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Learn about civic tech

This category collects different learning resources about civic tech. You can find from blogs that explain how to enhance the relationship between people and governments to podcasts and films on how humanitarian organizations are responding to crises. The collection also includes books, newsletters, research, catalogs, reports, and information about courses, trainings, and workshops.

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A New Phase of Civic Movements: Implications for International Democracy Support
europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/a-new-phase-of-civic-movements/?utm_source=Website&utm_medium=EPDwebsite&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=CivicMovements

A New Phase of Civic Movements: Implications for International Democracy Support

This report examines the implications of this new phase of activism for democracy and democracy-support strategies.

Brussels
since 2025
Learn about civic tech, Reports, Advocacy tech
reports
Exploring Worldwide Democratic Innovations: A Series of Case Studies
epd.eu/content/uploads/2023/07/Trial.Case-Studies-A-Series-of-Case-Studies.pdf

Exploring Worldwide Democratic Innovations: A Series of Case Studies

2022 Compilation report by European Democracy Hub and European Partnership for Democracy, funded by Carnegie Europe

Brussels
since 2022
Learn about civic tech, Reports
reports
Beyond Ballots
epd.eu/subscribe

Beyond Ballots

This is EPD's weekly newsletter providing updates on the latest democracy news, research, events and job offers.

Brussels
Newsletters, Learn about civic tech
Youth Political Participation – Literature and Policy Review 1980–2023
youthdemocracycohort.com/stories/youth-political-participation-literature-and-policy-review-1980-2023

Youth Political Participation – Literature and Policy Review 1980–2023

This scoping study presents an in-depth exploration of youth political participation, focusing on the design and implementation of youth-related policies.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2023
Reports, Citizen Engagement, Learn about civic tech
youth
ACY Learning Hub
acylearninghub.us

ACY Learning Hub

E-learning Platform for Myanmar Youth, including Public Engagement courses on media literacy, digital safety, and news literacy.

Myanmar (Myăma) 🇲🇲
Learn about civic tech, Civic literacy, Media literacy
Digital Public Infrastructure For Digital Governments
oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2024/12/digital-public-infrastructure-for-digital-governments_11fe17d9/ff525dc8-en.pdf

Digital Public Infrastructure For Digital Governments

This OECD policy paper explores digital public infrastructure (DPI), defined as shared digital systems that are secure and interoperable and that can support the inclusive delivery of and access to pu...

OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, France
since 2024
Learn about civic tech, Digital Public Infrastructure
g0v Underground 零時電台
linktr.ee/g0vpodcast

g0v Underground 零時電台

g0v podcast

Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼
Podcasts, Learn about civic tech
podcasts, g0v
Machines Like Us
mediatechdemocracy.com/all-podcasts/category/Machines+Like+Us

Machines Like Us

Machines Like Us is a technology show about people.

Canada 🇨🇦
since 2022
Learn about civic tech, Podcasts
podcasts
Deliberative Approaches to Inclusive Governance
mediatechdemocracy.com/deliberative-approaches-to-inclusive-governance

Deliberative Approaches to Inclusive Governance

From world-leading experts in deliberative democracy, civic technology, and AI governance we introduce a seven-part essay series exploring how deliberative democratic processes like citizen’s assembli...

Montreal, QC, Canada
since 2025
Learn about civic tech, Evaluate impact, Fieldwide resources
Good Standing podcast
goodstanding.app/links

Good Standing podcast

Good Standing is dedicated to exploring how individuals and organizations are driving real-world impact.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2025
Podcasts, Learn about civic tech
podcasts
Épicos
epicos.enap.gov.br

Épicos

Aumentar a segurança dos servidores públicos na execução de projetos inovadores, valorizando, prestigiando e dando voz aos inovadores.

