From Saving the Census to Google Maps: The US Census Bureau's TIGER System, 1980-2010

• census

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

Personal Democracy Forum CEE is a unique space where the enthusiasm for technology is supported with meaningful debates on its role in the contemporary world.

• In-person meetings
• Conferences

Helping people raise their voice and those who serve them to listen and respond better

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

Democracy 2.0 A Community of Intelligent Voters

• Voting and elections
• Matching views to votes

Forward is a web app that tracks civic engagement opportunities ranging from town hall meetings, to rallies, to civic art projects throughout the state of Wisconsin.

• apps

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Activism aggregators

Avaaz mobilizes instant campaigns to address crises happening anywhere on earth, and to close the gap between the world we have the world most people everywhere want. Join the movement now.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Campaign tools

A biotech makerspace located in a rural community.

• Hubs
• Citizen science
• Open science

The RD community is a place for those who use data in social change and advocacy to develop practical approaches to addressing the ethical, legal, social and privacy-related challenges they face.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

A cross-government programme to accelerate the release and reuse of open government data to maximise the value of that data.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Below is a listing of all the public mailing lists on lists.hackerspaces.org. Click on a list name to get more information about the list, or to subscribe, unsubscribe, and change the preferences on your subscription. To visit the general information page for an unadvertised list, open a URL similar to this one, but with a ‘/’ and the list name appended.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

GovChat is a web platform that also uses Whatsapp and USSD to allow citizens to connect with government representatives.

• WhatsApp

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Communicating with the government

Haqdarshak enables citizens to access government welfare schemes for which they are eligible. They provide onlineand offline support with documentation and applications.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Adjacent Fields

APPLYING THE BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES APPROACH TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN CITIES

• The Tech
• The People
• Adjacent Fields

A map of ethical and rights-based approaches

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Adjacent Fields

Intel is working with University of California, Davis, to perfect irrigation techniques by placing sensors in crops and other strategic areas to monitor soil and air moisture levels.

• agriculture
• Zero hunger

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Data science for social good

10 tips to help hiring managers recruit employees

• The People
• Build something
• Find a job or hire someone

An API standard for ride hailing services

• mobility

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Graveyard

Bringing a new approach to urban health, one block at a time

• health
• Good health and well-being

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Access social benefits

Field Papers is a tool to help you create a multi-page atlas of anywhere in the world.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

Impact Hub Harare prides itself for being a catalyst of social impact.

• Hubs

Astrea Justice is human rights remedy mobile app that is being used in Zimbabwe and has the potential of being scaled into other countries. It comes along with functions aimed to empower citizens to demand good governance, observance of human rights, accountability, inter alia.

• human rights

• Justice tech

This is an exploratory overview of current and upcoming sources of data, processing pipelines, and data products. It is aimed at helping non-experts explore and harness the unfolding revolution of Earth observation, with an emphasis on understanding current capabilities and project development considerations.

• agriculture
• forests

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Hardware

Support your favorite cause or campaign Anytime, Anywhere

• apps

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Advocacy tech

Using software, policy and data to empower activists and end oppression

• Build something
• Govtech vendors
• Civic apps outfits

• homelessness

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Access social benefits

Open Government initiative by the Nariño department in Colombia, combining approaches in collaborative economy and social innovation.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Establishes New Jersey Civic Information Consortium; appropriates $20 million from General Fund and $1 million annually thereafter.

• The Tech
• Media
• Civic literacy

Wir messen, wo Autos Radfahrer eng überholen.

• cycling

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Emerging tech

Crowdsourced reporting and mapping of public gendered harassment

• Gender Equality

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

The Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation was founded in 2014 to provide training and experiential opportunities for students, faculty, and global leaders to enact solution-based social change.

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

Exploring the intersection of peace-building and technology—critically reflecting on the social impact of technology and fostering the creation of “tech for good.”

• peace
• universities

• Meet the others
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Research and policy centers

We take risks, catalyze fresh thinking and test new approaches in order to creatively disrupt the status quo.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Learn about civic tech

Showcasing re-useable tools built across Africa and the people & organisations building them

It's our House, so it should be our mouse.

• gerrymandering

• Data visualization
• Mapping
• Civic literacy

Software for Political Campaigns, Nonprofit Donor Management, and PACs

• apps

• Organize campaigns
• Fundraising tools

In partnerships with local and international organisations, each GTI has further developed specific facilitation methodologies and training contents addressing the risks, attacks and contexts faced by activist women in the region.

• indigenous
• LGBTQI
• trainings

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

It provided an easy way for constituents to sign up to hear from their MPs, and a simple online forum for discussion.

• Graveyard
• Communicating with the government
• Communicating with the people