New York City partnered with behavioral economics firm ideas42 and the University of Chicago Crime Lab to test simple “nudges” to get people to court; text reminders improved appearance rates, resulting in thousands fewer arrest warrants
The Civic Media Codesign Studio was a service-learning, project-based studio course where students partner with community-based organizations to create civic media projects grounded in real-world needs.
EDGI is an action-oriented research collaborative driven by the Environmental Right to Know (ERTK) – the belief that people should be able to know and make decisions about environmental conditions of concern, and that the collection and stewardship of environmental information should equip people, communities, and workers to protect their health and support the flourishing of surrounding ecosystems.
Pentru munca de cercetare din cadrul proiectului „Podul Bunei Guvernări", au fost verificate 106 instituţii din România (18 ministere, 41 de consilii judeţene şi 47 de primării ale municipiilor reşedinţă de judeţ, inclusiv Bucureşti şi cele 6 sectoare).
The Tech4Germany Digitalization Fellowship brings IT talent, designers and entrepreneurs together with government agencies and ministries to solve burning challenges for the federal government over three months.
Wise Entertainment is an award winning independent studio that develops, creates and produces content that lives at the intersection of entertainment, social justice and civic imagination. Their “proof of concept” was the hit drama series East Los High.
Create modern web applications that evaluate household data against eligibility rules for 31 different City, State, and Federal benefits programs (including SNAP, Cash Assistance, WIC, HEAP, and more).
Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA), Weesperzijde, Amsterdam, Netherlands
A research lab that addresses local issues through participatory data practices: methods, approaches and tools for co-creation to learn about and through data.
LogCheck's mobile app is the easiest way to stay on top of routine maintenance tasks, inspections, and meter readings. Sign up for your free trial today!
Civic engagement can take many forms and Cityflag, a mobile phone app that allows citizens to highlight and track local issues, wants to make it just a download away
Esri's GIS mapping software is the most powerful mapping and spatial data analytics technology available. Unlock the full potential of your data and improve operational & business results with our location platform.
We're a brigade of Code for America, which means that we're a volunteer group of coders who like to work on software projects for the good of our community.
Our program offers real-time tracking of school buses through a mobile web app. We hope that — in a small way — this creates a better experience for parents and students.
This portal makes available data on the City of Cape Town to increase transparency in its processes and actively involve residents and other stakeholders in local government, as well as promote economic opportunity.
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If you have a Excel, CSV, or OpenDocument file including a column of postcodes, upload it here, and MapIt will automatically match the postcodes and add columns for the administrative areas (councils, constituencies, CCGs, etc.) you request, sending you the results by email.
Assisting low- and moderate-income individuals and families to move from the Crisis of poverty to being able to make real Choices in their lives through the practical application of innovative technology, public policy expertise, and community outreach.
Hear from all of your residents and better connect to your community's heartbeat with Zencity, a cross-channel platform that takes civic engagement to the next level
A comprehensive study that examines best practices, policies and progress made by state governments in their use of digital technologies to better serve their citizens and streamline operations.
Geoidea.ro stands for GEodata Openness Initative for Development and Economic Advancement in ROmania and started in January 2013. It aims at improving the scientific basis for open geodata model adoption in Romania
Veovo instantly measures the number of passengers moving through a subway station to identify crowding and make service more efficient. The MTA can use this information to improve the deployment of staff to stations, change train distribution and plan more efficient station design.
Most of these trainings include slides, an outline, and the appropriate worksheets, so you can either adapt the trainings for your own audience, or go through the training yourselves.
CommonSpace is a map-based data collection mobile application that makes it easier to record observations of human activities in open spaces — a method known as public life studies.