Peer networks

DevColor

/dev/color is the most powerful community of Black software engineers, technologists, and executives in the world.

Labor Tech Research Network

We are an interdisciplinary group of experts in labor, technology, anti-racism, feminism, and transnationalism.

People Powered

People Powered is a global hub for participatory democracy - the direct participation of community members in making the policy decisions that affect their lives.

Analytics Exchange

A community of practice for data analysts across City agencies that has since grown to over 800 members at more than 60 agencies.

Ada's List

All about changing communities, our workplaces, and the industry for the better.

Academia de Innovación Política

La Academia de Innovación Política es una plataforma que busca generar espacios de formación virtuales y presenciales para la transferencia y co-construcción de conceptos, prácticas, metodologías y he...

A+ Alliance

A Feminist AI Research network that gathers a cohort of social scientists, economists, and activists, side by side with data, machine learning and computer scientists to discuss how to fix the system...

National League of Cities

The National League of Cities is a resource and advocate for the nation's cities and their leaders.

The Open Institute

a research and teaching cooperative

What Works Cities

Launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies in April 2015, What Works Cities is a national initiative to help 100 mid-sized American cities enhance their use of data and evidence to improve services, inform...

Support Squads

Code for All’s new program brings people together who work similar civic tech roles, but at different organizations and in different parts of the world.

Mutual Aid NYC

A network of neighborhood groups and network builders organizing to provide aid and support to New Yorkers.

Integrity Institute

We are a community of integrity professionals—the people who build platforms to be better.

Intergovernmental Software Collaborative (formerly State Software Collaborative)

Identifying high-priority policies and needs that could benefit from shared software across jurisdictions.

Labo Démocratie Ouverte

A network and resource library for open sharing of democratic innovations

Civic Hackers Network

International networking and support hub for those creating change in their communities through data and technology.

Open Government Partnership (OGP)

In 2011, government leaders and civil society advocates came together to create a unique partnership—one that combines these powerful forces to promote accountable, responsive and inclusive governance...

Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Machine Learning community compilation

MuckRock's FOIA Slack for journalists

The MuckRock Slack channel is a free, collaborative discussion forum to discuss both the federal Freedom of Information Act as well as state public records laws.

Rarenet

Rarenet runs joint activities that aim to improve coordinated response, education and advocacy in cyber security threats affecting civil society and activism online.

Boston Civic Media

Boston Civic Media is a faculty-led network that aims to advance the transdisciplinary domain of civic media research and pedagogy in the Greater Boston Area.

Transformative Media Organizing project

The Transformative Media Organizing Project links LGBTQ and Two-Spirit organizers, media makers, and tech-activists across the United States.

Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI)

The Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) is an interuniversity partnership that pursues original urban research on the cutting edge of scholarship and public policy, with an emphasis on opportunitie...

Poverty Action Lab

Our mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. We do this through research, policy outreach, and training.

Taftie

TAFTIE is the European Association of leading national innovation agencies

Bloom Network

Bloom Network is an international community of people and projects working toward regenerative cultures. Local Bloom hubs around the world grow participation in practices such as food security, local...

Apolitical

Discover the most innovative ideas and solutions in government everywhere. Connect with the people behind them.

Global Innovation Gathering (GIG)

we are what we create together

ELECTricity

ELECTricity is a network of over 1,000 election officials sharing best practices

Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)

EGAP is a cross-disciplinary network of researchers and practitioners that is united by a focus on experimental research and is dedicated to generating and disseminating rigorous evidence on topics of...

Civic Hacker Summit

Bringing together the heads, hands and hearts of people using data and technology to create change in their communities.

Public Service Lab

Supporting the transition to better German public services through events, workshops, publications

Open Knowledge Foundation

A world where knowledge creates power for the many, not the few.

Democratic Innovation in Megacities

NDI is partnering with Living Cities—an organization that harnesses the collective power of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions to get dramatically better results for low-income...

Climate Designers

Climate Designers provides the knowledge, skills, and professional network to support designers to be climate leaders everywhere they work

The Debt Collective

You are not a loan.

Code for America gov listserv

Code for America is working towards a government by the people, for the people, that works in the 21st century. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit that helps residents and governments harness technology to s...

Govlaunch

The wiki for local government innovation ✨

Open Data New Zealand

A cross-government programme to accelerate the release and reuse of open government data to maximise the value of that data.

Civic Data Privacy Leaders Network

A collaborative that will provide an active, authoritative resource for municipal leaders to navigate emerging privacy issues, share practical guidance, and promote fair and transparent data practices

Gebruiker Central

De overheidsbrede kenniscommunity Gebruiker Centraal wil een servicegerichte en gebruiksvriendelijke (digitale) overheid. Via evenementen leren we van elkaars ervaringen en doen we ideeën op. Met inst...

Civic I/O

Civic I/O is a network of innovators and instigators committed to the hard work of progressing their cities. United by a common drive and ambition, civic leaders join together to help each other imagi...

Services Week UK

Services week is a nationwide, cross-government event that looks at how we can work together to deliver end-to-end, user-focused services.

States of Change

Across the globe, government teams are pioneering new ways to solve our biggest challenges. States of Change is a collective that exists to support this growing global movement

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

A U.S.-based nonprofit, we are both a small, resourceful newsroom with our own reporting team, as well as a global network of reporters and media organizations who work together to investigate the mos...

International Design in Government

Are you a civil servant working to make government more user-centred? Join the International Design in Government community.

Civicwise

CivicWise is an international distributed and open network that promotes citizen engagement, developing concrete actions and projects based on collective intelligence, civic innovation and open design...

Gabinete de Inovação

um laboratório que reunirá mandatos das casas legislativas de todo o país para que compartilhem e construam caminhos para a inovação nos parlamentos brasileiros

EuroCities

EUROCITIES is the network of major European cities.

Digital Government Institute's working groups

DGI curates focused, in-depth programs where technical communities gather to share their knowledge and success. DGI delivers substantial, useful information