Algorithm Watch is a non-profit research and advocacy organization committed to evaluating and shedding light on algorithmic decision-making processes

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Advocacy tech

OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns

Driven by the rapid progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research, intelligent machines are gaining the ability to learn, improve and make calculated decisions in ways that will enable them to perform tasks previously thought to rely solely on human experience, creativity, and ingenuit​y

• Decade-Plus Club

• The People
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

The Reporters’ Lab is a center for journalism research in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Our core projects focus on fact-checking, but we also do occasional research about trust in the news media and other topics.

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

See how cloud-based and on-premise civic engagement software creates a dynamic ecosystem between government agencies, citizens, developers and partners.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

With every genuine advance in the field of ‘artificial intelligence,’ we see a parallel increase in hype, myths, misconceptions and inaccuracies. These misunderstandings contribute to the opacity of AI systems, rendering them magical, inscrutable and inaccessible in the eyes of the public.

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Adjacent Fields

Civil society campaign to discuss ethical limits in the use of new technologies for electoral purposes.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Adjacent Fields

We are a network of people and projects, rooted in Detroit and connected to hundreds of other places across the globe. Together, we grow and exchange ways of using media to create the world we need.

• Decade-Plus Club

• The People
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

Im Zuge der Erstellung der Digitalen Agenda Wien kristallisierten sich neun Leitmotive für das Denken und Handeln aller Beteiligten heraus.

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

You can think of Code for BTV as a pro-bono digital agency working for the public good. We pick meaningful projects and do the research, design, architecture, coding, launch, and communications work to help important organizations work more effectively.

• Decade-Plus Club

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

At Agency, we ally with civil society organizations in Africa and Latin America, along with their partners and networks, to advance the resilience and future preparedness of the ecosystem.

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

Empowering you to find what you need from over 26,000 free, up-to-date resources

• apps
• Decade-Plus Club

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Access social benefits

We create free language-learning software for Indigenous communities around the world.

• Decade-Plus Club

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Translation and linguistic representation

We, the workers of Code for America, are proud to announce that we are unionizing.

• labor

• Civic tech unions

4Facts is a tool that allows you to easily evaluate the credibility of your posts by commenting and flagging problems encountered in various articles. Check the facts, compete with the pros, and raise your media literacy!

• The Tech
• Media
• Graveyard

Our goal is to provide multiple independent data sources allowing everyone to reach their own conclusions on what will happen in the 2020 elections.

• US Election 2020

• The Tech
• Media
• Civic data

At Nava, we work with government agencies to provide digital services that are simple, accessible, and effective for all. Now, a supermajority of eligible employees have come together to form our union, Nava United, which is affiliated with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Tech Workers Union Local 1010.

• labor

• Civic tech unions

"Our goal was to apply a simple but powerful canvas tool to help our peers plan to measure immediate and long-term results of their projects."

• resources

• The People
• Evaluate impact

A first-of-its-kind resource that defines corporate civic engagement, providing clear tools to help more companies become active players in strengthening the resiliency of our democracy

• commercial

• Playbooks and design principles
• Building in the private sector

Providing real-time Air Quality Index & Allergy Pollen & Weather Data, as well as Protection Recommendations and Forecast.

• air quality
• apps
• Decade-Plus Club

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Smart Cities and sensors

An innovative technology calculates the optimal time to talk about reform.

• gun safety

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Civic fiction

Take people on real-world treasure hunts and guided walks

• Decade-Plus Club

• The Tech
• The People
• Learn about civic tech

A community of experienced Americans determined to change the world for the better.

• seniors

• Campaign organizations

Ghidul complet al alegerilor parlamentare din 11 decembrie. Compară aici candidații la alegerile parlamentare, programele de guvernare si orientarile ideologice.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Graveyard

People Powered's independent expert committee scored 26 of the top digital engagement platforms

• Digital participation platforms
• Report cards and audits

Access Guide is a friendly introduction to digital accessibility based on WCAG 2.1 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).

• Digital literacy
• Assistive and Accessible Tech

Welcome to the mesmerizing realm of Paris, city where every cobblestone holds whispers of history and every avenue unfurls a tapestry of experiences.

This site is an effort of City of Paris to provide a budgetparticipatif.paris-like website to help other cities to get their own participatory budgeting process.

• Participatory budgeting
• Participatory budgeting tools

Just enter the website URL into the tool and it will let you know the accessibility issues it finds.

• Assistive and Accessible Tech

The purpose of this guide is to standardise accessibility features and ensure accessibility compliance across Code for Africa’s projects. Please feel free to copy and adapt it for your organisation.

• guides

• Assistive and Accessible Tech

Focuses on the topics of “digital transformation” and “innovation for democracy”

• Funders & donors

Lutece is an open source platform developed by the City of Paris to help you develop digital solutions.

• Govtech
• Issue reporting
• Bureaucracy tech

Calgary's First Inclusive Usability Testing Service

• Assistive and Accessible Tech
• User research
• User research groups

The Design System makes it easy for state digital teams to build accessible, consistent, and performant services and products to meet Californians’ needs.

• state

• Govtech
• Playbooks and design principles
• Design

Practical information and inspirational ideas to help social impact organizations use data science to solve the world's biggest problems.

• guides

• Civic data
• Data science for social good

Side by Side is a supportive online community where you can feel at home talking about your mental health and connect with others who understand what you are going through.

• mental health
• Good health and well-being

• Solidarity networks

When to Use Them, How to Choose & Tips for Maximum Results

• guides

• Digital participation platforms

E-scooter company

• mobility

• Hardware

Reporting management software for municipal technical services

• apps

• Communicating with the government
• Issue reporting

This repository contains curated list of different urban & regional planning data & technology resources. Those interested in the built environment are invited to review and contribute to this repository.

• guides
• urban planning

Responsive Policy Project (RPP) lifts the curtain on public policy, making it easy to find, understand, and engage with opaque policy documents. Ultimately, RPP aims to radically transform policy by changing who participates and how.

• Engagement tech
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech
• Government transparency

A bold reassessment of "smart cities" that reveals what is lost when we conceive of our urban spaces as computers, by Shannon Mattern

• books
• city

• Smart Cities and sensors
• Books

Eligibee is a free nonprofit tool that helps you find and apply for government assistance, making it easier to get the food, healthcare, and income supports you need today.

• food
• Good health and well-being

• Access social benefits
• Nonprofit tech
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Climate Emergency UK assessed plans according to 28 questions across nine sections, based on the expert-approved checklist for Council Action Plans.

• Climate action
• local

• Report cards and audits

Campaigners/activists, fundraisers, media experts, creatives, digital specialists, freelancers, and more all come together on the Campaigning Forum (ECF) community discussion list.

• Listservs, forums, and Slacks

The largest membership organization of professional planners and planning resources available. Your leading authority on making great communities happen!

A web platform where citizens take civic action for issues they care about

• Crowdsourcing
• Activism aggregators
• Civic crowdfunding platforms

two new Impact Fellowships for S&T experts seeking to advance smart education policy: The Learning Acceleration Fellowship at the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences and the Data Science Impact Fellowship within the Office of the Under Secretary at the Department of Education.

• Quality education

• Find a job or hire someone
• Fellowships

GovSight is a 501(c)(3) US nonprofit that is building a comprehensive civic information platform to help make citizenship simplified for all.

• local

• Participatory democracy
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech
• Civic literacy

A guide to digital accessibility created by US Digital Services

• guides
• United States (federal government)

• Govtech
• Assistive and Accessible Tech