The Tech

The Tech

A product directory of thousands of civic tech products and services, organized by their functions in democracies.

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CivicBudget
civicbudget.org

CivicBudget

Civicbudget is an open source participative platform enabling any organization, public or private, to launch a consultation process.

Europe
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Participatory budgeting
Code for Australia Legal Aid Checker
web.archive.org/web/20210415102406/https://codeforaustralia.org/project/legal-aid-checker

Code for Australia Legal Aid Checker

Legal Aid Checker is an online triaging system, helping to determine if people are eligible to recieve services and help from Victoria Legal Aid.

Victoria, Australia
since 2016
Engagement tech, Access social benefits, Govtech
Ngram Viewer
books.google.com/ngrams

Ngram Viewer

Google Books Ngram Viewer

since 2010
Media, Media and social media analysis, The Tech
Gebruiker Central
gebruikercentraal.nl

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...

Netherlands (Nederland, Holland) 🇳🇱
Govtech, Meet the others, Peer networks
Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Response
irevolutions.org/2014/04/03/aidr-chile-earthquake

Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Response

Wish you had a better way to make sense of Twitter during disasters than this? Type in a keyword like #ChileEarthquake in Twitter's search box above and you'll see more tweets than you can possibly re...

since 2010
Adjacent Fields, Artificial Intelligence, Tech for public challenges
LaunchGood
launchgood.com

LaunchGood

Crowdfunding Incredible Muslims

Detroit, MI
since 2013
Civic crowdfunding platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
racial equity
Open Mobility Foundation
openmobilityfoundation.org

Open Mobility Foundation

Municipalities across the country have joined together to create a new global non-profit organization called the Open Mobility Foundation to support the development of open-sourced software that provi...

Los Angeles, CA
Civic data, The Tech, Partner networks and coalitions
city, mobility, Sustainable cities and communities
Usability.gov
usability.gov/index.html

Usability.gov

The US government's guide to usability methods, guidelines, and tools

Washington, DC
since 2002
Engagement tech, Govtech, The Tech
United States (federal government)
Centru Civic
centrucivic.ro

Centru Civic

Centru Civic este primul centralizator al serviciilor pe care societatea civilă le pune la dispoziția cetățenilor români.

Romania 🇷🇴
since 2016
Civic tech catalogs, The Tech
Applied
beapplied.com

Applied

Applied makes recruitment smart, fair and easy.

Behavioral economics programs, Govtech, The Tech
Liquid Democracy
liqd.net

Liquid Democracy

Our mission is to promote the advantages of online participation in all kinds of contexts, from international organisations to small local initiatives.

since 2009
Communicating with the government, Engagement tech, Govtech
Caselaw Access Project
case.law

Caselaw Access Project

free public access portal to more than 6.4 million state and federal court decisions encompassing 360 years of American case law

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
since 2013
Civic data, The Tech, Legal tech
Institute for the Future
iftf.org

Institute for the Future

50 years of leading the world in strategic futures

Institute for the Future, Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA
Emerging Tech Report Fellowships, Emerging tech, The Tech
workshops
Konveio
konveio.com

Konveio

Konveio turns regular PDFs into social documents for draft reviews, interactive reports, digital workshops or immersive guides and training materials.

1624 Market St, Denver, CO 80202
since 2016
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Google Crisis Map
google.org/crisismap/weather_and_events

Google Crisis Map

A collection of national and regional-scale layers related to weather, hazards, and emergency preparedness and response, mostly for the US.

