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Learn about organizations in the region and the tools which they have developed.
A no-longer-updated catalog of European digital social innovation funded by EU Horizon 2020
Le Hackie Awards is our chance to celebrate the awesome achievements of the legal hacking movement in DC.
“The Checkpoint tipline is primarily used to gather data for research, and is not a helpline that will be able to provide a response to every user.”
Civic Tech Innovation Network's Medium
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Jan Smuts Avenue, South AfricaThe Civic Tech Innovation Network newsletter and online magazine is produced by the journalism and media lab, university of the witwatersrand, johannesburg
WAYS: What Aren't You Seeing?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Enhancing everyday visualisation practice through generative and evaluative design tools for data scientists
MindLab's design methods
MindLab, Slotsholmsgade 12, 1216 Copenhagen Municipality, København K, DenmarkEurope's best framework for developing and operating a business
Researchers used satellite and cell phone data to map how malaria spreads throughout Namibia and show where elimination efforts have the greatest impact.
The Emanuel administration hoped to harness the city’s trove of digital data to improve Chicagoans’ health, safety, and quality of life.
Washington D.C.'s FOIA portal
Washington, DCThe District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, DC Code §§ 2-531-539, provides that any person has the right to request access to records.
A new “field guide” by Ingrid Burrington makes visible the infrastructure of surveillance in New York, and explains the money and politics behind it.
A guide to Colombia's Digital Government initiatives (PDF)
A report on innovations attempted by Mobile Network Operators following the major earthquake in Nepal
Dublin City Council's Consultation Hub
Dublin, IrelandThis site will help you find and participate in consultations that interest you
This group is intended to serve as a venue for discussing three major issues: the magnitude of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the medical steps indicated to deal with it, and practical responses to the new social challenges it poses in everyday life and in the political work of left activists.
Twitter's Academic Data Grants
Twitter HQ, Market Street, San Francisco, CA, USATwitter Data Grants, through which we’ll give a handful of research institutions access to our public and historical data.
Open standards for data are reusable agreements that make it easier for people and organisations to publish, access, share and use better quality data. This guidebook helps people and organisations create, develop and adopt open standards for data.
Obama for America's organizing trainings
Chicago, ILMost of these trainings include slides, an outline, and the appropriate worksheets, so you can either adapt the trainings for your own audience, or go through the training yourselves.
Meeting people where they already are
Australia's Digital Service Standard
50 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra ACT, AustraliaThe Digital Service Standard is a set of best-practice principles for designing and delivering government services. It helps digital teams to build services that are simple, clear and fast.
Apolitical’s Future Skills Tracker is a quick, easy tool you can use to work out which are your strongest abilities — and which you should focus on for development to future-proof your career.
Parcours interactifs, ateliers, conférences, hackathons, journée portes ouvertes etc. mettent en lumière des méthodes originales pensées par des acteurs locaux pour concevoir plus efficacement les politiques publiques et transformer l'administration.
Where's my school bus?
Boston, MAOur program offers real-time tracking of school buses through a mobile web app. We hope that — in a small way — this creates a better experience for parents and students.
Lab'ess
7 Rue du Docteur Alphonse Laveran, Tunis, TunisiaLE LAB’ESS, PREMIER INCUBATEUR TUNISIEN DE PROJETS À IMPACT SOCIAL ET ENVIRONNEMENTAL
L'Accélérateur de la mobilisation citoyenne
Bonne-Nouvelle, Paris, FranceDigital organizing training
The NRF's SA Data Archive
South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)The South African Data Archive serves as a broker between a range of data providers (for example, statistical agencies, government departments, opinion and market research companies and academic institutions) and the research community. The archive does not only preserve data for future use, but all adds value to the collections. It safeguards datasets and related documentation and attempts to make it as easily accessible as possible for research and educational purposes. The Data Portal provides access to the SADA holdings of data sets. It allows online browsing according to specific collections, including author, title, subject and date. The Advanced Search facility facilitates searching by keywords. The Study Descriptions and certain documentation can be downloaded from the portal. Please order the data directly from SADA by completing an "Order Form".
A professional development course for election officials
Whole Whale's podcast
55 Prospect St Brooklyn, NY 11201Using the Whole Whale Podcast has been covering stories of marketing and technology since 2014 reaching over 4,000 nonprofit professionals a week.
The Layman's Lawyer
India (Bhārat)On the Layman’s Lawyer, individuals and businesses can offer or request services related to online documentcreation.
Yelp's Consumer Protection Initiative
Yelp, Inc, New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, USAToday we're excited to announce we’ve joined forces with ProPublica to incorporate health care statistics and consumer opinion survey data onto the Yelp business pages of more than 25,000 medical treatment facilities.
Omidyar's Tech and Society Solutions Lab
1991 Broadway Street, Suite 200, Redwood City, California 94063
NYC Office of Technology and Innovation (previously Mayor's Office of the Chief Technology Officer)
22 Reade Street, New York, NY, USAOur mission is to deliver user-centered technology solutions that simplify access to City services and drive innovation.
People's Roadmap for a Digital New York City
Data & Society Research Institute, West 20th Street, New York, NY, USAIn this citizen created roadmap, we outline how to humanize technology, move beyond transparency for transparency's sake, and ensure we have government technology that works for the people, built with the people.
A wiki collection of peacetech tools
Next City's Vanguard Conference
PhiladelphiaThe Vanguard conference is an experiential urban leadership gathering of rising urban leaders working to improve cities across sectors, including urban planning, community development, entrepreneurship, government, transportation, sustainability, design, art and media. By selection only.
When you open government, what do you get in return? If you are asking this question, this guide is for you.
Canada's Open Data Exchange. Helping companies innovate and grow using open data.
OTF maintains a helpful list of alternate funding sources and services that support efforts relevant to the fields of Internet freedom, software development, journalism, and human rights.
Mapped: The innovation labs transforming government — and how to get in touch
Intel's Big Data for Precision Farming
University of California, Davis, Shields Avenue, CA, USAIntel 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.
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Narendra Modi's app
New DelhiLets together script the rise of New India
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