Urban Systems is an inter-disciplinary professional practice providing strategic planning, engineering, environmental science, and urban design services to both public and private sector clients throughout Western Canada.

• indigenous

• Govtech
• Social impact design firms

This tool helps predict the choices of mobility modes made at the individual level throughout the entire Boston Metro area.

• mobility

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Artificial Intelligence

• Roundtables

Supply chain mapping software that enables companies to trace products to the source – tracking social, financial, and environmental risks every step of the way

• supply chain

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

Design and build fast, accessible, mobile-friendly government websites backed by user research.

• The People
• Govtech
• Build something

We solve your toughest challenges with expert data science – for businesses, campaigns, and government.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Organize campaigns

L'application mobile à destination des mairies et des collectivités locales pour signaler les problèmes rencontrés dans votre ville, dans votre rue. Géolocalisation et catégorisation pour envoi directement au bon service technique municipal.

• apps

• Communicating with the government
• Issue reporting

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Artificial Intelligence

EFF Guide to Messaging

• The Tech
• Adjacent Fields
• Emerging tech

Find the elected officials and electoral districts for any Canadian address or postal code, at all levels of government

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data schemas and standards

Loup is a human-centered design and innovation consultancy that helps organizations listen to and learn from the people they serve.

• Social impact design firms

The District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, DC Code §§ 2-531-539, provides that any person has the right to request access to records.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Freedom of Information

Document DEFINING OPEN IN OPEN DATA, OPEN CONTENT AND OPEN KNOWLEDGE

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Open knowledge

The mission of the DC Domestic Violence Court Watch Project is to create transparency and data-driven information through court monitoring to ensure that all victims of domestic violence have equal access to a clear, fair and consistent judicial process that prioritizes victim safety and offender accountability.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Govtech

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data schemas and standards

The Code for Japan Brigade based in Nerima-ku, Tokyo

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

We have compiled and organized more detailed information on specific topics to help operationalize recommendations in the guides and provide links to useful articles, examples and existing evaluation reports we found in our research.

• The People
• Evaluate impact

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

The Data Justice Lab examines the intricate relationship between datafication and social justice, highlighting the politics and impacts of data-driven processes and big data

• Adjacent Fields
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Digital security and privacy

Our Mission is to empower people through inclusive economies by conducting & supporting various academic research & strategic philanthropic investments.

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Bloomberg Philanthropies works to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people.

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Open-source budget visualization framework

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Watchdogging and transparency

Uliza Wakili LLP aims to provide low-cost alternative dispute resolution and legal advice to SMEs and startups.

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Legal tech

This re­gion­al view is your portal to in­di­vidu­al maps and stat­ist­ics for 158 cit­ies and un­in­cor­por­ated places and 114 neigh­bor­hoods with­in the city of Los Angeles.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Media

Harnessing Data Science to Measure and Counter Hate Speech & Crime

• harassment
• racial equity

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Media

Work together on the UK Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit claim form

• Access social benefits

JamiiForums is a Tanzania-based user-generated content website founded by Maxence Melo and Mike Mushi in 2006. Members of the website can comment on existing topics or start new topics. The website has been viewed by some as a whistle-blowing platform as citizens blow the whistle on issues that concern the public. Topics on the website range from politics, corruption and governance, and over time the site has become a source of breaking news and a secure whistleblowing platform. The founders of the website have advocated for freedom of media and social networking in Tanzania. The website is notable as the most popular social media website in Tanzania, according to AllAfrica.

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

A free, user-friendly, extendable application and API for drone image processing.

• Drones

Our mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. We do this through research, policy outreach, and training.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Build something

Build Peace is a conference that brings together practitioners, activists, artists and technologists from around the world to share experience and ideas.

• peace

• In-person meetings
• Conferences

SmartProcure is a procurement database company for businesses and government agencies.

• Govtech
• Procurement

People’s Press is a fictional community magazine exploring the use of digital social innovation in the year 2030

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

Municipal Finance Data is a website tool which Municipal Money is built from.Current and historical Municipal budget and financial performance data from the National Treasury.

Grassroot is a civic tech tool plaform that uses web, mobile app, USSD, Whatsapp and social media, it allows informal settlements citizens to engage with other members, call meetings, take votes, mobilise rallies and create actions lists. Communities can also start crowdfunding campaigns to raise funds for example the campaign to raise funds for the construction of new toilets in the Mzondi community in Ivory Park which raised about R68 890, excedeeding the community's R60 000 goal. Communities can also create community groups for different purposes. In total as of 17 October Grassroot had a total of 19 433 groups. In total Grassroot has about 169 037 users (October stats).

• apps
• WhatsApp

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Advocacy tech

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam is one of the leading documentary events in the world.

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Emerging Tech Conferences

Powered by community we exist to enable your educational & entrepreneurial pursuits.

• The People
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

Measures for Justice is on a mission to make accurate criminal justice data available to spur reform.

• racial equity
• criminal justice

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Justice tech

The Media Party is a three days event that brings together 2000 entrepreneurs, journalists, software programmers and designers from five Continents to work together for the future of media.

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

Online political fundraising tools powered by artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics. Call Time provides online donor research and an automated fundraising platform.

• partisan

• The People
• Get funding
• Emerging tech

A collaboration of government, nonprofits, and you to map all the trees of San Francisco's urban forest and understand the ecosystem services they provide.

• Sustainable cities and communities

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

Many communities use Facebook Groups as their online message board

• commercial
• Facebook

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Online forums

Chatham House is establishing a Commission on Democracy and Technology in Europe to help investigate the nexus of technological change and the future of democratic governance.

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

Designed for public servants, this course helps government innovators learn how to lead digital-driven change in the public sector.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Courses

Outvote is a friend-to-friend texting app for political campaigns. We allow you to digitally volunteer for campaigns by reaching out to your friends with

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Campaign tools

Liberté Living-Lab is a new collaborative workspace for tech, civic & social innovation. Our ambition is to accelerate projects addressing key societal challenges. #techforgood

• Hubs

a fellowship program to empower social entrepreneurs, artists, activists, scholars and other catalysts to increase awareness, understanding and engagement around pressing areas of public interest, with particular attention to underrepresented communities and their ideas

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

The Annenberg Innovation Lab is a curious, creative and committed Think & Do Tank at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

Collect the place-based data you need using our easy mobile tools and web dashboard. Create your own survey or engage around community health, safety, commercial development, blight, historic resources, and more. Quickly export your data for Excel or as a Shapefile.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Crowdsourcing

Anonymous Voting at Work, School, and Play :)

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy