AmericaSpeaks was a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization whose mission was to

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Placemark Story was a way to create and share interactive map stories.

• Graveyard
• Mapping tools
• Narrative tech

aims to promote fact-based information consumption and sharing through the development of design prototypes, design guidelines, and empirical research that explores the landscape of ways to signal the credibility of information to everyday users.

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

A group for people critically following the Aadhaar/UID project in India.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Organize campaigns

An anatomical case study of the Amazon echo as a artificial intelligence system made of human labor

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital literacy

A multi-million dollar ongoing survey contract to understand New Yorkers' sentiment toward the NYPD. Built by Elucd and shut down by the City.

• police violence
• policing

• The Tech
• Graveyard
• Communicating with the government

New Media Ventures is the first seed fund and national network of angel investors supporting media and tech startups that disrupt politics and catalyze progressive change.

• partisan

• Get funding
• Funders & donors
• Investors

Data Zetu (“Our Data” in Swahili) aims to empower communities to make better, more evidence-based decisions to improve their lives.

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

Zuela is a civic engagement, social networking platform aimed at promoting good governance. We are committed to creating a good community that is free from major issues affecting our society today.

• apps

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• The People

FakeNews Tragač vaš je saveznik u borbi protiv lažnih vesti. Čitajte o najnovijim dezinformacijama i prijavite lažne vesti za dalju analizu.

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

IREX is a global development & education organization. We strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world.

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Emerging Tech report orgs

A public interest project to document crowds and contention in the United States.

• Data visualization
• Organize campaigns
• Direct action

We support citizen behavioral science for a fairer, safer, more understanding internet.

• Adjacent Fields
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Digital literacy

A compilation of reflections, tools and methodologies with the capacity to program and activate Collective Intelligence processes with impact on the Territory.

• The People
• Build something
• Playbooks and design principles

In this audit, we obtained an understanding of the Commonwealth’s current IoT environment in terms of device use and planned use by surveying a sample of Commonwealth agencies (see Appendix) where we believed IoT devices were used for significant purposes.

• state

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Watchdogging and transparency

Requesting data of public interest in just a few clicks: KiMitTud helps you to easily and transparently request data of public interest from any state, municipal or other public institution that participates in the running of the state or spends public money.

• Alaveteli

• The Tech
• Participatory democracy
• Advocacy tech

Reported.ly wrapped up in August 2016 but during its brief yet impactful run, its international team of journalists surfaced breaking news and reported on human rights and social justice issues through the expansive lens of social media.

• The Tech
• Media
• Graveyard

Apolitical’s Future Skills Tracker is a quick, easy tool you can use to work out which are your strongest abilities — and which you should focus on for development to future-proof your career.

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

we are what we create together

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• Meet the others
• Socialize online

HEAVY LIFT AND MICRO UAV / UAS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE, INDUSTRIAL, CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION

• Graveyard
• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges

Civic Info is consistent with publishing articles that pertain to various industries. Click on the link to keep track of the top stories.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Search, explore and download UK grant data from funders publishing open data to the 360Giving Standard.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Adjacent Fields

HousingMaps was the very first Google Maps mashup, created before there was a Google Maps API. It overlaid Craigslist apartment and housing listings on a map, for some 30 US cities plus London.

• housing

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Graveyard

Progressive election action. Postcarding, phone and text banking, voter registration, canvassing. Every Sunday.

• partisan

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns

An Alaveteli instance for Romania

• Alaveteli

• Participatory democracy
• Graveyard
• Watchdogging and transparency

CommonPlace, the Civic Tech Lab’s flagship project, is a civic-minded, not-for-profit, and open source web platform for local community engagement.

• Civic and social impact companies

Access international case studies, research and innovation tools.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Build something

The Only Nationally Representative Survey of American Mayors

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

Robota is a chatbot that guides workers to file a lawsuit against their current or former employers.

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Adjacent Fields

Cobi engages an entire academic community in planning a large-scale conference. Cobi elicits community members' preferences and constraints.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Choose Your Own Fake News is an interactive "choose your own adventure" game.

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

Enhancing everyday visualisation practice through generative and evaluative design tools for data scientists

• The Tech
• Data visualization
• Emerging tech

identifying, nurturing & supporting mobile startups in East Africa

• The People
• Graveyard
• Build something

HXL is a different kind of data standard, designed to improve information sharing during a humanitarian crisis without adding extra reporting burdens.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data schemas and standards

See how local governments are responding to tech solutions to persistent problems #InnovatingRegulation

• permits
• reports

• Procurement
• Reports
• Regulation

dBunk(r) unlocks a user’s potential to share in the world’s deepest knowledge, clearest observations, and brightest thoughts.

• The Tech
• Media
• Graveyard

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

Project to crowdsource political advertising online

• The Tech
• Graveyard
• Crowdsourcing

Defunct vote monitoring service

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

A modern take on the traditional think tank, Global Americans provides up-to-date research and analysis on key areas and issues affecting Latin America

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

An Innovation Studio for Hardware Products

• Emerging tech
• Hardware

a blog on the data the government should collect, but doesn't

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

The ODI startup incubator ran from 2012 to 2017 as a 9-12 months programme supporting early stage startups that used open data as part of their business model.

• The People
• Graveyard
• Build something

Halton Community Legal Services uses a guided process to help people who are living in poverty identify their legal problems and find a solution.

• No poverty

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Legal tech

At Meedan’s Digital Health Lab we are researching, designing and testing a digital response framework for addressing health misinformation online, centered around accessibility and equity.

• health
• Good health and well-being

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

The Civic Leadership Academy is an interdisciplinary leadership development program for emerging and high-potential leaders in nonprofit organizations and local government agencies within the City of Chicago and Cook County.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Courses

A blog about crime in the US.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data schemas and standards

Create right from your phone with Google

• Google

• The Tech
• Media
• Graveyard

Startnext ist die größte Crowdfunding-Plattform in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz für Projekte von Gründern, Erfindern und Kreativen. Entdecke neue Ideen oder finanziere dein Projekt!

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy