We believe that with a better understanding of what future social and environmental challenges and opportunities might look like, and of how digital technologies might evolve in the near future, we stand a better chance of achieving our more positive vision for the future.

• workshops

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Civic imagination

People's Assembly is a website that provides information about elected representatives for example, finding out what member of parliaments have been saying in parliament and it allows citizens to provide feedback to the representatives and institutions.

• Engagement tech
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech
• Communicating with the government

CommonSpace is a map-based data collection mobile application that makes it easier to record observations of human activities in open spaces — a method known as public life studies.

• apps
• urban planning

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Crowdsourcing

A card game that helps organizations and communities explore governance around a shared codebase, whether hypothetical or in a real-world collaboration.

• The Tech
• Games and gamification
• Building inside government

L'Atelier BNP Paribas 2017 report on "how technology is renewing civic engagement". (PDF file)

• reports

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• Reports
• Defining the field

We are people who care about our community and want to help make it better.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

CivicWise is an international distributed and open network that promotes citizen engagement, developing concrete actions and projects based on collective intelligence, civic innovation and open design.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Join Boston Area Research Initiative for a public conversation centered on the opportunities and challenges of installing kiosks throughout the city.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

“Majlesnama” is the first Parliamentary monitoring organization in Islamic Republic of Iran which helps to promote transparency of the Islamic Consultative Assembly.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Watchdogging and transparency

we provide an open community space, an incubator that is vibrant and enables a collaborative environment for innovators and startups to think through their ideas, and develop their solutions, so as to turn these opportunities into meaningful products, services, and businesses

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Build something

The Visualization and Data Analytics Research Center at NYU consists of computer scientists who work closely with domain experts to apply the latest advances in computing to problems of critical societal importance, and simultaneously generate hypotheses and methods that new data sources and data types demand.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Data visualization

Governing.Digital is a clearinghouse for trustworthy information and analysis about digital governance for governments, technology companies, nonprofits, journalists, and the public.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• News and blogs

Visually explore, understand, and present data SandDance is a web-based application that enables you to more easily explore, identify, and communicate insights about data. SandDance provides ease of use for data visualizations, pattern identification, trends, and insights. It provides better decision-making capabilities through its dynamic and customizable interface, allowing views of both aggregate and individual […]

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

When we talk about digital identity, digital ID and digital identification, we are really describing how digital technology is altering identification programs - programs that existed before in analogue ways.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Identity

Extensive Tracxn 2018 report on the Govtech startup investment landscape.

• reports

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Building in the private sector

Open By-laws South Africa is a project to help South Africans be more informed about the legislation that governs them.

• Civic data
• Participatory democracy
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech

Find Meetups about Civic Hacking and meet people in your local community who share your interests.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

European Foundations And Journalists Working Together To Ensure More Effective And Impactful Funding Of Journalism.

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

Our platform provides unprecedented situational awareness and actionable insights for decision-makers.

• cities
• earthquakes
• floods

• The Tech
• Adjacent Fields
• Artificial Intelligence

Since 2000, the Montpelier Foundation has worked to transform James Madison's Montpelier from a privately owned estate into a destination for more than 125,000 visitors each year. Learn more about the Foundation and support Montpelier's future.

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

SIM|ED is a tech incubator housed in the SAFElab at Columbia University School of Social Work.

• The Tech
• The People
• Emerging tech

A NON-PROFIT HOME FOR YOUR OPEN SOURCE PROJECT

• resources

• The People
• Build something
• Toolkits

Civic Quarterly is a publication about transforming government with digital tools & design thinking.

• The People
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• Graveyard

To learning about current projects and initiatives and brainstorm practical applications or recommendations related to topics.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Conferences

Civic Discourse is a platform that encourages conversation and discourse around policy issues that affect our communities and our nation.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Graveyard

Our monthly newsletter is one of the ways we keep up with each other and share resources, funding opportunities and challenges. Now, we’re opening it up to our wider community.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Newsletters

• The People
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• News and blogs

We are a new publication illuminating how powerful institutions are using technology in ways that impact people and society.

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

The Partnership on AI was established to study and formulate best practices on AI technologies, to advance the public’s understanding of AI, and to serve as an open platform for discussion and engagement about AI and its influences on people and society.

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging Tech Projects

Find news, appeals decisions & best practice for development management & strategic planners on PlanningResource

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

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• News and blogs

Need answers to those sometimes awkward questions about sexual health, relationships, and growing up?

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Meet the others

Since you know yourself better than anyone, but don't know the candidates, answer a few questions about yourself and we'll match the right candidates to you.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Graveyard

Using modern technologies will facilitate the possibility of public participation, and will provide a platform for people’s active presence in governance, which will lead into the improvement of governance quality

• Participatory democracy
• Advocacy tech
• Watchdogging and transparency

Worldie‘s mission is to create safety, equality, humanitarianism, positive social impact, and all-in-one integration to improve lives with technology, helpful social media systems, social projects, public safety, crowdsourced help, and a network of partners.

• harassment
• humanitarian

• Engagement tech
• Online forums
• Social networks

Polis is a real-time system for gathering, analyzing and understanding what large groups of people think in their own words, enabled by advanced statistics and machine learning.

• Polis

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

NYC Digital Safety: Privacy & Security is a partnership between New York City’s three library systems and METRO, a library resources council serving NYC and Westchester County. With support from the City of New York Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer, the project will ensure that NYC residents can rely on public libraries for their questions about internet privacy and security.

• libraries

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

A bipartisan group of prominent political strategists announced an Internet information venture designed to interact with America's opinion leaders and serve as an antidote to the right-left clash that typifies political discourse on the Web.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Graveyard

We are here to give you actionable information about the quality of your city's air, water and sound.

• air quality
• noise
• Clean water and sanitation

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Smart Cities and sensors

This course brings together engineering students from MIT with law students from Georgetown Law School to explore current issues in privacy policy and technology.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Learn about civic tech

MobiSAM (Mobile Social Accountability and Monitoring) is a mobile application and web, Whatsapp and Facebook platform that connects Grahamstown/Makana residents in the Eastern Cape to their local municipality.

• WhatsApp

• Surveys & polling
• Information & Communication Tech for Development ICT4D

Catalogue of procurement risk indicators from various countries.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Civic data

• Facebook

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Data science for social good

"Citizinvestor was an online crowdfunding platform specifically focused on raising money for public projects and community infrastructure"

• Graveyard
• Civic crowdfunding platforms

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Courses

Teheca helps connect new & expectant parents to nurses for in home & hospital postnatal care services and support. Its origin dates back to 2015, Teheca has evolved to focus on increasing uptake of postnatal care services for mothers not only in Uganda but the whole of sub Saharan Africa through education of mothers via mobile applications like SMS, USSD, smartphone application and social media about its importances as well as coming up with new and convenient ways for mothers to access postnatal care services.

• Govtech

Tell us about your collisions and near-misses, so we can build the evidence base for improvements, together

• cycling
• mobility

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

‎Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Wheely NYC. Download Wheely NYC and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• News and blogs