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This study introduces a framework for evaluating the democratic potential of civic apps, distinguishing six criteria: inclusiveness, deliberation, influence, publicity, mobilization, and knowledge production.
The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to promoting an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries.
Plural Policy (formerly Civic Eagle)
MinnesotaShape the future of public policy with Plural’s intuitive, AI-powered legislative tracking and stakeholder collaboration tools. Effectively influence US federal and state legislation and say goodbye to clunky legacy software and manual spreadsheets.
Boston Civic Media is a faculty-led network that aims to advance the transdisciplinary domain of civic media research and pedagogy in the Greater Boston Area.
Data Cívica
Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoMás datos para más personas. Usamos datos, desarrollamos tecnología y capacitamos para construir ciudadanía y organizaciones más fuertes.
Center for Technology and Civic Life
Chicago, ILModernizing engagement between local government and the people you serve
The civic tech field has expanded so widely in recent years, it’s hard to think of a major city or an area of civic life that these technologies don’t touch. In this dynamic environment, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has been a field leader, investing over $25 million since 2010 in projects […]
We have compiled and organized more detailed information on specific topics to help operationalize recommendations in the guides and provide links to useful articles, examples and existing evaluation reports we found in our research.
Civic technology should empower us as citizens.
In the IBM Center’s new book, Government For The Future: Reflection and Vision for Tomorrow’ Leaders, Part Two of the book looks twenty years ahead – to 2040 -- offering perspectives on the future.
The Civic Information API allows you to build applications that allow citizens and voters to know about their political representation and voting locations.
Designed for public servants, this course helps government innovators learn how to lead digital-driven change in the public sector.
Annenberg Civic Media Fellowship
3502 Watt Way, ASC 104 Los Angeles, CA 90089-0281a fellowship program to empower social entrepreneurs, artists, activists, scholars and other catalysts to increase awareness, understanding and engagement around pressing areas of public interest, with particular attention to underrepresented communities and their ideas
Latin American Alliance for Civic Technology (ALTEC)
South AmericaLa Alianza Latinoamericana para la Tecnología Cívica (ALTEC) es el resultado de la alianza entre Luminate Group y Fundación Avina que busca promover el desarrollo de iniciativas de tecnología cívica con el potencial de mejorar y ampliar el ejercicio de la ciudadanía no sólo como un fin sino como un vehículo para alcanzar cambios positivos en prácticas de efecto colectivo, tanto públicas como privadas.
Variations in usage of civic tech across four core countries (US, UK, Kenya and South Africa) and the attitudes of users towards the platforms they are using.
More than a doc, Dropbox Paper is a flexible workspace that brings people and ideas together.
Representing Civic Tech at the European scale.
The Civic Data Design Lab
MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, USA“Big data” will not change the world unless it is collected and synthesized into tools that have a public benefit.
Open data and civic tech can serve the public good, but they need to be understood in relation to underlying issues in the city.
Leader in recreation management software for local government parks and recreation departments
The Playful Citizen: Civic Engagement in a Mediatized Culture
1018 VR Amsterdam The NetherlandsThis edited volume collects current research by academics and practitioners on playful citizen participation through digital media technologies.
Celebrating Partnerships that Strengthen America
City Bureau Civic Reporting Residency
6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USAA 10-week program for journalists of all levels to learn our community-centered reporting process while covering the South and West Sides
The Civic Cloud provides the raw infrastructure upon which to build the rest, or at least many, of the remaining services that might be needed or wanted.
Data Justice Conference 2020: Civic Participation in the Datafied Society
Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UKThe conference will bring together international scholars, practitioners, activists, and community groups to discuss the possibilities and challenges of civic participation in a datafied society.
The project Towards Democratic Auditing will address these challenges by investigating how citizens can intervene into the development and implementation of scoring systems and other forms of data analytics, and how they can advance civic participation in an increasingly datafied society.
The Civic Media Codesign Studio was a service-learning, project-based studio course where students partner with community-based organizations to create civic media projects grounded in real-world needs.
The CivicLab
United States of America (the)Innovating for democracy
The Centers for Civic Impact @ Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins UniversityNow GovEx
Check out who is funding Full Circle Fund's 2018 Civic Tech Accelerator Round.
A fun illustrated map charting AI Safety efforts across blogs, podcasts, training, support, governance, research, and so on.
A global atlas of case studies of tech-enabled urban districts and municipal digital masterplans.
The only global launch pad for non-partisan political leadership incubators.
Próxima Geração
LisbonA Próxima Geração, uma associação sem fins lucrativos, tem como objetivo revitalizar a democracia portuguesa. A Próxima Geração representa a primeira Academia apartidária com contexto global em Portugal.
Tech Diplomacy Academy
IndianaOnline education platform: "Learn new ways of working at the intersection of innovation, business, and geopolitics, and discover the role you or your organization can play in a future where technology advances freedom."
Our report, “A Fourth Wave of Open Data? Exploring the Spectrum of Scenarios for Open Data and Generative AI,” (May 2024) provides a new framework and recommendations to support open data providers and other interested parties in making open data “ready” for generative AI.
Voteview
Los Angeles, CAVoteview allows users to view every congressional roll call vote in American history on a map of the United States and on a liberal-conservative ideological map including information about the ideological positions of voting Senators and Representatives.
Impala
Brooklyn, NYBy connecting nonprofits and funders in one place, Impala equips you with the data, insights and relationships you need to succeed.
Civitech’s proprietary data set features nearly 30 million records of unregistered potential voters.
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