Brasília - Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil
Govtech, Innovation capacity, Civic tech catalogs
 零時小學校 sch001
sch001.g0v.tw

零時小學校 sch001

零時小學校(Sch001)是聚焦在教育的 g0v 專案

Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼
Learn about civic tech
g0v, students, youth
Civic Tech Project & Community Handbook
g0v.hackmd.io/@jothon/ctpbook_en/https%3A%2F%2Fg0v.hackmd.io%2F%40jothon%2Fctpbook_en

Civic Tech Project & Community Handbook

From Taiwan’s g0v Community to the World: The Collaborative Wisdom of Digital Citizens

Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼
since 2025
Community-building resources, Fieldwide resources, Meet the others
reports, g0v
g0v 揪松電子報 jothon Substack
g0vjothon.substack.com

g0v 揪松電子報 jothon Substack

By Ronny Wang · Over 3,000 subscribers

Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼
Newsletters, Learn about civic tech
Guía para el Desarrollo de Espacios Participativos
argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/aaip_guia-espacios_participativos.pdf

Guía para el Desarrollo de Espacios Participativos

Abordaje conceptual y metodológico para la incorporación de las preferencias de la ciudadanía en políticas públicas

Argentina 🇦🇷
since 2025
Learn about civic tech, Fieldwide resources, Participatory democracy
Argentina (federal government), guides
Digital Society Initiative Democracy Community
democracy.dsi.uzh.ch

Digital Society Initiative Democracy Community

The DSI Community Democracy at the University of Zurich focuses on research related to the impact of digitalisation on the political system, on democracy, and on related topics.

Zurich
Research and policy centers, Learn about civic tech, Academia
The Global Public Impact of GovTech
reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Global_Public_Impact_of_GovTech_2025.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The Global Public Impact of GovTech

A $9.8 Trillion Opportunity. World Economic Forum report (2025)

since 2025
Govtech, Reports, Learn about civic tech
reports
COLDIGIT glossary for Collective Intelligence Tools
blogs.helsinki.fi/collective-intelligence-through-digital-tools-coldigit/themes/a-glossary-for-collective-intelligence-knowledge-platform

COLDIGIT glossary for Collective Intelligence Tools

A glossary for the repository of Collective Intelligence Tools and Case studies

Helsinki, Finland
Learn about civic tech, Glossaries
AI and the Future of Digital Public Squares
arxiv.org/abs/2412.09988

AI and the Future of Digital Public Squares

Here, we explore four applications of LLMs to improve digital public squares: collective dialogue systems, bridging systems, community moderation, and proof-of-humanity systems.

since 2024
Peer-reviewed research, Learn about civic tech, Artificial Intelligence
Activism Glossary
subvrt.org/busting-jargon

Activism Glossary

by Mehran Khalili

Advocacy tech, The craft of organizing, Glossaries
Working bibliography on public procurement of Artificial Intelligence
linkedin.com/pulse/working-bibliography-public-procurement-artificial-ismael-pe%C3%B1a-l%C3%B3pez-d9ohf

Working bibliography on public procurement of Artificial Intelligence

[A] collection of works related with AI in public Administration, in a very broad sense.

Spain (España) 🇪🇸
since 2025
Reading lists, Learn about civic tech, Artificial Intelligence
Scanning the Horizon
digitalresilience.network/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DRN_Scanning_Horizon_250123.pdf

Scanning the Horizon

The report serves as an entry point to this ‘forecasting’ stream of work that organizations working in the digital rights ecosystem often overlook, especially when resources are scarce, and they are f...

Global
since 2025
Reports, Learn about civic tech, Emerging tech
reports
Wilder Journal
journal.platoniq.net

Wilder Journal

Here you will find in-depth articles (deep dives), interviews and other content related to our lines of activity (Future Culture, Democratic Innovation, Citizen Empowerment, Social Economy and coopera...

Barcelona
Learn about civic tech, Civic imagination
How AI Can Support Democracy Movements: Summary Report of a Research and Practice Workshop
ash.harvard.edu/resources/how-ai-can-support-democracy-movements-summary-report-of-a-research-and-practice-workshop

How AI Can Support Democracy Movements: Summary Report of a Research and Practice Workshop

This report summarizes a December 2024 workshop on the specific issue of AI adoption within democracy movements and offers some key recommendations.

