Civic Tech Field Guide
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A product directory of thousands of civic tech products and services, organized by their functions in democracies.
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Meta VR for Good
Facebook, Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CAMeta's collection of VR for social good stories
Here we describe how machine learning can be a powerful tool in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping society adapt to a changing climate.
Facebook Suicide Prevention
1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025Facebookโs new โproactive detectionโ artificial intelligence technology will scan all posts for patterns of suicidal thoughts, and when necessary send mental health resources to the user at risk or their friends, or contact local first-responders.
Plural (previously OpenStates.org)
United States of America ๐บ๐ธTrack bills, review legislation, research data & see how your representatives are voting.
Right Richter
Washington, DCSee what's happening in Right Wing media from the safety of your inbox.
Centre for Collective Intelligence Design
58 Victoria EmbankmentThe Centre for Collective Intelligence Design will explore how human and machine intelligence can be combined to make the most of our collective knowledge and develop innovative and effective solutions to social challenges.
ShotSpotter
Newark, CAShotSpotter is the leader in gunshot detection solutions that helps law enforcement officials and security personnel identify, locate and deter gun violence
Apple Maps COVID-19 Testing Locations
Cupertino, CAAs a healthcare provider, lab, or other business, follow these steps to submit information on COVID-19 testing locations that Apple may display to its users.
Voatz
50 Milk St, Boston, MassachusettsVoatz is on a mission to make voting safer and more accessible. All citizens have a right to vote regardless of their circumstance.
E-newsletter for Climate Change AI
The Estonian dream is to have as little state as possible, but as much as is necessary. Thanks to e-solutions, communications with the state are fast and convenient for all, and our country is more effective as a result.
ePart
Italy (Italia) ๐ฎ๐นePart รจ la soluzione web per la gestione partecipativa dei cittadini alla gestione degli ambienti urbani. Consente ai cittadini di interagire con l'amministrazione pubblica segnalando disagi e disservizi presenti sul territorio
Colab notebooks allow you to combine executable code and rich text in a single document, along with images, HTML, LaTeX and more.
Transitland
AlamedaTransitland is an open data platform powered by GTFS, GTFS Realtime, GBFS, and other open data feeds from 2,500+ transit operators across 55+ countries.
How small firms can deal with government procurement processes
United States of America ๐บ๐ธMichael Knapp is the CEO and founder of Green River, a software design and development firm that has worked extensively with local governments
InVID Verification Plugin
Europe"Verification Swiss Army knife", including lookups of video clips to find them in context elsewhere
Blue Feed, Red Feed
Wall Street JournalSee Liberal Facebook and Conservative Facebook, Side by Side. Last update 2019
Stanford AI Lab (SAIL)
Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CAThe Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL) has been a center of excellence for Artificial Intelligence research, teaching, theory, and practice since its founding in 1962.
Indigo Trust
Indigo Trust, Wilton Road, London, UKThe Indigo Trust funds organisations using digital technologies to improve transparency and accountability in sub-Saharan Africa
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Fund projects that make local places better. Millions in matchfunding available. Crowdfund a project idea on Spacehive now.
Preteckt
88 Union Ave, Memphis, Tennessee 38103Preteckt studies vehicle data from buses to predict system failures at least 48 hours before the Check Engine light is activated and the bus must be removed from service. Pretecktโs insights have the potential to reduce time spent on maintenance, prevent service disruptions and reduce fleet costs.
Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI)
360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MassachusettsThe Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) is an interuniversity partnership that pursues original urban research on the cutting edge of scholarship and public policy, with an emphasis on opportunities created by novel digital data.
Caravan Studios
435 Brannan St, San Francisco, CaliforniaWe build apps that help communities organize, access, and apply local resources to their most pressing problems.
GovTech Catalyst
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ๐ฌ๐งGovTech Catalyst competitions help the public sector identify and work with cutting edge technology firms.
Network Connectivity across American Communities
United States of America ๐บ๐ธHeatmap of partner and peer networks across the US
Open Justice
CaliforniaA transparency initiative led by the California Department of Justice that publishes criminal justice data so we can understand how we are doing, hold ourselves accountable, and improve public policy to make California safer.
IssueVoter
United States of America ๐บ๐ธGiving everyone a voice in our democracy
BuildUp
CaliforniaWe transform conflict in the digital age
Bill To Text
United States of America ๐บ๐ธBillToText.com turns PDFs of federal legislation into text files. It provides a formatted document that you can download and edit with a word processor program.
OpenGov ERP
Washington, DCOpenGovโs comprehensive open data and financial transparency solutions help agencies of all sizes drive accountability, make data more useful, engage the public, and unlock economic potential.
Library of Congress Machine Readable Cataloging
Washington, DCThe MARC formats are standards for the representationand communication of bibliographic and related information in machine-readable form.
Format for exchanging static public transit information.
Collection of eIdentity and eSignature solutions
European Commission Rue Philippe le Bon 3 1000 Brussels BelgiumA resource from Joinup
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.
Open-source platform for conducting verifiable, private online elections and audits used by organizations, schools, and clubs
Highrise
Canada ๐จ๐ฆAn Emmy-winning, multi-year, many-media, collaborative documentary experiment at the National Film Board of Canada, that explores vertical living around the world.
Assembl
ParisMassive collective intelligence is the capacity to mobilize communities on a large scale (hundreds and thousands of participants) around key stakes and challenges to co-create new solutions in a short space of time.
District Info NYC dashboard
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)Learn about the issues that are important to New Yorkers in your Council District and across the city, from potholes to affordable housing to the immigrant experience and beyond.
The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites
Before the Storm
Greeley Square Station 4 East 27th Street New York, NY 10001-9998A game of forecasts and action
Listening Post Collective
Internews Network, 15th Street Northwest, Washington, DCThe Listening Post Collective provides journalists, newsroom leaders, and non-profits tools and advice to create meaningful conversations with their communities.
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