Test+Build is a digital platform that provides customers with the tools to design their own behavioural science interventions and run their own randomised controlled trials (RCTs).

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Behavioral economics programs

crypto governance

• Blockchain

• The People
• Build something
• Playbooks and design principles

Changing our world by building a stronger, more inclusive technology workforce

• User research
• User research groups

The NYC Smart City Testbed Program is inspiring innovation within City government by streamlining and accelerating the citywide process for piloting emerging technologies.

• cities

• Govtech
• Emerging tech
• Hardware

Durch Protest verschaffen sich junge Menschen Gehör, üben politischen Einfluss aus und gestalten kreativ die demokratische Gesellschaft. PROTESTORY! bietet eine Auseinandersetzung mit Protesten der Arbeiter:innenjugend vom 20. Jahrhundert bis heute und macht jugendkulturellen Protest digital erlebbar und historisches Wissen nutzbar. (As a web application PROTESTORY! offers a playful exploration of the protest cultures of working-class youth since the early 20th century and was created in collaboration with the archive of the working-class youth movement in 2022.)

• youth

• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns
• Archives

CUTgroup is a civic engagement program that includes residents throughout the technology design process.

• Graveyard
• User research
• User research groups

Successful public-facing technologies rely upon direct resident engagement and community-focused design.

• Graveyard
• User research
• User research groups

Die Plattform protestdata.eu beinhaltet Informationen zu Protestkampagnen und Protestaktionen von 1950 bis 2020, die in mehreren Forschungsprojekten gesammelt wurden.

• Advocacy tech
• Civic maps
• Archives

An aggregator of Black Lives Matter protests across the US

• racial equity

• Advocacy tech
• Activism aggregators
• Direct action

"We implemented a pre-registered, citywide experiment to test the effects of three high-pay-off, geographically targeted lotteries designed to motivate adult Philadelphians to get their COVID-19 vaccine...we do not detect evidence of any overall benefits."

• vaccines

• Peer-reviewed research
• COVID Engagement Projects
• Behavioral economics programs

Our intention with the protest tracker was to map public discourse around GotaGoHome protests and it's spread around Sri Lanka.

• Civic maps

UserTesting is pleased to offer free and discounted customer experience research services to qualifying charitable organizations through the OneWorld program.

• Build something
• Nonprofit tech
• User research

By CivicMakers: The City [of SF] turned to CivicMakers to create a new program, Public Voice SF, that allows any San Francisco department or agency to connect to a diverse group of community members, collect real-time feedback, and use the input to improve City services.

• cities

• User research

Consul is one of the leading open source citizen participation platforms. It's built on Ruby on Rails and deployed in dozens of cities around the world. It was originally built by the City of Madrid.

• CONSUL

Connecting coronavirus relief and aid orgs with support

• Nonprofit tech
• Pro bono and volunteer
• Help out

• youth

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Civic literacy

The New York Times beta Android app appears to be experimenting with a GoFundMe link to help readers touched by a story give back. Newspapers have run fundraising drives for local residents for years,...

• The Tech
• Media
• Solutions journalism

Broadband connectivity is crucial for access to the modern economy, as well as engagement in contemporary civic and political life. Without adequate study of the availability of broadband connectivity, policymakers are left in the dark as they design programs to modernize communications infrastructure and ensure that telecommunications companies provide broadband/Internet service at the minimum speeds required to take full advantage of online resource.

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Connectivity

As a healthcare provider, lab, or other business, follow these steps to submit information on COVID-19 testing locations that Apple may display to its users.

• civic features
• Apple

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Crowdsourcing

• The People
• Build something
• User research

CUTgroup gives residents the opportunity to be a part of the design process for emerging civic technology initiatives through user testing and focus groups

• The People
• Graveyard
• Build something

Das Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung (ipb) will der sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung zu Protesten, sozialen Bewegungen und ihrem Wechselverhältnis zur Demokratie einen Ort geben.

• The Tech
• The People
• Learn about civic tech

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• SMS tools

This site tracks COVID-19 testing data and hospital bed availability over time in the city of Chicago.

