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Govtech

In the Civic Tech Field Guide, we primarily focus on examples of govtech that seek to improve society to make it more just and democratic, not just more digital or efficient. We recognize that this is a subjective, values-based perspective of govtech. There is a much larger government IT industry that exceeds this focus.

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GovTech Working Groups at the World Bank
worldbank.org/en/programs/govtech/working-groups

GovTech Working Groups at the World Bank

The Bank launched GovTech Working Groups to provide thought leadership, facilitate the exchange of ideas, and support the development of sound GovTech solutions. Community building and impact-driven c...

Vienna
Govtech, Working groups, Digital transformation
GovTech Maturity Index (GTMI)
worldbank.org/en/programs/govtech/gtmi

GovTech Maturity Index (GTMI)

The GovTech Maturity Index (GTMI) was developed as part of the GovTech Initiative to introduce a measure of GovTech maturity in four focus areas — supporting core government systems, enhancing service...

Washington, DC
since 2020
Govtech, Evaluate impact, Indicators
The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691241173/the-tech-coup

The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley

An insider offers a “forceful critique...of Big Tech's steady erosion of democracy” (The New Yorker) and describes what must be done to stop it

United States of America 🇺🇸
Books, Govtech, Public Private Partnerships
books
AI for bureaucratic productivity: Measuring the potential of AI to help automate 143 million UK government transactions
arxiv.org/abs/2403.14712

AI for bureaucratic productivity: Measuring the potential of AI to help automate 143 million UK government transactions

We estimate that UK central government conducts approximately one billion citizen-facing transactions per year in the provision of around 400 services, of which approximately 143 million are complex r...

Artificial Intelligence, Bureaucracy tech, Govtech
Talent Toolkit
usdr.gitbook.io/talent-toolkit

Talent Toolkit

To...help governments hire more effectively, U.S. Digital Response (USDR) has actively engaged government organizations at the state, county, and city levels to optimize their talent practices and bui...

United States of America 🇺🇸
Tech talent, Find a job or hire someone, Govtech
Transforming Flanders digitally
vlaanderen.be/en/authorities/flemish-resilience/transforming-flanders-digitally

Transforming Flanders digitally

The Government of Flanders is developing the digital talents of all people of Flanders. It valorises data as a raw material of the economy and society and is working on the digital transformation of p...

Flanders
Digital transformation, Civic data, Open government data
Open Government for Stronger Democracies
oecd.org/en/publications/open-government-for-stronger-democracies_5478db5b-en.html

Open Government for Stronger Democracies

An OECD global assessment of countries' implementation of its 2017 Recommendation on Open Government

OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, France
since 2023
Fieldwide resources, Learn about civic tech, Evaluate impact
reports
CitizenChat
citizenchat.org

CitizenChat

AI-powered chatbot for citizen information

Uganda 🇺🇬
Artificial Intelligence, Bots, Govtech
Future-Proofing Congress
popvox.org/futureproofing

Future-Proofing Congress

How Member-Led Upgrades Are Optimizing Legislative Branch Capacity and Resilience

United States of America 🇺🇸
Reports, Digital transformation, Govtech
Signal Conso
signal.conso.gouv.fr

Signal Conso

Report an issue to a company, find out about your rights with France's Fraud Control.

France 🇫🇷
Consumer watchdogging, Govtech
France (national government)
Member of Parliament Office Manual
docs.google.com/document/d/1QXvExU1C1TCE7Gfvqc1tsFdCVf43EjV6o0byVE1x-wk/edit

Member of Parliament Office Manual

This is a non-partisan guide made to help new [UK] MPs & their staff establish and run their offices after the 2024 election.

London
Govtech, Parliamentary and legislative tech, Internal government tech capacity
GovWell
govwelltech.com

GovWell

GovWell’s mission is to build modern software products to help government serve communities better.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2023
Govtech, Bureaucracy tech, Permitting
10x
10x.gsa.gov

10x

10x is the federal government’s very own venture studio

GSA (General Services Administration), F Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Govtech, Innovation teams and labs, Innovation capacity
United States (federal government)
Public Technology Institute (PTI)
fusionlp.org/public-technology-institute

Public Technology Institute (PTI)

Actively supporting local government technology leaders and their teams through research & content, professional development, consulting services, learning and networking events, membership, workforce...

