VoteAmerica builds technology to simplify political engagement, increase voter turnout, and strengthen American democracy for all eligible voters.
An activist project working and proposing advanced solutions in fields related to digital rights and democracy: freedom of expression; net neutrality; digital privacy; the free circulation of culture, knowledge and information; mechanisms for transparency, participation and citizen control of power and institutions; the defence of citizen journalism for the right to know, inform and be informed; the technical, communications and legal fight against corruption; and the technopolitics understood as the practice of networking and taking action for citizen empowerment, justice and social transformation.
Centering the knowledges of marginalised communities from around the world. Re-imagining the internet to be for and from us all.
Using ICT for Co-Creation of inclusive public Places
C40 is a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change. C40 supports cities to collaborate effectively, share knowledge and drive meaningful, measurable and sustainable action on climate change.
We forked digital.gov, a news, event and knowledge website from the GSA's TTS team, to see if it could be a hub for the WeGov community.
Meeting of the Minds is a global thought leadership network and knowledge sharing platform focused on urban sustainability. Meeting of the Minds brings together leaders from multiple sectors and diverse geographies to share ideas and work together to shape a common agenda. Events include monthly webinars, in-person workshops, pop-up events and an annual summit held each fall.
africanDRONE seeks to empower the drone pioneers already living on the continent, by networking them together into a self-help association that can share resources and knowledge. In addition, we aim to use our collective muscle to get better access to markets (for our work), better prices on hardware / software / insurance (through collective bargaining), and share resources (for everything from drones to data-crunching computer servers).
The programme provides you with the planning, management and technical skills necessary to lead and transform public organisations to be open, inclusive, innovative, flexible and effective using Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
The Clinic to End Tech Abuse (CETA) helps survivors of intimate partner violence end tech-related abuse.
We design and make bespoke hardware and software, run workshops and events, make installations and exhibitions, and teach.
The ArcticHubs project is an ambitious, multi-disciplinary international collaboration that aims to develop research-led, practice-based solutions to help address the urgent challenges faced in the Arctic.
Translated: We, "Civic Tech Saitama," also want to make use of the knowledge and wisdom of "Ichi-dwellers" living in Saitama City to create services necessary for the region and make public services easy to use. To that end, we will make it possible for governments and companies to provide the data and resources necessary for creating services, create a place where various people can gather, and make us "Civic Tech" interesting.
I-SEEED strives to build an ecosystem of “solutionists” to solve our communities’ most pressing social problems. I-SEEED believe that through innovative economic, educational, environmental design, and cutting edge technology, we can create just and sustainable communities for all.
It is one of the largest Civic Tech conferences in Japan with about 1,000 participants in two days.
The National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) is dedicated to strengthening civic life in America.
Our independent, non-profit organization provides policy advice and advocacy infused with lessons learned in the field and with insights developed through rigorous research. We share our knowledge and experience freely with policy-makers, accountability actors, and the global campaign for improved international norms. We are particularly well-placed to convene reform-oriented dialogue and to engage in constructive policy advocacy.
Instituto Cidade Democrática was born in June 2008 and has already worked in 15 cities, involving about 20 thousand people. Today it is consolidated as a Brazilian think and do tank of social participation. Instituto Cidade Democrática collect and analyze data and produce and share knowledge to leverage the power of civil society.
Open Institute's mission is to collaborate with governments, citizens, civil society organisations, and other players to develop policies, tools, and knowledge that strengthen citizens' voices in the governance and development in their societies.
Fundación Vía Libre is a non-profit civil organisation established in Córdoba, Argentina, in 2000. Initially focused on Free Software public policies, dissemination of knowledge and sustainable development, the Foundation reoriented its mission to broader issues such as the impact and influence of digital technologies on Human Rights, with special attention to social, economic, and cultural rights and civil liberties.
Magamba is Zimbabwe's leading creative organisation working on the cutting-edge of culture, new media, activism, and innovation.
Kijiji Yeetu is a smart village platform that offers a unique ecosystem for activating our villages’ resources, knowledge, inspiration into viable development opportunities in 47 counties in Kenya, East Africa and beyond the world.
Action for Transparency (A4T) is a pioneering project that fights corruption and mismanagement of government funds by putting the power to change in the hands of citizens. Using a mobile phone with Internet access, anyone is able to check the amount of government money pledged to each school and health clinic – and the amount actually spent. If you don’t have a smartphone, you can find the same functionality on the website. Action for Transparency empowers citizens and government employees to act on corruption experienced in their everyday lives. Using a mobile phone with Internet access, anyone is able to check the amount of government money pledged to each school and health clinic – and the amount actually spent. By exposing which institutions and individuals are involved in corruption and providing the data to journalists and activist groups we hope we can make corruption less attractive.
Website was started by transparency NGO Public Knowledge Workshop to present the budget in a user-friendly, easier-to-understand format.
Focusing on the foundations of the Open City across the public, private, and social sectors
Le Moteur de visualisation de données ouvertes convertie pour vous les données publiques en formes narratives de visualisation.
Social Source Commons is a place to share lists of software tools that you already use, gain knowledge and support, and discover new tools
This study introduces a framework for evaluating the democratic potential of civic apps, distinguishing six criteria: inclusiveness, deliberation, influence, publicity, mobilization, and knowledge production.
AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT INTERNET AND SOCIETY RESEARCH THINK TANK BASED IN HONG KONG
A knowledge base website that collects public health information on the novel coronavirus from WHO, CDC, NYS, and NYC.
The Centre for Collective Intelligence Design will explore how human and machine intelligence can be combined to make the most of our collective knowledge and develop innovative and effective solutions to social challenges.
A platform and a process to engage Singapore citizens in policy deliberation
GovTech Catalyst competitions help the public sector identify and work with cutting edge technology firms.
The Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) is an interuniversity partnership that pursues original urban research on the cutting edge of scholarship and public policy, with an emphasis on opportunities created by novel digital data.
Open source Open Government and E-Participation Web Software
The Shuttleworth Foundation offers fellowships to individuals to implement their innovative idea for social change. We are most interested in exceptional ideas at the intersection between technology, knowledge and learning, with openness being the key requirement.
Secure and private email service with collaboration suite.
Der Prototype Fund ist ein Förderprogramm des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), das von der Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland betreut und ausgewertet wird.
The production house focuses on creating content in the genre of Civic Entertainment, i.e. films, TV, digital content, radio content, etc. which can be used to encourage civic participation with public institutions, and thus strengthen democracy.
Predictwise is a powerful data, analytics, research, and survey platform that can generate customized, granularized insights on any voter in any district in the country.
Sketch City is an open community of 2,700+ technology and data advocates. We work on projects, share knowledge, influence tech policy, and produce events.
Open Cities Lab is a non-profit open and non-partisan organisation that combines the use of action research, co-design, data science, and technology with civic engagement, to enable the development of inclusive cities and urban spaces.