Parole and probation violations have an outsized effect on state prison populations

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Charity capacity-building trainings

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A core course for the Graduate Minor in Civic Service Design at Parsons School of Design at The New School, taught by Lara Penin

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Taught by Maria Massei-Rosato

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All Day TA is an AI-powered teaching assistant that provides 24/7 access to accurate, professor-approved answers for students

The Impact Accelerator Program is a 6-week course that helps experienced professionals design an impact path aligned with their interests, aptitudes, and values

The article explores how emerging AI technologies, particularly large language models (LLMs), could be used to enhance online discourse and strengthen digital public squares

APMON is launching the “Civil Society- Public Finance Management (PFM) e-Course” for parliamentary monitoring organizations to strengthen their understanding and advocacy on parliaments’ role in PFM, debt transparency and accountability.

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• Watchdogging and transparency
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

Cooperative AI is an emerging research field focused on improving the cooperative intelligence of advanced AI for the benefit of all.

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Digital Democracy considers how technological developments might combine with underlying social, economic and political conditions to produce new vehicles for democratic practice. The growth of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) such as the Internet, alongside growing concerns about the failure of advanced societies to live up to the democratic idea, has produced much interest in the prospects for a digital democracy. This book will provide invaluable reading for those studying social policy, politics and sociology as well as for policy analysts, social scientists and computer scientists.

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A training program for digital community stewards (online group moderators and admins) focused on building social cohesion in online communities, and creating inclusive, engaging, and safe digital experiences within their online groups.

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• hate speech
• peace

• Fight disinformation
• Digital literacy
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This course will provide you with skills to develop an applied understanding of how to use technological platforms to enhance the interface between government and citizens in the delivery of services.

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This course provides users with a practical introduction to the topic and importance of data quality. It discusses key concepts and offers clear exercises on accessing good data and evaluating the quality of data. Available in English and French.

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Learn AI's role in addressing big challenges. Build skills combining human and machine intelligence for positive real-world impact using AI.

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Individual modules Citizen-Centred Service Design Becoming Citizen-Centric Public Service Delivery Fundamentals Listening to and Understanding Citizens Continuous Service Improvement Becoming an Inclusive Leader Building Service Culture Effective Service Delivery Management

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This Coursera course aims to help learners understand how inequity and injustice can become embedded in technology, science, and associated policies, and how this can be addressed.

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Two courses - Understanding Citizen Journalism and Digital Disinformation and Journalistic Responsibilities

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• Hyperlocal news and citizen media

In 12 episodes, Jay Smooth teaches you Media Literacy! Based on an introductory college level curriculum, this series takes you through the history and psychology of media and gives you the skills to become more media savvy.

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Faced with the choice between privacy and safety on the Internet, between freely expressing themselves and the ethical use of information, the media and technology – women, men and young boys and girls need new types of competencies.

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Never before has the need for News Literacy been more urgent.

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Through a unique pan-university course, NYC universities partner to explore challenges and opportunities & build prototypes at the intersection of technology, media and democracy

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Interactive online courses for 21st century public servants. Master essential skills and earn a certificate of completion.

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A free online course offered by The GovLab on: How to take advantage of technology, data and the collective wisdom in our communities to design powerful solutions to contemporary problems.

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Get A Certificate in Inclusive Community Engagement

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An online meeting place to discuss how to use civic technology to improve peoples' lives.

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Each of our lectures will explore one specific facet of bullshit. For each week, a set of required readings are assigned. For some weeks, supplementary readings are also provided for those who wish to delve deeper.

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A free course sponsored by the Finnish government to demystify AI

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I started a Google spreadsheet to track links to tech ethics syllabi

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To collaborate with government clients to understand the problem space and develop real solutions.

• The People
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Civic Discourse is a platform that encourages conversation and discourse around policy issues that affect our communities and our nation.

• The People
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Tenant Watch is a mobile-first platform that empowers renters to report unsafe housing conditions and enables cities to monitor violations, enforce codes, and improve housing equity through data-driven oversight.

Looking to support public drinking water infrastructure and health equity at scale? Help accelerate the removal of 9.2 million lead service lines nationwide and explore how your brand can be part of a trusted, nationally visible civic tech initiative. See how your organization can make a measurable public health impact through transparent sponsorship opportunities.

An international partnership between six public service media organizations and New_ Public to develop prototypes for digital conversation spaces that offer a healthy forum for connection and increase engagement in civic discourse.

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Online forums
• Public media

Zuckerman and students explore digital media, polarization, and democracy

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Coefficient is a data consultancy offering end-to-end services in data science, engineering, infrastructure, machine learning implementation and other AI-related services, as well as bespoke training courses.

• Civic data
• Artificial Intelligence
• Build something

Frankly™ is an open source online video-based discourse platform designed to facilitate constructive dialogue and collaborative decision-making across and within diverse groups.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Group decision making

The company previously worked with 3rd party fact-checking organizations to fight disinformation on their platforms. They killed the program at the beginning of the 2025 Trump administration. It's still operating outside of the USA (for now).

• Facebook
• Meta

• Graveyard
• Fight disinformation
• Factchecking

Taught By: Eduardo Staszowski

• Project 2025

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Disinformation has the potential to change public opinion, amplify an issue, and even change the course of elections.

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Just Security is an editorially independent, non-partisan, daily digital law and policy journal that elevates the discourse on national security, democracy and the rule of law, and rights.

• Journalism
• Research and policy centers
• Legal tech

This 10 Credit CTLE (Continuing Teacher and Leader Education) course presented with Democracy Without Elections introduces secondary teachers to the expanding use of lottery (sortition) to bring diverse groups of citizens together to form policy recommendations.

• teachers & educators

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• Sortition & Citizen Assemblies

[A] dynamic prototype from MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication that identifies how words common in American political discourse are used differently across the political divide

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• Media and social media analysis

The Foundations of Humane Technology course from the Center for Humane Technology aims to teach professionals how to build technology that aligns with human values and addresses key societal challenges

Course designed and taught by Soizic Pénicaud at Sciences Po Paris’ Graduate School of Public Affairs in September-December 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

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Using our AI-assisted research methodologies we examined more than 30,000 videos relating to mainstream political discourse in the UK

• TikTok
• reports

• Advocacy tech
• Media and social media analysis
• Creators and Influencers

Phoenix, is a tool designed to support the work of peacebuilders and mediators working to reduce conflict in communities experiencing division or violence.

• Peace, justice, and strong institutions

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media and social media analysis
• Media monitoring

The Myanmar Internet Project was established in 2022 by a collective of researchers, practitioners and advocates with years of experience tracking developments in the Myanmar digital space.

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• Digital rights
• Connectivity