Holidays

A guide to civic tech-related holidays, anniversaries, events, and dates-of-note. Recommended viewing: NCoC Learning Circle: Celebrating Voting With Civic Holidays

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rsf.org/en/world-day-against-cyber-censorship

World Day Against Cyber Censorship

World Day Against Cyber Censorship is an online event held each year on March 12 to draw attention to the ways that governments around the world are deterring and censoring free speech online.

since 2008
Holidays, Circumvention tech
Vote Early Day
voteearlyday.org

Vote Early Day

Did you know most voters can cast their ballot prior to Election Day? Join this day of action and celebration and empower your friends and neighbors to vote early this year.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Holidays, Voting and elections
International Civil Society Week
icsw.civicus.org

International Civil Society Week

Celebrating citizen action: reimagining democracy, rights, and inclusion for today’s world

College Park, Maryland
Holidays, Nonprofit tech
San Francisco Good Neighbor Week
sfgoodneighborweek.org

San Francisco Good Neighbor Week

Celebrating San Francisco Good Neighbor Week! #sfgoodneighborweek

San Francisco
Holidays, Meet the others
place-based, Community
Public Service Day
un.org/en/observances/public-service-day

Public Service Day

The UN Public Service Day intends to celebrate the value and virtue of public service to the community; highlight the contribution of public service in the development process; recognize the work of p...

since 2022
Holidays, Celebrating public service and public servants
United Nations
Civil Society Week Europe
eesc.europa.eu/en/CivSocWeek2024

Civil Society Week Europe

This flagship event will gather people of all ages and backgrounds, including youth, journalists and EU institutions, for a vibrant debate on topics that matter to our everyday life and Europe's futur...

Europe
Holidays
International Day of Democracy
un.org/en/observances/democracy-day

International Day of Democracy

"The United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe 15 September as the International Day of Democracy—with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy" - Wikipedia

since 2007
The People, Holidays, Participatory democracy
United Nations
Privacy Day: международная онлайн-конференция о приватности и защите данных
privacyday.net

Privacy Day: международная онлайн-конференция о приватности и защите данных

Ежегодная конференция на русском языке, приуроченная к Международному дню защиты персональных данных

Russian Federation 🇷🇺
Holidays, Digital security and privacy
#CityHallSelfie Day
elgl.org/cityhallselfie

#CityHallSelfie Day

#CityHallSelfie Day is a celebration of public service showcasing pride in local government institutions.

Holidays, Govtech
local
GivingTuesday
givingtuesday.org

GivingTuesday

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Holidays, Get funding
Open Gov Week
opengovweek.org

Open Gov Week

This year, we want to do a bit more. In addition to events, we’re collecting and sharing how the open government movement – even in challenging times – is aligned and how our stories can be a bright s...

Washington, DC
Govtech, Watchdogging and transparency, Government transparency
MisinfoDay
cip.uw.edu/get-involved/misinfoday

MisinfoDay

MisinfoDay is an annual event co-hosted by the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) and Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.

Holidays, Fight disinformation
International Day for Universal Access to Information
un.org/en/observances/information-access-day

International Day for Universal Access to Information

Recognizing the significance of access to information, the 74th UN General Assembly proclaimed 28 September as the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) at the UN level in Octo...

Holidays, Access to information
United Nations
Data Privacy Day
staysafeonline.org/data-privacy-day

Data Privacy Day

An international effort to empower individuals and business to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust.

since 2008
Digital security and privacy, Holidays, Data rights
Open Data Day
opendataday.org

Open Data Day

Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world.

Global
since 2010
Civic data, Holidays, Learn about civic tech
National Voter Registration Day
nationalvoterregistrationday.org

National Voter Registration Day

National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2012
Holidays, Learn about civic tech, The People
US Election 2020
National Day of Civic Hacking
codeforamerica.org/national-day-of-civic-hacking

National Day of Civic Hacking

On August 11th, 2018, join the Code for America Brigades as we host a nationwide day of action.

since 2013
Build something, Civic hackathons, Holidays
Sunshine Week
sunshineweek.org

Sunshine Week

Across the country, Sunshine Week is marked by panel discussions, workshops and other events about using and understanding the latest developments in freedom of information resources.

Washington, DC
since 2005
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
NYC Open Data Week
opendata.cityofnewyork.us/open-data-week

NYC Open Data Week

It is an opportunity to engage New Yorkers in the information that is produced and used by City government.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Civic data, The Tech, Holidays
Le Mois de l'innovation publique
modernisation.gouv.fr/mois-de-linnovation-publique/le-mois-de-linnovation-publique

Le Mois de l'innovation publique

Parcours interactifs, ateliers, conférences, hackathons, journée portes ouvertes etc. mettent en lumière des méthodes originales pensées par des acteurs locaux pour concevoir plus efficacement les pol...

France 🇫🇷
Govtech, The Tech, Holidays
France (national government)
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