Engagement tech
Perhaps the core premise of civic tech is that it can improve civic engagement. Whether in concert with formal governmental bodies or independent of them, civic tech promises to help citizens (in the Latin sense, of the city) engage with one another to share power in the pursuit of building just societies.
Recommended reading:
- A collection of case studies demonstrating where civic tech interventions have resulted in tangible improvements and benefits for governments/public institutions and their citizens
- The Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit is an excellent collection of guides and resources for equitably engaging communities in order to share power.
Soliguide
a user-friendly platform that centralizes data about all public services and facilities that can cater to the needs of vulnerable citizens, such as where to eat, to shower, to find shelter or get soci...
PublicInput
PublicInput.com connects organizations with the communities they serve.
Shine Your Eye
Keeping our eyes on members of Nigeria's National Assembly!
Behavior Change for Good Initiative
StepUp is a free habit building, science-based workout program developed by the Behavior Change for Good Initiative. The program is being launched in partnership with 24 Hour Fitness.
Open.Media
Open.Media is the nonprofit online transparency portal for governments of all sizes. Open.Media allows you to upload, timestamp and archive video of meetings and proceedings with searchable, automated...
Beta Blocks
Exploring new approaches for community-led innovation in public spaces.
Podemos
Contigo, construimos el cambio político en nuestro país. Sí se puede. ¡Podemos!
Instituții Publice
Navighează profilele celor 14.000+ instituții publice și evaluează eficiența, profesionalismul și integritatea acestora din prisma propriei experiențe.
Represent by Pro Publica
See what your representatives in Congress say and do.
Rock the Vote registration widget
A Simple Solution for Modern Voter Registration
Ecrivons Angers
Angers participatory budget - a Decidim instance
Grand Débat National
À l'initiative du Président de la République, le Gouvernement engage un Grand Débat National permettant à toutes et tous de débattre de questions essentielles pour les Français.
Betri Reykjavík (Better Reykjavik)
Better Reykjavik allows citizens to propose the policies that matter to them
Australia Digital Transformation Agency
At the Digital Transformation Agency, we help government improve digital services to make them simple, clear and fast.
MetroQuest
MetroQuest is public involvement software with a track record of award-winning planning projects. Engage thousands, gain insight, build community support.
Vote.org
Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.
World Economic Forum White Paper on Digital Policy Playbook
Connecticut Data Collaborative
Connecting people & data for good
UnionBase
the world's first social networking platform for the labor movement with 30,000 Union Profiles
Disqus
Disqus offers the best add-on tools for websites to increase engagement. We help publishers power online discussions with comments and earn revenue with native advertising.
Pokket
Pokket℠ connects justice agencies and human service providers with returning citizens to break the cycle.
Decidim
Free open-source participatory democracy for cities and organizations
Gebiedonline
De leukste buurt maak je samen, op een buurtplatform van gebiedonline.
Jarokelo.hu
Report street-fixing issues in Hungary
Facebook Groups
Many communities use Facebook Groups as their online message board
OpenParlamento
Cosa fanno i tuoi rappresentanti? Tutte le attività parlamentari aggiornate quotidianamente.
Dokeza
A legislation commenting platform in Kenya
Citizen Observatory Madrid
In this panel called Citizen Observatory, a group of people chosen at random will approach and provide solutions to key issues for the life of the citizens of Madrid.
Grassroot
Grassroot is a civic tech tool plaform that uses web, mobile app, USSD, Whatsapp and social media, it allows informal settlements citizens to engage with other members, call meetings, take votes, mobi...
ResistBot
I'm Resistbot. Text RESIST to 50409 and I'll help you contact your officials.
Vote Compass
Vote Compass is an award-winning application, showing you how your views align with those of the candidates running for election.
World Bank talent network
This Expert Network Accelerates The Search For Talent. Case study by GovLab
Copy, Paste, Legislate
An investigative series deploying algorithms to detect copy-paste legislation
Hromadski Project (Громадський проект)
One IT solution for all participatory budgeting activities. Available as SaaS or self-hosted.
PeakMetrics
PeakMetrics tracks news and government action around the clock, so you save time and react faster.
Bang the Table EngagementHQ
Our complete suite of listening, information, analysis, reporting and relationship management features enable you to mix and match precisely the right online tools for your community engagement object...
US FDA's device approval process
Connecting Expertise to Government
Polco
Polco is a platform designed to increase civic engagement, improve government transparency, and inform municipal governments of constituents’ input which, in turn, will help better guide public policy...
GoFundMe
GoFundMe: The most trusted free online fundraising platform. Start a successful crowdfunding campaign on the site with over $5 Billion Raised. Read our guarantee!
Public Square
Public Square is a two-year action research programme that explores how to improve participation at a local government level.
Mzalendo
Mzalendo is a non-partisan entity that keeps an eye on Kenyan Parliament with a mission to facilitate public participation in Parliamentary processes through Information Sharing, Research and Networki...
Place Speak
PlaceSpeak is a location-based citizen engagement platform that authenticates the online public participation process through digital credentials and privacy-by-design to build trust.
Ballotpedia
The encyclopedia of American politics
NewFounders EveryElection app
Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about EveryElection
Dialectic
Dialectic.sg: Better debates for a better Singapore. Learn more about and discuss important policies facing us today.
Legge regionale sulla partecipazione
Emilia Romagna's Regional law on participation
FixMyStreet
The UK’s street fault reporting website (rebranded as FixMyCommunity)
New Zealand Digital Service Design Tools
These tools can help you test ideas and products with real users so you design services that work for people. There are also tools to help you present research in a meaningful way and bring it to life...
Voting Information Project
The Voting Information Project helps voters find information about their elections with collaborative, open-source tools.
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.