• health
• Good health and well-being

• Data visualization
• COVID Data Projects

by @authoritycollective. Do No Harm

• guides

• The Tech
• Media
• Advocacy tech

The Digital Sandbox offers General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant datasets in a secure environment, mentorship from industry experts and access to the FinTech Community to help enable experimentation and scaling for proof of concepts.

• fintech

• Civic data
• Govtech
• Testbeds and Sandboxes

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

• state

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

We use sustainable innovation to solve bottlenecks, accelerate impact, and improve health, focusing on the most neglected problems and people.

• Good health and well-being

• Innovation teams and labs

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

• Artificial Intelligence
• Urban planning
• Machine vision

Find out who is contesting in your Ward

• Voting and elections
• Ballot information

It can be tough for government decision makers to find current, reliable information on tried-and-tested technologies. The Exchange solves that problem by serving as a one-stop shop, featuring over 500 digital tools, products and opportunities for government technology decision makers, IT developers, and product vendors.

• Govtech
• Civic tech catalogs
• Marketplaces and clearinghouses

The Aspen Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the greatest challenges of our time.

• Research and policy centers

El objetivo es realizar un archivo fotográfico que muestre la realidad de la extensión del movimiento feminista, incluyendo la variedad de experiencias, testimonios y emociones que plasma el 8M en nosotras.

• Gender Equality
• women

• Advocacy tech
• Crowdsourcing
• Specific campaigns

Legitimate provides journalists and publishers with the latest [AI] tools to enhance their work while helping audiences build trust and have context in the content they consume.

• Media
• Artificial Intelligence
• Journalism

The mission of the National Civic League’s Center for Democracy Innovation is to understand, test, and disseminate innovations that can make democracy more participatory, equitable, and productive.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Democratic Innovations

Internet of Things pilots to improve quality of life in London neighborhoods

• local
• cities

• Smart Cities and sensors

At Copenhagen Solutions Lab, we support the development of the city through testing and implementation of intelligent and data-driven solutions, that support the needs of the city and its citizens.

• cities
• mobility

• Smart Cities and sensors
• Innovation teams and labs

Our expansive 1.5 km2 industrial area, frequented by over 10,000 daily users, functions as a vibrant physical testing space of smart city environments – now also offering a real-world platform with a digital twin for urban innovation at a 1:1 scale.

• cities

• Smart Cities and sensors
• Innovation teams and labs
• Hubs

Rootcause is a not-for-profit consultancy helping forward thinking organisations win in modern digital information ecosystems.

• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns
• Campaign organizations

Tussell & techUK are thrilled to share the 3rd annual Tech200 awards - our list of the 200 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK public sector, from FY 2021/22 to FY 2022/23.

• Govtech
• Awards and prizes
• Govtech vendors

The most powerful platform for behavioral research and experiments

• Surveys & polling
• Open science

Recursive Public is an experiment in identifying areas of consensus and disagreement among the international Artificial Intelligence (AI) community, policymakers, and the general public on key questions of governance.

• Polis

• Artificial Intelligence
• Governance of AI

Thailand's Members of Parliament Monitoring Website

• Participatory democracy
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

We are looking for a diverse group of residents in the city of Detroit to participate in the testing of civic apps/websites! Sign up for the Civic User Testing Group (CUTGroup) now and tell your friends!

• User research
• User research groups

This e-group is created as a part of social movement building initiaves with the aim to share knowledge and discuss the latest development and issues related to the regional community integration of ASEAN. All are welcome.

• Meet the others
• Socialize online
• Listservs, forums, and Slacks

We pilot, build, and test solutions for compliance, mass adjudication, policy making, and government services

• Research and policy centers
• Legal tech
• Academia

MANO BALSAS LT is a rational voting system on the internet. On this website, people are invited to take a short test and find out which politicians or parties align closest to their views.

• Voting and elections
• Matching views to votes

The Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy is the largest gathering devoted to direct democracy worldwide. It favours a multidisciplinary approach, welcoming participants from academic, political and civil society perspectives.

• Participatory democracy
• Conferences
• Democratic Innovations

Mediante el proyecto audiovisual Voces de una nueva generación, hemos recopilado testimonios de jóvenes nacidos a partir de los años 90, que han forjado sus opiniones a través de la memoria colectiva, historias familiares y documentos de la época.

• Narrative tech
• Story-based campaigns