[C]ivil servants at the provincial Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations led a groundbreaking effort to form a public–private partnership to convert millions of property records—both from paper to digital and in some cases from a deeds system to titles—and create the world’s first electronic land registration system

• land

• Predecessors

Democracy Works is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea that voting should fit the way we live.

• Civic and social impact companies

This project seeks to facilitate the co-creation of prototypes that can advance digital transparency and enable agency in the world's public spaces.

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

Connecting coronavirus relief and aid orgs with support

• Help out
• Pro bono and volunteer
• Connectivity

Ethics In Technology works towards increased awareness around the ethical use of technology and seeks to make a positive impact through engaging the public at all levels of our society in conversation about these issues.

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Drones

LABoratorio per la GOVernance dei beni comuni di Bologna

• The People
• Build something
• Innovation teams and labs

​Implementing Innovation: A User’s Manual for Open Government Programs is a hands-on resource that provides practical advice and guidance for government changemakers as they navigate the specific challenges of implementing innovative programs in the public sector.

• The People
• Build something
• Playbooks and design principles

Catalogul aleşilor penali. De consultat înainte să mergem la vot.

• Watchdogging and transparency

A collaborative that will provide an active, authoritative resource for municipal leaders to navigate emerging privacy issues, share practical guidance, and promote fair and transparent data practices

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Meet the others

High-impact jobs solving the climate crisis

• Climate action

• The People
• Graveyard
• Job boards

Idealist connects millions of idealists – people who want to do good – with opportunities for action and collaboration all over the world.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Job boards

APPLYING THE BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES APPROACH TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN CITIES

• The Tech
• The People
• Adjacent Fields

This book is a resource for (and by) practitioners inside and outside government—from the municipal chief information officer to the community organizer to the civic-minded entrepreneur. 

• books

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Books

Studying & Shaping the Impact of Entertainment & Media on Society

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

Presidential Hackathon is an initiative designed for the Taiwanese government to demonstrate its emphasis on open-source data, data utilization, and practice innovation to address the needs of the country in social innovations

• The People
• Build something
• Civic hackathons

Towards better use of development resources. Find out, follow, press forward.

• Open data publishing portals
• Open government data

Make a small donation and this group will mail voter registration forms to unregistered voters in that state.

• US Election 2020

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

Georgia Berry, Communications Officer for GVEP International, reports back on the Partner workshops. Launching a new programme of activities in East Africa, GVEP International Team members were in Uganda and Kampala in March to meet with some GVEP

• The People
• Build something
• Accelerators

Democracy 2.0 A Community of Intelligent Voters

• Voting and elections
• Matching views to votes

We are a home, refuge and resource for people collaboratively shaping a kind, just, inclusive, and prosperous world.

• The Tech
• The People
• Emerging tech

Census Accelerate, an initiative within the innovation arm of the U.S. Census Bureau, has launched its first-ever video prize competition to reward the most engaging, impactful and informative videos about the 2020 Census - with a total of $50,000 in cash prizes.

• census

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

What are the trends most impacting how campaigns create change in 2018? Bots. Decentralised campaigns. Facebook's ever-changing mood (and algorithm). MobLab and its network look at campaign trends in 2018.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Graveyard

10 tips to help hiring managers recruit employees

• The People
• Build something
• Playbooks and design principles

At TargetSmart, we make data better every day. And making better data helps our clients make the right decisions, define their audiences more intelligently, and communicate in a more impactful and cost-effective way.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Advocacy tech

We’re tracking the progress of 60 pledges Trump made in his “Contract with the American Voter” – and whether he achieved his goals.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Promise trackers

The RD community is a place for those who use data in social change and advocacy to develop practical approaches to addressing the ethical, legal, social and privacy-related challenges they face.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Exploring the intersection of peace-building and technology—critically reflecting on the social impact of technology and fostering the creation of “tech for good.”

• peace
• universities

• Meet the others
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Research and policy centers

Help make climate change visible in public spaces with design, data and stickers.

• Climate action
• guerilla

• The People
• Specific campaigns
• Artistic interventions

Data map of Uber and Lyft in San Francisco

• mobility

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Adjacent Fields

Maldita.es presenta la primera aplicación móvil capaz de avisarte cuando entras en una web con desinformación // a mobile application to fight against misinformation and promote transparency through the confirmation of facts and journalistic techniques

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

Hack League is a friendly academic competition that invites all NYC middle and high school students to learn, design, and build projects to help their community.

• youth

• The People
• Build something
• Civic hackathons

Machine learning software that scans Ukrainian government procurement contracts for signs of corruption

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Advocacy tech

Using software, policy and data to empower activists and end oppression

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

How do governments spend our taxes? Are the planned projects actually built? What contracts do governments make to sell their natural wealth? AfricanSpending looks at how we can use data to answer these questions. AfricanSpending maps out the ways in which public data can be used to improve the way we understand how governments spend our money.

WHAT WORKS CITIES CERTIFICATION IS THE NATIONAL STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR WELL-MANAGED, DATA-DRIVEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

• The People
• Evaluate impact
• Certifications

Metagenomics & Metadesign of Subways & Urban Biomes

• cities
• DNA
• mass transit

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges

El programa per a la Digitalització Oberta: Programari Lliure i Desenvolupament Àgil de Serveis de l’Ajuntament de Barcelona defineix el procés de canvi profund i progressiu de la manera en que la ciutat oferirà els seus serveis a la ciutadania en els propers anys.

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

Find great local banks and invest in growing your community. Our interactive map and bank report cards arm you with knowledge you need to make the right choice.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Activism aggregators

Build With is a training, facilitation, and consulting practice led by Laurenellen McCann.

• trainings
• workshops

• Civic and social impact companies
• Co-design

It's our House, so it should be our mouse.

• gerrymandering

• Data visualization
• Civic literacy
• Mapping

On August 11th, 2018, join the Code for America Brigades as we host a nationwide day of action.

• The People
• Build something
• Holidays

Policymaking backed by BIG DATA

• Govtech
• Govtech vendors

At Organizer, we strive to build the tools you need to make canvassing and field outreach efficient, effective, and accountable.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Campaign tools

investigates the use of computer-based approaches to spread misleading information in public life.

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

EGAP is a cross-disciplinary network of researchers and practitioners that is united by a focus on experimental research and is dedicated to generating and disseminating rigorous evidence on topics of governance, politics, and institutions.

• guides

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

It is a group of designers, researchers, data journalists, activists, web developers and curious citizens who seek to make a fairer, transparent city and a better place to live through data, design and technology.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

A smart city framework created by the city of Vienna

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Smart Cities and sensors

Steps to Justice provides users with step-by-step legal information, practical tools, and referral information for legal and social services across Ontario.

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Legal tech

GIVING YOU A VOICE ON THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT YOUR WORLD

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Govtech