Census Accelerate, an initiative within the innovation arm of the U.S. Census Bureau, has launched its first-ever video prize competition to reward the most engaging, impactful and informative videos about the 2020 Census - with a total of $50,000 in cash prizes.

• census
• United States (federal government)

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

Tech for good's TV programs

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Shows and films

What are the trends most impacting how campaigns create change in 2018? Bots. Decentralised campaigns. Facebook's ever-changing mood (and algorithm). MobLab and its network look at campaign trends in 2018.

• The People
• Graveyard
• Meet the others

We are not just a widget – we are THE platform for brands to scale content marketing and insight

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

Taiwan can be great.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Communicating with the government

Experimental Modes of Civic Engagement in Civic Tech is an investigation into what it means to build civic tech with, not for.

• The People
• Build something
• Playbooks and design principles

10 tips to help hiring managers recruit employees

• The People
• Build something
• Find a job or hire someone

The more traffic planners know.

• Uber

• Regulation

An API standard for ride hailing services

• mobility

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Graveyard

In a world in which fear and insecurity are being twisted into hate, and inequalities, xenophobia and authoritarianism are on the rise, a renewed municipalist movement is emerging to defend human rights, democracy and the common good. Fearless Cities is the first book written by and for the global municipalist movement.

• books
• city

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Books

Louisville's Code for America Brigade

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

The Nigerian Law blog publishes blogposts to educate users on legal issues. It also engages users through social media by publishing information about laws and citizens’ rights.

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Legal tech

At DataHaven, our mission is to improve quality of life by collecting, interpreting and sharing public data for effective decision-making

• The People
• Data science for social good

Community is about trust and sharing. Open Collective lets you manage your finances so everyone can see where money comes from and where it goes. Collect and spend money transparently.

• The People
• Get funding
• Nonprofit tech

Votus is a civictech platform that bridges the gap.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

Crowdin is a localization project management platfom and translation tool for developers and website owners. We make it easy to work with content being translated using our collaboration platform.

• The People
• Help out
• Tech translators and intermediaries

Exploring the intersection of peace-building and technology—critically reflecting on the social impact of technology and fostering the creation of “tech for good.”

• peace
• universities

• Meet the others
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Research and policy centers

This was an online platform that community groups can use to develop online hubs for civic engagement, online organizing and information-sharing.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

Share a home with someone you can trust for over 1 month stays. Renters can lend a hand for discounted rent.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Resource matching and sharing

Help make climate change visible in public spaces with design, data and stickers.

• Climate action
• guerilla

• The People
• Specific campaigns
• Artistic interventions

Democracy Defenders for informal networking events for democracy defenders and citizens caring about their freedoms and rights.

• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

DeedsWeb is a website that uses Internet Explorer to provide people with a web-based interface to up-to-date land registration information located on the Deeds Registration System database.

With Andrew Young

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• Get funding
• Awards and prizes

The Durban EDGE is eThekwini Municipality’s platform to provide cutting-edge economic intelligence and insight to economic decision makers

Find low-cost internet and affordable computers in your area.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital literacy

Press Start’s mission is to foster independent journalism where it is suppressed.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Data map of Uber and Lyft in San Francisco

• mobility

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Adjacent Fields

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Voting and elections

Maldita.es presenta la primera aplicación móvil capaz de avisarte cuando entras en una web con desinformación // a mobile application to fight against misinformation and promote transparency through the confirmation of facts and journalistic techniques

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

We take risks, catalyze fresh thinking and test new approaches in order to creatively disrupt the status quo.

• The People
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• Meet the others

Our Citywide solution is designed for cities, counties, special districts, and regional commissions who want to administer multiple projects on one platform.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Communicating with the people

The First Hackathon Inside the historic New York City Hall

• youth

• The People
• Build something
• Civic hackathons

The most trusted CRM in the public sector.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

Leverages opt-in wearables health data to try to predict the spread of the pandemic

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Emerging tech

Basic 'About' page pointing to the network's mailing list and events and Slack

• g0v

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• Socialize online

smartvote BePart ist eine partizipative Plattform. Über diese Plattform können Bürger/-innen aktiv an der Gestaltung des smartvote-Fragebogens für ihre Wahl teilnehmen und ihre eigenen Ideen und Fragen einbringen.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

We are focused on leveraging leapfrog technologies and an ecosystem of partners to offer rural, underserved communities affordable and holistic solutions for their basic needs. Our data insights revealed that families in Buikwe spend up to $20 a month to access unclean energy (charcoal), unclean water, limited healthcare, and no electricity

Hack League is a friendly academic competition that invites all NYC middle and high school students to learn, design, and build projects to help their community.

• youth

• The People
• Build something
• Civic hackathons

The Penn Program in the Environmental Humanities (PPEH) fosters interdisciplinary environmental collaboration and scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, and beyond.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Archives

TIPS, TOOLS AND HOW-TOS FOR SAFER ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

Showcasing re-useable tools built across Africa and the people & organisations building them

funding over 80 years of change

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Support your favorite cause or campaign Anytime, Anywhere

• apps

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Advocacy tech

Machine learning software that scans Ukrainian government procurement contracts for signs of corruption

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Advocacy tech

Grab, a ride-hailing platform in Southeast Asia, and the World Bank are developing free, open-source tools that translate Grab’s driver GPS data into traffic statistics, including speeds, flows, and intersection delays.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Data science for social good

Ezolwaluko is a provincial Web platform that serves as database for initiates

Using software, policy and data to empower activists and end oppression

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• News and blogs

How do governments spend our taxes? Are the planned projects actually built? What contracts do governments make to sell their natural wealth? AfricanSpending looks at how we can use data to answer these questions

private sector tech guidance for the City

• The People
• Build something
• Supporting public sector from outside government

This prototype is being developed as a Proof of Concept for the protocol the eVoting group of the BFH (Berner Fachhochschule) is working on, in partnership with Canton Geneva.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Graveyard