United States of America 🇺🇸
Govtech, Supporting public sector from outside government, Peer networks
Artificial Intelligence - A Primer for State and Local Governments: Everything You Need to Know Since Yesterday
schar.gmu.edu/news/2024-04/new-schar-school-book-about-ai-cowritten-byai

Artificial Intelligence - A Primer for State and Local Governments: Everything You Need to Know Since Yesterday

By Alan R. Shark, with ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Perplexity AI

since 2024
Artificial Intelligence, Books, Govtech
local, books
UGhub
nita.go.ug/ughub

UGhub

NITA-U is integrating all MDA systems to the UGhub Systems Integration Platform so as to enable seamlessly sharing of data across Government systems in a rational, secure, efficient and sustainable ma...

Uganda 🇺🇬
Govtech, Data integration, Civic data
California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) car titles blockchain
reuters.com/technology/california-dmv-puts-42-million-car-titles-blockchain-fight-fraud-2024-07-30

California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) car titles blockchain

California's DMV has digitized 42 million car titles using blockchain technology to detect fraud and streamline the title transfer process, enabling residents to claim vehicle titles through a mobile...

California
Blockchain, Govtech, Bureaucracy tech
Bundesgesetz
über den Einsatz elektronischer Mittel
zur Erfüllung von Behördenaufgaben
(EMBAG)
fedlex.admin.ch/eli/fga/2023/787/de

Bundesgesetz über den Einsatz elektronischer Mittel zur Erfüllung von Behördenaufgaben (EMBAG)

Swiss law requiring government agencies disclose their source code when possible.

Switzerland (Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera) 🇨🇭
since 2023
Civic tech legislation and policy, Open source, Govtech
AgriStack
agristack.gov.in

AgriStack

Agri Stack is the digital foundation being set up by the government to make it easier to bring various stakeholders together to improve agriculture in India and enable better outcomes and results for...

India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳
since 2024
Govtech, Tech for public challenges, Economic development
agriculture, India (Government of)
Noggin
noggin.io

Noggin

Security, Safety & Critical Event Management Software. Acquired by IBM.

Govtech, Emergency services
emqnet
emqnet.com

emqnet

emqnet delivers data-driven software built and supported by a team of resilience experts.

Australia 🇦🇺
Govtech, Emergency services
CORES RMS (Responder Management System)
juvare.com/cores-rms

CORES RMS (Responder Management System)

Modernized Volunteer Management for Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Govtech, Manage volunteers, Disaster response and humanitarian tech
D4H
d4h.com

D4H

Uncomplicated software for ‍emergency management

Govtech, Emergency services
Juvare
juvare.com

Juvare

Govtech vendor offering emergency services and elections management tech among other solutions

Govtech, Bureaucracy tech, Emergency services
Crisis Track
juvare.com/crisis-track

Crisis Track

Damage assessment software designed to rapidly and accurately collect damage assessments for FEMA’s disaster declaration process

Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Govtech
Microsoft Teams Emergency Operations Center
adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/app-templates/emergency-operations-center

Microsoft Teams Emergency Operations Center

Facilitate accelerated deployment of collaboration, communication, and task management capabilities for emergency response operations through our open-source app template in Microsoft Teams. Get solu...

Govtech, Emergency services
Microsoft, extensions
WebEOC
juvare.com/webeoc

WebEOC

Juvare’s cloud solution for unified emergency response and automated task workflows

Govtech, Emergency services
Alertrix
alertrix.net

Alertrix

The messenger for emergency services

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
since 2024
Emergency services, Govtech
disasters, Matrix, fires
NJ AI Assistant
nj.gov/governor/news/news/562024/approved/20240703a.shtml

NJ AI Assistant

Govtech, Artificial Intelligence, Bureaucracy tech
ACR Editor
acreditor.section508.gov

ACR Editor

This web editor helps evaluators build Accessibility Conformance Reports in the US OpenACR format

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2024
Assistive and Accessible Tech, Bureaucracy tech, Govtech
United States (federal government)
Bürokratt
ria.ee/en/state-information-system/personal-services/burokratt

Bürokratt

Bürokratt enables citizens or users to use public and information services with virtual assistants through voice-based interaction.

Estonia (Eesti Vabariik) 🇪🇪
Bots, Govtech, Bureaucracy tech
GOV.UK Chat
gov.uk/chat

GOV.UK Chat

The bot allows people to ask questions about government services and receive information on accessing student loans, benefits and legal questions.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Artificial Intelligence, Bots, Communicating with the government
United Kingdom (government)
Government Innovation Summit NYC
events.cityandstate.com/2024-government-innovation-summit

Government Innovation Summit NYC

Modernization & Collaboration in New York’s Government

The People, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Govtech 4 Impact World Congress Madrid
g4i-congress.com

Govtech 4 Impact World Congress Madrid

G4I has been designed to serve as THE global meeting place that assembles governments – across all levels – to learn how to securely streamline processes, increase efficiencies, reduce costs and meani...

