Civic Tech Field Guide

People vs. Big Tech

Brussels

People vs Big Tech is a movement fighting to overturn the predatory business model of giant tech corporations and change the internet for good.

People Smart Cities

Europe

Was 4 pilot projects in European cities

People, Technology, Government Conference (PTGC)

People Powered

People Powered is a global hub for participatory democracy - the direct participation of community members in making the policy decisions that affect their lives.

The Global Participatory Budgeting Hub is the initial flagship program of People Powered. It aims to improve and expand participatory budgeting (PB) around the world by addressing common challenges and opportunities faced by PB implementers and supporters.

People Powered

Peoples' Tech Assemblies

New York City

NYC's open participation platform (using CitizenLab) to get public feedback on government use of tech

Engagement tech

PeoplesHub.org

PeoplesHub is an online interactive school where you can learn and share new tools, skills, and strategies for making change where you live.

People's Assembly

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)

People's Assembly is a website that provides information about elected representatives for example, finding out what member of parliaments have been saying in parliament and it allows citizens to provide feedback to the representatives and institutions.

People First (formerly Main Street One)

New York City

Pioneering microinfluencer campaigns for cause and political advocacy

People Speak

Whether you are a small town or a major municipality, People Speak makes it easy to improve the quality and quantity of public input at your public meetings.The Future Of Public HearingsBook a Demo Today

PeopleMovers

671 Edison Street, Detroit, MI, USA

Connect, communicate and collaborate to leverage community strengths and advance your mission.

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People-Led Innovation

2 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Unlocking People's Expertise to Solve Urban Challenges

People's Coronavirus Response

This group is intended to serve as a venue for discussing three major issues: the magnitude of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the medical steps indicated to deal with it, and practical responses to the new social challenges it poses in everyday life and in the political work of left activists.

People's Roadmap for a Digital New York City

Data & Society Research Institute, West 20th Street, New York, NY, USA

In this citizen created roadmap, we outline how to humanize technology, move beyond transparency for transparency's sake, and ensure we have government technology that works for the people, built with the people.

People's Press

58 Victoria Embankment

People’s Press is a fictional community magazine exploring the use of digital social innovation in the year 2030

datavaluepeople

We build bespoke state-of-the-art artificial intelligence systems that deliver value you can measure.

The People Lab

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

Producing cutting-edge research on the people of government and the communities they are called to serve.

Department of People who Work for a Living

Washington, DC

We’ll be ensuring the federal government works for working people and isn’t destroyed by billionaires like Elon Musk. We’ll report on the facts of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts and what you can do to fight back.

Serve the People

United States of America (the)

This document is for U.S. government employees who want to better know their rights inside and outside the workplace and to consider strategies for balancing their obligations as federal employees or civil servants and their professional or personal values.

Celebrating public service and public servants

Notwestminster 2025 is a free event that brings together people interested in improving local democracy in the UK. The event features workshops, talks, and discussions aimed at finding practical ways to strengthen trust and participation in local decision

Notwestminster 2025 is a free event that brings together people interested in improving local democracy in the UK

The content warns about Project 2025, a detailed plan created by the Heritage Foundation and former Trump staffers to undermine democracy and enact a conservative agenda if Trump is re-elected. The website provides comics to educate people about the dange

The content warns about Project 2025, a detailed plan created by the Heritage Foundation and former Trump staffers to undermine democracy and enact a conservative agenda if Trump is re-elected

The blog post discusses the work of the UK government's Policy Lab, which uses design, innovation, and people-centered approaches to improve policymaking. It highlights the Lab's use of ethnography, participatory methods, and collaboration with the creati

The blog post discusses the work of the UK government's Policy Lab, which uses design, innovation, and people-centered approaches to improve policymaking

United Kingdom (government)

This call for screenshots invites people to share screenshots of interactions with AI that they find troubling, in order to build a collective understanding of AI's weirdness, strangeness, and uncanniness, and how screenshotting can open up possibilities

This call for screenshots invites people to share screenshots of interactions with AI that they find troubling, in order to build a collective understanding of AI's weirdness, strangeness, and uncanniness, and how screenshotting can open up possibilities for addressing concerns about AI

This article discusses websites that are designed to facilitate people-based change, such as social movements and community organizing. It highlights the importance of using technology to empower and engage people in driving positive change.

This article discusses websites that are designed to facilitate people-based change, such as social movements and community organizing

Limehouse Labs is a small collaborative workshop located in Limehouse Town Hall, London, that provides a workspace and equipment for people working on hardware, software, craft, and arts projects. It aims to foster group projects and acts as the London ba

Limehouse Labs is a small collaborative workshop located in Limehouse Town Hall, London, that provides a workspace and equipment for people working on hardware, software, craft, and arts projects

How Might We is a cross-sector community in North East England that aims to unleash the power of data, curiosity, and human connection to create a happier, fairer, and more prosperous region. They connect people from different sectors to solve shared chal

How Might We is a cross-sector community in North East England that aims to unleash the power of data, curiosity, and human connection to create a happier, fairer, and more prosperous region

The Apothecary Network is a project that explores how creative technology can play a role in climate action, focusing on herbalism and community. The project aims to use app technology to help people connect with nature, grow medicinal plants, and build a

The Apothecary Network is a project that explores how creative technology can play a role in climate action, focusing on herbalism and community

This unconference aims to engage people, particularly those in the public sector, on ensuring that public, community, and worker voices are heard in decisions about data, digital, and AI used in the public sector. The event will be participant-driven, wit

This unconference aims to engage people, particularly those in the public sector, on ensuring that public, community, and worker voices are heard in decisions about data, digital, and AI used in the public sector

Knowing is a platform that aims to help people make more informed decisions by providing access to reliable information and analysis on a variety of topics.

Knowing is a platform that aims to help people make more informed decisions by providing access to reliable information and analysis on a variety of topics

The content on LetThePeopleVote.com is calling for the English County Council elections on May 1st to go ahead as planned, rather than being canceled by a collusion between the Labour and Conservative parties, who are allegedly afraid of the rise of the R

The content on LetThePeopleVote

Hard Problems offers a co-working space in London's Shoreditch neighborhood for people working on large-scale tech projects related to sustainable development goals. They offer free desks for a limited time for not-for-profit tech people, and short-term d

Hard Problems offers a co-working space in London's Shoreditch neighborhood for people working on large-scale tech projects related to sustainable development goals

Breakroom is a job comparison site that allows users to take a quiz to learn about the realities of working at different employers. The site provides ratings and insights based on real employee feedback to help people find good jobs that meet their needs.

Breakroom is a job comparison site that allows users to take a quiz to learn about the realities of working at different employers

Community Models is a platform that enables groups of people to collaboratively create and refine AI models based on collectively defined constitutions, with the goal of democratizing AI alignment by allowing diverse groups to shape AI behavior according

Community Models is a platform that enables groups of people to collaboratively create and refine AI models based on collectively defined constitutions, with the goal of democratizing AI alignment by allowing diverse groups to shape AI behavior according to their shared values and preferences

Community Data: Creative Approaches to Empowering People with Information

Cambridge, MA

by Rahul Bhargava

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Boardy is an AI assistant that helps users connect with relevant people, such as introducing a CEO to a CTO or a founder to an investor. The website emphasizes the importance of privacy and provides options to accept or reject cookies.

Boardy is an AI assistant that helps users connect with relevant people, such as introducing a CEO to a CTO or a founder to an investor

This event is an 'Edge City Dinner' where builders, scientists, researchers, and creators will come together to explore ideas for an upcoming month-long popup village called 'Edge City UK' near London. The event aims to bring people together to share thei

This event is an 'Edge City Dinner' where builders, scientists, researchers, and creators will come together to explore ideas for an upcoming month-long popup village called 'Edge City UK' near London

Global Dialogues is a collective intelligence project that aims to convene thousands of people from around the world to set a vision and concrete goals for the future of artificial intelligence. The project explores people's fears, dreams, hopes, and atti

Global Dialogues is a collective intelligence project that aims to convene thousands of people from around the world to set a vision and concrete goals for the future of artificial intelligence