Discover the world's largest collection of projects using tech for the common good.
Public Interest Technology University Network
The Public Interest Technology Universities Network is a partnership that fosters collaboration between 21 universities and colleges committed to building the nascent field of public interest technology and growing a new generation of civic-minded technologists.
Aspiration Tech Manifesto
Aspiration is a values-driven nonprofit technology organization.
JobKraftwerk
The platform makes it easy for social workers and refugees to create and access digital records related to their settlement and integration into Germany, also supporting local labour market integration.
Civic Innovation School
Civic Innovation School is an International Extitution structured as a Distributed Network that promotes Collaborative Learning Environments focused on Civic Innovation, Collective Intelligence, Open Design, Civic Engagement.
Visualization and Data Analytics Lab (ViDA)
The Visualization and Data Analytics Research Center at NYU consists of computer scientists who work closely with domain experts to apply the latest advances in computing to problems of critical societal importance, and simultaneously generate hypotheses and methods that new data sources and data types demand.
Resistance Dashboard
Search the list of progressive organizations to find the right opportunity for taking action based on your interests.
Electionland
Are you a reporter interested in covering voting issue this election cycle? See our Electionland project.
Ballot Information Project
We collect nationwide datasets of who and what is on the ballot for each election.
Easy Voter Guide – California
The aim of the Easy Voter Guide project is to make nonpartisan information about why vote, how to vote and what’s on the ballot accessible to as many
Google BigQuery
BigQuery is a fast, economical and fully managed enterprise data warehouse for large-scale data analytics.
Dr.Message 防詐達人
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Chi Hack Night
Chicago's weekly event to build, share, and learn about civic tech.
Community Leaders for Internet Health
Community Leaders for Internet Health spotlights internet issues in diverse local community contexts and creates collaboration among local leaders to engage with tools for open campaigning towards Internet Health
OpenCorporates
Free and Open Company Data on 135 million companies and corporations in over 125 jurisdictions, including US, UK, Switzerland, Panama...
Vision Zero NYC map
A map visualizing traffic in the city with incidents
Beijing Air Tracks
The causes and effects of air pollution comprise a complicated chemical recipe that is all too easily reduced to superficial observation (the color of the sky) or an abstract statistical reading from static instruments
Open Data Swiss Handbook
handbook.opendata.swiss provides support for individuals and organizations wishing to publish open government data.
OpenElections
The goal of OpenElections is to create the first free, comprehensive, standardized, linked set of election data for the United States, including federal, statewide and state legislative offices.
CIV:Lab
A global platform connecting physical places: a curated network for civic innovation, connecting local innovators with government, academia, business, and community both within their cities and around the world.
GOT Data
GOT Data is an annual international conference, formerly known as ODPA (Opening Data in Public Administration), which gathers public officials and other International open data and transparency stakeholders to discuss the importance and impact that open data has.
Confident Commuter
Confident Commuter helps people deal with ticket inspectors and fines. The user follows a guided process of questions and answers to find a solution for their case.
TalkLondon
Talk London is City Hall’s online community. Have your say on big issues and help shape our plans and policies. Let’s make London better together.
Digital Engagement Evaluation Team at World Bank
DEET undertakes a number of evaluation and research activities that apply cutting-edge methodologies to examine the effects of technology on participation, transparency, accountability and government responsiveness.
Rachio
The Wi-Fi Smart Sprinkler Control system that saves up to 50% on watering bills using your laptop or smartphone to schedule watering times and automatically adjusts watering amounts.
NetGain
With support from the NetGain Partnership, researchers J. Nathan Matias and Sarah Gilbert from CAT Lab and Jo Lukito from the Center for Media Engagement at University of Texas Austin produced two reports that detail the challenges faced by independent researchers who conduct platform research, and provide recommendations for how to overcome them.
Disinformation Lab at Shorenstein Center
Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.
Gathering Residents to Improve Technology (GRIT)
Inclusive User Experience Research, Design, and Testing
Government Digital Standards
A list of digital standards used by governments around the world
Transit Tech Lab
The Transit Tech Lab is an accelerator program for startups solving public transportation challenges. Successful companies have an opportunity to pilot their technology with the MTA and transform New York City.
Vote411
Election Information You Need, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Education Fund
iPetitions
The original online petition site. 20+ million signatures. Unlike others, we are non-partisan, non-ideological. Just the best tools for your campaign.
BU Technology & Cyberlaw clinic
The BU/MIT Student Innovations Law Clinic (SILC) is a free and confidential legal service for students at MIT and BU who seek legal assistance related to their research, advocacy, and creative projects.
Ping if you Care
The City of Amsterdam equipped 700 cyclists with a device that allowed them to ping when encountering a complicated, clumsy or unsafe traffic situation. 31,000 events were registered, which will inform upgrades to their bike network in the coming years.
Seattle Boundaries
Seattle has a lot of boundaries: city council districts, school districts, police beats, & a lot more. This tool makes it easy to know which boundaries you’re in so you can better understand how city services & policies affect you.
WITNESS
WITNESS is an international nonprofit organization that trains and supports people using video in their fight for human rights.
Jotto Video
Jotto allows individuals allied with a cause to record and automatically upload videos directly to an organization behind that cause.
Columbia Journalism School Data program
Journalism in the 21st century involves finding, collecting, analyzing and visualizing data for stories. The Journalism School offers foundational courses in data‐driven journalism as well as a three-semester M.S. in Data Journalism degree for students interested in advanced skills.
Patagonia's voter kit
The outdoors brand takes on climate deniers
Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2018
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.
TechSoup
TechSoup equips changemakers with transformative technology solutions and skills they need to improve lives globally and locally.
Berkeley City Council municipal bonds civic crowdfunding
In partnership with municipal crowdfunding platform Neighborly and the Berkeley Blockchain Lab, Berkeley City Council is planning on issuing municipal bonds on the blockchain.
Joined Up Data Standards
We aim to improve how standard-setting bodies, data producers and data users collaborate to join-up their data to make it interoperable and comparable.
Atlas
Learn from your local government officials & staff about the smart, safe, and sustainable solutions working in their communities