COVID
In 2020, we curated this collection of civic tech responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic. We connected our community to virtual events, funding opportunities, and collaborative civic tech projects that tried to help the world respond and recover.
Do Open Data Impact on Citizens’ Behaviours?
This study by Yuya Shibuya empirically analyzes the impacts of open data on behavioral change by investigating the case of Taiwan.
Let's Talk Vaccines
A free course to help journalists translate the language of vaccine science and the promise of vaccine access into compelling human stories.
Local Needs Databank
The Local Needs Databank (UK) is an open set of needs and Covid-19 data, specifically about those in financial hardship in the UK.
Are we in Lockdown dot com
Website that shows country-by-country coronavirus social distancing responses
Overview of government measures in response to COVID19
Crowdsourced document curated by Newspeak House
Health Sites
Building an open data commons of health facility data with OpenStreetMap
Coronavirus Tech Handbook
a crowdsourced resource for technologists building things related to the coronavirus outbreak
Stay the Fuck Home dot com
The Self-Quarantine Manifesto
COVID19.NYC
A knowledge base website that collects public health information on the novel coronavirus from WHO, CDC, NYS, and NYC.
The OpenCovid19 Initiative
Developing and sharing open source methodologies to safely test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 using multiple approaches.
Apple Maps COVID-19 Testing Locations
As a healthcare provider, lab, or other business, follow these steps to submit information on COVID-19 testing locations that Apple may display to its users.
COVID-19 self-assessment tool
Another open source self-assessment tool, by the Ontario government
Open Source Ventilators Subreddit
A community dedicated to researching locally-sourced, easy-to-manufacture designs for PEEP valves, BVMs, automated BVM pumps, and full ventilators.
Google Trends Coronavirus dashboard
A dedicated dashboard to understand coronavirus searches
Hack from Home Hackathon
A clever response to event cancellations due to the coronavirus
Areyousafe.work
An online open content tool designed to help workers share information with each other about health and safety issues in their workplace
Digital Health Lab
At Meedan’s Digital Health Lab we are researching, designing and testing a digital response framework for addressing health misinformation online, centered around accessibility and equity.
Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies
This group is being formed to evaluate, design, validate, and source the fabrication of open source emergency medical supplies around the world, given a variety of local supply conditions.
Outbreak Science Rapid PREreview
A platform for the rapid review of outbreak-related preprints
Apple bans coronavirus apps from the App Store
The App Store should always be a safe and trusted place for users to download apps. Now more than ever that commitment takes on special significance as the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 map
Members of g0v.tw built a page that matches government information on the recent movements of confirmed coronavirus patients with users' location history based on Google Maps Timeline to check whether...
Coronavirus Resource Kit
A collectivized document of mutual aid projects and resources.
Coronavirus: Information sources
First Draft is maintaining a database of expert sources on coronavirus for journalists to contact for up-to-date information on the outbreak.
Brightest COVID-19 Relief
Connecting coronavirus relief and aid orgs with support
Self-fabricated Face Shields
People with access to lasercutters and 3D printers are designing and fabricating face masks for front-line healthcare workers
UK: Covid-19 Local ward groups strategy
Open Google Doc resources
First Draft News Coronavirus Resources for reporters
We have created and collected guidance to support accurate and responsible reporting on coronavirus, which will be regularly updated with new information.
WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports
Daily situation reports and data from the World Health Organization
Coronavirus Reponse: Ways to Help, Volunteer, and What to Do
Here's a list of actions, ideas, ways to help, volunteer and donation opportunities to help those impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Campaigning during Corona
Livestream discussion on March 15th hosted by Movement School and Courage to Change
Berliner Gehwegbreiten
A map showing the width of sidewalks across Berlin using #OpenData
CovidX Daily Digest email
Luminate Group's daily email digest of findings
Wsparcie dla Szpitala
Coordination of the bottom-up support for the hospitals
Coronavirus: Responsible reporting and ethics
a selection of guidelines and discussions produced by First Draft on reporting disinformation around coronavirus and other topics ethically and responsibly, as well as a curated list of other resource...
Invisible Hands
Safe, free deliveries for NYC’s most at-risk community members facing COVID-19.
Covid-19 Ministerio de Salud Argentina
Coronavirus Covid-19 es la app oficial del Ministerio de Salud de la Nación y tiene como objetivo que los argentinos y las argentinas puedan realizarse una rápida autoevaluación para saber si sus sínt...
IHELPYOU.app
Inspired by the help that people give each other during hard times, we created an application that will allow anyone in need to find help in their daily duties.
Covid19cz.cz – Data proti Covid
COVID19CZ je společná aktivita několika českých technologických firem a IT nadšenců zaměřená na pomoc v boji s nákazou COVID-19.
Quarantine Chat
Talk on the phone with someone else stuck at home
Coronavirus Print & Social Media Resources to help #StopTheSpread
Posters and social media resources for Canva users
The Coronavirus Hackathon (April 18-19)
We will use the hackathon concept to come up with new products, business models, policy and campaigns by encouraging cross-pollination of ideas.
covid19italia.help
A crowdsourcing platform, run by volunteers, to share useful and verified information on the Coronavirus pandemic in Italy
Tech Kontra Wirus
Code for Poland's platform for prioritizing amongst many Coronavirus response ideas