• cities

• Govtech
• Playbooks and design principles
• Digital transformation

A World Bank working paper (2016)

• reports

• Evaluate impact

• youth

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Civic literacy

Our guide on using design tools and methods in the public sector, created in partnership with design firm IDEO.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

The South Australian open data toolkit, contains resources to help agencies release open data. The resources can be tailored to suit your requirements.

• guides

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

It is the most comprehensive collection of inspiring examples of tech transforming lives and communities for the better.

• Get funding
• Funders & donors
• Investors

The aim of the Easy Voter Guide project is to make nonpartisan information about why vote, how to vote and what’s on the ballot accessible to as many

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

• The Tech
• Civic tech catalogs

An exhaustive reference to problems seen in real-world data along with suggestions on how to resolve them.

• guides

• Data visualization

This project will develop ethical principles and guidelines, as well as draft best practices for the use of remote sensing and volunteered geographic information (VGI) in crisis situations.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Mapping tools

This ICT4D Guide is a free and open guide to help anyone who wants to make a positive social impact with technology's help.

• The Tech
• The People
• Learn about civic tech

(PDF) Thinking about GovTech (2019) introduces the concept of GovTech and identifies eight activities that policymakers can undertake to foster national GovTech innovation ecosystems and help to steer them towards positive outcomes for citizens and public administrators.

• reports

• Govtech
• Reports

When you open government, what do you get in return? If you are asking this question, this guide is for you.

• guides

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Advocacy tech

只要輸入地址或搜尋候選人，了解身處選區的背景資料丶區議員表現，稍後會加入2019區議會選舉候選人政綱及表現。

• Voting and elections
• Voter assistance tech

a user-friendly platform that centralizes data about all public services and facilities that can cater to the needs of vulnerable citizens, such as where to eat, to shower, to find shelter or get social welfare

• homelessness

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Access social benefits

We have rated & reviewed over 75,000 products based on safety and health. See your favorite products reviewed and rated.

• Watchdogging and transparency

Last updated 2017

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

Open standards for data are reusable agreements that make it easier for people and organisations to publish, access, share and use better quality data. This guidebook helps people and organisations create, develop and adopt open standards for data.

• guides

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Playbooks and design principles

This weekly digest email helps you more efficiently manage your portfolio so you prioritize the right donors at the right time and raise more

• The Tech
• The People
• Get funding

The purpose of this guide is to help PB implementers understand how they can use mass text messaging to effectively engage underrepresented communities in participatory budgeting (PB).

• guides

• Participatory budgeting
• SMS tools

The Evaluation of Humanitarian Action Guide supports evaluation specialists and non-specialists in every stage of an evaluation, from initial decision to final dissemination.

• The People
• Evaluate impact

A global atlas of case studies of tech-enabled urban districts and municipal digital masterplans.

• place-based
• cities

• Civic tech catalogs
• Smart Cities and sensors
• Urban planning

Online 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."

• Learn about civic tech
• Online courses
• Diplomacy

One-Pager for Staff from London’s Office of Technology

• guides

• Artificial Intelligence
• Organizational policies on AI

In order to help election practitioners and stakeholders to better understand the use of ICTs in elections, International IDEA has conducted a global comparative study to learn how ICTs are being used in several stages of electoral process.

• guides

• Voting and elections
• Election administration

Track your policy impact

• Media and social media analysis
• Evaluate impact
• Research tools

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) wants your ideas to develop a Federal framework, guidelines, and leading practices for public participation and community engagement (PPCE) activities to help Federal agencies more broadly and meaningfully engage with you and your communities.

• Govtech
• Communicating with the government

This set of free tools, guidance, and training is designed to help organizations take key cybersecurity steps and be more secure.

• guides

• Cybersecurity
• Foundational layers

Ushahidi-powered project tracking voting irregularities in the 2009 Indian election

• Voting and elections
• Civic maps
• Election oversight

The City of Philadelphia aims to improve collaboration with communities. This website shares guidance on how to engage communities equitably.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Communicating with the people

Online course offered through Georgetown University’s Initiative on Technology and Society, the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation and the McCourt School of Public Policy: a continuing education course to help participants rapidly grasp digital fundamentals in a way that is practical and relevant to their work.

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Online courses

Design Action Research with Government (DARG) is a guide for creating civic innovation projects.

• guides

• Building inside government
• Public Private Partnerships

The Society Library (a collective intelligence institute) shared their micro-voting decision-making tool for city-level decision-making.

• cities
• guides

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Group decision making

Democracy Reporting International (DRI) strengthens democracy by shaping the institutions that make it sustainable.

• Participatory democracy
• Research and policy centers

Fatima's mission is for every person in the world to have their voice heard, while ensuring a safe, secure, and ethical research experience.

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Surveys & polling
• Research tools

To build the foundations of democracy with intention, as Jill Blair and Malka Kopell suggest, there is a need to survey the types of civic infrastructure in place and how these building blocks fit together in order to appreciate where the cracks and crevices are that need strengthening.

• guides

• Civic data
• Citizen Engagement
• Research tools

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

• WhatsApp
• missing people

• Legal tech
• Bots
• Crowdsourcing

Now offline guide for good grantmaking things to be aware of

• Tools for Funders

This is an online resource guide for civil society groups looking to better deal with the problem of disinformation.

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Civic tech catalogs

The Commons Library includes 1000+ educational resources in a range of formats. Topics include campaign strategy, community organising, working effectively in groups, justice and diversity, creative activism, and much more.

• guides

• Advocacy tech
• Learn about civic tech
• Organize campaigns

This guidebook helps people design and run projects that involve the collaborative maintenance of data

• guides

• Civic data
• Playbooks and design principles
• Data governance

Learn how to host events to engage non-technical audiences on open data

• guides

• Civic data
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

Platform Land was a project at digitalHKS examining how digital platforms will change government and society.

• guides

• Govtech
• Service delivery

The U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Emerging Citizen Technology program, part of the Technology Transformation Service’s Innovation Portfolio, launched an open-sourced pilot to guide dozens of federal programs to make public service information available to consumer Intelligent Personal Assistants (IPAs) for the home and office, such as Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, Google Assistant, and Facebook Messenger.

• Govtech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Civic features

Recursive Public is an experiment in identifying areas of consensus and disagreement among the international Artificial Intelligence (AI) community, policymakers, and the general public on key questions of governance.

• Polis

• Artificial Intelligence
• Governance of AI

an easy-to-use digital safety checklist

• guides

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

Aquaya is a data-driven nonprofit organization that is dedicated to improving safe water and sanitation access in low-resource settings.

• Clean water and sanitation

• Civic data
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data science for social good

A flowchart guide to help users consider which type(s) of experiments to run in policy settings

• Data visualization
• Behavioral economics programs
• Policy simulators

We also provide consultancy and advisory to help nonprofits and foundations take the right risks when supporting and resourcing grassroots change. We enhance your organisation’s security risk management, information security and data protection, and staff care and wellbeing.

• Digital security and privacy
• Help out
• Cybersecurity

Foros is a forest management and investment platform.

• forests
• Climate action

• Tech for public challenges
• Manage natural resources