ARX is a comprehensive open source software for anonymizing sensitive personal data.

• Civic data
• Digital security and privacy
• General purpose open source tools

A collaborative analysis platform for effective aid response

• Civic data
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Open data publishing platforms

Analyses on the conflict in Sudan

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

ParticipationAI explores the intersection of public participation and Artificial Intelligence (AI),focusing on integrating diverse civil society perspectives into the public procurement process.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Participatory democracy
• Procurement

A questionnaire for AI vendors hoping to serve Lynwood, CA's school system

• Quality education

• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Procurement oversight

Sahana makes high quality information management systems for emergency preparedness, response, recovery and resilience-building accessible to all.

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

Soon Ranking Digital Rights will release the Generative AI Accountability Scorecard, evaluating major consumer-facing generative AI services’ respect for the human rights to privacy, non-discrimination, freedom of expression, and freedom of information.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Evaluate impact

• Meet the others
• Slacks, Discords, Teams
• Listservs, forums, and Slacks

Building great open source software for Sri Lanka (and beyond!)

• Build something
• Civic apps outfits
• Open source

Slack community

• Listservs, forums, and Slacks
• Slacks, Discords, Teams

This map displays where Internet services are available across the United States, as reported by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to the FCC. The map will be updated continuously to improve its accuracy through a combination of FCC verification efforts, new data from Internet providers, updates to the location data, and—importantly—information from the public.

• United States (federal government)

• Govtech
• Civic data
• Civic maps

An IREX Venture are identifying how we can support the development community to surface potential strategic partnerships or mergers that can strengthen resilience.

• Project 2025

• Fieldwide resources
• Resource matching and sharing
• Nonprofit tech

No matter if your newsroom has an established AI policy or if you are just getting started, here are 5 key challenges to consider and 5 practical recommendations for establishing a trust-based AI policy based on insights from the publishers participating in the AI Collaborative and Fellowship

• guides

• Media
• Journalism
• Organizational policies on AI

We convene and train public servants, community leaders and educators to use participatory methods of engagement and tools, with a focus on citizens’ assemblies.

• Participatory democracy
• Research and policy centers
• Academia

NGOs in the democracy, rights, and governance space are facing unprecedented cuts to their funding. This blog explores new revenue streams to help them continue their critical work.

• Project 2025
• guides

• Get funding

We are dedicated to shaping the future of technology through interdisciplinary research and collaboration. 

• Media and social media analysis
• Research and policy centers
• Academia

Disinformation has the potential to change public opinion, amplify an issue, and even change the course of elections.

• guides
• reports

• Learn about civic tech
• Fight disinformation

Empowering the Human Workforce Behind AI

• labor

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data labeling

This public resource tracks legal challenges to Trump administration actions.

• Project 2025

• Advocacy tech
• Litigation trackers
• Legal tech

Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination brings writers, artists and other creative thinkers into collaboration with scientists, engineers and technologists to reignite humanity’s grand ambitions for innovation and discovery.

• Research and policy centers
• Academia
• Civic imagination

Helping low-income immigrants find legal help

• immigration

• Pro bono and volunteer
• Help out

By Anna Kawakami, Amanda Coston, Haiyi Zhu, Hoda Heidari, Kenneth Holstein

• guides

• Govtech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Build something

The Liverpool City Region Civic Data Cooperative (LCR CDC) is a data governance project funded by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) and hosted by the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool.

• city

• Participatory democracy
• Citizen Engagement
• Data governance

Improving people’s lifetime earnings through access to opportunities.

• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Harnessing the power of technology and collaboration to support immigrants and their allies.

• immigration

• Pro bono and volunteer
• Partner networks and coalitions
• Help out

The GitLab Foundation launched the Learning for Action Fund in June 2024 to alleviate these problems and increase our grantees’ capacity to deepen their impact measurement, learning, and feedback work.

• Evaluate impact

Research and resources for city leaders to expand their problem-solving capacity, build effective city hall organizations, and improve outcomes for residents around the world

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Academic programs

Strengthening society’s connection to knowledge by advancing our access to and understanding of the data that shapes AI.

• libraries

• Civic data
• Artificial Intelligence
• Open knowledge

Harvard’s hub for research and teaching on democracy

• Participatory democracy
• Research and policy centers
• Academia

The Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation aims to reinforce democracy through strengthening institutions, building interpersonal and informational trust, and reducing hyper-partisan affective polarization with research and field-building.

• Learn about civic tech
• Civic literacy
• Academia

A multi-disciplinary research network linking philosophers, social scientists, computer scientists, legal scholars, and technologists.

• Learn about civic tech
• Academia
• Research and policy centers

Wiki Education engages students and academics to improve Wikipedia

• Wikipedia
• students

• Crowdsourcing
• Academia
• Open knowledge

Giving voters the option to vote NO in all elections can improve all democracies

• Voting and elections
• Democratic Innovations

The YouTube channel 'Firerama' appears to be an official channel for a company or organization, based on the information provided in the 'About' section

The newsletter discusses the recent developments in digital transformation in government, including the emergence of DOGE in the US, the need for radical state reform, the launch of the UK's new digital centre for government, and the Paris AI Action Summit where AI was repositioned as a public asset

sshx is a secure, web-based collaborative terminal that allows users to share their terminal with others by sharing a unique browser link

This document outlines a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between public sector skills and productivity

• United Kingdom (government)

The IGPP is hosting the GovTech Show and Exhibitor event in 2025, which will showcase the latest technologies and innovations in the public sector

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit is a high-level event hosted by France in February 2025, bringing together global leaders to discuss the public interest, future of work, innovation and culture, trust in AI, and global AI governance

Amnesty International's Algorithmic Accountability Lab conducted a two-year investigation into the use of algorithms and AI by Denmark's welfare agency, Udbetaling Danmark (UDK), revealing troubling patterns of discriminatory practices that target vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities, marginalized racial groups, migrants, and refugees seeking benefits

This paper analyzes the impact of civic technology on political reform, focusing on how data science and digital tools can be leveraged to enhance civic engagement and government transparency

The Digital Centre is an event series that aims to foster collaboration across government departments and local communities to address the UK's most pressing challenges

In 2024, the Wikimedians for Sustainable Development user group marked its fifth year, advancing sustainability within the Wikimedia movement through active participation in meetings, events, and communications

Maya Richman is the co-lead of the Green Screen Coalition, a collaborative that works with funders and practitioners to build networks across climate justice and tech justice spaces

The content warns about Project 2025, a detailed plan created by the Heritage Foundation and former Trump staffers to undermine democracy and enact a conservative agenda if Trump is re-elected

Resolution Ventures is an initiative of the Resolution Foundation that invests in and supports innovative startups seeking to improve the prospects, power, and choices of workers, particularly those in low-to-middle income Britain

Gather is a local-first collections client that allows users to organize and manage their personal data in a decentralized manner, providing privacy and control over their information