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
since 2025
Reports, Learn about civic tech, Artificial Intelligence
Protests in the United States on Palestine and Israel, 2023–2024
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14742837.2024.2415674?src=

Protests in the United States on Palestine and Israel, 2023–2024

Analyzes the size, rhetorical nature, and non-violent nature of the pro-Palestine protest wave, which it finds to be "the largest, most sustained US protests sparked by a foreign event" since their da...

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
since 2024
Peer-reviewed research, Academia, Learn about civic tech
Israel Palestine
Data as Material Course
courses.newschool.edu/courses/PSAM5170/8715

Data as Material Course

Taught By Richard The

The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY
since 2025
Courses, Learn about civic tech, Academia
Storytelling with Data Course
courses.newschool.edu/courses/PSAM5015/11685

Storytelling with Data Course

Taught by Maria Massei-Rosato

The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY
Courses, Learn about civic tech, Academia
How to Think/Act in Dark Times: Exploring a Critical Praxis
courses.newschool.edu/courses/UTNS5123/15746

How to Think/Act in Dark Times: Exploring a Critical Praxis

Taught By: Eduardo Staszowski

The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY
since 2025
Courses, Learn about civic tech, Academia
Project 2025
Public & Collab Services Course
courses.newschool.edu/courses/PSDS5302/16053

Public & Collab Services Course

A core course for the Graduate Minor in Civic Service Design at Parsons School of Design at The New School, taught by Lara Penin

The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY
Courses, Learn about civic tech, Academia
Doing Democracy Differently
hac.bard.edu/programs/doing-democracy-differently

Doing Democracy Differently

This 10 Credit CTLE (Continuing Teacher and Leader Education) course presented with Democracy Without Elections introduces secondary teachers to the expanding use of lottery (sortition) to bring diver...

New York
since 2025
Learn about civic tech, Courses, Sortition & Citizen Assemblies
teachers & educators
Governance of Emerging Technology and Tech Innovations for Next-Gen Governance (GETTING-Plurality)
ash.harvard.edu/programs/getting-plurality

Governance of Emerging Technology and Tech Innovations for Next-Gen Governance (GETTING-Plurality)

A multi-disciplinary research network linking philosophers, social scientists, computer scientists, legal scholars, and technologists.

Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA
Academia, Research and policy centers, Learn about civic tech
Nonviolent Action Lab Podcast
nonviolent-action-lab-podcast.simplecast.com

Nonviolent Action Lab Podcast

The Nonviolent Action Lab Podcast brings you the latest research, insights, and ideas on how nonviolent action can — or sometimes fails — to transform injustice.

Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA
since 2024
Podcasts, Learn about civic tech, Advocacy tech
podcasts
rebeccawilliams.info/#/portal/signup

Tech Shadow Work

Newsletter by Rebecca Williams

Learn about civic tech, Newsletters
Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation
ash.harvard.edu/programs/allen-lab-for-democracy-renovation

Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation

The Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation aims to reinforce democracy through strengthening institutions, building interpersonal and informational trust, and reducing hyper-partisan affective polarizatio...

Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA
Academia, Research and policy centers, Civic literacy
How can civic tech help improve government service delivery?
digital.canada.ca/reports/civic-tech-report-2025.pdf

How can civic tech help improve government service delivery?

Ever wonder, “How can civic tech help improve government service delivery?” If so, check out this new research from the Canadian Digital Service! It includes 5 case studies of partnerships between the...

