The European Capital of Democracy Initiative will build a strong network of Cities that will foster participation; a platform for hope, and for exercising the will and power to change our world for the better. Together with citizens, politicians, and institutions we will improve our democracies.

• cities

• Participatory democracy
• Awards and prizes

Between March and September 2021, BUL researchers identified around 80 NGOs that participated in shelter repair within the neighborhoods severely affected by the August 2020 port blast. The data and findings are presented through a recent mapping output on the Beirut Urban Observatory.

• cities

• Civic maps
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Watchdogging and transparency

Our experienced and diverse team of advisors supports municipalities and organizations of all sizes across Canada on a range of data and tech issues. We work alongside our partners’ teams to assess their needs, define problems, mobilize research and knowledge, design solutions and support their implementation. Contact Us

• cities

• Help out
• Pro bono and volunteer

NYC's first citywide Mayoral participatory budgeting process, run by the NYC Civic Engagement Commission (CEC) (2022-2023)

• cities

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Participatory budgeting

@nycdatabot is a Twitter bot that lets you explore the city of New York through data.

• cities

• Civic data
• Bots
• Open government data

Openly mapping for the pedestrian experience.

• place-based
• cities
• OpenStreetMap

• Civic maps
• Civic data
• Assistive and Accessible Tech

The Opportunity Project for Cities puts open data to work. We bring together governments, community leaders, and tech volunteers to address local challenges through the power of open data and community engagement.

• cities

• Civic data
• Incubators

The national voice of municipalities relating to information and communications technology.

• cities

• Peer networks
• Smart Cities and sensors
• Trade groups

Refugees as City-Makers

• cities
• refugees

• Civic maps
• Civic data
• Academia

This page provides an overview of open source projects that are developed, commissioned or funded by public administrations in the state of Berlin. With this offer, we want to improve the transparency of the public IT landscape and invite the digital community in Berlin and beyond to work collaboratively on the development of good software for our city. Diese Seite bietet einen Überblick über Open Source-Projekte, die von öffentlichen Verwaltungen im Land Berlin entwickelt, beauftragt oder gefördert werden. Mit diesem Angebot möchten wir die Transparenz der öffentlichen IT-Landschaft verbessern und die Digital-Community in Berlin und darüber hinaus einladen, kollaborativ an der Entwicklung guter Software für unsere Stadt zu arbeiten.

• cities

• Civic tech catalogs