Civic Tech Field Guide
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A product directory of hundreds of civic tech products and services, organized by their functions in democracies.
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Conforma
1200 18th St NW Washington DCFormerly &Partners. We craft creative solutions and build technology products that improve the communities you serve.
The Effect of Bureaucratic Responsiveness on Citizen Participation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)What effect does bureaucratic responsiveness have on citizen participation?
SEMA
The Innovation Village Kampala, Kampala, UgandaWe gather citizen voices to improve public services
Berlin swimming map
BerlinAktuelle Badegewässerqualität und Informationen rund um die Berliner Badestellen
Every Boundary
86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE, United KingdomHelp us find the world’s electoral boundaries!
Hello Lampost
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The playful, city wide system that lets you talk to street furniture.
The professional association for design
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.
LocalCircles takes Social Media to the next level and makes it about communities, governance and urban daily life.It enables citizens to come together in communities or groups to raise issues, find trusted information, participate in policy and engage in constructive collective action.
New York City partnered with behavioral economics firm ideas42 and the University of Chicago Crime Lab to test simple “nudges” to get people to court; text reminders improved appearance rates, resulting in thousands fewer arrest warrants
Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI)
United States of America (the)EDGI is an action-oriented research collaborative driven by the Environmental Right to Know (ERTK) – the belief that people should be able to know and make decisions about environmental conditions of concern, and that the collection and stewardship of environmental information should equip people, communities, and workers to protect their health and support the flourishing of surrounding ecosystems.
AR Hoverlay prototypes
MIT Media LabAt the Center for Civic Media, we focus on creating or leveraging digital technology for social change. As an artist, a documentarian, and a creative coder with a do-good streak, I am exploring how…
Test+Build is a digital platform that provides customers with the tools to design their own behavioural science interventions and run their own randomised controlled trials (RCTs).
The Center for Countering Digital Hate's primary goal is to disrupt alliances between hate actors and political parties actors in digital spaces.
Ideas for a hackathon. Upload your project. Add colaborators. Inform status. Share your app.
Follow air quality in your city in real-time, and protect yourself from pollution thanks to our personalized advice and hourly forecasts.
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. Working with Catalist can help you build membership, target persuasive messaging, engage activists, drive an issue agenda, and register or mobilize voters.
This neighbor-helping-neighbor expert network attempts to replace the “pub conversation”
TechAndCheck Newsletter code
Duke University, Durham, NC, USACode to send out a daily tip sheet for fact checkers
National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership
Washington, DCThe National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) is a collaboration between the Urban Institute and local organizations that connect people with neighborhood data.
Census Hard to Count Maps
United States of America (the)Mapping Hard to Count (HTC) Communities for a Fair and Accurate 2020 Census
Nesta Designing for Public Services: a practical guide
58 Victoria EmbankmentOur guide on using design tools and methods in the public sector, created in partnership with design firm IDEO.
Change.org is the web's leading platform for social change, empowering anyone, anywhere to start petitions that make a difference.
CityScope LEGO city
MIT Media LabIntervention SimulationAugmented Reality Decision Support Systems topredict and quantify the impact of disruptive interventions
United Kingdom Government Service Manual
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Helping teams to create and run great public services that meet the Service Standard.
Razoo
Alexandria, VARaise money online for your nonprofit or charity. Create an online fundraising page for your campaigns and events, or donate to any US registered nonprofit.
Follow The Money Nigeria
NigeriaWe advocate, visualize and track government spending and international aid, and let you know how effective it has been in our rural communities.
SeeClickFix
New Haven, CTOfficials and neighbors have come together on SeeClickFix to resolve millions of issues. Let's get to work!
A useful comparison of videochat solutions
Where's my school bus?
Boston, MAOur program offers real-time tracking of school buses through a mobile web app. We hope that — in a small way — this creates a better experience for parents and students.
Enjambre
MexicoWe are an organization that defends and promotes Internet freedom, through concrete actions of research, dissemination and defense in cases where there is a violation of digital rights.
Where Do I Vote UK
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Find out where to vote
City of Cape Town Open Data Portal
Cape Town, South AfricaThis portal makes available data on the City of Cape Town to increase transparency in its processes and actively involve residents and other stakeholders in local government, as well as promote economic opportunity.
ioby
540 President Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USAioby brings neighborhood projects to life, block by block.
Corporate Tax Tracker
Brussels, BelgiumA tool to examine publicly available key financial data of the 20 largest European banks.
NYC Benefits Screening API
New York, NYCreate modern web applications that evaluate household data against eligibility rules for 31 different City, State, and Federal benefits programs (including SNAP, Cash Assistance, WIC, HEAP, and more).
Bringing Social Safety Net Benefits Online
United States of America (the)Comparison of online social benefit platforms for all 50 US states
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