Ontario
Learn about civic tech, Reports, Supporting public sector from outside government
reports
Community Data: Creative Approaches to Empowering People with Information
communitydatabook.com

Community Data: Creative Approaches to Empowering People with Information

by Rahul Bhargava

Cambridge, MA
Books, Civic data, Learn about civic tech
books
State of Digital Government Review (UK)
gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-digital-government-review

State of Digital Government Review (UK)

This review examines the state of digital government in the UK, highlighting successes, challenges, and root causes

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2025
Reports, Govtech, Learn about civic tech
United Kingdom (government)
global.oup.com/academic/product/lottocracy-9780198938989

Lottocracy

The first sustained, detailed philosophical defense of using lotteries, rather than elections, to select political representatives

since 2024
Books, Learn about civic tech, Democratic Innovations
books
Reimagining Technology
reimagine.aviv.me

Reimagining Technology

How can we ensure that democratic capacity can keep pace with AI advances? What are achievable positive visions for a world being transformed by technology? By Aviv Ovadya

Newsletters, Learn about civic tech, Artificial Intelligence
oecd.org/en/publications/global-trends-in-government-innovation-2024_c1bc19c3-en.html

Global Trends in Government Innovation 2024

This report analyses nearly 800 case studies from 83 countries and identifies five critical trends in government innovation that are reshaping public services.

OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, France
since 2024
Learn about civic tech, Reports, Govtech
Myanmar Internet Project
myanmarinternet.info

Myanmar Internet Project

The Myanmar Internet Project was established in 2022 by a collective of researchers, practitioners and advocates with years of experience tracking developments in the Myanmar digital space.

Myanmar (Myăma) 🇲🇲
since 2022
Connectivity, Digital rights, Learn about civic tech
The Curve
thirdsectorlab.co.uk/training

The Curve

The Curve is a series of free, 90-minute workshops for third sector organisations.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Online courses, Learn about civic tech, Nonprofit tech
trainings
NGI0: Next Generation Internet podcast
podcast.nlnet.nl/@NGIZero

NGI0: Next Generation Internet podcast

Conversations with the people building the Next Generation Internet (NGI). They’re working on free and open source technologies to make the internet more resilient, secure, trustworthy, accessible and...

Netherlands (Nederland, Holland) 🇳🇱
Podcasts, Open internet, Learn about civic tech
podcasts
Open civic organizations
oco.govfresh.com

Open civic organizations

Mission-minded people, powered by open, agile flow, joining together, learning from one another, building a better civic experience for the communities they serve.

California
Defining the field, Learn about civic tech
Proudly Serving
proudlyservingbook.com

Proudly Serving

A guide to public service in the digital age

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2021
Books, Learn about civic tech, Govtech
books
The Political Technologist
substack.com/@thepoliticaltechnologist

The Political Technologist

The Political Technologist is a multimedia publication that covers the latest developments and trends in the field of political technology, inviting the audience to collective sense-making with the ed...

Newspeak House, Bethnal Green Road, London, UK
Learn about civic tech, Newsletters
Newspeak House
Centro de Pensamiento y Acción
almacivica.org/programas/centro-de-pensamiento

Centro de Pensamiento y Acción

Los centros de pensamiento son «asociaciones de investigadores, de áreas diversas del saber, que, mediante la investigación, el debate académico, la producción de documentos y la relación con sectores...

Asunción, Paraguay
Learn about civic tech, Reports, Civil society research outfits
Landscape Scan of Digital Public Goods Use in Government
beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/report/landscape-scan-of-digital-public-goods-use-in-government

Landscape Scan of Digital Public Goods Use in Government

Landscape Scan of Digital Public Goods Use in Government

The George Washington University, I Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Digital Public Infrastructure, Govtech, Reports
Decidim Zotero library
zotero.org/groups/1607464/metadecidim/collections/DWR7CKGM

Decidim Zotero library

An open library of numerous cataloged studies and resources about the platform

Barcelona
Learn about civic tech, Civic tech catalogs, Participatory democracy
Decidim
Parliamentary Resource Hub (PRHub)
parliamenthub.com

Parliamentary Resource Hub (PRHub)

The Parliamentary Resource Hub (PRHub) is an online knowledge platform that facilitates the sharing of high-quality information on African parliaments, and contributes to strengthening the capacities...

GE185-7537 BOHYE ROAD (ECOWAS HIGHWAY), NEW ASHONGMAN ESTATE, ACCRA GHANA
since 2021
Learn about civic tech, Online courses, Parliamentary and congressional monitoring
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