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AlaveteliCon
Oslo, NorwayA Freedom of Information conference hosted by mySociety
AI Initiative
Cambridge, MA, USAThe AI Initiative is dedicated to shaping the global policy framework to govern the rise of Artificial Intelligence, addressing holistically short-, mid- and long-term governance challenges.
A New City O/S: The Power of Open, Collaborative, and Distributed Governance (Brookings / Ash Center Series, Innovative Governance in the 21st Century)
A mobile app to report sexual harassment. The collected data can be used as evidence to support preventive measures. Last updated Nov 2020
18F Posters
GSA (General Services Administration), F Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USAWell designed posters to hang in your gov office
Explore and evaluate your city's resilience, to plan for a strong future.
People Powered's independent expert committee scored 26 of the top digital engagement platforms
Responsive Policy Project
United States of America (the)Responsive Policy Project (RPP) lifts the curtain on public policy, making it easy to find, understand, and engage with opaque policy documents. Ultimately, RPP aims to radically transform policy by changing who participates and how.
Eligibee
BerkeleyEligibee is a free nonprofit tool that helps you find and apply for government assistance, making it easier to get the food, healthcare, and income supports you need today.
C3PLACES
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e TecnologiasUsing ICT for Co-Creation of inclusive public Places
Building smart civics to unlock community transitions in response to the climate crisis.
Transforming corrections with technology
Open Gazettes South Africa
South AfricaGazettes are a critical record of South African history. They should be easy to find and use, and freely available to everyone. With nearly 40, 000 gazettes from between 1958 and 2020 available, Open Gazettes is the largest freely online collection of gazettes in South Africa.
광화문1번가 (Gwanghwamoon 1st Avenue)
South Korea (Republic of Korea)Korean participatory policymaking platform
BetaNYC
Manhattan Borough PresidentWe empower individuals and local communities to build a civically engaged technology ecosystem and provide for an honest and inclusive government. We want New York’s governments to work for the people, by the people, for the digital era.
Accountability Lab is a global translocal network that makes governance work for people by supporting active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions. Our goal is a world in which resources are used wisely, decisions benefit everyone fairly, and people lead secure lives.
Our mission is to transform how government learns, builds, delivers, and measures digital services in the 21st century. And we do that by providing people in the federal government with the tools, methods, practices, and policy guidance they need to deliver effective and accessible digital services. It is our job to be the experts in the problems people in government face, and support them wherever they may be blocked.
Audrey will shares stories of the dramatic transformations underway to upgrade democracy in Taiwan: How they engaged thousands of citizens in bottom-up policy development to solve the Uber problem; A digital media channel where young people are engaging directly with politicians; And how virtual reality is shaping public policy.
CommonVC
LondonCommonVC is an impact innovation and startup studio that is run and funded by people passionate about a sustainable future.
Centre for Humanitarian Data
Humanity Hub, Fluwelen Burgwal, The Hague, NetherlandsConnecting people and data to improve lives
Games for Cities
AmsterdamThe challenges of 21st century city-making require innovative methods that incorporate the complexity of today’s rapidly urbanising world. Traditional ways of urban planning and design — top-down and singlehanded — are already making way for a practice of city-making deeply rooted in the collective experience, creativity, and intelligence of growing and increasingly diverse groups of people. This will be crucial in building sustainable urban futures.
Citiscope spurs innovations to help cities work better for all of their people through the power of independent journalism. We deliver: on-the-ground reporting by local journalists extensive coverage of global debates on the future of cities expert commentary and analysis
GovLab aims to strengthen the ability of institutions, including but not limited to governments, and people to work more openly, collaboratively, effectively, and legitimately to make better decisions and solve public problems. GovLab believes that increased availability and use of data, new ways to leverage the capacity, intelligence, and expertise of people in the problem-solving process, combined with new advances in technology and science can transform governance.
Launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies in April 2015, What Works Cities is a national initiative to help 100 mid-sized American cities enhance their use of data and evidence to improve services, inform local decision-making and engage residents. We are the nation’s most comprehensive philanthropic initiative helping local leaders identify and invest in what works. Applications have now closed to be considered as one of our first 100 cities, but check back soon for new opportunities.
Ontario Digital Service
OntarioThe Ontario Digital Service (ODS) is a hub of technologists, designers and digital government experts who deliver user-centred products and digital policies using agile processes and data-driven methods.
Code for All’s new program brings people together who work similar civic tech roles, but at different organizations and in different parts of the world.
Shareable is an award-winning nonprofit news, action and connection hub for the sharing transformation. What’s the sharing transformation? It’s a movement of movements emerging from the grassroots up to solve today’s biggest challenges, which old, top-down institutions are failing to address.
New Cities is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to improving life in cities, and is focused on people, places and policies. We bring together a global network of public and private sector leaders and Urban Tech innovators to foster results-oriented collaboration. We also produce actionable research that can be implemented by decision-makers across sectors.
San Francisco Digital Services
San FranciscoSan Francisco Digital Services works with other City departments to improve public services. We use technology to make it easier for people to get things done.
Urban Institute opens minds, shapes decisions, and offers solutions through economic and social policy research.
How Courts Embraced Technology, Met the Pandemic Challenge, and Revolutionized Their Operations
United States of America (the)Pew Trusts report: What the changes mean for the millions of people who interact with the civil legal system each year—and what remains to be done
‘Pocket Change’ is a Hindi digital content channel that creates relatable, comedy content for young Indians with civic engagement at its heart.
Network for Clean Air
Oxford, UKWe've been organising a programme of citizen science to measure air pollution since 2013
The Distributed AI Research Institute is a space for independent, community-rooted AI research free from Big Tech’s pervasive influence.
Project Debater is the first AI system that can debate humans on complex topics. The goal is to help people build persuasive arguments and make well-informed decisions.
A case study of legislative theater in Mulhouse, France.
Principles for Digital Development
United Nations FoundationA set of guidelines that help development practitioners integrate established best practices into technology-enabled programmes.
Mapotic
CzechiaWork with maps like never before. Build your structure, visualise data and let people interact. Use maps to get you mission fullfiled.
Message Board for Leaders
BeijingA digital platform for the public to message Chinese leaders, operated by People's Daily Online
Civics Unplugged
New York CityThe Civics Unplugged Fellowship is a 3-month civic leadership program that empowers high school students with the training, funding, and network they need to become civic innovators that build a brighter future for humanity.
We are a community of integrity professionals—the people who build platforms to be better.
Open Path
BrattleboroOpen Path is a platform to help care providers, governments, hospitals, and insurance companies better serve people experiencing homelessness.
We work with government agencies, nonprofits, and communities to shape a social opportunity system that supports and propels the 100 million economically insecure people in the US
aula
Berlinaula is a completely new way of thinking about what participation means, offering young people the chance to play an active part in shaping the world around them. Our online platform and learning resources (click here) promote a better understanding of democracy and develop the skills needed to participate in it.
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