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 People
• The Tech
• Engagement tech

It’s not just for financial institutions; government agencies can use this digital ledger technology to protect trusted records and simplify interactions with citizens.

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Blockchain

Pocket Reporter is an mobile app that can be used as a personal news editor for journalists. The app is available in Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Portuguese and Spanish.

由開放文化基金會於2017年編寫，回顧並檢視了台灣 2014-2016 「開放政府」的發展狀況，內容分為四大章節，分別為：法律制度、開放資料、公民參與、公民科技。

• The People
• The Tech
• Engagement tech

Variations in usage of civic tech across four core countries (US, UK, Kenya and South Africa) and the attitudes of users towards the platforms they are using.

• The People
• Evaluate impact

Smarter choices for a better world

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital literacy
• Digital security and privacy

• Report cards and audits

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the most federal grant awards, to: (1) establish government-wide data standards for information reported by grant recipients, (2) issue guidance directing federal agencies to apply those standards, and (3) require the publication of recipient-reported data collected from all agencies on a single public website.

• The People
• The Tech
• Civic data

From bikes to scooters and everything in between, dockless mobility offers cities a range of new options and challenges. Ride Report is your comprehensive toolset to manage emerging mobility services.

• apps
• cycling

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Crowdsourcing

Twitter Vote Report (TVR) was an all-volunteer nonpartisan online project designed to encourage voters in the 2008 U.S. presidential election to submit brief accounts of their voting experiences using mobile and online tools.

• X (Twitter)

• The Tech
• Media
• Media and social media analysis

The California Report Card was developed by the CITRIS Data and Democracy Initiative at UC Berkeley in collaboration with the Office of Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom. The California Report Card explores how smartphones and networks can enhance communication between the public and government leaders.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Civic forums

a selection of guidelines and discussions produced by First Draft on reporting disinformation around coronavirus and other topics ethically and responsibly, as well as a curated list of other resources to help you navigate potential issues covering what the WHO has called an ‘infodemic’.

• COVID
• COVID Media Projects

A 10-week program for journalists of all levels to learn our community-centered reporting process while covering the South and West Sides

• The People
• The Tech
• Find a job or hire someone

Census Reporter provides useful facts about every place in America. Compare places using tables and maps, download data, and embed charts on your site!

• census

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

Extensive Tracxn 2018 report on the Govtech startup investment landscape.

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• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Reports

Digital upheaval also means a whole universe of tools and techniques are out there to make your reporting easier, faster, harder, smarter.

• The People
• The Tech
• Learn about civic tech

White paper analysis of the Internet Research Agency’s (IRA) activities to influence US politics

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• The Tech
• Media
• Media and social media analysis

Oradea City Report este o aplicaţie pentru telefonul mobil sau tabletă, gratuită, simplă şi intuitivă, care permite cetăţenilor cu spirit civic să transmită diverse sesizări şi incidente către Primăria Oradea şi operatorii serviciilor publice locale (Compania de Apă Oradea, Oradea Transport Local, Termoficare Oradea, Poliţia Locală Oradea, RER Ecologic Service).Problemele punctuale din cartierele orașului, cum ar fi gropi în asfalt, câini comunitari, resturi menajere sau moloz aruncate la întâmplare, gunoi în mijloacele de transport, disfuncţionalităţi în iluminatul public, coşuri de gunoi vandalizate, vehicule abandonate, blocaje din cauza zăpezii, avarii apă rece şi caldă, canalizare înfundată etc, pot fi transmise direct de pe dispozitivul mobil către dispeceratele operatorilor de servicii publice, pentru a acţiona cu promptitudine şi a limita eventualele pagube.Sesizările transmise vor fi însoţite de fotografie, descriere şi localizare GPS, oferind autorităţilor identificarea exactă a locaţiei incidentelor. Raportează o problemă şi vei primi răspuns la sesizarea ta direct pe telefonul mobil!Noutăţi:Vizitează pagina Primăriei Oradea: http://www.oradea.roConectează-te cu noi pe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrimariaOradeaProbleme? Sugestii?Oradea City Report este o aplicaţie dezvoltată de Mobiversal. Aşteptăm să ne scrieţi pe http://www.mobiversal.com sau pe [email protected]. Cu cât aflăm mai multe de la voi, cu atât aplicaţia poate să devină mai bună.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Communicating with the government

U-Report is a free SMS social monitoring tool for community participation, designed to address issues that people care about

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Govtech

Google shares aggregate location data with public officials to show where stay-in-place orders are being followed

• civic features
• mobility

• COVID
• COVID Data Projects

Consolidation in the Internet Economy

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Open internet

The civic tech field has expanded so widely in recent years, it’s hard to think of a major city or an area of civic life that these technologies don’t touch. In this dynamic environment, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has been a field leader, investing over $25 million since 2010 in projects […]

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Grades how Chicago and Cook County government agencies share important meeting information like agendas, minutes and schedules with the public

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Watchdogging and transparency

NICAR, the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting, is a program of IRE, founded in 1989 and supported by the Missouri School of Journalism.

