The Shuttleworth Foundation offers fellowships to individuals to implement their innovative idea for social change. We are most interested in exceptional ideas at the intersection between technology, knowledge and learning, with openness being the key requirement.

• The People
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• Fellowships

As of October 2014, the Yale University Open Data Access (YODA) Project is enabling scientists across the world to gain access to the company’s clinical trial data assets.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Data science for social good

An anthology of visionary science fiction and speculative fiction written by organizers and activists.

• books

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• Civic imagination

To use science, technology and innovation to support the Government of Sierra Leone to deliver on its national development plan effectively and efficiently; and to help transform Sierra Leone into an innovation and entrepreneurship hub.

• The Tech
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• Civic data

Refreshingly easy-to-use fundraising software and tools for nonprofits looking for a complete fundraising solution to support their mission. Cultivate donor relationships and generate new supporters, while saving time and raising more money. Network for Good makes fundraising simple for you.

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• Fundraising tools

A metadata description standard for public software

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• Civic data

A resource from Joinup

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• Govtech

Aspiration’s mission is to connect nonprofit organizations, free and open source projects, philanthropic funders and activists with strategic frameworks, technology solutions, digital practices and data skills that help them more fully realize their missions.

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• In-person meetings

For this first phase of our program, WhatsApp is commissioning a competitive set of awards to researchers interested in exploring issues that are related to misinformation on WhatsApp.

• research
• WhatsApp

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• Media

Liba Rubenstein, Director of Social Impact and Policy at Tumblr, explores how Tumblr's versatile platform can help nonprofits, libraries, and other changemakers tell powerful stories, catalyze engagement, and drive measurable impact.

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• Build something
• Civic teams at tech companies

MEGAPHONE is a community of activists working on issues such as the environment, women's rights, LGBTQ right, transparency and accountability and civic engagement

• LGBTQI
• women

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• Organize campaigns

The SAFElab is a research initiative focused on examining the ways in which youth of color navigate violence on and offline.

• racial equity

• The Tech
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• Learn about civic tech

The James Irvine Foundation

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• Funders & donors

The Jefferson Center is a nonpartisan organization committed to advancing democratic, citizen-driven solutions to community and public issues.

• methodology

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• Participatory democracy
• Co-design

OPEN DATA TODAY TO BUILD RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES TOMORROW

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• Meet the others

Announcement & Call for Submissions

• women

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Rothamsted Research, a UK based research institution and one of the oldest agricultural research institutions in the world, is working to make the results and data from their experiments universally accessible.

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• Data science for social good

To have been major transformations in global media infrastructure, the platformization of the Internet, and the ubiquity of the mobile phone.

• The Tech
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• Media

A 2012 white paper from Pro Publica by Richard J. Tofel

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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.

• books

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• Adjacent Fields
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A 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.

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• Find a job or hire someone
• Job boards

The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions supports communities to solve their own challenges, with a special focus on opportunity youth.

• youth

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• Funders & donors

In 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.

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• In-person meetings

Human Agency is a platform that democratizes the tools of advertising

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• Help out

#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.

• The Tech
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• Media

The Urbanist serves to examine and influence urban policies by promoting and disseminating ideas, creating community, and improving the places we live.

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• News and blogs

Explore 366 South American civic tech entities in a data viz

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• Civic tech catalogs

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

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• Civic hacking meetups

Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world.

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• Civic data
• Learn about civic tech

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• Get funding
• Awards and prizes

Design and build fast, accessible, mobile-friendly government websites backed by user research.

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• Govtech
• Build something

We solve your toughest challenges with expert data science – for businesses, campaigns, and government.

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• Organize campaigns

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.

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

An online forum for community discussion

• Climate action

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• Socialize online

A major integrated research programme with a goal to deploy AI and data science in priority areas to support the UK economy.

• The Tech
• The People
• Artificial Intelligence

A global organization that identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs -- individuals with innovative and practical ideas for solving social problems.

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• Funders & donors

Our Launchpad is a month-long, hackathon-inspired event that facilitates citizen volunteers working together on civic-focused, open source projects.

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• Build something
• Civic hackathons

How technology is disrupting, remaking, and sometimes overrunning our cities.

• cities
• podcasts

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• Podcasts

All

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It refers to the study and application of technology expertise to advance the public interest/generate public benefits/promote the public good.

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• Civic tech catalogs

Der Prototype Fund ist ein Förderprogramm des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), das von der Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland betreut und ausgewertet wird.

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• Funders & donors

The Innovation Bridge Between the City of San Antonio and its Residents

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• Govtech

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.

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• Media
• Meet the others

The 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.

• culture

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• Narrative tech

Translators without Borders is a global community of over 100,000 members helping people get vital information and be heard, whatever language they speak.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Pro bono and volunteer

Better walking, biking, and transit

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• News and blogs

Entrepreneurs, sign up for our Abaca platform to get notified when a relevant accelerator opens up

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• Accelerators

Document DEFINING OPEN IN OPEN DATA, OPEN CONTENT AND OPEN KNOWLEDGE

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• Open knowledge

The Code for Japan Brigade based in Nerima-ku, Tokyo

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• Foundational layers

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.

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