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Civic data

This page curates everything from open government data to visualization tools to data standards to algorithmic implementation. The only common thread is that all these data and data products share a commitment to civic interests.

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data.gov.uk
data.gov.uk

data.gov.uk

Find data published by central government, local authorities and public bodies to help you build products and services

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2010
Civic data, Open government data, Open civic data
United Kingdom (government)
datos.gub.uy
datos.gub.uy

datos.gub.uy

Uruguay's open data portal

Uruguay (Republica Oriental del Uruguay) 🇺🇾
Open data publishing portals, Civic data, Open government data
Datos Peru
datosperu.org

Datos Peru

Open Data Project Web Peru

Peru 🇵🇪
since 2014
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, Open government data
Data.go.kr
data.go.kr/index.do

Data.go.kr

Korea's open data portal

Seoul
Open data publishing portals, Civic data, Open government data
UNDP Transparency Portal
open.undp.org

UNDP Transparency Portal

Open database and map of recipients, donors

Level 21, One United Nations Plaza, New York NY 10017
Civic maps, Civic data, Open philanthropy
United Nations, United Nations Development Programme
Wicked Problems Might Inspire Greater Data Sharing
www2.gwu.edu/~iiep/assets/docs/papers/2022WP/AaronsonIIEP2022-09.pdf

Wicked Problems Might Inspire Greater Data Sharing

A report on 'data for good' efforts by Susan Ariel Aaronson, George Washington University

The George Washington University, I Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Data science for social good, Civic data, Data donations
reports
The Markup's ISP investigation data
github.com/the-markup/investigation-isp

The Markup's ISP investigation data

Open data from an investigation of disparate outcomes in internet deals across 38 major cities in the United States.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Civic data, Connectivity
Reduced inequalities
GiveWell
givewell.org

GiveWell

We search for the charities that save or improve lives the most per dollar.

Open philanthropy, Civic data, Effective altruism
Redistricting Data Hub
redistrictingdatahub.org

Redistricting Data Hub

We have all the redistricting data you can use to draw or analyze Community of Interest or District maps

Civic data, Mapping, Mapping tools
gerrymandering
WhatsApp archiver
tattle.co.in/products/whatsapp-archiver

WhatsApp archiver

The WhatsApp archiver consolidates chat files exported from different WhatsApp conversations into one database

India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳
Civic data, Archives, Messaging app analysis
US Media Ownership database
projects.iq.harvard.edu/futureofmedia/us-media-index

US Media Ownership database

Harvard Future of Media Project datasets of media ownership in the US from 2021

Civic data, Media, Media and social media analysis
factchecking-sites-scraper
github.com/tattle-made/factchecking-sites-scraper

factchecking-sites-scraper

One of Tattle's goals is to make stories fact-checking content circulated on chat apps and social media more accessible to mobile first users

India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳
Media, Fight disinformation, Civic data
Kosh
tattle.co.in/products/kosh

Kosh

Archive containing content scraped from all the different sources- the Tattle Jod telegram bot, Fact-checking sites, social media and chat apps.

India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳
Media, Fight disinformation, Factchecking
Counting India
countingindia.com

Counting India

Making Census Data Easy to Use

Hyderabad
Civic data, Data visualization, Civic maps
census
Visrada4you
vis.rada4you.org

Visrada4you

ПАРЛАМЕНТСЬКІ ДАНІ У ГРАФІКАХ ТА ІНТЕРАКТИВНИХ ТАБЛИЦЯХ (Visualizations of Ukraine Parliamentary data)

01021 Kyiv
Civic data, Data visualization, Parliamentary and legislative tech
LibreBOR
librebor.me

LibreBOR

Tu fuente de información mercantil en Internet

Spain (España) 🇪🇸
Civic data, Civic data APIs, Consumer watchdogging
OpenAddresses
openaddresses.io

OpenAddresses

The free and open global address collection

Civic data, Mapping, Mapping tools
Open Mapping Hub - Eastern and Southern Africa
hotosm.org/hubs/esa-hub

Open Mapping Hub - Eastern and Southern Africa

The Open Mapping Hub - Eastern and Southern Africa exists to serve communities in the region by supporting the creation, maintenance, distribution, and use of high-quality open maps that are relevant...

