We use Slack for real-time communication about issues related to Open Referral and associated projects.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Connecting people and data to improve lives

• Civic data
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

The challenges of 21st century city-making require innovative methods that incorporate the complexity of today’s rapidly urbanising world. Traditional ways of urban planning and design — top-down and singlehanded — are already making way for a practice of city-making deeply rooted in the collective experience, creativity, and intelligence of growing and increasingly diverse groups of people. This will be crucial in building sustainable urban futures.

Audrey will shares stories of the dramatic transformations underway to upgrade democracy in Taiwan: How they engaged thousands of citizens in bottom-up policy development to solve the Uber problem; A digital media channel where young people are engaging directly with politicians; And how virtual reality is shaping public policy.

CommonVC is an impact innovation and startup studio that is run and funded by people passionate about a sustainable future.

• Social impact design firms

An online forum to discuss the CONSUL engagement platform

• Consul

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Helping groups of people function well together

Advancing the power of data to improve the social and economic lives of all people

• Citizen science
• Open science

San Francisco Digital Services works with other City departments to improve public services. We use technology to make it easier for people to get things done.

• Govtech
• Digital transformation
• Service delivery

Urban Institute opens minds, shapes decisions, and offers solutions through economic and social policy research.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers

We build power for people who want to change the world

• Social impact design firms
• Campaign organizations

New Cities is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to improving life in cities, and is focused on people, places and policies

Pew Trusts report: What the changes mean for the millions of people who interact with the civil legal system each year—and what remains to be done

• reports

• Legal tech
• Justice tech

‘Pocket Change’ is a Hindi digital content channel that creates relatable, comedy content for young Indians with civic engagement at its heart.

• YouTube

• Shows and films
• Civic fiction

Now-defunct citizen reporting platform

• Graveyard
• Crowdsourcing
• Issue reporting

We've been organising a programme of citizen science to measure air pollution since 2013

• air quality

• Smart Cities and sensors
• Citizen science

The Distributed AI Research Institute is a space for independent, community-rooted AI research free from Big Tech’s pervasive influence.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Research and policy centers

Project Debater is the first AI system that can debate humans on complex topics. The goal is to help people build persuasive arguments and make well-informed decisions.

• IBM

• Artificial Intelligence
• Engagement tech
• Debate

A case study of legislative theater in Mulhouse, France.

• Engagement tech
• Artistic interventions

En Ollin trabajamos por un México en donde impere el estado de derecho, a través de fortalecimiento de nuestras instituciones democráticas y ciudadanos capaces de transformar su realidad.

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

A set of guidelines that help development practitioners integrate established best practices into technology-enabled programmes.

• resources

• The People
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Build something

ŠEST komunikačních kanálů v jednom nástroji.

• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech
• Issue reporting

Work with maps like never before. Build your structure, visualise data and let people interact. Use maps to get you mission fullfiled.

• Mapping tools

A digital platform for the public to message Chinese leaders, operated by People's Daily Online

• Communicating with the government

A mesh network for NYC

• Connectivity

The Civics Unplugged Fellowship is a 3-month civic leadership program that empowers high school students with the training, funding, and network they need to become civic innovators that build a brighter future for humanity.

• students

• Fellowships
• Civic literacy

We are a community of integrity professionals—the people who build platforms to be better.

• labor

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Peer networks

Open Path is a platform to help care providers, governments, hospitals, and insurance companies better serve people experiencing homelessness.

• Access social benefits

The Open Datat Institute's art programme

• Artistic interventions

We work with government agencies, nonprofits, and communities to shape a social opportunity system that supports and propels the 100 million economically insecure people in the US

• Access social benefits

aula is a completely new way of thinking about what participation means, offering young people the chance to play an active part in shaping the world around them

• students

• Graveyard
• Civic literacy

We'll be looking at ways to visualise air pollution in situ and in real time, so people can see the pollution levels on their streets.

• air quality

• Smart Cities and sensors

This prototype tool allows you to see climate change forecasts for local areas, the expected impacts on health and wellbeing, and suggested adaptation priorities.

• Climate action
• Good health and well-being

• Civic maps

Shareabouts is an online mapping tool to gather crowdsourced public input in a social and engaging process.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Graveyard

Somos un grupo de ciudadanos que colaboramos para trabajar temas de caracter civico mediante la implementación de la tecnologia.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

A crowdsourced collection of personal stories, how-to articles, and resource lists on four major topics: Funding, People, Mission, and Operations + Tech.

• Playbooks and design principles

Slack instance for the Code for group

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Participatory engagement organization in Chengdu

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy
• Participatory budgeting
• Participatory budgeting programs

Utility that generates a namecard containing your pronouns and how to pronounce your name

• Diversity & Inclusion

An IRL game where you try to recruit 1,000 supporters to your campaign

• Organize campaigns
• Games and gamification

Making Cities for People

• Govtech vendors

"Snapchat is launching a new tool aimed at guiding its young user base to consider running for political office. The company says it wants to help potential future candidates deal with common barriers to launching political campaigns by providing information, resources, and encouragement."

• apps
• Snap
• civic features

• Voting and elections
• Civic features
• Help more people run for office

A hardware table that lets people gather around it for collective decision-making processes

• Digital participation platforms
• Hardware

Translated: We, "Civic Tech Saitama," also want to make use of the knowledge and wisdom of "Ichi-dwellers" living in Saitama City to create services necessary for the region and make public services easy to use. To that end, we will make it possible for governments and companies to provide the data and resources necessary for creating services, create a place where various people can gather, and make us "Civic Tech" interesting.

• Civic hacking meetups

The Observatory of Public Sector Innovation's compendium of toolkits for public sector innovation and transformation, curated by OPSI and our partners around the world

• Civic tech catalogs
• Playbooks and design principles
• Fieldwide resources

Participatory process facilitators and partners

• People Powered

• Engagement tech
• Digital participation platforms
• Participation consultants

Foundation for Public Code's livestream show and podcast

• Podcasts
• Shows and films

A 501(c)3 nonprofit that works with residents, organizations, and municipalities to help improve the quality of life of all people in communities. We do this through engagement, education, connection and design.

• Design

People Powered's course for government and organization staff managing citizen participation + environmental programs

• Climate action

• Courses
• Participatory budgeting
• Participatory budgeting tools

An integrated mass transit solution for emerging markets, focused on providing public transport data and technologies that enrich services, empower people, and enable innovation.

• mass transit