Empowers citizens to directly present bills. It uses blockchain technology to register citizens' support for the bill.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

The original direct democracy decision-making site for the Italian Five Star Movement

• partisan

• Voting and elections
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech
• Graveyard

Balkan is a story. Long, intricate, some would even say complicated. We feel the real Balkan is about its people and the stories they have to tell. If you start from there, it is that simple! If you come from Balkan, you live there or if you have a Balkan story to tell, we welcome you and your story to the Humans of the Balkan’s.

• Graveyard
• Narrative tech
• Story-based campaigns

“Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons” showcases over a hundred sharing-related case studies and model policies from more than 80 cities in 35 countries.

• books
• cities

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

Illinois allocates an incredible amount of money to incarcerate people from Chicago's poorest neighborhoods — sometimes millions for residents on individual city blocks. There are more effective ways to invest public dollars.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

Based on the idea that if more people start taking action when sexual harassment happens in their presence, we can end this epidemic.

• apps
• anti-harassment
• Gender Equality

• The Tech
• Crowdsourcing
• The People

Protecting and advancing freedom of expression and privacy in information and communications technologies.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

In the beginner's mind there are…

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Emerging tech

The Internet Government is an alternate legislative government platform where people elect ideas, not individuals. It's politics without politicians.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Kumpulan cerita tentang orang, studi kasus, penelitian kami, dan wajah kota yang selalu berubah yang Anda jalani. // Qlue is a crowd-sourcing smartphone app where the users can report various incidents such as flooding, crime, fires or waste-related issues.

• apps
• cities

• The Tech
• Govtech

Applying Bain Capital’s value-added approach to impact investing by building great companies, maximizing their financial potential, and scaling their social and environmental impact.

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

I started a Google spreadsheet to track links to tech ethics syllabi

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Courses

Start where you are

• Data visualization
• Graveyard
• Mapping

The Urban Knowledge Exchange Southern Africa (uKESA) is an online platform built to benefit urban development decision makers, urban practitioner, researcher or policy maker by providing knowledge on related issues.

• cities

ParleyVox was a way for governments, businesses and community builders everywhere to keep their finger on the pulse of what large groups of people are thinking

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

DearSA is a legally recognised and constitutionally protected non-profit platform which enables the public to co-shape all government policies, amendments and proposals.

• Petitions

Sandstorm is an open source platform for self-hosting web apps

• Engagement tech

Through this programme, Fellows design and deliver targeted projects that contribute to the Centre's overall goal of increasing the use and impact of data in the humanitarian sector.

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

We seek to unlock the possibility inside every individual. We see equal value in all lives. And so we are dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals around the world. From the education of students in Chicago, to the health of a young mother in Nigeria, we are catalysts of human promise everywhere.

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Digital tool that helps Colombian citizens know where, how and what to do regarding their everyday legal paperwork

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Legal tech

The Democratic Principles for an Open Internet have been primarily designed for citizens and civil society organizations in fragile and emerging democracies, who are new to the digital rights space, are beginning to engage more regularly online, and who may be more likely to encounter deliberate internet disruptions as a result of government interference.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Build something

the Knight Foundation gave the TED conference a $985,000 grant to help develop TED.com into an “action platform,” to help channel people moved by a powerful talk into taking meaningful action on the issues being raised

• The Tech
• Media
• Graveyard

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Diversity & Inclusion

Our mission is to empower all eligible US citizens to become voters. That starts with voter registration.

• US Election 2020

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption

• Sustainable cities and communities

• Civic maps
• Mapping

ipaidabribe.com is Janaagraha's unique initiative to tackle corruption by harnessing the collective energy of citizens.

• corruption

• The Tech
• Crowdsourcing
• Advocacy tech

We’re here to protect democracy, defend people's dignity, and demand accountability from the powerful institutions who breach public trust.