Mountain View, CA
since 2017
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
crisis, Google, humanitarian
Transparencia Belgium
transparencia.be

Transparencia Belgium

Transparencia is a platform for access to administrative documents (subsidies, public markets, etc.) developed by Anticor Belgium

Belgium (België / Belgique / Belgien) 🇧🇪
since 2016
Advocacy tech, Access to information, The Tech
Alaveteli, Access to Information Community of Practice
edX
edx.org

edX

The platform for education and learning.

edX, Portland Street, Cambridge, MA
Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech, The Tech
Google Earth
google.com/earth

Google Earth

Explore the far reaches of the world, right in your browser.

since 2001
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
Google
Do Gooder
dogooder.co

Do Gooder

Create campaign websites and embed email, call-in, fundraising and social network actions targeting politicians and decision makers anywhere in the world.

since 2010
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Petitions
Organisational Digital Maturity Assessment Criteria
tools.ncvo.org.uk/digitalmaturitymatrix

Organisational Digital Maturity Assessment Criteria

The Voluntary Sector Digital Maturity Matrix was a free tool provided by NCVO to assess the current maturity of a voluntary sector organisation's digital capability, compared with its desired target s...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Swap my Vote
swapmyvote.uk

Swap my Vote

Platform that allows voting partners to make their votes count in a different constituency, where each voter’s first preference has a better chance of winning a seat

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Engagement tech, Tactical voting, The Tech
Maps for Change
github.com/Maps-for-Change

Maps for Change

Embeddable map of parallel events and buses going to the People's Climate March in Washington, DC.

San Francisco
since 2019
Activism aggregators, Advocacy tech, Civic data
Your Priorities
yrpri.org

Your Priorities

Your Priorities is an eDemocracy web application designed by the non profit Citizens Foundation to help groups speak with one voice.

Vegmúli 2, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland
since 2008
Engagement tech, Group decision making, Participatory democracy
Your Priorities
lsc.sa.gov.au/cb_pages/legal_advice.php#Chat

Legal Chat

Legal Services Commission of South Australia’s Legal Chat service provides live chat support during working hours.

Australia 🇦🇺
Adjacent Fields, Chat and messaging, Emerging tech
Get Bad News
getbadnews.com

Get Bad News

A game that puts you in the mindset of propagandists and agents promoting fake news, propaganda and hate-speech to help the user understand how fake news is made and promoted

Fight disinformation, Games and gamification, Media
HVA IN DE STAD
hvaindestad.nl/kaart#

HVA IN DE STAD

Deze tool brengt alle onderwijs- en onderzoeksprojecten van de HvA in kaart en is een startpunt voor onderlinge samenwerking. Kijk, ontdek, deel en doe mee met HvA in de Stad!

Amsterdam
Civic data, Civic maps, Data visualization
Oyez
oyez.org

Oyez

It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955.

565 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60661
Adjacent Fields, Archives, Civic data
Ignition Deck WordPress plugin
ignitiondeck.com/id

Ignition Deck WordPress plugin

IgnitionDeck is the world's most popular WordPress crowdfunding plugin. Includes free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme. Integrates with Paypal, Stripe, Mailchimp.

since 2010
Civic crowdfunding platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Wordpress
Data 4 Change
web.archive.org/web/20190811112317/http://www.data4chan.ge/nairobi-19

Data 4 Change

The event is a 5-day design sprint where multidisciplinary teams consisting of the best local, regional and international talent in data, design, journalism and technology are teamed up with NGOs that...

Nairobi
Civic data, Conferences, Data science for social good
The Human Utility
detroitwaterproject.org

The Human Utility

The Human Utility provides assistance to families and makes sure they always have running water at home.

287 Lester Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606
since 2014
Civic crowdfunding platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Clean water and sanitation
Berliner Gehwegbreiten
gehwege.citylab-berlin.org/info

Berliner Gehwegbreiten

A map showing the width of sidewalks across Berlin using #OpenData

CityLAB Berlin
Civic data, Civic maps, COVID
Macon Money
thegovlab.org/macon-money-a-serious-game-for-civic-engagement

Macon Money

Wilson Center Commons Lab: “In 2011, residents of Macon, Georgia received over $65,000 in free local currency—with a catch."

since 2010
Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
Election data gathering parties
candidates.democracyclub.org.uk

Election data gathering parties

Help build the free database of UK election candidates

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Engagement tech
Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass
ghostwork.info

Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass

How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass

since 2019
Books, Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech
books, labor
Government of South Australia Digital Transformation Toolkits
dpc.sa.gov.au/responsibilities/ict-digital-cyber-security/toolkits

Government of South Australia Digital Transformation Toolkits

To assist agencies to modernise and transform their government services, the Department of the Premier and Cabinet has developed these four toolkits.

