This is a project that aims to broaden horizons through live-streaming webcams from around the world, allowing you to observe virtually any part of the planet.

The largest Persian e-petition platform in Iran

• Engagement tech
• Advocacy tech
• Petitions

Lightweight responsible data governance initiative, modelled after Open Source and Creative Commons, but for data which should not be open

As a national think tank, we are committed to proposing policy recommendations on emerging technologies based on the public needs of democracy and society and to offering the international community a unique Taiwanese perspective.

• Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Community of Practice

• Participatory democracy
• Research and policy centers

Open source software for landscape leader, land stewards, smallholders, farmers, ranchers.

Open source contact center software for crisis response helplines

Curious whether Congestion Pricing is having an impact on commutes in NYC? Take a look to compare traffic data before and after Congestion Pricing

• Sustainable cities and communities
• city
• mobility

• Data visualization
• Civic maps

Voice survey tool to increase public engagement

Tavanmand is a social media short video series in Persian (Farsi) aimed at empowering communities by showcasing practical, low-tech solutions and fostering positive cultural and behavioural changes through accessible, engaging content.

We are seeding a future in which ‍truth is a shared asset, and trust between citizens in Europe is fostered by transparency in the digital sphere.

• Fight disinformation
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

• Artificial Intelligence
• Participatory democracy
• Peer-reviewed research

The E-Government Development Index presents the state of E-Government Development of the United Nations Member States.

• United Nations

• Govtech
• Digital transformation
• Evaluate impact

A country’s EPI reflects the e-participation mechanisms that are deployed by the government as compared to all other countries.

• Govtech
• Participatory democracy
• Evaluate impact

Google DeepMind and Stanford researchers built the "Habermas Machine" and found that AI mediators generated more palatable summary statements of the discussions, as rated by participants, than human-written summaries, while still representing minority views in the final version.

• Google

• Artificial Intelligence
• Participatory democracy
• Peer-reviewed research

Save Social Media From Billionaire Capture.

• Bluesky

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Specific campaigns
• Decentralization

This article proposes, and presents results from, an online technology platform and a methodology, which can help depolarize sectors of society, with the specific application to the current divisive post-war landscape within Colombia.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Participatory democracy
• Peer-reviewed research

Conversations with the people building the Next Generation Internet (NGI). They’re working on free and open source technologies to make the internet more resilient, secure, trustworthy, accessible and human-centered.

• podcasts

• Learn about civic tech
• Podcasts
• Open internet

By Jennifer Pahlka and Andrew Greenway for the Niskanen Center

• reports

• Govtech
• Reports
• Internal government tech capacity

Stanford + DeepMind study that used LLMs to simulate people with AI agents based on a 2-hour interview

• Google

• Artificial Intelligence
• Engagement tech
• Academia

We support organisations and people who contribute to an open internet for all.

• Get funding
• Funders & donors
• Predecessors

The best open source [and non-profit] blog & newsletter platform

• General purpose open source tools
• Website builder
• Newsletter tech

"Google can turn your Discover feed into an AI-generated podcast" - The Verge

• Google

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Journalism

Die DATUM STIFTUNG für Journalismus und Demokratie leistet ganz konkrete und zielgerichtete Beiträge, um Qualität und Unabhängigkeit des Journalismus und damit seine Abwehrkräfte gegenüber autoritären Tendenzen zu stärken und verfolgt dabei eine systemische Herangehensweise.

• Media
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Watch Duty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alerts you of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real-time.

• apps
• fires

• Crowdsourcing
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

Publix is ​​a new home for everyone who does journalism, shapes public opinion and strengthens democracy.

• Meet the others
• Journalism
• In-person meetings

GovFresh is a media and innovation lab working at the intersection of design, technology and government.

• Govtech
• Design

A community of care and practice building systems and tools for a regenerative future

• Meet the others
• Community-building resources

Improving how Meta treats people and communities around the world

• Meta

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Civic teams at tech companies

The Media Forward Fund funds media diversity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

• Get funding
• Funders & donors
• Journalism

Fondation Botnar works with and for young people towards a world that fulfils their rights and supports their wellbeing.

• youth
• city
• mental health

• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Phantom is an innovative safety application developed by iftech, designed to enhance safety in factories and industrial areas.

• Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
• health

• Labor platforms

The conference will bring together ACS data users and U.S. Census Bureau staff to share information about key ACS data issues and applications

• census

• Civic data
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

Accountability Lab Mexico is inspiring a national movement—led by civil society, on the ground, online and through the media—to celebrate, encourage and connect honest public servants.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

Mission-minded people, powered by open, agile flow, joining together, learning from one another, building a better civic experience for the communities they serve.

• Learn about civic tech
• Defining the field

A guide to public service in the digital age

• books

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Books