The People, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Forms Camp
ncsc.org/consulting-and-research/areas-of-expertise/access-to-justice/forms-camp/forms-camp-2024?mc_cid=cba932ff6c

Forms Camp

NCSC staff will provide intensive training and technical assistance to help courts revise one form or a small set of forms to improve plain language and readability. Your court will identify one form,...

The People, Meet the others, In-person meetings
FWD50
fwd50.com

FWD50

Presenting an annual hybrid digital government conference in Ottawa and online featuring public sector innovators, quarterly virtual events, and a community platform for recordings and networking

Ottawa
The People, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Technology Modernization Fund
tmf.cio.gov

Technology Modernization Fund

We drive modernization in federal IT that better serves agencies and the American public.

GSA (General Services Administration), F Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Govtech, Digital transformation
United States (federal government)
congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4495/cosponsors?s=1&r=56

Promoting Responsible Evaluation and Procurement to Advance Readiness for Enterprise-wide Deployment (PREPARED) for AI Act

S.4495 - A bill to enable safe, responsible, and agile procurement, development, and use of artificial intelligence by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Civic tech legislation and policy, Govtech, Policy
Civic Technology Collaboration
moda.gov.tw/en/digital-affairs/democracy-network/operations/6623

Civic Technology Collaboration

Swimming with the tide of international trends on the "Public Code, Public Goods" and pursuing digital democracy, moda supports civic technology and empowers open source software development.

Taipei City, Taiwan
Open source supply chain, Govtech, Open source
Taiwan Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA)
moda.gov.tw

Taiwan Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA)

The moda is committed to promoting suitable digital tools and open mindsets through building resilience and co-creation, powering Taiwan’s shift from a digital island to a global model of digital demo...

Taipei City, Taiwan
since 2022
Govtech, Digital transformation
Democracy Network (Taiwan)
moda.gov.tw/en/digital-affairs/democracy-network/360

Democracy Network (Taiwan)

Connecting the international community’s and Taiwan’s digital development and democratic governance experiences, leveraging the power of democracy networks to promote civic technology and decentralize...

Taipei City, Taiwan
Govtech, Digital transformation
form-extractor-prototype
github.com/timpaul/form-extractor-prototype

form-extractor-prototype

A prototype tool that extracts the structure of a form from an image or PDF and generates a multi-page web form in the GOV.UK schema. by @timpaul

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2024
Forms, Govtech, Artificial Intelligence
mosip16.9
mosip.io/mosip16.9/mosip16-9

mosip16.9

We envision mosip16.9 to be a collaborative hub where diverse perspectives converge to contribute to the current discourse on digital identity.

Bangalore
since 2024
Identity, Govtech, News and blogs
MOSIP
mosip.io

MOSIP

MOSIP offers countries modular and open-source technology to build and own their national identity systems.

Bangalore
Identity, Govtech
Peace, justice, and strong institutions
GovTech Singapore Government Technology Agency
tech.gov.sg

GovTech Singapore Government Technology Agency

Singapore's digital transformation unit

Singapore 🇸🇬
Govtech, Digital transformation, Innovation teams and labs
Samara Centre for Democracy
samaracentre.ca/podcasts/humans-of-the-house-podcast

Samara Centre for Democracy

Humans of the House has received national media coverage and has been the #1 show in the Government category for several weeks on Apple Podcasts where it has also been featured as a New & Noteworthy S...

Canada 🇨🇦
Podcasts, Govtech, Supporting public sector from outside government
CivTech Scotland
civtech.scot

CivTech Scotland

CivTech is a Scottish Government programme that brings the public, private and third sectors together to build things that make people’s lives better

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Innovation capacity, Govtech, Accelerators
NHS Transformation Directorate
transform.england.nhs.uk

NHS Transformation Directorate

Transformation to improve health and care for everyone

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Govtech, Digital transformation
Good health and well-being
Code for America AI Studio
codeforamerica.org/news/ai-studio-announcement/?utm_campaign=cfa-newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=310142466&utm_content=310142466&utm_source=hs_email

Code for America AI Studio

Workshop series to provide "a hands-on way for government to learn about the opportunities and considerations of leveraging AI and implementing these systems responsibly."

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2024
Artificial Intelligence, Govtech
workshops
The e-Governance Conference
2024.egovconference.ee

The e-Governance Conference

Unlocking Digital Success

Estonia (Eesti Vabariik) 🇪🇪
Govtech, Conferences
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