

yAvo

The Republic of Moldova (Moldova)

yAvo is a free legal advice service where users can post legal or law related queries on the platform, which are thenanswered by lawyers and legal professionals registered on the site.

The Nigerian Lawblog

The Nigerian Law blog publishes blogposts to educate users on legal issues. It also engages users through social media by publishing information about laws and citizens’ rights.

The Internet of Ownership

The Internet of Ownership is a resource for the emerging online democratic economy.

Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Response

Wish you had a better way to make sense of Twitter during disasters than this? Type in a keyword like #ChileEarthquake in Twitter's search box above and you'll see more tweets than you can possibly read in a day let alone keep up with for more than a few minutes

eBird

eBird

Ithaca, New York

eBird transforms your bird sightings into science and conservation. Plan trips, find birds, track your lists, explore range maps and bird migration—all free.

Code for Australia School Finder

Code for Australia School Finder

New South Wales, Australia

School Finder is an online tool for parents or guardians to find the right school for their kids.

Legal Chat

Legal Chat

Australia

Legal Services Commission of South Australia’s Legal Chat service provides live chat support during working hours.

Oyez

Oyez

565 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60661, USA

It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955.

LawzGrid

LawzGrid

India (Bhārat)

LawzGrid allows individuals and businesses to seek legal information, find a lawyer and create online legaldocuments based on their requirements.

Copernicus

Copernicus

Avenue d'Auderghem 45, Brussels, Belgium

The European Union Earth Observation Programme

Bots for Charity

Bots for Charity

Direct Relief, 6100 Wallace Becknell Road, Santa Barbara, California 93117, USA

Direct Relief began leveraging the Facebook Chatbot technology to better solicit their stakeholders.

Law Padi

Law Padi

Nigeria

LawPadi started as an online legal advice system to provide information and resources to people in Nigeria.

Purple Air

Purple Air

110 West 13800 South, Draper, UT 84020, USA

A low cost air quality sensor network providing real time measurement of air quality on a public map.

Code for Australia Foresight

Code for Australia Foresight

Victoria, Australia

Foresight is a platform that layers complex datasets into one single source of truth.

NetHope

NetHope

10615 Judicial Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA

NetHope is a collaboration of leading international NGOs serving tens of millions each year in 180+ countries.

Arizona Eviction Help

Arizona Eviction Help makes it easier for tenants to learn about eviction hearings, identify potential defenses to use and create court documents to use.

Lexassisto

Lexassisto

India (Bhārat)

Lexassisto is an interactive online resource that attempts to make the law and information about legal processesmore accesible to people.

Baobab Law

Baobab Law

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)

Baobab.law attempts to remove barriers to legal assistance by providing DIY legal solutions in the form of videotutorials. Videos are recorded with professional lawyers, and are available in multiple languages.

Mulika

Mulika

Kenya

Mulika allows users to annoymously report corruption by government officials and other crimes through SMS. Userscan report a case by sending a text message, which is forwarded to relevant officials.

Justice Innovation Startup Lab

Justice Innovation Startup Lab

University of Southern California LA

Learn about design thinking, justice innovation, and legal tech and apply them to the challenge of developing products and services that yield better justice outcomes.

Legistify

Legistify

India (Bhārat)

Legistify is a platform where people in need of legal assistance can find a lawyer.

Legal Swipe

Legalswipe educates users about their legal rights through a series of menus and cues.

Lawger

Lawger

Canada

Lawger uses an online bidding system to connect people with lawyers. Once users submit their legal problem, lawyers registered with the programme can bid on the case.

Catalist

Catalist

United States of America (the)

Catalist compiles, enhances, stores, and dynamically updates data on over 256 million unique voting-age individuals across all 50 states and the District of Columbia

Presolv360

Presolv360

India (Bhārat)

Presolv360 is an online dispute prevention service that aims to prevent legal disputes and litigation. The Presolv forAll service is available as a free service for underprivileged members of the society.

LawGives

LawGives

Canada

LawGives is an online legal service platform. Users can input their legal problem and the site generates free quotes and consultations from registered attorneys.

Refugees United

Refugees United

Kampala Accountancy Bureau, Plot 3 Wampewo Avenue, Kampala, Uganda

REUNITE's family tracing platform helps refugees and displaced persons search, connect and communicate with their loved ones. Here is how we do it.

Proterra

Proterra

1815 Rollins Road, Burlingame, CA 94010, USA

Heavy-duty electric vehicle manufacturer delivering clean, quiet transportation for all.

Law Help Interactive

Law Help Interactive

United States of America (the)

Law Help Interactive is an online service which helps users fill out legal documents for free.

Project Homeless Connect

Project Homeless Connect

25 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA

Project Homeless Connect connects San Franciscans experiencing homelessness with the care they need to move forward.

Lexcare

Lexcare

India (Bhārat)

Lexcare is an online forum where people can post legal questions and recieve advice. Users can also find lawyers andconsult them for a fee.

Facebook Safety Check

Facebook Safety Check

Facebook, Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA, USA

Crisis Response is a place on Facebook where you can find information about recent crises, use Safety Check to connect with friends and loved ones during a crisis, give or find help to people in the affected area, and create or donate to fundraisers to support recovery efforts.

Matras 2

Matras 2

Qatar (Dawlat Qatar)

Matras 2 offers a range of services, related to matters such as vehicle registration, immigration and visadocumentation, and loss of documents.

Find a legal aid adviser

Find a legal aid adviser

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Find A Legal Aid Adviser is an online tool through which users can find a legal aid adviser or a family mediator.

Ignis

Ignis

Lincoln, NE, USA

The system attaches to a drone, and drops small incendiaries known as “dragon eggs” from a safe height, at a much lower cost and personal risk than a helicopter.

Meditect

Meditect

Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Meditect offers an innovative mobile solution which combines blockchain and artificial intelligence to allow pharmacists and patients to scan their medicines and thus ensure their authenticity.

Will Star

Will Star

India (Bhārat)

Will Star facilitates the online creation of a will. Upon completion, users can download, print and sign the document.

Outreach Grid

Outreach Grid

Irvine, CA

Collaborate across agencies to combat homelessness at the Point of Work on one unified platform.

Perimeter

Perimeter

Bay Area, CA, USA

Collaborative, real-time incident response tool for first responders.

Justika

Justika

Indonesia

Justika offers real-time legal support over the telephone for a broad range of problems, such as marriage, inheritance, and employment.

Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN)

Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN)

621 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205, USA

We support organizations by convening the nonprofit community, offering professional credentials and training, and facilitating community skill and resource sharing.

AuroraSaurus

AuroraSaurus

New Mexico

First real-time map of auroral visibility based on user contributions and crowd sourcing.

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