Civic Tech Field Guide
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A directory of the people and social processes that make up civic tech, organized by your needs.
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Democracy and Digital Media conference
42 Second Street, East Cambridge, MA 02141, USATo have been major transformations in global media infrastructure, the platformization of the Internet, and the ubiquity of the mobile phone.
Turing Institute AI for science and government (ASG)
The Alan Turing Institute, Euston Road, London, UKA major integrated research programme with a goal to deploy AI and data science in priority areas to support the UK economy.
A global organization that identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs -- individuals with innovative and practical ideas for solving social problems.
Code for Philly Launchpad
PhiladelphiaOur Launchpad is a month-long, hackathon-inspired event that facilitates citizen volunteers working together on civic-focused, open source projects.
How technology is disrupting, remaking, and sometimes overrunning our cities.
Public-Interest-Tech
Cambridge, MAIt refers to the study and application of technology expertise to advance the public interest/generate public benefits/promote the public good.
A 2012 white paper from Pro Publica by Richard J. Tofel
The book looks at organizing models, civic tech, governance, citizen engagement and how to fund, staff, and train the next generation of leaders to revitalize democracy.
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Zossener Str. 41, Berlin, GermanyA digital hub where people determined to change the world can find a job, discover workshops and courses, locate funding, hire the right team, connect with mission-driven companies, share best practices, or learn from others who are using their careers to make an impact.
Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions
Aspen Institute, North 3rd Street, Aspen, CO, USAThe Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions supports communities to solve their own challenges, with a special focus on opportunity youth.
Innovations in Participatory Democracy Conference
Phoenix, AZ, USAIn March, we hosted an international conference bringing together leaders from 18 countries and 75 cities who participated on behalf of their communities, their work reshaping democracy through participation.
CredCon
405 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78701, USA#CredCon is an ongoing two-day hackathon that considers the impact of technology on news and information sources online and explores themes such as trust, reliability, accuracy and credibility.
CivTechSA
110 E Houston St. San Antonio, TX 78205The Innovation Bridge Between the City of San Antonio and its Residents
Join the movement to end online harassment! We’re fighting fire with water, and working step by step to assist people facing harassment, educate communities, and stop harassment online.
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.
Translators without Borders is a global community of over 100,000 members helping people get vital information and be heard, whatever language they speak.
Entrepreneurs, sign up for our Abaca platform to get notified when a relevant accelerator opens up
US Web Design Standards
Washington, DCDesign and build fast, accessible, mobile-friendly government websites backed by user research.
We solve your toughest challenges with expert data science – for businesses, campaigns, and government.
To connect Taiwan and the world, PDIS incubates and facilitates public digital innovation and service, optimises the processes and tools of the public service with design thinking, guides the public sector to adopt social innovations and collaborate with communities of practice.
An online forum for community discussion
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We have compiled and organized more detailed information on specific topics to help operationalize recommendations in the guides and provide links to useful articles, examples and existing evaluation reports we found in our research.
Our Mission is to empower people through inclusive economies by conducting & supporting various academic research & strategic philanthropic investments.
Bloomberg Philanthropies works to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people.
Poverty Action Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Our mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. We do this through research, policy outreach, and training.
The Prototype Fund
Singerstraße 109, 10179 Berlin, GermanyDer Prototype Fund ist ein Förderprogramm des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), das von der Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland betreut und ausgewertet wird.
Taftie
Gasthuisstraat 34, 4161 CC Heukelum, NetherlandsTAFTIE is the European Association of leading national innovation agencies
Data for Policy
University College LondonData for Policy is a premier global forum for interdisciplinary and cross-sector discussions around the impact and potential of the digital revolution in the government sector.
Route Fifty Navigator Awards 2018
Atlantic Media, New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USAIndividuals and teams should demonstrate their ability to implement a great idea that improves public sector services and the communities they serve.
Berkman Klein Center for the Internet and Society
Berkman Center For Internet, Everett Street, Cambridge, MA, USAWe are a research center, premised on the observation that what we seek to learn is not already recorded. Our method is to build out into cyberspace, record data as we go, self-study, and share. Our mode is entrepreneurial nonprofit.
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) are facilitating an initiative to identify and promote internet norms and principles essential to democratic governance.
Our mission is to empower changemakers and innovators to solve large-scale social problems — strategically and conclusively. We are world's only organization focused exclusively and relentlessly on the end game in social impact: what it will take to achieve ultimate success against the world's most stubborn challenges.
OnlineSOS empowers people facing online harassment
Forwarding the interest of Awesome in the universe, $1,000 at a time.
Information Controls Fellowship
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest, Washington, DC, USAThe Information Controls Fellowship Program (ICFP) cultivates research, outputs, and creative collaboration on topics related to repressive internet censorship and surveillance.
Chronicle of Philanthropy job board
Washington, DCMostly fundraising and roles that support fundraising in large organizations, education, foundations.
Colectiva
San Luis Apizaquito, Tlaxcala, MexicoActivists from 15 countries taking on kleptocracy, political violence, technology, and environmental crisis.
Opening the Government of Canada
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaThe Federal Bureaucracy in the Digital Age. By Amanda Clarke
Das Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung (ipb) will der sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung zu Protesten, sozialen Bewegungen und ihrem Wechselverhältnis zur Demokratie einen Ort geben.
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