Michael Knapp is the CEO and founder of Green River, a software design and development firm that has worked extensively with local governments

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

"Verification Swiss Army knife", including lookups of video clips to find them in context elsewhere

• extensions

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Media

Tell your advocates' stories. Change policy.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

O Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio estuda o impacto e o futuro da tecnologia no Brasil e no mundo.

• The People
• Build something
• Innovation teams and labs

Outside.in is an aggregator aimed at creating a place for neighborhoods to share and explore information.

• The Tech
• Media
• Graveyard

Find in-depth information about what's on your ballot.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

Our trusted network of actions makes it easy for users to find great content that is personalized to their interests, and for them to track the impact they have made.

• apps

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns

The Big Data from the South Initiative is a space for theoretical and empirical exchange on the challenges of datafication and massive data collection as they unfold in the plurality of South(s) inhabiting our increasingly complex world.

• Adjacent Fields
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Digital security and privacy

A realtime bus locator service

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Graveyard

• The People
• Graveyard
• Build something

Hyphen-Labs is an international collective working at the intersection of technology, art, science, and the future

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Emerging Tech report orgs

The MuckRock Slack channel is a free, collaborative discussion forum to discuss both the federal Freedom of Information Act as well as state public records laws.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Democratic GAIN is a national membership association for progressive political professionals and organizations.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Voting and elections

The Story of Stuff Project’s journey began with a 20-minute online movie about the way we make, use and throw away all the Stuff in our lives. Five years and 40 million views later, we’re a Community of 500,000 changemakers worldwide, working to build a more healthy and just planet.

• videos

• Adjacent Fields
• Specific campaigns

Municipal Money is a web-based mobile responsive tool developed to provide the public with municipal financial data.

• Budget explorers

MobLab enables global campaigners to build a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world by equipping them with strategies, tools, tactics, and partners.

• trainings

• Organize campaigns
• Digital literacy

Change by Us is a place for citizens to put ideas into action to make their city a better place to live.

• The Tech
• Participatory democracy
• Engagement tech

For Modern Government

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Marketplaces and clearinghouses

A parodical -- but functional -- polling place lookup site modeled on 'What's for fucking dinner?'

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

• Graveyard
• Hubs

Facilitating development of open government data and API specifications via a W3C Community Group (now closed).

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Defining the field

Run for office successfully. Govern effectively.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Voting and elections

The Open Eligibility Project is an initiative of Aunt Bertha, a Public Benefit Corporation in order to simplify the process of finding and applying for human services.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data schemas and standards

We are Swiss Open Data actors and are committed to Open Data in Switzerland. We are working together to ensure that the topic is established across Switzerland.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

Law Strive is a website through which individuals and businesses can get instant legal advice, and hire lawyers.

• Adjacent Fields
• Legal tech
• Tech for public challenges

Amandla.mobi is a platform that aims to "turn every cellphone in South Africa into a democracy tool" by using Whatsapp, SMS, USSD, Web and social networking to run multi-issue and multilingual campaigns so that people can connect and call for accountability on various matters.

• WhatsApp

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Petitions

Factcheck.me tracks bot activity, amplified images, and viral links.

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

• The People
• Build something
• Playbooks and design principles

One of South America's leading campaign and tech organizations

• trainings
• People Powered

• Participatory democracy
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Civic apps outfits

Register to vote on Snapchat

• civic features
• Snap
• US Election 2020

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

The Fiscal Ship is a new non-partisan game that puts you in control of the federal budget

• The Tech
• Media
• Advocacy tech

Decoding Media's Social Effects

• The Tech
• Media
• Media and social media analysis

An exhaustive reference to problems seen in real-world data along with suggestions on how to resolve them.

• guides

• Data visualization

Digidem Lab skapar framtidens processer för demokratiskt deltagande. Vi sätter nya verktyg för kollektiv intelligens i dina händer.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Courses

to surface practical and cost-effective solutions on ‘privacy by design’ features that can be embedded into digital identification systems and empowering users with their data.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• The People

Camouflage from face detection

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

The Public Engagement Strategy Lab will provide you with the tools and resources you need to authentically engage stakeholders in thoughtful, democratic processes

• workshops

• Workshops

Mexico's digital standards for government

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Digital transformation

a crowdsourced resource for technologists building things related to the coronavirus outbreak

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Civic tech catalogs

Rendering hunting and fishing regulations as open data. [RETIRED]

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Graveyard

We are an applied research lab dedicated to innovating the ways people participate in civic life and expanding the study of citizenship in a digital era.

• The People
• Graveyard
• Learn about civic tech

Investigative Dashboard makes public documents (such as financial or property records) searchable and more useful for journalists investigating money laundering or corruption.

• The Tech
• Media
• Advocacy tech

Get ready to ride the best motorized skateboard when you buy a Onewheel today! Designed and made in California from the highest quality components.

• The Tech
• Media
• Games and gamification

Publishing a Microsoft‑hosted blog focused on civic tech, innovation, events and community initiatives in New York City

• Microsoft

• The People
• Graveyard
• Build something

Outline makes it easy for news organizations to set up a virtual private network (VPN) on their own server.

• The Tech
• Media
• Adjacent Fields

The Internet Master Plan is a new vision for broadband infrastructure and service in New York City.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Connectivity

SIRI is an XML protocol to allow distributed computers to exchange real-time information about public transport services and vehicles.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Graveyard

This Citizen Budget eDemocracy tool can show where tax dollars are spent, and allow the public to provide feedback more easily. With the Citizen Budget, you can cut or increase spending in various categories, and see how your choices would raise or lower taxes.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Engagement tech

Qriously has reimagined polling through the use of programmatic survey methodology and has achieved far more representative and accurate samples than traditional polling.

• Surveys & polling

The Legislative Monitor is a user-friendly interactive tool that provides a unique insight into the adoption of legislation in Slovenia and a review of the activities of Members of the National Assembly.

• The Tech
• Participatory democracy
• Engagement tech