A pilot program that connected a cohort of volunteer experts with City staff to answer questions and make recommendations using best practices in user research. Seattle By Design is a partnership between U.S Digital Response (USDR) and Seattle Innovation & Performance.

• cities

• Govtech
• Design
• Service delivery

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

We are a community of tech workers who believe that the tech boom can and should benefit every resident.

• housing

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
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Seattle's Civic Tech Advocate Promotes Innovation, Engagement

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• Build something
• Building inside government

2023 applications for digital equity grant opportunities from the City of Seattle are now open for organizations and community groups looking to help close the digital divide. This year, the City is offering $545,000 for qualifying projects with Technology Matching Fund (TMF) grants.

• Get funding
• Connectivity

The city of Seattle, Wash, has been changing the way they deal with homeless populations, and gathering data to drive some evidenced-based solutions. Now, with clear incentives and data collection, employees have a path forward for helping the homeless. But will it work? Journalist Rebecca Gale investigates. Homelessness was on the rise in Seattle. In 2015, Read More

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Govtech

City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Monday to provide a framework for dealing with current and future technologies that impact privacy. This is a major step with the adoption of six privacy principles guiding the actions the City will take when collecting and using information from the public. The Council also established an August 2015 reporting deadline […]

• The People
• Build something
• Playbooks and design principles

Open Seattle advocates for open data and civic technology projects that improve the lives of Seattle residents.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

Humanitarian AI Today is podcast series produced by the Humanitarian AI meetup groups.

• podcasts

• Artificial Intelligence
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Podcasts

A map of Seattle and areas with accessibility in mind, including hill steepness and sidewalk curb barriers

• Civic maps
• Assistive and Accessible Tech

Openly mapping for the pedestrian experience.

• place-based
• cities
• OpenStreetMap

• Civic data
• Civic maps
• Mapping tools

An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States

• earthquakes
• apps

• Govtech
• Smart Cities and sensors

IEEE GHTC focuses on advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

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• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

When the path to social impact is unclear…we help you measure it

• Civic and social impact companies
• Evaluate impact

The World's First Robot Lawyer

• apps
• LGBTQI
• refugees

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Advocacy tech

As the gears of federal government have ground to a halt, a new energy has been rocking the foundations of our urban centers. From Atlanta to Seattle and points in between, cities have begun seizing the initiative, transforming themselves into laboratories for progressive innovation. Income inequality, affordable housing, climate change, sustainable development, public health, participatory government—cities are tackling them all, bringing new urgency to some of the most vital questions of the day. Welcome to the age of big city progressivism! Cities Rising is The Nation’s contribution to the conversation.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• News and blogs

Creating Safer Streets Through Data Science

• cities
• mobility

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

We place experienced, pro-bono technologists to work with government and organizations responding to crisis, to quickly deliver critical services and infrastructure that support the needs of the public. We’re non-partisan, fast, and free.

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• Voting and elections
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