Computer Professional’s Union (CPU) is a mass organization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professionals and advocates aspiring to promote ICT for the people.​

• Peer networks
• Professional associations

The task force is creating multi-faceted policy and practice tools to inform, guide, and facilitate responsible data governance by cities and counties

• cities

• Govtech
• Data governance
• Working groups

Open data from an investigation of disparate outcomes in internet deals across 38 major cities in the United States.

• Reduced inequalities

• Civic data
• Connectivity

Funding massively-scalable, long-termist projects with an effective altruism lens

• Funders & donors
• Effective altruism
• Graveyard

A research paper

• WhatsApp

• Media
• Peer-reviewed research
• Fight disinformation

Summarizes tech terms and conditions in a more legible format

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy

Latin American fact-checking organization's Whatsapp bot to make it easier for people to ask for fact-checks

• WhatsApp

• Bots
• Media
• Fight disinformation

How Conservative Elites Manipulate Search and Threaten Democracy, by Francesca Bolla Tripodi

• books

• Learn about civic tech
• Media
• Books

Mozilla Foundation is providing $258,300 to people and projects that reimagine the way data is governed

• Get funding
• Awards and prizes

Sign-up form to join Slack

• Meet the others
• Listservs, forums, and Slacks
• Socialize online

Faced with the choice between privacy and safety on the Internet, between freely expressing themselves and the ethical use of information, the media and technology – women, men and young boys and girls need new types of competencies.

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Media literacy

"Pledge signed by political parties and technology/social network companies committing to avoiding fake news and mechanisms of disinformation that may affect upcoming elections." - Countering Disinfo

• Media
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Fight disinformation

The purpose of the “Ethical Principles of Candidates of 28 October 2018 Presidential Elections” was to establish guidelines for presidential candidates during their election campaigns.

• Media
• Fight disinformation

We empower women around the world to participate in the political process and equip them with the skills to take on greater leadership roles.

Part of the Data Detox Kit

• guides

• Digital literacy
• Voting and elections
• Voter assistance tech

A beautiful media tribute to the civilians who show up with cameras to document injustice

• racial equity

• Cameras

We work with state and local governments to help with prototyping and procurement for federally-funded digital public services, using agile acquisition consulting services.

• local
• state

• Govtech

We partner with agencies to enable human-centered, digitally-assisted public benefits programs.

• Access social benefits

The Pudding's clever visual essays present data in artistic and meaningfully interactive ways. Here they share "How to make dope shit", and other lessons.

• resources
• guides

• Data visualization
• Media

UNI Global Union's Top Ten Principles for Workers' Data Rights fills an enormous gap with regards workers' rights in the new world of work.

• labor

• Ethical tech and responsible tech

In this historic election, in addition to a traditional editorial that argues that the former vice president can restore the integrity of the presidency and set the country on a better path, the Globe editorial board make 12 cases for 12 different kinds of voters.

• US Election 2020

• Media

With the Beta launch of the Angeleno Account, the City of Los Angeles is building the foundation for a common account to access your City apps.

• cities

• Govtech
• Identity

A newsletter para quem quer informação direto da fonte! Dados e documentos inéditos, tutoriais, entrevistas, bastidores, notícias e reportagens sobre e usando a Lei de Acesso à Informação (LAI). Feita pra você, a cada 15 dias, gratuitamente.

• guides

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Newsletters

After the installation, users can decide which messages they want to receive. Then, they will start getting notifications, assigned to one of six categories: alarms (emergencies), safety (e.g. meteorological warnings), breakdowns (e.g. water and sewage), housing estate (neighbourhood messages directed from individual housing estate councils), air (smog reports, exceeded dust particle limits, free communication), transport (road works, communication difficulties).

• apps
• cities

• Issue reporting

Social media platforms have a growing influence on American life. Unchecked, these networks can distort reality, fuel discrimination, and undermine elections. With stronger accountability, new technology can instead strengthen civic participation while safeguarding civil rights.

• Get funding
• Funders & donors

The People’s Bus is a bus formerly used to transport people detained on Rikers Island; it has been transformed with input from New Yorkers into a community center on wheels, with the purpose of engaging people in NYC’s civic life through beauty and joy.

• cities

• Artistic interventions
• Engagement tech
• Citizen Engagement

Many of the perpetrators of the US Capitol attacks on January 6th uploaded videos to Parler. These videos leaked, and here ProPublica visualizes them on a chronological timeline.

• Media
• Timelines

Lets people draw their own representative districts as well as advocate to their state's redistricting process

• gerrymandering

• Mapping tools

The Mayor's Office of Data Analytics (MODA) works with City agencies and their data to help serve New Yorkers more equitably and effectively.

• Civic data
• Govtech

Investigating disinformation campaigns by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine

• Ukraine

• Media
• Media and social media analysis
• Investigative journalism tech

Celebrating purpose & mission-driven work from people, companies and organizations worldwide.

• Awards and prizes
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

All about changing communities, our workplaces, and the industry for the better.

• Gender Equality
• women

• The People
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Meet the others

Just enter the website URL into the tool and it will let you know the accessibility issues it finds.

• Assistive and Accessible Tech

Rep'd is a civic engagement platform that powers the digital conversation between voters and candidates, constituents and elected officials.

• Open asks
• Communicating with the government
• Campaign tools

US State Department report on state-funded misinformation

• Fight disinformation

We help shape the future of technology and society to advance equity, expand opportunity and protect basic rights and liberties.

• Public Interest Tech
• Academic programs
• Academia

A free e-book covering common patterns in open project governance

• Books

Beat the supply-chain blues with our staff picks for affordable alternative presents — plus toys, treats and tools for the holiday season.

• Civic tech gifts

Executive Order to streamline the process of obtaining public benefits across 17 federal agencies

• Civic tech legislation and policy

OF/BY/FOR ALL toolkit (PDF)

• toolkits

• Surveys & polling
• Meeting tech

Helping groups of people function well together

• Listservs, forums, and Slacks

An online forum to discuss the CONSUL engagement platform

• CONSUL

• Listservs, forums, and Slacks

NYC Mesh is a physical network of interconnected routers and a group of enthusiasts working to support the expansion of the project as a freely accessible, open, wireless community network.

• Listservs, forums, and Slacks

AI literacy effort for government and other sectors in Cameroon

• Govtech
• Digital literacy
• Artificial Intelligence

The programme provides you with the planning, management and technical skills necessary to lead and transform public organisations to be open, inclusive, innovative, flexible and effective using Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

• Academic programs

• cities

• Govtech
• Digital transformation
• Playbooks and design principles