cases of democratic technology in Latin America from eighteen countries in a twenty-six year period (1990-2016)

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

A suite of tools for wildfire response and planning

• fires

• Tech for public challenges
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Mapping tools

Alidade is an interactive tool that explains to social organisations what to look for when using technology for social change project, Alidade asks the user questions that can help them decide what kind of technology tool would fit with their project

The CrowdLaw Catalog is a growing repository of 100 CrowdLaw cases from around the world.

• case studies

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

Open source and free software that enables the creation of anonymous and secure whistleblowing platforms

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Watchdogging and transparency

In the spirit of Wikipatterns, this is a collection of patterns and anti-patterns for describing common practices that may help or hinder the conception or design of your civic technology.

• The People
• Build something
• Playbooks and design principles

With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments.

• podcasts

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Podcasts

Brings together thinkers and doers in the fields of transportation & technology

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

The WeVote app is a one stop shop to learn about the candidates and your voting rights and responsibilities, act on Election Day by voting or volunteering and share events you plan to attend and materials you have read.

• apps

• Voting and elections
• Voter assistance tech
• Ballot information

Even when we don’t know it, artificial intelligence affects virtually every aspect of our modern lives. Technology and commerce will ensure it will impact every society on earth. Yet, for something so...

• Adjacent Fields
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

Urban Archive is a technology nonprofit that creates new connections between people, places, and historical institutions.

• apps
• history
• place-based

• The Tech
• Media
• Civic data

We help government work better for everyone by leading digital transformation.

• United Kingdom (government)

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

Put technology at the service of the general interest

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

Civic Innovation Lab is particularly focused on harnessing innovation, and technology which provide solutions to pressing social and environmental issues.

• Hubs

DemTools is designed to help empower civil society organizations, political parties and legislatures around the world by applying technology solutions to common challenges

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

JobTech Development är en utvecklingsenhet inom Arbetsförmedlingen Vi erbjuder öppna data och Open Source-teknologi till de som, tillsammans med oss, vill bidra till en väl fungerande arbetsmarknad.

• Decent work and economic growth
• labor

• Civic data
• Govtech
• Open data publishing portals

Automated monitoring, issue management, analysis and reporting of political affairs.

• Govtech
• Data science for social good
• Government transparency

We place experienced, pro-bono technologists to work with government and organizations responding to crisis, to quickly deliver critical services and infrastructure that support the needs of the public. We’re non-partisan, fast, and free.

• Govtech
• Voting and elections
• Pro bono and volunteer

Hyphen-Labs is an international collective working at the intersection of technology, art, science, and the future

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Emerging Tech report orgs

A source of complaint data to help NYC's City Council be more responsive to constituents

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Govtech

The Internet Master Plan is a new vision for broadband infrastructure and service in New York City.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers

Red Blue Voice was a social network providing users with tools to broadcast their social and political messages.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

"We’ve made the difficult decision to sunset the Public Interest Tech Job Board."

• The People
• Graveyard
• Find a job or hire someone

Organised by PUBLIC and supported by French President Emmanuel Macron, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and the European Commission, the GovTech Summit gathers European leaders and innovators to explore how new technologies can improve public services and democratic practices.

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

Google Sheet of Educational programs for technology and social justice/social good/public interest/civics/etc.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Civic tech catalogs

Newspeak House is an independent residential college founded in 2015 to study, nurture and inspire emerging communities of practice across civil society and the public sector in the UK.

• Newspeak House
• CTFG partners

• Meet the others
• In-person meetings
• Hubs

We are an early stage investor in ventures using technology to radically change people's lives for the better.

• The People
• Build something
• Accelerators

Skilllab is a social business developing technology-based solutions to empower employment services to better integrate job seekers into local labour markets.

• Decent work and economic growth

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Emerging Tech report orgs

Code for Jersey City is a nonpartisan, civic-tech, volunteer community group that collaborates with local government and community partners

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

As a Code for America Brigade, we're part of a national network of civic-minded volunteers who contribute their skills toward using the web as a platform for local government and community service.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

Using and creating technology to spark civic engagement, promote responsive government, and foster public-private collaboration for social change.

• The People
• Build something
• Civic hackathons

Our pro bono teams of data scientists and engineers harness the power of data and technology to help nonprofits, government agencies, and academic institutions have greater impact on the communities they serve

• Civic data
• Pro bono and volunteer

The Ford Foundation did something unique—it hired technologists and embedded them in its grant-making teams. It was part of a foundation-wide effort to better understand the growing influence of data and technology on social justice issues.

• The Tech
• The People
• Emerging tech

Instituto Update is an institute of intelligence and technology that works to strengthen the ecosystem of political innovation in Latin America.

• The Tech
• The People
• Learn about civic tech

We are the official Code for America brigade in Rhode Island, an all-volunteer organization of people looking to improve our community through technology.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

Gathering leaders in journalism, technology and philanthropy to explore the ways to strengthen local news and our democracy.

• Media
• In-person meetings
• Conferences

This ICT4D Guide is a free and open guide to help anyone who wants to make a positive social impact with technology's help.

• The Tech
• The People
• Learn about civic tech

Facebook’s new “proactive detection” artificial intelligence technology will scan all posts for patterns of suicidal thoughts, and when necessary send mental health resources to the user at risk or their friends, or contact local first-responders.

• civic features
• suicide prevention
• Facebook

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech

Expanding Training on Data and Technology to Improve Communities

• workshops

• Indicators
• Workshops

"A tool to help Democratic campaigns sift through data on hundreds of millions of people across the U.S....It will help campaigns decide who to call, text, email and target with digital advertisements during this contentious and unprecedented election year and beyond."

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Advocacy tech

Hack Foster Care is a cross-sector movement to better leverage technology to improve the US Child Welfare System and the lives of foster youth.

• The People
• Build something
• Civic hackathons

This lab anticipates, assists with, and responds to various legal issues unique to internet freedom projects.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy

OpenOakland bridges technology and community for a thriving and equitable Oakland.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

Responsible Innovation COMPASS is an EU-funded project that supports Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) from emerging technology industries to manage their research, development and innovation activities in a responsible and inclusive manner.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Adjacent Fields

Get unprecedented access to thousands of databases. It's called Open Data, and it's revolutionizing business.

• books

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Books

Think volunteer fire brigade for the 21st Century. We are a volunteer citizen brigade. We use technology and advocacy as a tool for open government, open data and civic engagement.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

GovTech Catalyst competitions help the public sector identify and work with cutting edge technology firms.

• United Kingdom (government)

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

It is a group of designers, researchers, data journalists, activists, web developers and curious citizens who seek to make a fairer, transparent city and a better place to live through data, design and technology.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

The Indigo Trust funds organisations using digital technologies to improve transparency and accountability in sub-Saharan Africa

• The Tech
• The People
• Advocacy tech

Restaurant hygiene scores from the City of San Francisco will be imported onto Yelp business pages. Last updated 2015.

• civic features
• health
• Good health and well-being

• Data science for social good
• Data schemas and standards