Southern and East Africa
Mapping, Civic data
humanitarian
National Center for Charitable Statistics
nccs.urban.org

National Center for Charitable Statistics

Open data and code about the nonprofit sector in the US

Washington, DC
Civic data, Open civic data, Nonprofit tech
Curated list of links to help you publish open data
github.com/theodi/data-publish-list

Curated list of links to help you publish open data

How to publish open data: a list of advice and tools

Open Data Institute, 3rd Floor, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE
Civic data
guides
Standards Lab
os4d.opendataservices.coop

Standards Lab

This handbook provides an overview of the creation, maintenance and adoption of a policy-related open data standard.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2016
Civic data, Data schemas and standards
guides
InfoNile
infonile.org

InfoNile

InfoNile is a cross-border group of geojournalists with a mission to uncover critical stories on water issues in the Nile River Basin through data-based multimedia storytelling.

Tanzania, United Republic of (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) 🇹🇿
Engagement journalism, Media, Civic data
Clean water and sanitation, rivers, local
onData
ondata.it

onData

Italian open data organization

Palermo
Civic data
Open Data Services
opendataservices.coop

Open Data Services

We help people publish and use open data

1st Floor, Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester M60 0AS
Civic data, Civic and social impact companies
coop
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Open Data Portal
opendata.kp.gov.pk

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Open Data Portal

Pakistan's largest Open data platform

Pakistan 🇵🇰
Civic data, Open data publishing portals
ImpactBoard
datainnovators.co/what-we-do/#products

ImpactBoard

ImpactBoard is a data management solution (and dashboard) that provides programmes with intelligence to achieve impact.

Johannesburg, South Africa
Dashboards, Civic data, Data visualization
Data Artistry
datainnovators.co/what-we-do/#products

Data Artistry

Data Artistry is a skills development programme aimed and building data communication skills among development professionals.

Johannesburg, South Africa
Civic data
trainings
The Demography Project TikTok
tiktok.com/@demographyproject

The Demography Project TikTok

IDADI is our flagship data journalism project, in collaboration with The Infographics Studio, to disseminate, visualize and democratize official data on TikTok to allow Kenyans participate in decision...

Kenya 🇰🇪
Media, Data visualization, Civic data
TikTok
Guía para la apertura de datos en gobiernos provinciales y locales
datosgobar.github.io/paquete-apertura-datos/guia-subnacionales/#guia-para-la-apertura-de-datos-en-gobiernos-provinciales-y-locales

Guía para la apertura de datos en gobiernos provinciales y locales

Este documento fue realizado por el equipo de la Dirección de Datos Abiertos junto con la Iniciativa Latinoamericana por los Datos Abiertos (ILDA).

Argentina 🇦🇷
Civic data, Open government data
guides, local
#datibenecomune
datibenecomune.it

#datibenecomune

Chiediamo dati aperti e machine readable sull’emergenza Covid-19

Italy (Italia) 🇮🇹
Specific campaigns, Open government data, Civic data
WeVis
wevis.info

WeVis

WeVis is a civic technology aiming to empower people to reclaim an active role in political life through technology and open data.

Bangkok, Thailand
since 2019
Civic data, Data visualization
Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Community of Practice, TICTeC 25
I need an abortion
ineedana.com

I need an abortion

We’re here to help you understand how to get an abortion.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Civic data, Civic maps
Good health and well-being, health, women's health
Polaris
polarisproject.org/data-and-research

Polaris

Polaris holds the largest known data set on human trafficking in North America, which grew out of more than a decade of operating the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline.

Civic data, Data science for social good
human rights, anti-trafficking
Indigenous data sovereignty
opendevelopmentmekong.net/programmes/indigenous-data-sovereignty

Indigenous data sovereignty

Policy decisions on and resource allocations for IEM tend to be made with inadequate data. The focus of the IDS programme is to coordinate a transboundary effort to develop indigenous data with indige...