State Administration Centre, 200, Victoria Square, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
since 2015
Engagement tech, Govtech, Playbooks and design principles
toolkits
PFIF missing persons
zesty.ca/pfif

PFIF missing persons

PFIF is a data model and an XML-based exchange format for sharing data about people who are missing or displaced by natural or human-made disasters.

Canada 🇨🇦
since 2005
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Open Data.ch
opendata.ch

Open Data.ch

Daten öffentlich, frei verfügbar und nutzbar zu machen für mehr Transparenz, Innovation und Effizienz — das ist Open Data.

Switzerland (Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera) 🇨🇭
Civic data, Open data publishing platforms, The Tech
OmaStad Game
omastadi.hel.fi/assemblies/omastadi-materiaalit

OmaStad Game

A card game for making suggestions on participatory budgeting

Helsinki, Finland
Games and gamification, Media, Participatory budgeting
Blue Utopia
blueutopia.com

Blue Utopia

Software and data to help you fundraise, communicate, organize and optimize your campaign.

Seattle, WA
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Email campaign tools
End of Term Web Archive
eotarchive.org

End of Term Web Archive

The End of Term Web Archive is a collaborative initiative that collects, preserves, and makes accessible United States Government websites at the end of presidential administrations

San Francisco
since 2008
Archives, Civic data, The Tech
Mexico City Crowdsourcing a Constitution: case study
citiesofservice.org/resource/crowdsourcing-a-constitution-mexico-city-mexico

Mexico City Crowdsourcing a Constitution: case study

To get input on Mexico City's constitution, LabCDMX experimented with Google Docs, PubPub, Change.org, paper surveys, and kiosks

Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
Constitutions, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
GovDelivery
granicus.com/solutions/communications-and-content

GovDelivery

Effective cloud communications tools are the key to reaching and engaging citizens - all while enhancing transparency and building trust.

since 1999
Communicating with the people, Engagement tech, Govtech
The Foilies
eff.org/issues/foilies

The Foilies

Recognizing the year’s worst in government transparency

since 2015
Advocacy tech, Awards and prizes, Fieldwide resources
Emerging Digital Technologies & Citizen Participation
citizentech.org

Emerging Digital Technologies & Citizen Participation

Eleven Predictions on the Influence of Emerging Technologies

Emerging tech, Learn about civic tech, Peer-reviewed research
Open Gov Report Card
projects.citybureau.org/open-gov-report-card

Open Gov Report Card

Grades how Chicago and Cook County government agencies share important meeting information like agendas, minutes and schedules with the public

6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Advocacy tech, Govtech, Report cards and audits
OffeneRegister.de
offeneregister.de

OffeneRegister.de

Light into the darkness of the corporate network

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
Civic data, The Tech, Open data publishing portals
Media Democracy Fund
mediademocracyfund.org

Media Democracy Fund

At the crossroads of digital technology and social justice.

Media Democracy Fund, Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC
Emerging Tech Report Fellowships, Funders & donors, Get funding
CityScope Champs-Élysée
media.mit.edu/projects/city-scope-champs-elysees/overview

CityScope Champs-Élysée

An interactive platform to improve decision-making related to the revitalization of the Champs Élysées

Pavillon de l'Arsenal, boulevard Morland, Paris, France
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Digital participation platforms
urban planning
Transfer Gallery
transfergallery.com/about

Transfer Gallery

The gallery was founded in Brooklyn in 2013 to support artists making computer-based artworks, by installing solo exhibitions of experimental media art.

Artistic interventions, Specific campaigns, Emerging Tech report orgs
Trimble
trimble.com/localgovernment

Trimble

With Trimble at your side, you can harness geospatial data collection and measurement technologies, field inspection and asset management tools, as well as analysis systems to engage with citizens, co...

Civic data, Dashboards, Data visualization
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