Adjacent Fields

Adjacent Fields

Although not always explicitly civic tech, these categories are directly adjacent, like tech for other shared, public challenges, or foundational layers that must be present for civic tech to succeed in its goals.

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Campaign OS
campaignos.io

Campaign OS

The All-in-One Campaign Management Dashboard for Democrats and Progressives

Adjacent Fields, Advocacy tech, Civic data
partisan
Center for Humane Technology
humanetech.com

Center for Humane Technology

The Center for Humane Technology is a world-class team of former tech insiders and CEOs who are advancing thoughtful solutions to change the culture, business incentives, design techniques, and organi...

since 2013
Adjacent Fields, Ethical tech and responsible tech
Safetag
safetag.org

Safetag

SAFETAG adapts traditional penetration testing and risk assessment methodologies to be relevant to smaller non-profit organizations.

since 2016
Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, Nonprofit tech
InsideAirbnb
insideairbnb.com

InsideAirbnb

Inside Airbnb is an independent, non-commercial set of tools and data that allows you to explore how Airbnb is being used in cities around the world.

since 2015
Adjacent Fields, Specific campaigns, Civic data
Airbnb
Platform point cooperation 平台點合作
logos.com.hk/bf/acms/content.asp?site=logosbf&op=show&type=product&code=IB933

Platform point cooperation 平台點合作

This book lists a number of different cases and explains the prospects and development of future platform cooperation ahead of the 2018 Platform Cooperativism Alliance Conference.

Hong Kong
since 1997
Adjacent Fields, Platform coops, Tech for public challenges
books
Illinois Legal Aid Online
illinoislegalaid.org

Illinois Legal Aid Online

Illinois Legal Aid Online presents legal resources and information about legal aid in a simple and accessible manner.

Illinois
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
My Legal Briefcase
web.archive.org/web/20190118114814/https://www.mylegalbriefcase.com

My Legal Briefcase

My Legal Briefcase helps individuals and businesses handle their legal cases with or without a lawyer. It also assistsusers in preparing simple legal documents.

Toronto
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
Digital Impact
digitalimpact.org

Digital Impact

Digital Impact (formerly Markets for Good) is an initiative of the Digital Civil Society Lab to improve the data infrastructure for social good and help civil society organizations use digital resourc...

Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA
since 2012
Adjacent Fields, Civic tech catalogs, Ethical tech and responsible tech
Pocket Law
publiclaw.uct.ac.za/news/legal-library-pocketlaw

Pocket Law

Pocket Law is an offline legal library for students with no internet connection at home, and for courts with limitedinternet connectivity. Additionally, smaller or younger law firms can also subscribe...

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika) 🇿🇦
Adjacent Fields, Archives, Civic data
Data Harm Record
datajusticelab.org/data-harm-record

Data Harm Record

The aim of this document is to provide a running record of ‘data harms’, harms that have been caused by uses of big data. The goal is to document and learn from where things have gone wrong.

Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, Ethical tech and responsible tech
LABIC
innovacionciudadana.org/laboratorios/proyectos-del-labicxlapaz-narino-2018

LABIC

LABIC are a series of labs aimed at fostering civic innovation in Ibero-America, in order to boost social transformation, democratic governance, and social, cultural and economic development.

South America
Adjacent Fields, Build something, Co-design
PLP 2.0
web.archive.org/web/20181230124559/https://juntas.geledes.org.br/plp-2-0/plp-2-0-app

PLP 2.0

The PLP 2.0 mobile application allows victims of domestic violence to report violence

Brazil (Brasil) 🇧🇷
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
apps, domestic violence
HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law)
hiil.org

HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law)

User-friendly justice. With data and technology we co-create high quality justice based on what we need now.

Fluwelen Burgwal 582511, The Hague, The Netherlands
since 2019
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, Open justice
research
Fast AI
fast.ai

Fast AI

Deep learning is transforming the world. We are making deep learning easier to use and getting more people from all backgrounds involved through our: free courses for coders, software library, cutting...

Adjacent Fields, Artificial Intelligence, Digital literacy
Platform Coop
platform.coop

Platform Coop

Supporting platform co-ops.

65 W 11th St, New York, NY 10011
since 2014
Adjacent Fields, Ethical tech and responsible tech
coop
Centro de Relevo
centroderelevo.gov.co/694/w3-channel.html

Centro de Relevo

Inclusion for allowing citizens with hearing impairment to interact with public services and institutions.

Cra. 8a, Bogotá, Colombia
Adjacent Fields, Communicating with the government, Diversity & Inclusion
Online Mediation Center
web.archive.org/web/20190820092848/https://onlinemediationcenter.ac.in

Online Mediation Center

Online Mediation Center is a pilot project at the National Law School in Bangalore, and provides online tools to address consumer grievances.

National Law School of India University, Gnana Bharathi Main Road, Opp NAAC, Teachers Colony, Naagarabhaavi, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
LawRato
lawrato.com

LawRato

LawRato is an online platform which allows individuals and businesses to find lawyers and receive free legalinformation online.

India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
Seeing AI
microsoft.com/en-us/seeing-ai

Seeing AI

A free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the low vision community, this research project harnesses the power of AI to describe people, text and objects

Redmond, WA
since 2019
Adjacent Fields, Artificial Intelligence, Assistive and Accessible Tech
apps
SciStarter
web.archive.org/web/20190305024317/https://scistarter.com

SciStarter

Real science we can do together. Join a #citizenscience project (we feature 2500+).

Philadelphia
since 2011
Adjacent Fields, Citizen science, Civic tech catalogs
Legal Aid Checker
web.archive.org/web/20200307132157/http://lac.vla.vic.gov.au

Legal Aid Checker

Legal Aid Checker provides a guided pathway to information about common legal issues.

Victoria, Australia
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
Centre for Internet and Society
cis-india.org

Centre for Internet and Society

The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is an Indian, non-profit organization that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives --...

194, 2nd C Cross Rd, Stage 2, Domlur, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560071
since 2021
Adjacent Fields, Assistive and Accessible Tech, Foundational layers
PakAirQuality
pakairquality.com

PakAirQuality

Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI پاکی) provides community-driven air quality data to increase social awareness.

Pakistan 🇵🇰
since 2018
Adjacent Fields, Citizen science, Emerging tech
air quality
Investigating digital tool re-use among UK organizations
theengineroom.org/investigating-digital-tool-re-use-among-uk-charities

Investigating digital tool re-use among UK organizations

We’re excited to share that over the next year, we’ll be carrying out a new research initiative looking at how UK charities re-use existing digital tools for service delivery.

The Engine Room, Albany Street, London, UK
Adjacent Fields, Nonprofit tech, Tech for public challenges
reuse
Fired Without Cause
web.archive.org/web/20150421051800/http://www.firedwithoutcause.com:80/employmentlawtutorial2.html

Fired Without Cause

Fired Without Cause helps users understand whether their employer treated them fairly. The app also has a severance pay calculator.

Canada 🇨🇦
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
Cities Coalition for Digital Rights
citiesfordigitalrights.org

Cities Coalition for Digital Rights

We, the undersigned cities, formally come together to form the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, to protect and uphold human rights on the internet at the local and global level.

United Nations Avenue Nairobi, Kenya 00100
Adjacent Fields, Civic data, Data schemas and standards
city, manifestos, Sustainable cities and communities
Wikimedia Germany Fellowships
blog.wikimedia.de/2019/07/01/fellow-programm-freies-wissen-die-fellows-des-vierten-programmjahres

Wikimedia Germany Fellowships

Mit dem Fellow-Programm Freies Wissen unterstützen Wikimedia Deutschland, der Stifterverband und die VolkswagenStiftung Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler dabei, ihre Forschung und Lehre offen z...

Wikimedia Deutschland
Adjacent Fields, Fellowships, Find a job or hire someone
REVIVN
revivn.com

REVIVN

Revivn collects excess hardware from your business, secures your data & repurposes your unused tech for a greater cause.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2012
Adjacent Fields, Tech for public challenges
eclips.is
eclips.is

eclips.is

eclips.is is a free, lightweight platform where you can launch your (virtual) servers. It is funded by Open Technology Fund (OTF) to facilitate an easy accessible cloud infrastructure.

Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, Cybersecurity
Digital Defenders Partnership
digitaldefenders.org

Digital Defenders Partnership

We support Human Rights Defenders facing digital threats and work to strengthen local rapid response networks.

since 2019
Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, Funders & donors
Protect Our Care
protectourcare.us

Protect Our Care

A campaign leveraging personal stories about Pre-Existing Conditions, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act to defend it from legislative attacks

Austin, TX
since 2017
Adjacent Fields, Specific campaigns, Story-based campaigns
MyLawBC
mylawbc.com

MyLawBC

Through various tools on its website, MyLawBC provides legal aid, legal advice, information and representation topeople facing a legal problem.

