Civic Tech Field Guide

Code for Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Code for Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh region’s Code for America Brigade, makes the Pittsburgh region a better place through the use of information and technology.

London Civic Innovation Challenge

City Hall, London, UK

In partnership with the Social Tech Trust, the Civic Innovation Challenge is calling on tech startups and innovators to develop solutions to London’s biggest challenges.

CauseVox

Online fundraising software for nonprofit crowdfunding, peer-to-peer fundraising, and donation pages. Start taking donations online for free.

Whose Knowledge

We are a global campaign to center the knowledge of marginalized communities (the majority of the world) on the internet.

MyLO – currently internal

Welcome to the My League Online info center! My League Online (MyLO) Drupal website program leverages new technologies to make state and local League websites high-performing and easy to use.

Free Software Foundation

51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor Boston, MA 02110 USA

A nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom. We defend the rights of all software users.

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CryptoHarlem is a Digital Surveillance Clinic that has been meeting on a monthly basis since 2013 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. It is always open to the public and completely free of charge.

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Berkeley Citizen Technologist

OpenDuka

Kenya

Providing citizens, journalists, and civic activists with a practical and easy-to-use tool to understand the ownership structure of the world they live in, demonstrating the practical applications of open information for normal citizens

The Markup

New York City

We are a new publication illuminating how powerful institutions are using technology in ways that impact people and society.

Google Public Alerts

Important alerts from across the web when and where they are needed most.

Google

Siragusa Foundation

The Siragusa Family Foundation is a private foundation that is committed to sustaining and developing Chicago’s extraordinary nonprofit resources.

Partnership on AI

The Partnership on AI was established to study and formulate best practices on AI technologies, to advance the public’s understanding of AI, and to serve as an open platform for discussion and engagement about AI and its influences on people and society.

Humane by Design

A resource that provides guidance for designing ethically humane digital products through patterns focused on user well-being.

Journalism Festival

Perugia, Italy

The biggest annual media event in Europe.

Results-Driven Contracting at Harvard Kennedy School

Procurements are often perceived as routine processes to obtain products and services while complying with regulatory requirements

Vota Inteligente

Santiago, Chile

The election is ours

Nokaneng App (Gender Links)

Lesotho

GL is well known for championing the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development, and coordinating an Alliance of over 40 women’s NGOs that campaigned for the adoption and implementation of the Protocol, following its 2016 revision that was adopted by the SADC 36th Summit of Heads of State and Government in Mbabane, Swaziland

ThoughtWorks

We're a global technology consultancy. We help you invent what's next, and bring it to life with technology. In weeks, not years.

Clear my record

San Francisco

Clear My Record is a free, non-profit service to help you dismiss or reduce old convictions on your criminal record.

Screendoor

Oakland, California

Review submissions together.

Health Enterprise Fund

The HANSHEP Health Enterprise Fund was created with support from the Rockefeller Foundation and is funded by USAID and DFID. It is implemented by the USAID-funded SHOPS project, and aims to uncover innovative and replicable solutions that address critical health priorities in sub-Saharan Africa.

Race to the White House

Race to the White House was a program that used GPS technology and Geocaching to create a game to engage the public in a conversation about the presidential election and to discuss issues that were important to participating youth and their community.

Declarator Russia

Russian Federation (the)

Декларатор — это постоянно пополняемая база деклараций о доходах и имуществе публичных должностных лиц: депутатов, чиновников, судей, представителей региональной и муниципальной власти, иных органов, госкорпораций и госкомпанией

Watchdogging and transparency

EuroCities Conference

Edinburgh, Scotland

We are really looking forward to welcoming cities from across Europe to share insights and ideas for tackling the challenges facing our cities

Make a Plan

Vote Save America's graphic-heavy make a plan tool

US Election 2020

Promptable

Promptable helps students in further education (FE) to succeed in their courses by helping colleges to deliver a proven support programme to their students.

KnockIn

5 Rue de Monbel, 75017 Paris, France

Sarkozy's official app

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Perimeter

Bay Area, CA, USA

Collaborative, real-time incident response tool for first responders.

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Open By-laws South Africa

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)

Open By-laws South Africa is a project to help South Africans be more informed about the legislation that governs them.

Meetup's map of 181 civic hacking Meetups

Find Meetups about Civic Hacking and meet people in your local community who share your interests.

Smart Cities Expo

Barcelona, Spain

Smart City Expo World Congress is the world's biggest and most influential event on urban innovation.

Prospect Silicon Valley

ProspectSV is a nonprofit cleantech innovation hub driving the adoption of sustainable solutions in advanced mobility, energy and the built environment.

GovLab Arnsberg

Seibertzstraße 1, 59821, Arnsberg, Germany

helps government employees in Arnsberg develop both the skills and understanding necessary for a modern, innovative government that focuses on meeting the needs of citizens

Journalism Funders Forum and Journalism Funders Confidential

Oranjeplein 106 Maastricht, Netherlands

European Foundations And Journalists Working Together To Ensure More Effective And Impactful Funding Of Journalism.

Governance game

Netherlands (Nederland, Holland)

A card game that helps organizations and communities explore governance around a shared codebase, whether hypothetical or in a real-world collaboration.

Dear Landlord

Australia

Dear Landlord is an interactive app that helps tenants in privately-owned properties to understand their rights andeviction laws. It also helps users generate and review documents such as letters to their landlord or fill out a reviewapplication to the Civil Administrative Tribunal.

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data.gouv.fr

France

Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises

Involved

Involved is an application that connects you with all of your elected officials through polling and direct messaging

Enspiral social entrepreneurs

Enspiral Space is Enspiral's co-working facility in Wellington, New Zealand. (Courtesy Enspiral)

Open Uptown

Chicago, IL

We forge partnerships between neighbors who use technology to improve interactions with, and access to, public services.

Panacea

Panacea allows you to check your food stamps and cash benefits balance all on your smartphone.

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Access social benefits

Personal Democracy Forum Ukraine

Kyiv

Le Mois de l'innovation publique

France

Parcours interactifs, ateliers, conférences, hackathons, journée portes ouvertes etc. mettent en lumière des méthodes originales pensées par des acteurs locaux pour concevoir plus efficacement les politiques publiques et transformer l'administration.