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Where is there room for common ground on Twitter? This tool tracks hashtags that are used by both Democrats and Republicans on Twitter and also describes the similarity in the tone of tweets across parties.
A collaboration between Berlin, London, New York and Paris to leverage our collective innovation and speed our recovery from Covid-19
Digital.gov Communities of Practice
United States of America (the)Peer communities of digital US government workers. Collaborate and share resources with others across government. You must have a .gov email address to join.
El Observatorio de Ciudades
MonterreyArquitectura, Arte y Diseño del Tecnológico de Monterrey; es un espacio queofrece información actual y útil que permite el análisis, medición yevaluación de las ciudades mexicanas, para incidir en la planeación y latoma de decisiones que contribuirán a mejorar la calidad de vida urbana delas personas.
The Policing Project
New York City, NY, USAThe adoption of policing technologies must be guided by democratic legitimacy and an imperative to minimize harm.
Design With is a free, self-scheduled guide to collaborative design for social change.
Annett Heft, Curd Knüpfer, Susanne Reinhardt, Eva Mayerhöffer, 2020
"The aim of The Good Information Project is to claim back and own the inform in information."
A collection of open data about development, China, the UN SDGs, and aid effectiveness.
People Powered is a global hub for participatory democracy - the direct participation of community members in making the policy decisions that affect their lives.
Berlin Open Source
BerlinThis page provides an overview of open source projects that are developed, commissioned or funded by public administrations in the state of Berlin
"Google is working with non-profit groups like No Kid Hungry and FoodFinder, as well as the US Department of Agriculture, to aggregate 90,000 locations with free food support across all 50 states — with more locations to come." - Andrew J. Hawkins
Copia Gaming is our ongoing initiative to design and facilitate a variety of games that explore serious and important subjects.
NYC Civic Engagement Commission Decidim platform
New York CityA space to enhance civic participation, promote civic trust, and strengthen democracy in New York City
The Liberating Voices pattern language is intended to help us develop the social imagination we need to better face the future as engaged and empowered citizens. Browse the patterns in the book or see all of the patterns in the pool environment.
Focuses on bringing together practicing technologists and researchers to facilitate understanding of the complex interaction between technology, science and society, its impact on individuals and society in general, professional and social responsibility in the practice of engineering, science, and technology, and open discussion on the resulting issues.
Myanmar Tech Accountability Network
Myanmar (Myăma)The Myanmar Tech Accountability Network (MTAN) is a network of Myanmar civil society organizations coordinating efforts to mitigate the risk of social media induced violence and political instability in Myanmar.
Home of agate, csvkit, proof, and other tools for journalists and data users.
Living Lots NYC
New York CityLiving Lots NYC is a clearinghouse of information that New Yorkers can use to find, unlock and protect our shared resources. 596 Acres started with vacant lots and remains committed to helping fill these holes.
NYU Public Interest Technology Institute
New York University, New York, NY, USAA 2-week virtual conference for early and mid-career faculty who seek to accelerate their work in public interest technology
A self-directed learning program, adapted from a selective executive education course, intended to support data stewards in creating public value through data collaboration
The premier forum for advances in visualization and visual analytics
This is an ever-growing list of resources for folks looking to make the jump into the civic design/tech and/or applied qualitative research spaces.
AI for Impact (formerly Development Ventures)
MIT Media LabFor entrepreneurial MIT students looking to put their skills to work for a greater good, the Media Arts and Sciences class MAS.664 (AI for Impact) has been a destination point.
If you're new to the Good Tech Fest community, we work to utilize data and technology for social impact. Unlike other nonprofit or social sector technology conferences, we are very much focused on program and field technologies. Basically, how can we use technology to further our mission?
NYCommons
New York CityNYCommons helps New Yorkers impact decisions about public land and buildings in their neighborhoods. It is a collaboration between Common Cause/NY, the Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center, and 596 Acres.
LA's Angeleno Account
Los Angeles, CAWith the Beta launch of the Angeleno Account, the City of Los Angeles is building the foundation for a common account to access your City apps.
Adding additional products to users’ shopping carts without their consent.
DEDA helps data analysts, project managers and policy makers to recognize ethical issues in data projects, data management and data policies.
Defending Digital Campaigns makes our political process more secure by providing political parties and campaigns with knowledge, products and services to defend themselves from cyber threats and attacks.
We build digital brands and products for the future of government. A digital brand and product design studio
XR Collaboratory
Cornell TechThe XR Collaboratory (XRC) at Cornell Tech works with faculty, researchers and students from computer vision, computer graphics, and human-computer interaction, as well as practitioners in application areas such as healthcare, education, and architecture.
People-powered news on your local government. We’re putting every public meeting on the record. A City Bureau project.
Report for America is a national service program that places emerging journalists into local newsrooms across the country to report on under-covered issues.
A guide for state & local agencies on how to improve cross-organizational data sharing.
ADL H.E.A.T. Map is the first-of-its-kind interactive and customizable map detailing hate, extremist and antisemitic incidents by state and nationwide.
Chad Innovation Hub
Chad (Tchad)Tech hub empowering youth through innovation, entrepreneurship, Civic tech, SDG and Tech4good in Africa
A Trello board of many collective intelligence tools like Pol.is and Loomio
We’re a non-profit that uses insights from behavioral science to improve lives, build better systems and policies, and drive social change.
utility for getting information about the APKs that are installed on your device
Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK is a GPS-enabled work of public art that uses music to illuminate the natural environment
Craft @ Large ...is an Intergenerational, Intercultural Hackerspace in MakerLAB @ CORNELL TECH
Diversify Tech connects underrepresented people in tech to jobs scholarships, events, speaking opportunities and more.
Take on Fake debunks claims you’ve seen or shared online to show you how to stay informed. Host Hari Sreenivasan follows the Internet rabbit hole of misinformation, reading beyond a single headline to find credible sources to uncover the truth.
Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage.
A Google Sheet comparing popular meeting livestreaming solutions with government meetings in mind
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