British Columbia
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
Coops.tech
coops.tech

Coops.tech

Creative technology companies, fully owned and controlled by the people who do the work.

Adjacent Fields, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Meet the others
Wetaase
wetaase.org

Wetaase

Wetaase is an online and mobile platform serving high-risk individuals, victims and survivors of human trafficking in Uganda.

Kampala, Uganda
since 2018
Advocacy tech, Adjacent Fields, Engagement tech
anti-trafficking
Cloudflare for Campaigns
cloudflare.com/campaigns/usa

Cloudflare for Campaigns

It is designed to make it easier for all political campaigns and parties, especially those with small teams and limited resources, to get access to cybersecurity services.

101 Townsend St San Francisco, CA 94107
Adjacent Fields, Build something, Digital security and privacy
civic features
Fairwork
fair.work

Fairwork

The Fairwork Foundation is a project that is working to set and measure standards in the platform economy.

University of Oxford, 1 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3JS, UK
Adjacent Fields, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Fight disinformation
Legal Legends
legallegends.co.za

Legal Legends

Legal Legends allows small businesses to purchase legal services at fixed prices on its platform.

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika) 🇿🇦
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
Haki Law App
knownafrique.com/#

Haki Law App

Haki Law App intends to make knowledge about laws easily accessible. The mobile application provides legalinformation and connects citizens to lawyers.

Kenya 🇰🇪
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
Sauti
sautiafrica.org

Sauti

Sauti is a mobile-based platform allows cross-border traders to access real-time market prices, exchange rates and trade procedures, using a basic phone.

Nairobi
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
Bookshare
bookshare.org/cms

Bookshare

Bookshare makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they...

Adjacent Fields, Assistive and Accessible Tech, Foundational layers
learning difficulties, literacy, blind
Netzpolitik
netzpolitik.org

Netzpolitik

netzpolitik.org ist eine Plattform für digitale Freiheitsrechte.

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
since 2002
Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy
ethiTech
ethitech.org

ethiTech

Our goal is to exponentially accelerate our ability to address global challenges that threaten our existence.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Adjacent Fields, Ethical tech and responsible tech
Consumer Reports
consumerreports.org

Consumer Reports

Smarter choices for a better world

Yonkers, NY
Adjacent Fields, Digital literacy, Digital security and privacy
FarmBeats
microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/farmbeats-iot-agriculture

FarmBeats

to enable data-driven farming

since 2015
Artificial Intelligence, The Tech, Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D)
agriculture, Zero hunger
Human Rights Data Analysis Group
hrdag.org

Human Rights Data Analysis Group

The Human Rights Data Analysis Group is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that applies rigorous science to the analysis of human rights violations around the world.

San Francisco
Adjacent Fields, Civic data, Data science for social good
human rights, immigration
Haqdarshak
haqdarshak.com/home

Haqdarshak

Haqdarshak enables citizens to access government welfare schemes for which they are eligible. They provide onlineand offline support with documentation and applications.

India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳
Adjacent Fields, Engagement tech, Access social benefits
MobLab Dispatch
mobilisationlab.org/dispatch-archives

MobLab Dispatch

The MobLab Dispatch is a round-up of the most thought-provoking stories, resources, opportunities and discussions about changemaking in today’s networked world.

Adjacent Fields, Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech
Bloomberg Philanthropies Government Innovation program
bloomberg.org/program/government-innovation/#overview

Bloomberg Philanthropies Government Innovation program

APPLYING THE BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES APPROACH TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN CITIES

Bloomberg Philanthropies, 25 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075
Adjacent Fields, Funders & donors, Get funding
Principled Artificial Intelligence
ai-hr.cyber.harvard.edu/primp-viz.html

Principled Artificial Intelligence

A map of ethical and rights-based approaches

Berkman Center For Internet, Everett Street, Cambridge, MA
Adjacent Fields, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical tech and responsible tech
Open Artificial Pancreas System project (#OpenAPS)
openaps.org

Open Artificial Pancreas System project (#OpenAPS)

#WeAreNotWaiting to reduce the burden of Type 1 diabetes

since 2017
Adjacent Fields, Tech for public challenges
diabetes
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