Picto World is a platform that allows users to create and share visual content, such as infographics and data visualizations

This paper proposes a model called Edisum that can generate useful edit summaries for Wikipedia edits at scale

The report summarizes the significant progress made by Open Referral in 2024, including the adoption of their standards by the human service information-and-referral sector, the emergence of new business models based on open data infrastructure, and the challenges posed by the rise of radical fascist movements that target vulnerable populations

This repository contains a simple JSON API for returning the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) for a given latitude and longitude

This paper presents a novel approach for generating high-quality 3D human poses from 2D keypoints using a deep neural network

This repository curates a list of publicly available datasets published by or relevant to the UK government, with the goal of making these resources more accessible to the broader data community

The State of Open Conference (SOOCon) is the UK's premier open technology conference, covering topics such as open source software, open hardware, open data, open standards, and AI openness

This article discusses the limitations of traditional platforms and the need for a more collaborative and decentralized approach, introducing PLANET as an open network built on protocols that enables seamless sharing of data and resources across different applications and tools, fostering greater collaboration and collective impact

Chorus AI is a platform that helps non-profit organizations streamline their content creation, data analysis, and knowledge management processes

Gather is a local-first collections client that allows users to organize and manage their personal data in a decentralized manner, providing privacy and control over their information

This event is a closed-door forum for public sector departments to discuss the role of data intelligence in shaping public services

The article discusses the UK government's AI Opportunities Action Plan and the potential impact of public datasets on AI development in the UK

This tutorial provides an overview of the Wikimedia ecosystem, its public data, and opportunities for academic research

The page provides an overview of the various data sources and infrastructure available for analyzing data related to Wikimedia projects, including data dumps, the MediaWiki API, wiki replicas, recent changes streams, and analytics datasets

The Data for Policy 2025 Europe conference will explore the transformative power of data and AI in driving sustainability and inclusion, focusing on the 'twin transition' of digital and green transformations

by Rahul Bhargava

• books

• Civic data
• Learn about civic tech
• Books

The article discusses the rise of 'quantitative aesthetics', where data and metrics are used to determine artistic and cultural value, as exemplified by the views of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto entrepreneur who claimed he could mathematically prove that Shakespeare was overrated

The Open Data Champions initiative celebrates inspiring leaders across the globe who are championing open data practices in the land sector, particularly in the Global South

The Legal AI Handbook from Ironclad provides an overview of how legal professionals can responsibly deploy AI for legal work, including the basics of AI, data security and risk mitigation, evaluating AI software, and real-world legal AI success stories

European Alternatives is a platform that helps users find European alternatives for various digital services and products, such as cloud computing, web analytics, and email providers

K-Monitor database is a searchable library of articles from the online media dealing with corruption, procurements, public spending and in general with the transparency of the public sphere.

• Media and social media analysis
• Media monitoring

Provides a comprehensive overview of all enforcement authorities and the cases they have taken against online platforms under the Digital Services Act

• Govtech
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Decentralization

We campaign for communities to have a powerful say in decisions about data and AI

• Artificial Intelligence
• Governance of AI
• Data governance

Lightweight responsible data governance initiative, modelled after Open Source and Creative Commons, but for data which should not be open

The conference will bring together ACS data users and U.S. Census Bureau staff to share information about key ACS data issues and applications

• census

• Civic data
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

We invite you to explore all of the data in the following categories that reflect the priority goals we’ve established to facilitate the delivery of efficient, effective and improved customer services.

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Open civic data

Public Comment period for emerging place-based tech deployed in San José

• city

• Govtech
• Engagement tech
• Emerging tech

The Data Governance Conference is a pioneering event focused on advancing data governance across the East African Community (EAC).

• Conferences
• Data governance

Explore datasets, use cases, and more in our Microsoft Data for Society repository. ​

• Microsoft

• Civic data
• Civic teams at tech companies
• Open civic data

Warm Data Labs are group processes, which illustrate interdependency and generate understandings of systemic patterns for people with no previous exposure to systems theory.

• Civic data

Our Courts Database is a Python library or JSON file that provides structured information about nearly every American court, past or present.

• Civic data
• Legal tech
• Archives

For the benefit of researchers, practitioners, and the public we are proud to host a comprehensive and growing structured database of judges and their financial interests.

• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency

Our Reporters Database is a Python library or JSON file that provides structured information about nearly every American legal reporter.

• Civic data
• Journalism
• Legal tech

In partnership with The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) and their lead training partner, The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), the Africa Accelerator will produce a cohort of purpose-driven data practitioners with interdisciplinary subject-matter expertise in climate and health data to effectively drive social impact.

• Civic data
• Build something
• Accelerators

데이터트러스트는 공익 단체, 공공 기관, 시민, 연구자 등 다양한 주체들이 함께 공익 데이터를 생산, 관리, 공유하는 데이터 거버넌스 체계를 만듭니다. (DataTrust creates a data governance system in which various entities, including public interest organizations, public institutions, citizens, and researchers, work together to produce, manage, and share public interest data)

• Civic data
• Open civic data
• Data governance

The aim of the UN World Data Forum is to spur data innovation, nurture partnerships, mobilize high-level political and financial support for data, and build a pathway to better data for sustainable development.

• United Nations

• Civic data
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

A powerful tool designed to train reinforcement learning agents to optimize energy consumption and minimize carbon emissions in buildings.

• buildings
• Google
• Climate action

• Civic data
• Open civic data
• Environmental data

The Upward Mobility Dashboard helps people understand key conditions affecting upward mobility from poverty and racial equity in communities.

• Reduced inequalities
• No poverty

• Civic data
• Civic maps
• Dashboards

Why grassroots data activists in Latin America count feminicide—and how this vital social justice work challenges mainstream data science.

• women
• Gender Equality
• books

• Civic data
• Advocacy tech
• Data activism

Customizable and skinnable social platform dedicated to (open)data.

• Civic data
• Open data publishing platforms

Ona Data is our flagship mobile data collection platform, used by thousands of organizations globally for data collection and real-time monitoring.

• Surveys & polling

We are a research and design studio partnering up with organisations to build change through data, community, and arts.

• Civic data
• Data visualization
• Artistic interventions

Launched by a collaborative effort between DataKind, Save the Children, and Microsoft, the Humanitarian Data Insights Project (HDIP) harnesses the power of generative AI to streamline data from multiple sources, making it accessible and interpretable for humanitarian workers at all levels of data maturity.

• Civic data
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech