Civic Tech Field Guide

AI Democracy Projects

The AI Democracy Projects engage the implications of AI systems and tools, including predictive algorithms, machine learning, and frontier models, for democratic society.

EDMO Fact-Checking Community

Florence

We Need Cooperation Among Fact-Checkers

Converlens

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Discover the modern engagement platform powered by natural language AI to help you gather feedback, manage your data and understand what is being said.

NGI Influencers Programme

Brussels

The program pays topic experts to create relevant content on social media for NGI

Nonprofit AF

Seattle, WA, United States of America

Exploring the fun and frustrations of nonprofit work

Legitimate

Legitimate provides journalists and publishers with the latest [AI] tools to enhance their work while helping audiences build trust and have context in the content they consume.

Reliabl

We help platforms transition to community-driven data management.

Local Intelligence Hub

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Your starting point for data about local MPs, constituencies, public opinion and the climate and nature movement.

Climate action

National Civic League

Washington, DC

Advancing civic engagement to create equitable, thriving communities

Center for Democracy Innovation

Washington, DC

The mission of the National Civic League’s Center for Democracy Innovation is to understand, test, and disseminate innovations that can make democracy more participatory, equitable, and productive.

Oslo for AI

Oslo for AI aims to open up new possibilities for the governance of AI.

Democracy Innovations for Better Public Meetings

Washington, DC

Better public meetings are possible, sustainable, and measurable.

Laboratorio GovTech LATAM

Colombia

Una plataforma de innovación abierta que permite acercar nuevas soluciones digitales a los grandes retos de los municipios participantes.

cities

Octree

Geneva, Switzerland

Octree is a startup studio to build today's digital commons: viable, open & fair.

voca

Geneva, Switzerland

Open SaaS & hosting service for Decidim

Decidim

Self-assessment and other resources to help entrepreneurs incorporate AI ethical principles into their technological solutions of entrepreneurs from seed stages to those who export their technologies to other markets.

MyCity Chatbot

New York City, NY, USA

NYC's Business Services Chatbot which "uses Microsoft's Azure AI services to provide information in response to questions you have about starting or operating your business" in ten+ languages

RoadLab

London

This Transport for London project looks to introduce new ways to reduce adverse impacts of roadworks in London, by working with innovative companies to shape these in a way that responds to the problems London faces.

mobility

AI Accountability Network

Washington, DC

Pulitzer Center: Working with journalists and newsrooms that represent the diversity of the communities affected by AI technologies, the Network seeks to address the knowledge imbalance on artificial intelligence that exists in the journalism industry and to create a multidisciplinary and collaborative ecosystem that enables journalists to report on this fast-evolving topic with skill, nuance, and impact.

Atlas of Urban AI

ATLAS is a crowdsourced (map) repository of projects happening in cities involving the use of artificial intelligence systems.

Singapore National AI Strategy 2.0

Singapore

AI for the Public Good, for Singapore and the World

City AI Connect

Johns Hopkins University

A global community for cities to learn about generative AI together, faster.

cities

Boti

Buenos Aires

El chatbot de la Ciudad Buenos Aires

Innovate Project Project Use Cases

London

Internet of Things pilots to improve quality of life in London neighborhoods

local
cities

Smart Cities and sensors

Farmer.CHAT

India (Bhārat)

An AI Assistant by Gooey.AI and Digital Green to make vetted farmer knowledge accessible.

WhatsApp

Camden Talks Data: Machine learning

Camden Town, London

This video explains how Camden Council uses machine learning to improve council services.

cities
local

Academy of the Near Future

Dublin, Ireland

Ireland's Smart Cities Education Programme designed for young people and local authority staff.

youth
local

The Planning London Datahub

London

The Planning DataHub is a collaborative project between all of the Planning Authorities in London to build a single open data set of development proposals in the planning process to enable monitoring of how our City is changing and develop a shared understanding of the data.

cities

SocorroBot

Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos)

SocorroBot is an interactive guide designed to assist individuals in the process of reporting a missing person in Mexico.

Transport for London and Google Maps collaborate to make cycling better

London

Cycling updates to Google Maps now take account of traffic conditions and the availability of high-quality cycling infrastructure

AI Journalism Lab

CUNY Graduate Center

This 3-month hybrid, tuition-free and highly participatory program invites journalists to explore generative AI through theory and practice, and add meaningfully to the conversation.

Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab

450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

The Deliberative Democracy Lab (formerly the Center for Deliberative Democracy), housed within the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University, is devoted to research about democracy and public opinion obtained through Deliberative Polling®.

재단법인 팩트체크넷 (Fact Check Net Foundation)

Republic of South Korea (Hanguk or Namhan)

South Korean fact-checking organization, supported by government during the pandemic but now shut down

Government AI Readiness Index

London

This year we assess the AI readiness of 193 governments across the world. We are also introducing an interactive map to make our data more accessible!

reports

Parla

Berlin

Dieser Prototyp durchsucht die Schriftlichen Anfragen und die Hauptausschussvorgänge ("Rote Nummern") der Wahlperiode 19 des Berliner Abgeordnetenhauses und erstellt anhand eines Large Language Models Vorlagen für die Beantwortung der gestellten Frage.

BLOXHUB

Copenhagen

BLOXHUB is the Nordic Hub for Sustainable Urbanization.

DOLL Living Lab

Copenhagen

Our expansive 1.5 km2 industrial area, frequented by over 10,000 daily users, functions as a vibrant physical testing space of smart city environments – now also offering a real-world platform with a digital twin for urban innovation at a 1:1 scale.

cities

MoveOn's 2024 Election Plan

House parties are back

Trustworthy AI Self Assessment Tool

London

This self assessment tool is designed to help policymakers in government understand how prepared their government is to use AI in a trustworthy way in the public sector.

Copenhagen Solutions Lab

Copenhagen

At Copenhagen Solutions Lab, we support the development of the city through testing and implementation of intelligent and data-driven solutions, that support the needs of the city and its citizens.

Decision 21

Prague, Czechia

Online platform for civic participation

Fiscalía Abierta

Parte del programa Justicia Abierta, este es un proyecto integral de apertura institucional, que comprende un software web que permite a las fiscalías sistematizar las solicitudes de acceso a la información condensando datos procesales, de uso