Thailand (Prathet Thai) 🇹🇭
Civic data, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Data activism
indigenous
Open Development Thailand
thailand.opendevelopmentmekong.net

Open Development Thailand

Sharing information about Thailand and its development with the world.

Thailand (Prathet Thai) 🇹🇭
Civic data, Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D)
Eduplana
eduplana.com/#

Eduplana

Eduplana is a civic tech organization that uses data to advocate for quality education in Nigeria. We believe every citizen should have equal access to quality education with no bias on their location...

Nigeria 🇳🇬
Data science for social good, Civic data, Specific campaigns
Quality education
Open Development Thailand DataHub
data.thailand.opendevelopmentmekong.net/en/dataset?odm_spatial_range_list=th

Open Development Thailand DataHub

A repository with over 1400 open datasets

Thailand (Prathet Thai) 🇹🇭
Open data publishing portals, Civic data
Pulse Lab Jakarta
pulselabjakarta.org

Pulse Lab Jakarta

Pulse Lab Jakarta is a joint data innovation facility of the United Nations (Global Pulse) and the Government of Indonesia (via the Ministry of National Development Planning, Bappenas).

Jakarta
Innovation teams and labs, Civic data, Data science for social good
United Nations
NYC Open Data Project Gallery
opendata.cityofnewyork.us/projects

NYC Open Data Project Gallery

On the Open Data Project Gallery, you can find examples of open data in action and gain inspiration for projects of your own. See how NYC Open Data is used by activists to advocate for change, by entr...

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Civic data, Data visualization, Civic tech catalogs
Felt
felt.com

Felt

Introducing the world’s best way to make & share maps on the internet.

Mapping platforms, Mapping tools, Civic data
Civil Network OPORA
oporaua.org

Civil Network OPORA

One of the leading non-governmental and non-partisan All-Ukrainian organizations for public oversight and advocacy in the field of elections, parliamentarism, education, joint ownership, energy effici...

01021 Kyiv
Media, Fight disinformation, Civic apps outfits
TaxClock Kenya
taxclock.pesacheck.org

TaxClock Kenya

TaxClock shows how public budget data can be used to help citizens better understand how governments spend our taxmoney.

Kenya 🇰🇪
Data visualization, Budget explorers, Civic data
labor, Decent work and economic growth, taxes
Social Science One
socialscience.one

Social Science One

Social Science One implements a new type of partnership between academic researchers and the private sector to advance the goals of social science in understanding and solving society’s greatest chall...

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Media, Fight disinformation, Civic data
PesaYetu
pesayetu.pesacheck.org

PesaYetu

PesaYetu helps journalists, researchers and activists transform their work with in-depth county-specific information.

Kenya 🇰🇪
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping tools
2020 Tax Clock (South Africa)
taxclock.co.za

2020 Tax Clock (South Africa)

​How much of your work day is spent paying taxes?​

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika) 🇿🇦
Budget explorers, Data visualization, Civic data
taxes, labor, Decent work and economic growth
California Cradle-to-Career Data System
c2c.ca.gov

California Cradle-to-Career Data System

A statewide data system that will provide tools to help students reach their goals and deliver information on education and workforce outcomes.

California
Govtech, Civic data, Open government data
Quality education, state
Akvo Foundation
akvo.org

Akvo Foundation

Data consultancy and a digital platform to improve the results of your development programme

Civic data, Civic and social impact companies, Data visualization
AP election results API
axios.com/ap-to-call-elections-for-alexa-and-other-big-tech-channels-13b35334-a728-42bb-a33e-4b1e242792b6.html

AP election results API

AP provides tech companies with election updates via a proprietary API that tech companies can plug into with a subscription to answer voice search queries, among others.

Civic data, Voting and elections
CourtListener
courtlistener.com

CourtListener

Search millions of opinions by case name, topic, or citation. 406 Jurisdictions. Sponsored by the Non-Profit Free Law Project. 501c3

Oakland, California
Open justice, Archives, Civic data
Measures for Justice Data Portal
measuresforjustice.org/portal

Measures for Justice Data Portal

Explore how your local criminal justice system performs.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Civic data, Open justice, Open data publishing portals
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