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Academic programs

Academic programs in civic tech educate students on using technology to improve government services, enhance civic engagement, and address public sector challenges, usually with credits and/or an accredited degree upon successful completion.

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Policy Innovation Lab (PIL) at Heinz College
heinz.cmu.edu/about/public-interest-technology/policy-innovation-lab

Policy Innovation Lab (PIL) at Heinz College

The Policy Innovation Lab (PIL) is an intensive, applied policy course at Heinz College that prepares students to become public interest technologists who are creative, ethical, inclusive, and respons...

Carnegie Mellon University
Academia, Academic programs, Public Interest Tech
Pioneer
pioneer-master.eu

Pioneer

Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance

Europe
since 2018
Learn about civic tech, Academia, Academic programs
GovTech Campus Deutschland
govtechcampus.de

GovTech Campus Deutschland

Technologien für die Zukunft von Staat und Verwaltung

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
since 2021
Academia, Academic programs, Hubs
Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP)
enap.gov.br/pt

Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP)

Conhecimento e prática para a transformação do Estado

Brasília - Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil
Academia, Academic programs, Govtech
Civic Service Design Graduate Minor at The New School
newschool.edu/graduate-minor/civic-service-design

Civic Service Design Graduate Minor at The New School

The Civic Service Design minor draws upon a practice and subfield of research and theory that connect to design, social theory, and public policy and management frameworks, methods, and tools to refor...

The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY
Academia, Academic programs, Design
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
cityleadership.harvard.edu

Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

Research and resources for city leaders to expand their problem-solving capacity, build effective city hall organizations, and improve outcomes for residents around the world

Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA
Academic programs
city, Sustainable cities and communities
cyber.pitt.edu

Pitt Cyber

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Academic programs, Cybersecurity, Academia
AI4Democracy
ie.edu/university/news-events/news/ie-university-microsoft-launch-ai4democracy

AI4Democracy

The Center for the Governance of Change at IE University and Microsoft launched AI4Democracy, a global initiative that seeks to create knowledge and mobilize democratic governments, companies and civi...

Madrid (Spain)
Artificial Intelligence, Research and policy centers, Academic programs
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
journalism.cuny.edu

Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY

At the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, change is in our DNA.

219 W 40th St
since 2006
Media, Journalism, Academic programs
AI Journalism Lab
journalism.cuny.edu/j-plus/ai-journalism-lab

AI Journalism Lab

This 3-month hybrid, tuition-free and highly participatory program invites journalists to explore generative AI through theory and practice, and add meaningfully to the conversation.

CUNY Graduate Center
since 2024
Journalism, Media, Artificial Intelligence
Cornell Tech
tech.cornell.edu

Cornell Tech

Cornell Tech is a graduate campus and research center of Cornell University, located on Roosevelt Island, Manhattan, in New York City.

Cornell Tech
Academia, Academic programs, Learn about civic tech
CTFG partners
Case Western Reserve Certificate in Data Sciences for Social Impact
case.edu/socialwork/data-science

Case Western Reserve Certificate in Data Sciences for Social Impact

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the Case School of Engineering, two of Case Western Reserve University's top schools, have developed a Certificate in Data Scie...

Cleveland, Ohio
since 2023
Academia, Academic programs, Data science for social good
Public Interest Technology, MS at Arizona State University
degrees.apps.asu.edu/masters-phd/major/ASU00/FIPITCHMS/public-interest-technology-ms?init=false&nopassive=true

Public Interest Technology, MS at Arizona State University

Do you have a passion for ensuring technology and innovation benefit society? Join this unique program and become a leader in examining and using technology for social good, whether in the public or p...

Arizona State University
since 2023
Academia, Academic programs, Degree programs
Justice Media co-Lab
bu.edu/cds-faculty/research-impact/labs/justice-media-co-lab

Justice Media co-Lab

The Justice Media co-Lab at Boston University provides the programmatic structure to train a new generation of computational investigative journalists equipped to leverage the power of computing and d...

Boston
Courses, Media, Engagement journalism
ITS Rio Curricula on Information Issues
itsrio.org/pt/cursos

ITS Rio Curricula on Information Issues

Course at Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio

ITS Rio - Rua da Assembléia - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Media, Fight disinformation, Courses
The Burnes Center for Social Change @ Northeastern University
burnes.northeastern.edu

The Burnes Center for Social Change @ Northeastern University

Where ideas and action intersect to create real social impact.

Boston
Research and policy centers, Academic programs
American University MA in Media, Technology and Democracy | School of Communication
american.edu/soc/communication-studies/ma/ma-mtd.cfm

American University MA in Media, Technology and Democracy | School of Communication

Become a Media and Technology Policy Expert

Washington, DC
Academic programs
Harvard's Public Interest Tech Lab
techlab.org

Harvard's Public Interest Tech Lab

We help shape the future of technology and society to advance equity, expand opportunity and protect basic rights and liberties.

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Public Interest Tech, Academic programs, Academia
Stockholm University Master's Programme in Open eGovernment
su.se/english/search-courses-and-programmes/smefo-1.411367

Stockholm University Master's Programme in Open eGovernment

The programme provides you with the planning, management and technical skills necessary to lead and transform public organisations to be open, inclusive, innovative, flexible and effective using Infor...

Stockholm
Academic programs
Members of New America's Public Interest Tech University Network
pitcases.org/member-profiles

Members of New America's Public Interest Tech University Network

PIT-UN (US) university membership list

United States of America 🇺🇸
Public Interest Tech, Academic programs, Academia
Newspeak House
newspeak.house

Newspeak House

Newspeak House is an independent residential college founded in 2015 to study, nurture and inspire emerging communities of practice across civil society and the public sector in the UK.

133 Bethnal Green Road London
since 2015
Hubs, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Newspeak House, CTFG partners
Civic Engagement for Social Good (CESG)
scholars.umd.edu/programs/civic-engagement-social-good

Civic Engagement for Social Good (CESG)

A living-learning community at the University of Maryland based on instilling civic engagement

College Park, Maryland
since 1999
Civic literacy, Foundational layers, Academic programs
Master in Data & Design
web.archive.org/web/20190913085335/http://getmadd.elisava.net:80

Master in Data & Design

The MADD programme will provide candidates with the Master Key to create comprehensible and meaningful ways to connect people with information.

La Rambla, 30-32, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Academic programs, Learn about civic tech, The People
MSc Media and Communications (LSE Data and Society)
lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/Degree-programmes-2020/MSc-Media-and-Communications-Data-and-Society

MSc Media and Communications (LSE Data and Society)

MSc Media and Communications (Data and Society)

Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE
Learn about civic tech, Research and policy centers, The People
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