We are Bingwa Civic Tech Lab, a youth-led initiative based in the Democratic Republic of Congo, supporting technically the community and civil society organisations through co-creative and collaborative processes to implement digital solutions informing decision makers and different stakeholders to improve social services

• trainings
• Gender Equality

• Hubs

Netwerk Democratie’s mission rests on two pillars: Digital democracy and the democratisation of technology.

• Participatory democracy
• Citizen Engagement

A commitment to make digital technologies work for, not against, democracy and human rights. It underlines the joint responsibility of governments, multilateral organizations, civil society, and technology companies to develop and use digital technologies to the benefit of democracy and human rights.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

We are a company that seeks to ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities through accessibility in the digital world.

• Adjacent Fields
• Assistive and Accessible Tech

Finnish government tools to make it easy for government offices to assess and improve upon their digital service delivery

• Govtech
• Evaluate impact
• Service delivery

Digital participation platform for the Icelandic Pirate party

• Engagement tech
• Group decision making
• Political parties

The [Human Rights Watch] report finds that data collected by the state for administering public services, such as registering for the Covid vaccine, administering tax benefits, and mandatory membership in professional associations, was repurposed to spread Fidesz’s campaign messages.

• reports

• Digital security and privacy
• Organize campaigns
• Reports

FnF takes you on a journey, from grass-root discussions to collective actions at the European Parliament, to fight for our freedoms and civil rights in a digitalised world.

It is a platform to motivate, connect and mobilise the digital rights community with an inclusive, friendly and independent/self-determined spirit. FnF is a continuous quest, empowering, refreshing and radically necessary!

The discussion list has over 3,800 members from all over the world, from a wide range of disciplines including: campaigners, designers, content creators, fundraisers, academics, agencies, vendors and much more. It is a friendly, supportive, highly knowledgeable community where you can receive and share advice about best practice for digital campaigning.

• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns
• Listservs, forums, and Slacks

Hate speech on the internet has regrettably become an increasingly pressing social issue. The NETTZ network aims to confront the current trend by supporting moral courage on digital media as well as cultivating a positive debate and opinion culture on the web.

• hate speech

• Media
• Fight disinformation

An award-winning, minority-owned strategic consulting firm FOR campaign strategy, direct mail, & digital programs

• Advocacy tech
• Campaign organizations

We knock on Americans’ new, digital front doors one text at a time. Our volunteers’ actions directly impact millions and lay the long-term groundwork for a just, equitable, and progressive America.

• partisan

• Advocacy tech
• Voter registration
• Peer to peer SMS

The EMIF is entrusted with an objective of public interest to support fact-checking and media literacy initiatives, as well as fundamental research projects, with a view to addressing the phenomenon of online disinformation in Europe and promoting a more resilient and fact-based digital information ecosystem.

• Media
• Get funding
• Fight disinformation

Frank can instantly provide you a custom and private digital organizing platform.

• labor

• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns

Gather user-generated content for powerful testimonial campaigns. Volunteers can share a personal video (or photo) about why they support your cause, laying the foundation for engaging digital content pushes or lobbying efforts.

• Organize campaigns
• Narrative tech
• Story tech

We bring together influential creators and high-impact causes.

• Organize campaigns
• Advertising
• Creators and Influencers

Capulet is a digital marketing and communications agency that works exclusively with nonprofits and companies that care about people and the planet.

• Social impact design firms
• Nonprofit tech
• Campaign organizations

Reliable open source digital infrastructure!

• Web hosting
• General purpose open source tools

Indicadores digitales sobre la sociedad chilena

• Media
• Media and social media analysis
• Media monitoring

A web solution designed for governments that provides the digital twin of the city, and delivers a real-time view of every street, plus insightful analytics to support decision-making and increase the efficiency of the city operations.

• cities

• Govtech
• Smart Cities and sensors
• Dashboards

WSA (World Summit Awards) is a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation to improve society.

• Get funding
• Awards and prizes

Infrastructure Space was established in 2017 to acknowledge the infrastructural turn in architectural theory, to embrace the thinking and methods established in L+U and [Re_Map] and to explore new territory, specifically the interface between digital communications, infrastructure and the production of space no longer limited to urban contexts, but accepting the often intangible manufactured nature of most British landscapes.

• Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
• cities
• place-based

• Civic data
• Urban planning

Data Mapping Cornwall provides a summary of this spatial investigation of Cornwall, conducted by a large team of academics, experts and postgraduate students between September 2016 and March 2017.

