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Civictech Accelerator Program (Code for Japan)
Japan (Nihon or Nippon)Japan's first civic tech accelerator 日本初のシビックテック領域特化型 アクセラレータープログラム、始動。
MisinfoDay is an annual event co-hosted by the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) and Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.
BusStat.NYC
New York CityA project to measure and show bus performance in NYC
This project attempts to document all collective action from workers in the tech industry. Contribute to our archive. Currently, there are 506 collective actions documented.
The Markup made a browser extension that restores search result pages to organic results.
We are a community of 554 Turkers and growing...!
A great overview map and gallery of the global trend toward open streets
Clearing mines & Helping Countries Recover “We use a combination of machine learning on satellite imagery, GIS and field surveys,” says Luan Jaupi, who heads up information and communications technology at HALO
Democracy Workers Collective
New York CityA union for Democracy Works employees. Fulfilling the promise of a more equitable, sustainable, and representative democracy, inside and outside of Democracy Works.
596 Acres built tools to help neighbors see vacant lots as opportunities and create needed green spaces that become focal points for community organizing and civic engagement.
Serve in Place Fund
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USAThis Cornell University fund supports students who are participating in any type of community-based research activities or community-engaged learning projects
One Dollar Lots
New York CityOne Dollar Lots documented each time NYC sells or plans to sell a vacant lot to developers for $1. This tool can help New Yorkers better shape how dollar sales of public land impact our neighborhoods and city.
Technology and Social Change at MIT (2018)
MIT Media LabThis class uses the idea of values-driven design to help creators consider the politics of the technologies we use and which we bring into the world and teaches methods of research, design and deployment intended to help technologies meet the needs of real-world communities.
Native Land
CanadaA world map displaying the locations of indigenous peoples whose lands have been taken
Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help agencies deliver better public services.
Electronic Frontier Alliance
San FranciscoThe Electronic Frontier Alliance is a grassroots network of community and campus organizations across the United States working to educate our neighbors about the importance of digital rights. Organized by EFF.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Code for America announce the launch of tools for local communities interested in identifying areas for economic growth using 22 environmental sustainability indicators, including job growth, value-added, air quality, climate impact, energy, water, and land use across 389 industry sectors..
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NYC[x] Innovation Fellows
New York City Hall, City Hall Park, New York, NY, USANew York City is launching the second cohort of its NYC[x] Innovation Fellows program to expand on this successful collaboration, embedding small teams of technologists with City agencies to rapidly solve specific challenges through the use of best practices in digital service delivery.
Urban AI
FranceUrban AI is a Think Tank that proposes ethical modes of governance and sustainable uses of urban AI.
Building community power through journalism. Newsrooms created by, with and for everyone
Helping voters in English and Spanish
The People's Bus
New York CityThe People’s Bus is a bus formerly used to transport people detained on Rikers Island; it has been transformed with input from New Yorkers into a community center on wheels, with the purpose of engaging people in NYC’s civic life through beauty and joy.
GovLab NYU's Collection of Lectures on the Ethical implications of Data and Artificial Intelligence from Different Perspectives
Digital Civics is a long-term research initiative led by Open Lab, Newcastle University that is exploring how digital technologies can empower citizens and communities.
Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization founded by Robert Redford committed to the growth of independent artists. The institute is driven by its programs that discover and support independent filmmakers, theatre artists and composers from all over the world. - Wikipedia
Recognizing the significance of access to information, the 74th UN General Assembly proclaimed 28 September as the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) at the UN level in October 2019.
The B Team is a global nonprofit initiative co-founded by Sir Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz. It advocates for business practices that are more centered on humanity and the climate.
We want to change the way the internet enables the spread of news and information so it serves the public good over corporate and political interests.
Down for the Cause works to unpack various social issues and highlight the work that is being done by incredible people and organizations. DFTC aims to create a community committed to sustainable social change.
Current Water
Chicago, ILCurrent is Chicago’s water innovation hub.
Though successive generations of digital technology have become increasingly powerful in the past twenty years, digital democracy has yet to realize its potential for deliberative transformation.
An incubator for radically disruptive public service ideas, designed, owned and delivered by the public sector for public impact. An endeavour from FutureGov.
Urban Technology at University of Michigan
Michigan, USATracking the development and thinking of the newest undergraduate program at UM's Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning
PDX City Sync
Portland, ORPDX CitySync is an ambitious, innovative project from the eGovernment Team and the City of Portland. Currently in Beta, built on Drupal 7.
Our accelerator program provides 24 months of customer development, product development, network building, and expert guidance for startups, all in preparation for securing state & local contracts.
Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk. By combining direct technical support, strategic advocacy, grassroots grantmaking, and convenings such as RightsCon, we fight for human rights in the digital age.
Poznan's Smart City app
Poznań, PolandAfter the installation, users can decide which messages they want to receive
Fact Checks for Internet Archive Wayback Machine Pages
San FranciscoThe Internet Archive has started to surface some of these annotations for Wayback Machine users.
We are intersectional feminists working to build a network of people who are interested in radical change in the tech industry, and connecting with people who would benefit from such change.
Tor Browser for Android Experience real private browsing without tracking, surveillance, or censorship.
Don’t let your opposition take you by surprise. View broadcast data from all 210 media markets and monitor creative messaging and trends in real time. by Advertising Analytics
an AI-powered scientific paper search engine. It provides a one-sentence tl;dr (too long; didn’t read) summary under every computer science paper (for now) when users use the search function or go to an author’s page.
This tool shows the perceptions and concerns about wellbeing and discontent expressed online by the citizens of Latin America and the Caribbean.
An interactive reconstruction of the destruction of a thriving, Black-owned neighborhood that reconstructs a sense of place
My Constitution South Africa
South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)This edition of the South African Constitution has been specially created to be easy to access, read, print and distribute.
Studio at Cornell Tech
Cornell TechThe Studio at Cornell Tech is a place for students, faculty and practitioners from across disciplines and industries to come together and bridge the gap between the ideas generated in an academic institution and the products that people use every day.
VR project looking at fluidity of gender identity induced by illusory body-sex change
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