Community list of awesome projects, apps, tools and more related to Polis.

• Polis

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Reading lists

Subway Builder is a hyperrealistic transit simulation game. Build a new subway system from the ground up while dealing with real-world constraints and costs.

• mobility

• Games and gamification

Our platform equips newcomers with job market tools, interview confidence, and workplace skills, ensuring a smooth transition into the Canadian workforce with tailored job opportunities.

• immigration

• Artificial Intelligence
• Find a job or hire someone
• Upskilling

Cutting-edge technology for immigration services

• immigration
• refugees

• Upskilling
• Resettlement
• Digital peacebuilding

We are a non-profit that creates digital tools to support greater connection, peace and safety for people who have been displaced

• refugees
• immigration

• Build something
• Help out
• Pro bono and volunteer

ByMapka is a platform that unites Belarusian diasporas and their businesses around the world.

• diaspora

• Civic maps

LegalHub is an online service providing free legal assistance to Belarusian citizens in Belarus and abroad.

• Legal tech
• Help out
• Pro bono and volunteer

It's like Google Maps...But for navigating complex human perspectives.

• Participatory democracy
• Data visualization

Legacy news outlets have owners and agendas. We'll sift through all the sources and add a layer of critical thinking, for you.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media

An initiative led by the National Treasury to build a connected and secure data ecosystem for better planning, policy, reporting and service delivery.

• Govtech
• Data Exchanges

How to make a difference with your career

• Find a job or hire someone
• Job boards

Introducing a Research Digest on Digital Deliberation

• Participatory democracy
• Learn about civic tech
• Newsletters

This post is the culmination of a months-long effort to translate principles into a measurable signal and develop an automated evaluation setup to continually track and improve objectivity over time.

• ChatGPT

• Artificial Intelligence
• Evaluate impact
• Polarization

Beteiligungsplattform der Stadt Wien

• city
• youth
• seniors

• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms
• Specific digital participation instances

Up-to-date developments and analyses of the EU AI Act and its implementation

• Artificial Intelligence
• Governance of AI
• Legislation trackers

Wir setzen uns unabhängig von Parteistrukturen für konkrete Umgestaltung, Aufwertung oder Erhalt von öffentlichem Raum in Wien im Sinne von Klimaschutz, Gesundheit, aktiver Mobilität, Begrünung, Lebensqualität und Verkehrsberuhigung ein.

• city

• Participatory democracy
• Civic maps
• Civic literacy

The Disability and Access in Tech and AI Summit, powered by YAI, is our annual conference to discuss issues around accessibility, including research, identity, and policy.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Assistive and Accessible Tech

Over 2024/25, ParticipationAI undertook an inquiry driven by the question: “How do we ensure meaningful public participation in decisions about data & AI?”. This led us to procurement...

• Govtech
• Participatory democracy
• Procurement

FragDenStaat.at ist das Anfrage-Portal des Forum Informationsfreiheit. Es erleichtern Ihnen, Anfragen nach dem Informationsfreiheitsgesetz zu stellen und zu verwalten.

• Government transparency
• Access to information

Making the Internet better, one tea towel at a time.

• Civic tech gifts

We're on a mission to build a safely connected world where everyone can belong and thrive.

• Nonprofit tech
• Civic teams at tech companies

A Resilience Web is a holistic visualisation of environmental and social justice groups in a place, curated by people who live there.

Portal de publicación de información de proyectos de infraestructura de Nuevo León

• Govtech
• Procurement

The GFSC Community is an infrastructure organisation that supports the people, grassroots groups and community businesses trying to build an equitable and survivable world.

• Data Exchanges

Senegal and Gates Foundation Seal $10M Deal to Accelerate Digital Transformation

• Govtech
• Digital transformation
• Service delivery

Ending Political, Electoral and Social Issue Advertising in the EU in Response to Incoming European Regulation

• Meta

• Graveyard
• Organize campaigns
• Advertising

Follow local neighbourhood policing events in your calendar

• policing
• local
• Newspeak House

• Communicating with the government

Data unification platform for the social sector

• Think tanks

A lightweight web tool that generates subtitles in Belarusian. It works with short videos (TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Reels). Users can review the transcript, edit the text and timing, and download the subtitles as a separate file.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• General purpose open source tools

All House & Senate hearings for 2025 with real-time transcripts, live video, instant clipping, and AI email alerts. Search our entire 2025 archive of House and Senate hearings to clip the moment you need, instantly.

• Govtech
• Parliamentary and legislative tech
• Legislation trackers

Horizontal, a tech for rights and justice organization has just launched a service provider branch to our work called Horizontal Labs - we build tech for you that's transparent, safe, and a joy to use.

• Build something
• Building in the private sector

Amplifying Nonprofit Impact

Located in southeast Pennsylvania, Montgomery County (Montco) is the third largest County in Pennsylvania, home to more than 850,000 residents, 62 distinctive municipalities, and has a wide array of parks, historical attractions, arts organizations, outdoor markets, and special events, including the International Spring Festival, the largest diversity event in the state.

• Civic tech gifts