Pew's work lays the foundation for effective policies and practices by invigorating civic life, conducting research, informing and engaging citizens, linking diverse interests to pursue common cause, and insisting on tangible results.

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

The new Media Access Research Atlas is an interactive map of all the places in the country where people live in media deserts – places where it is difficult to access daily, local news and information. The map is part of the Media Deserts Project, a joint research project of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, the Department of Geography and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Media

Open web fellowship hosted by Mozilla

• The Tech
• The People
• Emerging tech

The Wahl-O-Mat is an online tool that aims to assist and mobilize voters in Germany.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

The first effort to monitor the performance of Iran’s parliament, often referred to as “Majlis”

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Media

Popit database and API service that helps you make and maintain information about politicians, politically exposed persons (PEPs) and their memberships in organizations and generates Popolo standard compliant open data to power your project.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Crowdsourcing

We help government work better for everyone by leading digital transformation.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Engagement tech

Based in marginalized neighborhoods in Charlotte, North Carolina, Detroit, Michigan, and Los Angeles, California, we look at digital data collection and our human rights, work with local communities, community organizations, and social support networks, and show how different data systems impact re-entry, fair housing, public assistance, and community development.

• guides
• housing
• racial equity

• Adjacent Fields
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Digital literacy

Hukoomi is an e-governance application which provides access to a broad range of information, including legal information for business, and information about visa and immigration procesess.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Adjacent Fields

The Apollo DemTool is a powerful system for compiling, managing, and analyzing citizen reports from an election monitoring mission.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Engagement tech

The free transparency certification

• The Tech
• Media
• Adjacent Fields

Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) is a non-governmental organisation initiated in May 2000 by several women’s organisations in Uganda to develop the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) among women as tools to share information and address issues collectively.

To support the development of tools to study state and regional communication systems

• Govtech
• Research and policy centers
• Peer-reviewed research

Digital Innovation for Social Impact

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Hardware

Reported lets you submit feedback about NYC taxis in 30 seconds. Reported submits this feedback directly to NYC's 311 system and the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission.

• apps
• mobility

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Communicating with the government

The Credibility Coalition (CredCo) is pleased to announce that we have begun a project/partnership with the Jigsaw team at Alphabet to develop better understanding of credible content online.

• Google

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Media

The main goal of CiviCERT is to improve the incident response capabilities of NGOs, journalists and involved citizens all around the world.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

Trump's not very concerned about accuracy in his tweets — so we will be.

• extensions

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

The WeVote app is a one stop shop to learn about the candidates and your voting rights and responsibilities, act on Election Day by voting or volunteering and share events you plan to attend and materials you have read.

• apps

• Voting and elections
• Voter assistance tech
• Ballot information

Allows local governments to notify residents with important information

• civic features
• Facebook

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Communicating with the people

Digital democracy platforms for citizens, organizations and institutions

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms

This latest edition of the World e-Parliament Report follows up on previous findings and identifies major steps forward in how parliaments are using information and communication technologies (ICT) to engage with citizens.

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

JusticeTrans offers legal information about transgender rights across Canada.

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Legal tech

Le Moteur de visualisation de données ouvertes convertie pour vous les données publiques en formes narratives de visualisation.

• Data visualization
• Open data publishing portals

Newsroom partnership with over 80 Mexican media outlets collaborating ahead of the election

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

RNW Media supports local media and impact organizations to master persuasive storytelling techniques and creative formats to create strong narratives on the world’s most pressing issues.

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

Citizens' Initiative Review processes bring randomly selected and representative panels of voters together to fairly and thoroughly evaluate ballot measures and give voters information they can trust.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers

Informational site about participatory budgeting, where PB features were taken offline

• Graveyard
• Participatory budgeting

Tracked the first 100 day of Mohamed Morsi's presidency.

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

Change the face of social impact engagement globally

• maternal health
• WhatsApp
• Good health and well-being

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Bots

A realtime bus locator service

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Graveyard

The MuckRock Slack channel is a free, collaborative discussion forum to discuss both the federal Freedom of Information Act as well as state public records laws.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Peer networks

Municipal Money is a web-based mobile responsive tool developed to provide the public with municipal financial data.

• Budget explorers

The Lab uses scientific insights and methods to test and improve policies and provide timely, relevant, and high-quality analysis to inform the District's most important decisions.

• cities

• The People
• Build something
• Innovation teams and labs

A browser extension that alerts users to unreliable news sources.

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

The Legislative Monitor is a user-friendly interactive tool that provides a unique insight into the adoption of legislation in Slovenia and a review of the activities of Members of the National Assembly.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Factcheck.me tracks bot activity, amplified images, and viral links.

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

The lab focuses on improving the software security of projects that advance OTF’s Internet freedom goals by ensuring that code, data, and people behind the tools have what they need to create a safer experience for people experiencing repressive information controls online.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

Mapping with and for the Older Adults (Senior Citizens) and Ageing Population in the Philippines

• OpenStreetMap
• seniors

• Civic maps
• Mapping
• Open government data

Une application performante (utilisée notamment par la campagne présidentielle de Donald Trump) pour la mobilisation des Français de droite.

• apps

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Advocacy tech

In a cross-sector partnership led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture, The Clima y Sector Agropecuario Colombiano (Colombian Climate and Agricultural Sector; CSAC) provides meteorological data to farmers along with data on the economics and agronomy of rice cultivation.

• agriculture
• Climate action
• Zero hunger

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Data science for social good

Outline makes it easy for news organizations to set up a virtual private network (VPN) on their own server.

• VPNs

• The Tech
• Media
• Adjacent Fields

With Team, users join an online community of supporters and speak directly with their friends about the causes and candidates they care about.

• apps

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Peer to peer SMS

The nonpartisan, nonprofit National Institute on Money in State Politics promotes an accountable democracy by compiling comprehensive campaign-donor, lobbyist, and other information from government disclosure agencies nationwide and making it freely available at FollowTheMoney.org.

• state

• Watchdogging and transparency

Croatian media specializing in fact checking, that is, verifying the factual accuracy of claims in public space.

• The Tech
• Media
• Fight disinformation

• coop

• Adjacent Fields
• Working groups
• Platform coops

Barefoot Law offers free legal information and assistance to people through social media, SMS, Skype calls, andcommunity engagement.

• Adjacent Fields
• Organize campaigns
• Tech for public challenges

Parlamento 2030 es una innovadora herramienta que rastrea, reúne y ofrece la información sobre la actividad del Congreso de los Diputados español relacionada con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible.

• The Tech
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Advocacy tech

Tender Monitor provides the public with an in-depth look at government spending in Georgia by making detailed information about state procurement available.

• The Tech
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Advocacy tech

Perspective is an API that uses machine learning to spot abuse and harassment online.

• APIs
• harassment

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech