The digitalisation process in the public sector calls for overall principles that apply to all public services. They are the commonly agreed rules for developing public services.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

Social Pinpoint provides a flexible suite of digital tools to enhance your community and stakeholder engagement.

• Participatory democracy
• Data visualization
• Digital participation platforms

The Civic Cloud provides the raw infrastructure upon which to build the rest, or at least many, of the remaining services that might be needed or wanted.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Graveyard

The CSAP uses interactive radio shows (radio dialogues in combination with SMS feedback) to enable citizens to hold their leaders to account by asking the hard questions

• United Nations
• United Nations Development Programme

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

Supernormal is an architecture, urban design, and research firm investigating the inevitable overlap of cultural and digital practice.

• city
• urban planning
• Sustainable cities and communities

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

These aren’t breaking news alerts—they’re on-your-block alerts.

• apps

• The Tech
• Media
• Journalism

A UNICEF Mobile and Web Digital Mapping Solution

• United Nations

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Graveyard

Code for All Global Summit

• The People
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

Public Square is a two-year action research programme that explores how to improve participation at a local government level.

• research

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

The U.S. Global Development Lab serves as an innovation hub. We take smart risks to test new ideas and partner within the Agency and with other actors to harness the power of innovative tools and approaches that accelerate development impact. Join us to help transform international development.

• United States (federal government)

• Hubs

The 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) requires all government-produced digital products, including websites and applications, to be consistent, modern, and mobile-friendly.

• The People
• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech

CitySDK is a “service development kit” for cities and developers that aims at harmonizing application programming interfaces (APIs) across cities.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data schemas and standards

Website builder platform for cities and amalgamated communities in Ukraine

• Govtech
• Participatory democracy
• Budget explorers

A field scan of blockchain for social good projects by the Stanford Graduate School of Business

• reports

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Blockchain

An interactive map lets readers explore the 2016 election in new detail.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Voting and elections

PlaceSpeak is a location-based citizen engagement platform that authenticates the online public participation process through digital credentials and privacy-by-design to build trust.

• place-based

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

Filterable map view of NYC's participatory budgeting projects across the city

• Data visualization
• Civic maps
• Mapping

We developed the Community Maturity Model™ (CMM) to help organizations understand, plan for and assess the performance of community and social business initiatives.

• The People
• Evaluate impact
• Maturity Assessment

Measure air quality yourself

• air quality

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Emerging tech

We used a computer program to talk to young people on the dating app about the U.K. election. The results were amazing.

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech

A free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the low vision community, this research project harnesses the power of AI to describe people, text and objects

• apps

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Adjacent Fields

ml5.js aims to make machine learning approachable for a broad audience of artists, creative coders, and students. The library provides access to machine learning algorithms and models in the browser, building on top of TensorFlow.js with no other external dependencies.

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech

An approach to machine learning where the data is not centralized

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Emerging Tech Report Tools

The Internews Center for Innovation & Learning examines digital technologies and innovative approaches to meet information needs

• The People
• Media
• Build something

Citizen Engagement tools and services for city governments

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Civic data

NationalMap is an online map-based tool to allow easy access to spatial data from Australian government agencies.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

Internet insights for social good

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Adjacent Fields

CARTO Turns Your Location Data Into Business Outcomes.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

The Government Digital Service podcast looks at innovation and digital transformation across the public sector. We’ll interview interesting people both inside and outside government and cover new developments as they happen.

• podcasts

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Build something

Canvassing & voter management software

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns

Tired of paper & pen checklists, shift notes, and log books? Join 1000s of restaurants nationwide and streamline your food safety & quality with our mobile app!

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

Berlinweit gibt es ca. 84.000 Menschen die staatliche Unterstützung in Form von Grundsicherung zur Sicherung ihres Lebensunterhalts bekommen.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Engagement tech

Neighborhood Knowledge Platform

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

Fired Without Cause helps users understand whether their employer treated them fairly. The app also has a severance pay calculator.

• Adjacent Fields
• Legal tech
• Tech for public challenges

This project will develop ethical principles and guidelines, as well as draft best practices for the use of remote sensing and volunteered geographic information (VGI) in crisis situations.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Mapping tools

Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs.

• The Tech
• The People
• Emerging tech

Its a free emergency app that connects South Africans to safety just by a press of a button which tells operators who you areand where you are

Participation Factory is a social enterprise that mainstreams participation and data-driven approaches into governance and process design.

• People Powered

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

OpenBlock is a web application and RESTful service that allows users to browse and search their local area for "hyper-local news

• The Tech
• Media
• Graveyard

• United States (federal government)

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

an experimental project to enable practical alternatives to how we manage our personal data and interact on the internet

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Decentralization

The Fairwork Foundation is a project that is working to set and measure standards in the platform economy.

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

Apps That Engage Everyone

• apps

• Graveyard
• Organize campaigns

GISCorps serves our global community by providing mapping expertise where it’s needed most. We match GIS volunteers with organizations in need worldwide.

• The People
• Pro bono and volunteer
• Help out

OpenCounter builds tools to help applicants understand the costs and requirements of their projects—before they start pulling permits.

• land
• permits

• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech
• Govtech vendors

Development Seed is supporting the World Bank to identify dangerous housing in Colombia through the use of artificial intelligence.

• housing

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Civic data

Our goal is to exponentially accelerate our ability to address global challenges that threaten our existence.

• Adjacent Fields
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

IEEE GHTC focuses on advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

• The People
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

The Human Rights Data Analysis Group is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that applies rigorous science to the analysis of human rights violations around the world.

• human rights
• immigration

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Adjacent Fields

Legal Smart Channel is a web application that helps the public understand legal issues online, by offering free access to legal consultancy services.

• Adjacent Fields
• Legal tech
• Tech for public challenges