• cities
• place-based

• Civic data
• Mapping

ConsiliumBots uses technology and data to help people make important decisions by turning complex and underutilized information into virtual assistance and personalized recommendations across education, housing, and other areas of government programs. Research has shown that providing relevant information at the right time can make a significant difference in students' trajectory by reducing school dropouts and introducing education options with better job prospects. They have so far created 36 digital solutions to address information asymmetries, supporting 3.9 million parents, students, and teachers from over 7 countries in the region. Some of these digital solutions have now been adopted as national public policies.

• Access social benefits
• Behavioral economics programs

Join us in building the European way of Digital Transformation for 300 million Europeans

• cities

• Govtech
• Partner networks
• Smart Cities and sensors

El Programa Creamos de INJUV está dirigido a jóvenes entre 15 y 29 años que quieran ser líderes y generar cambios a pequeña o mediana escala, proponiendo ideas innovadoras para problemas que afecten a una comunidad.

• youth

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms

The LB Co-Lab will engage Long Beach community members in an immersive and collaborative technology deployment and training process to design a technology solution that works for them.

• local

• Participatory democracy
• Citizen Engagement

We provide modern, effective solutions for participation and collective decision-making. Our Services

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms

The Global Media Registry is a non-profit social enterprise that supports transparency, accountability and pluralism in our shared digital information space. We are a solution hub for newsrooms, regulators and policy makers, and for all stakeholders that engage with the media industry.

• Media
• Media and social media analysis

Developing a robust and replicable Data Commons methodology in the Raval, Barcelona

• Civic data
• Data governance

Google Analytics alternative that protects your data and your customers' privacy

• Digital security and privacy
• Privacy-preserving user analytics

Red Hook WiFi, a project of Red Hook Initiative (RHI), is a community-led effort to close the digital divide.

• Hardware
• Connectivity
• Community wifi

Easy to use and privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Privacy-preserving user analytics

AI Forensics is a European non-profit that investigates influential and opaque algorithms. We hold major technology platforms accountable by conducting independent and high-profile technical investigations to uncover and expose the harms caused by their algorithms.

• Adjacent Fields
• Advocacy tech
• Artificial Intelligence

The Hub is a system of physical and digital community bulletin boards designed to serve the diverse constituencies of Red Hook.

• local

• Neighborhood forums

A series of projects to figure out how major platforms track users, including through data donations

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Algorithmic transparency

Sequent is a next-generation online voting platform purposely built to ensure the highest level of confidence in digital elections for election managers, voters and auditors

• Participatory democracy
• Voting and elections
• E-voting and I-voting

EngageMedia is a non-profit media, technology, and culture organisation. EngageMedia uses the power of video, the Internet, and open technologies to create social and environmental change.

• Media
• Advocacy tech
• Digital rights

The Digital Security Community Directory of security and safety resources available in various Southeast Asian languages

• Digital security and privacy
• Civic tech catalogs
• Circumvention tech

We work with communities to build the internet infrastructure and skills they need to participate fully in a digital society

• Adjacent Fields
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Georgetown has partnered with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to invest $30 million in a nonpartisan institute that helps policymakers and tech industry leaders address pressing issues related to technology, policy and ethics and make informed decisions on how technology is used to shape, produce and share information across platforms.

• Research and policy centers
• Academia
• Tech or Digital Policy

A housing platform that simplifies, centralizes, and makes it easy for people to search and apply for affordable housing.

• housing

• Govtech
• Access social benefits

Public Interest Data Literacy (PIDLit) at Georgia State University weds the skills of data literacy with the frameworks and tools of public interest technology.

• Digital literacy
• Academia
• Public Interest Tech

This [Canadian] report includes the following: Importance of ethics in AI and government, Understanding the impacts of AI on society, Balancing AI-driven efficiency with privacy and security concerns, and Cyber-security and digital trust.

• reports

• Govtech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

Ljubljana, Slovenia based civic tech NGO, focusing efforts on (digital) political participation, open data, transparency, and public institutional oversight.

• Participatory democracy
• Artificial Intelligence
• Fight disinformation

We equip progressive leaders and movements with innovative digital solutions to make social change possible

• partisan

• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns
• Campaign organizations

Bienvenido a Hive Mind, un espacio de aprendizaje para activistas digitales. Ayudamos a los actores de la sociedad civil a desarrollar su resiliencia digital.

• trainings

• Advocacy tech
• Partner networks

A platform to evaluate the most complex of India's technology policy conundrums

• Research and policy centers
• Civil society research outfits

FPF brings together industry, academics, civil society, policymakers, and other stakeholders to explore the challenges posed by emerging technologies and develop privacy protections, ethical norms, and workable best practices in these areas and more.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

The findings from our study are intended to provide insights to developers and designers to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of digital platforms from the perspective of language.

• reports

• Foundational layers
• Translation and linguistic representation