• The Tech
• Adjacent Fields
• Emerging tech

• youth
• workshops

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Digital rights

Darcy will allow everyone to run their own federated social media instance – without having to worry about technology, moderation or legal compliance, because Darcy will take care of that for you – if you want!

• Adjacent Fields
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

Take data from anywhere and turn it into anything - Namara's marketplace is one of the world's largest data repositories. Banks, government, and tech leaders rely on Namara to access and refine their data. Start getting more out of data; join Namara today.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing platforms

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

Carrotmob is a new way to influence businesses. We spend money as a group, and in return businesses take socially-responsible actions we care about.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

The Commons is the proverbial “town square”–a gathering place, a source of affirmation, and a resource for those working every day to improve government services. Led by the Public Interest Technology team at New America, The Commons is a place where we’re figuring out the best way to do innovative work right alongside you. The Read More

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

The Digital Connector is an open source piece of software, which allows data specialists to efficiently connect data sets into a common format.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

• Adjacent Fields
• Civic maps
• Mapping

Ideas and perspectives you won’t find anywhere else.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Meet the others

There is a universe of government records hidden away in file cabinets and offline databases. With FOIA Mapper, much of that information is now searchable.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Freedom of Information

SeeClickFix makes it easy for neighbors to request information and services from local service providers. But what about when these organizations need to reach out to the public to give them useful information and important updates?

• Communicating with the people
• Service alerts

A world where knowledge creates power for the many, not the few.

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

GenderGap.AFRICA is a tool designed to help users calculate the gender pay gap in any African country. The tool uses Estimated Earned Income data from the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2020. The calculator isn’t designed to give breakdowns for each industry: it instead captures the average gender gap across all sectors within a country. Gender Gap here represents the gap between men and women in pay. It is supplemented by Series of data-driven stories on gender gap and gender equality in African countries

our mission We dream of an equitable world where the poor and marginalised can lead lives that are empowered and just. We believe that this scale of change can be achieved through social enterprises, that is, businesses that place impact at the centre of their mission. We inspire, mentor, fund and support early stage, innovation‐based for‐profit enterprises that have an impact on the lives of the poor in India. The power of innovation, combined with entrepreneurship, to impact the lives of people who are poor Paul Basil, founder our values bold We embrace uncertainty, ambition and believe in possibilities Entrepreneurial We take initiative, and capitalise on opportunities Impeccable integrity We maintain confidentiality while being transparent in our dealings Empathetic We are customer centric, humble and are committed to helping entrepreneurs our story Villgro was founded in 2001 by PAUL BASIL with the mission of incubating

• The People
• Build something
• Accelerators

Climate Designers provides the knowledge, skills, and professional network to support designers to be climate leaders everywhere they work

• Climate action

• The People
• Peer networks
• Help out

Inclusive Business starts here

• The People
• Build something
• Accelerators

Where technologists and communities work together to explore and build new solutions for New Yorkers

• The People
• Build something
• Incubators

the home of online investigations

• The Tech
• Media
• Emerging tech

cVIGIL is an innovative mobile application for citizens to report Model Code of Conduct and Expenditure violations during the elections

• apps

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

Secure messaging, anywhere

• apps

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Foundational layers

El Programa de Derechos Humanos busca, desde su creación en el año de 1998, contribuir a la plena vigencia de los derechos humanos en México a través de la investigación con pertinencia social, la incidencia en el contexto político y social y la promoción de la justicia.

• The Tech
• The People
• Artificial Intelligence

NeMO-Net is a single player iPad game where players help NASA classify coral reefs by painting 3D and 2D images of coral.

• Life below water
• coral

• Games and gamification
• Emerging Tech Projects
• Emerging Tech report

We are San Diegans who believe data and technology can better serve citizens, sparking a more vibrant democracy and civic life. We treasure our communities and work together to bolster our public experience. We are a brigade of the national, non-partisan Code for America, leveraging their resources, but keenly focused on our improving local issues here at home.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups