We want to support and strengthen the community of activists and advocacy organisations pushing for the transparency that is needed for citizens around the world to follow the money

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Partner networks and coalitions

Raise money online for your nonprofit or charity. Create an online fundraising page for your campaigns and events, or donate to any US registered nonprofit.

• The Tech
• The People
• Get funding

We advocate, visualize and track government spending and international aid, and let you know how effective it has been in our rural communities.

• The Tech
• The People
• Advocacy tech

The free transparency certification

• The Tech
• Media
• Adjacent Fields

Cleveland Park Listserv

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Online forums

An international effort to empower individuals and business to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust.

• Digital security and privacy
• Data rights
• Holidays

Helping makers and doers work together to upgrade our city

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

We help government work better for everyone by leading digital transformation.

• United Kingdom (government)

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

Sidewalk Labs is reimagining cities to improve quality of life.

• city
• mobility
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Civic data
• Graveyard
• Civic teams at tech companies

The South African Cities Open Data Almanac (SCODA) is a city-centric data portal that contains data and indicators on issues such as city demographics, productive cities, inclusive cities, sustainable cities and well governed cities

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Based in marginalized neighborhoods in Charlotte, North Carolina, Detroit, Michigan, and Los Angeles, California, we look at digital data collection and our human rights, work with local communities, community organizations, and social support networks, and show how different data systems impact re-entry, fair housing, public assistance, and community development.

• guides
• housing
• racial equity

• Adjacent Fields
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Digital literacy

Help your community recover from disasters. A free, easy-to-use website for organizing disaster relief.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments.

• podcasts

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Podcasts

Center for an Urban Future is a catalyst for smart and sustainable policies that reduce inequality, increase economic mobility, and grow the economy in NYC.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers

Reported lets you submit feedback about NYC taxis in 30 seconds. Reported submits this feedback directly to NYC's 311 system and the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission.

• apps
• mobility

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Communicating with the government

In 2011, government leaders and civil society advocates came together to create a unique partnership—one that combines these powerful forces to promote accountable, responsive and inclusive governance.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

The main goal of CiviCERT is to improve the incident response capabilities of NGOs, journalists and involved citizens all around the world.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

Digital democracy platforms for citizens, organizations and institutions

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms

Even when we don’t know it, artificial intelligence affects virtually every aspect of our modern lives. Technology and commerce will ensure it will impact every society on earth. Yet, for something so...

• Adjacent Fields
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

News is everywhere, Check whether it is true or false; There is a responsibility to protect children and grandchildren, Aichuan will fax! // 新聞消息四處是， 是真是假查詳細； 保護子孫有責任， 愛傳就要傳真ㄟ！

• The Tech
• Media
• Games and gamification

Urban Archive is a technology nonprofit that creates new connections between people, places, and historical institutions.

• apps
• history
• place-based

• The Tech
• Media
• Civic data

Supporting sustainability decision-making with the power of the cloud

• Microsoft

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Artificial Intelligence

BERiDE is where people can share their ideas to develop the city in any way. / Ide Anda dapat Menjadikan Jakarta Lebih Baik, Ayo Kolaborasi Bersama

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

This searchable database indexes visual and geospatial solutions to critical urban problems.

• The Tech
• Civic tech catalogs

The Citizen Lab Summer Institute (CLSI) provides a unique opportunity to meet a diverse group of researchers, practitioners, and advocates and develop new and exciting research that addresses pressing questions for the Internet.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Meet the others

Mannahatta: The Game is a location-based game for the iPhone that maps Manhattan's historical ecosystem onto its modern day streets

• The Tech
• Media
• Games and gamification

MetroLab Network is a group of 35 city-university partnerships focused on bringing data, analytics, and innovation to city government.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Partner networks and coalitions

The Social-Digital Innovation Initiative is committed to creating a world where social solutions use technologies meaningfully, are impact driven, sustainable and benefit and belong to those who create them.

• The People
• Build something
• Accelerators

Project Shield uses Google’s infrastructure to protect independent news sites from distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS), a type of digital attack that exploits thousands or even millions of computers to overwhelm a website’s servers and take it offline.

• Google

• The Tech
• Media
• Adjacent Fields

Apply for food stamps in 10 minutes

• Access social benefits

The official home of UK legislation, revised and as enacted 1267-present.

• United Kingdom (government)

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

This resource is developed by and for open government influencers - civil servants and civil society representatives seeking to collaboratively make governance processes transparent, participatory and accountable.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Courses

It's time to forge stronger connections between NYC citizens and city decision makers.

• Polis

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Le Moteur de visualisation de données ouvertes convertie pour vous les données publiques en formes narratives de visualisation.

• Data visualization
• Open data publishing portals

Share and reuse Interoperability solutions for public administrations, businesses and citizens

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

We believe a world that respects our right to be isn’t some far-off destination. It’s something we’re building every day. This is your call to power, to build a world free of harassment. How do you want to get started?

• trainings

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Fast, affordable, online permitting for governments

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech

Swedish land registry Lantmäteriet is soon going to conduct their first Blockchain property sale with volunteers after two years of testing.

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Blockchain

Conversation AI is a collaborative research effort exploring ML as a tool for better discussions online.

• harassment

• Engagement tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Participatory democracy

The Citizens and Technology (CAT) Lab at Cornell University works with online communities to study the effects of technology on the public interest

• experiments

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers

TenantsMap shows residential buildings with rent-regulated units throughout Manhattan and their volume of housing safety-related 311 service requests, which is updated daily.

• housing

• Data visualization
• 311 Systems

Put technology at the service of the general interest

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

a three week pop up program inducing over 30 commissioned artworks, and a jam packed program of guest speakers.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Artistic interventions

A list of state and national resources that help people find a covid vaccine

• vaccines

• Graveyard
• COVID
• COVID Data Projects

Tech volunteers and activists.

• The People
• Organize campaigns
• Pro bono and volunteer

Change by Us is a place for citizens to put ideas into action to make their city a better place to live.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

CivicConnect provides a suite of applications that leverage Augmented Reality and mobile technologies to enable a compelling experience for Smart Cities.

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Smart Cities and sensors

Find, Share and Publish Quality Data Online. The fastest way for individuals, teams and organizations to publish, deploy and share their data.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

DemTools is designed to help empower civil society organizations, political parties and legislatures around the world by applying technology solutions to common challenges

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

Focusing on the foundations of the Open City across the public, private, and social sectors

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups