Warm Data Labs are group processes, which illustrate interdependency and generate understandings of systemic patterns for people with no previous exposure to systems theory.

• Civic data

Saving the nation with selfies and memes

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

A qualitative survey on Policy and Practice, by Johan Linåker, Sachiko Muto

• reports

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Reports

Assisting government agencies in increasing their use of Free and Open Source software and supporting their efforts to publish source code .

• France (national government)

• Govtech
• Open source
• Open Source Program Offices (OSPO)

Argument mapping software combining collective intelligence and AI

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Group decision making

Enterprise Mobile Messaging that Drives Results

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns

Since 2010, the Open Source Hardware Association, a 501(c)(3) not for profit charity, has hosted the Open Hardware Summit- a comprehensive conference for the open hardware community and the ever changing open source hardware movement.

• Meet the others
• Emerging tech
• In-person meetings

ROW3D is a consortium of different partners including technologists, aid workers, entrepreneurs and medics focusing on humanitarian innovation - primarily equipping refugees with skills to use digital fabrication techniques to manufacture essential supplies.

• migration
• refugees
• immigration

• Graveyard
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Inactive Projects Archive

The Tech Nonprofit Job Board features open roles from organizations around the globe

• Find a job or hire someone
• Job boards

Ever wished you could see a list of every tech nonprofit in the world? Wish no more. (1154 organizations)

• Civic tech catalogs
• Nonprofit tech

The Business Software Allianc is the global trade association of the enterprise software industry, representing companies that are leaders in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and other cutting-edge technologies. We work in over 20 markets in the US, Europe, and Asia, advocating for policies that build trust in technology so that every industry sector and the public can benefit from innovation.

• commercial

• Build something
• Trade groups

Come and join the Open Plans community on Thursday, May 1st for a festive celebration of the people behind our city’s defining public spaces.

• place-based
• city

• Urban planning
• Awards and prizes

Sahana makes high quality information management systems for emergency preparedness, response, recovery and resilience-building accessible to all.

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

The Open Gov Challenge Awards recognize the best initiatives submitted to the Open Gov Challenge, a global call to action aimed to encourage ambition in ten areas of open government critical to strengthening our democracies.

• Govtech
• Awards and prizes

Building great open source software for Sri Lanka (and beyond!)

• Build something
• Open source
• Civic apps outfits

• Meet the others
• Socialize online
• Listservs, forums, and Slacks

The Access Info Impact Award was created to recognise and celebrate those who have effectively used their right to information to make significant contributions to advancing human rights, environmental protection, democracy, and anti-corruption efforts.

• Freedom of Information
• Awards and prizes

Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming.

• General purpose open source tools

This content discusses the importance of data stewardship in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), exploring its diverse manifestations and emerging relevance

Chore Wheel is a software platform designed to simplify the management of shared living spaces, such as coliving communities, casual roommates, and cohabitating partners

Postcodes

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

CO2

The Center for Educational Progress (CEP) is a think tank focused on promoting a culture of excellence in education

Open Heart Mind is developing an open-source framework that empowers communities to evaluate and reward diverse contributions through an inclusive peer-review process, fostering collaboration and coordination for the common good

The State of Open Conference (SOOCon) is the UK's premier open technology conference, covering topics such as open source software, open hardware, open data, open standards, and AI openness

A Senate investigation led by Ted Cruz uncovered over $2 billion in federal funding awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) during the Biden administration that was diverted towards questionable projects promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or advancing neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda

The UK government is seeking public input on how to address the complex issues surrounding copyright and the use of copyrighted works in the training of AI models

• United Kingdom (government)

Nesta is introducing a new co-working space called The Nest 58 in London, which aims to provide an affordable and collaborative environment for charities to come together, share ideas, and work towards a brighter future

The Legal AI Handbook from Ironclad provides an overview of how legal professionals can responsibly deploy AI for legal work, including the basics of AI, data security and risk mitigation, evaluating AI software, and real-world legal AI success stories

The content discusses the need to redefine and shift the production of AI systems away from the hegemonic capitalist model towards more disruptive, inclusive, and decentralized models that challenge the dominant logic of an 'AI arms race'

GNU Taler is a privacy-friendly online payment system that aims to make transactions fast and easy, while eliminating fraud and protecting user data by design

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

The report examines the political bias within popular AI-powered Large Language Models (LLMs), finding left-leaning bias in their policy recommendations and sentiment towards political parties and ideologies

In this paper, building on insights from the theory and practice of deliberative democracy, we provide a "Democracy Levels" framework for evaluating the degree to which decisions in a given domain are made democratically.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Evaluate impact
• Peer-reviewed research

The Media Forward Fund funds media diversity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

• Journalism
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

in PLOS ONE

EPSA – the European Public Sector Award – is a Europe-wide award scheme for public sector entities at all levels of government which has been organised every two years since 2009 by the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA).

• Govtech
• Awards and prizes
• Supporting public sector from outside government

The Decidim Free Software Association is a democratic association for the governance of the Decidim community.

• Decidim

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

O Software Público Brasileiro é um tipo específico de software livre que atende às necessidades de modernização da administração pública de qualquer dos Poderes da União, dos Estados, do Distrito Federal e dos Municípios e é compartilhado sem ônus no Portal do Software Público Brasileiro.

• Brazil (federal government)

• Govtech
• Civic tech catalogs
• Open source

The OIDP Distinction is your opportunity to showcase your work for a more inclusive and diverse participatory democracy on an international level! Be part of it!

Swarm is an AI-powered collaboration platform that uses the biological principle of Swarm Intelligence to amplify the wisdom of any online team or group, quickly enabling more accurate forecasts, estimations, insights and evaluations

• Artificial Intelligence
• Engagement tech
• Group decision making

The Code for America Innovator Awards honor groups or individuals that are shaping the path forward in the government and civic tech community.

• Awards and prizes
• Fieldwide resources

HOY en Delaware is a monthly publication serving the growing Hispanic population in Delaware, serving as a bridge of understanding among all inhabitants of the state.

• Media
• Journalism
• Local news

The Upward Mobility Dashboard helps people understand key conditions affecting upward mobility from poverty and racial equity in communities.

• Reduced inequalities
• No poverty

• Civic data
• Civic maps
• Dashboards

DIVA thoughtful citizen scientist contemplates our changing natural world and the value of stewardship/div

• books

• Books
• Citizen science