• Media
• Conferences
• In-person meetings

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Blockchain

Our report, “A Fourth Wave of Open Data? Exploring the Spectrum of Scenarios for Open Data and Generative AI,” (May 2024) provides a new framework and recommendations to support open data providers and other interested parties in making open data “ready” for generative AI.

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• Civic data
• Artificial Intelligence
• Open civic data

The only solution that combines an AI grant-writer, a case management system, a CRM, a booking platform and impact reporting — so you can get more funding, keep costs low, and keep all your information in one place.

• CRM
• Evaluate impact
• Nonprofit tech

[W]e explore c.125 companies operating in the Responsible AI space

• reports

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Artificial Intelligence

A special report by Micah Sifry

• Organize campaigns
• Advocacy tech
• Reports

Track your policy impact

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

AI-powered database where you can search California's legislators, lobbyists, donors, gifts, travel, bills, transcripts, videos, supporters, and organizations

• state

• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring
• Government transparency
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech

Sets out best practices and actions online platforms can take to implement more robust support for Human Rights Defenders under threat

• human rights
• reports

• Digital security and privacy
• Foundational layers

This report reviews Citi Bike’s performance to-date and recommends a comprehensive contract overhaul to ensure more reliable and equitable service, with a strategic mix of performance standards, attention to equitable service, and incentives to enable Citi Bike to thrive as a key element of the transportation network – whether under Lyft or a new operator.

• mobility
• cities
• Reduced inequalities

• Civic data
• Data science for social good

8-month pilot to test 12 computer-vision sensors across four boroughs of NYC to employ machine vision and improve street-level data collection and improve planning decisions

• cities
• mobility
• streetscape

• Urban planning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine vision

This report delves specifically into the limited publication of written decisions by criminal court judges.

• Justice tech

CheckIT is a flexible, event-based mobile inspection tool designed by VPUU to improve the delivery of essential services in Cape Town’s informal settlements.

• informal settlements

• Issue reporting

What is your city doing to upgrade informal settlements?

• informal settlements
• housing
• cities

• Civic data
• Report cards and audits

What might it sound like if a reporter in rural Missouri partnered with a reporter in New York City to together explore contentious issues and uplift common ground?

• students

• Media
• Journalism
• Polarization

Voice Of the People (VOP) is a nonpartisan organization working to re-anchor our democracy in its founding principles by giving ‘We the People’ a greater and more effective voice in government.

• Policy simulators

A11yBuddy is the software behind an innovative web portal that empowers everyone to report and track digital accessibility issues.

• Foundational layers
• Assistive and Accessible Tech

Scrutinizing what steps platforms have taken to protect election integrity globally

• reports
• 2024 elections

• Voting and elections

Custom GPT tool to help journalists in the Philippines to parse long government audit reports for anomalies

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Journalism
• Artificial Intelligence

A ten-year anniversary retrospective on the Humanitarian Data Exchange, which was accessed by 1.4 million people in 230 countries to download 2.7 million open humanitarian datasets in 2023.

• reports

• Civic data
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

the EU’s largest interdisciplinary network to  counter disinformation.

• Research and policy centers
• Fight disinformation
• Factchecking

SeeSay2020.com was an online tool that allowed voters to report instances of misinformation, voting machine issues, polling place wait times, and more, with the goal to attract media and legal attention to verified, ongoing issues in real time.

• US Election 2020

• Voting and elections
• Crowdsourcing
• Voter assistance tech

Exposing protection gaps in digital transformation programmes

• reports

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Digital security and privacy

Pulitzer Center: Working with journalists and newsrooms that represent the diversity of the communities affected by AI technologies, the Network seeks to address the knowledge imbalance on artificial intelligence that exists in the journalism industry and to create a multidisciplinary and collaborative ecosystem that enables journalists to report on this fast-evolving topic with skill, nuance, and impact.

• Journalism
• Fellowships
• Artificial Intelligence

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

• WhatsApp
• missing people

• Bots
• Crowdsourcing
• Legal tech

This year we assess the AI readiness of 193 governments across the world. We are also introducing an interactive map to make our data more accessible!

• reports

• Govtech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Indicators

“Lokalni Index Otvorenosti” je kompozitni indikator koji mjeri stepen otvorenosti lokalnih samouprava prema građanima u Bosni i Hercegovini.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Government Interoperability