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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Programme on the Governance of Emerging Technologies
oii.ox.ac.uk/research/governance-of-emerging-technologies

Programme on the Governance of Emerging Technologies

This OII research programme investigates legal, ethical, and social aspects of AI, machine learning, and other emerging information technologies.

Oxford, UK
Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech, Learn about civic tech
Boulder eligibility calculator
boulderbeat.news/2019/11/17/google-boulder-eligibility-calculator

Boulder eligibility calculator

"Google.org and Boulder, Colorado, are teaming up to create a new eligibility calculator, which residents of that city will be able to use to determine if they qualify for public programs, discounts o...

Boulder, CO
Engagement tech, Access social benefits, The Tech
RunwayML
runwayml.com

RunwayML

Machine learning for creators

Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech, The Tech
BRCK
brck.com

BRCK

Access the internet simply and reliably where you are. BRCK is a rugged, self powered, cloud enabled wifi hotspot router with built in fail-overs.

iHub Nairobi
since 2013
Connectivity, Hardware, Emerging tech
Center for an Informed Public
ischool.uw.edu/research/center-informed-public

Center for an Informed Public

To resist strategic misinformation, promote an informed society, and strengthen democratic discourse.

The Information School, Mary Gates Hall, Northeast Grant Lane, Seattle, Washington
Fight disinformation, Learn about civic tech, Media
CityGrader
citygrader.com

CityGrader

A social platform where you can grade your local government, start discussions, and collaborate together to improve your city.

Florida
Communicating with the government, Govtech, Issue reporting
Swing Left
swingleft.org

Swing Left

Swing Left helps win elections for Democrats by making it as easy as possible for anyone to have maximum impact on the elections that determine the balance of power in our country.

Washington, DC
since 2017
Engagement tech, The Tech, Voting and elections
Predictiv
web.archive.org/web/20200922131545/https://www.predictiv.co.uk

Predictiv

Predictiv helps organisations make better and faster decisions.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Behavioral economics programs, Govtech, The Tech
Law Padi
lawpadi.com

Law Padi

LawPadi started as an online legal advice system to provide information and resources to people in Nigeria.

Nigeria 🇳🇬
since 2015
Adjacent Fields, Artificial Intelligence, Bots
City of Buffalo Data 101
data.buffalony.gov/stories/s/3kh4-936y

City of Buffalo Data 101

Data 101 will be a multi-session course designed to introduce data fundamentals and help residents unlock features of the Open Data Buffalo portal to benefit their communities.

Buffalo, NY
since 2018
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, The Tech
city
Database of fact-checking groups around the world
reporterslab.org/fact-checking

Database of fact-checking groups around the world

The Reporters’ Lab maintains a database of global fact-checking sites.

since 2014
Factchecking, Fight disinformation, The Tech
Tanzania Data Lab dlab
dlab.or.tz

Tanzania Data Lab dlab

Promoting innovation and data literacy through a premier center of excellence

University Of Dar es Salaam Computing Centre - SED, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Adjacent Fields, Build something, Civic data
trainings
NetHope
nethope.org

NetHope

NetHope is a collaboration of leading international NGOs serving tens of millions each year in 180+ countries.

10615 Judicial Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
Adjacent Fields, Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech
Handraiser
handraiser.com

Handraiser

Cutting edge software & mobile apps to help you manage any type of campaign. Turn Voters into Votes.

Austin, TX
since 2016
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Peer to peer SMS
Wahlprogramquiz
visuals.manifesto-project.wzb.eu/wahlprogrammquiz

Wahlprogramquiz

Welche Partei hat’s gesagt?

Europe
since 2017
Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
iSeeChange
iseechange.org

iSeeChange

Investigate how weather and climate change are impacting our communities and environment.

since 2012
Specific campaigns, Civic data, Crowdsourcing
apps, Climate action
Budget G0V TW
budget.g0v.tw

Budget G0V TW

Data visualization and exploration tool for the Taiwanese Central Government General Budget

Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼
since 2013
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
g0v
Open Petition
openpetition.eu

Open Petition

OpenPetition is an online petition platform with the goal of protecting the freedom to petition as well as expanding digital participation opportunities across the European Union and beyond.

Greifswalder Straße 4, 10405 Berlin, Berlin, Germany
since 2010
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Petitions
Change Research
changeresearch.com

Change Research

Change Research provides fast, affordable and accurate public opinion polling at 80 to 90 percent less than traditional polls with the goal of ensuring that every forward-thinking candidate and campai...

San Francisco
Engagement tech, Organize campaigns, Participatory democracy
Check My Ads
checkmyads.org

Check My Ads

Take back control of your ads. Keep your brand away from fake news, disinformation, and hate speech. Get an ad check.

Advertising, Fight disinformation, Media
Civic Plus
civicplus.com

Civic Plus

The Integrated Technology Platform for Local Government

Topeka, Kansas
Bureaucracy tech, Govtech, Govtech vendors
city, local, towns
CivicSmart
civicsmart.com

CivicSmart

Innovation has been at the core of our corporate DNA since 1936, and the last several years have seen a wave of innovation that is delivering the promise of Smart Parking to cities of all sizes.​

since 2015
Emerging tech, Smart Cities and sensors, The Tech
Crashmapper NYC
crashmapper.org

Crashmapper NYC

Mapping NYC automobile collisions and their resulting injuries and fatalities

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2018
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
Open Government Data Oberösterreich
land-oberoesterreich.gv.at/opendata.htm

Open Government Data Oberösterreich

Die Oö. Landesregierung unterstützt durch ihren Beschluss vom 29. Oktober 2012 die nachhaltige Entwicklung der Informationsgesellschaft und Bürgerbeteiligung nach den Grundsätzen Transparenz, Partizip...

Oberosterreich, Austria
since 2012
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, The Tech
OpenDataKit
getodk.org

OpenDataKit

ODK lets you build powerful offline forms to collect the data you need wherever it is. Join the leading social impact organizations that use ODK to make the world a better place.

since 2017
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
McKinsey report on blockchain in government
mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-insights/using-blockchain-to-improve-data-management-in-the-public-sector

McKinsey report on blockchain in government

It’s not just for financial institutions; government agencies can use this digital ledger technology to protect trusted records and simplify interactions with citizens.

since 2017
Blockchain, Emerging tech, The Tech
UK official statistics on homelessness: comparisons, processes and definitions
gss.civilservice.gov.uk/dashboard/tools/homelessness-statistics/about.html

UK official statistics on homelessness: comparisons, processes and definitions

This tool will help you to compare official statistics on homelessness and rough sleeping across the UK, with information provided on each of the four countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, The Tech
homelessness, United Kingdom (government)
Code for Australia Foresight
web.archive.org/web/20210415111953/https://codeforaustralia.org/project/foresight

Code for Australia Foresight

Foresight is a platform that layers complex datasets into one single source of truth.

Victoria, Australia
since 2018
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, State and regional government technology
StadtRat Monitor Leipzig
web.archive.org/web/20200928193231/https://stadtratmonitor.leipzig.codefor.de

StadtRat Monitor Leipzig

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
since 2017
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
The Sentry
thesentry.org

The Sentry

The Sentry is an investigative and policy team that follows the dirty money connected to African war criminals and transnational war profiteers and seeks to shut those benefiting from violence out of...

1420 K Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20005
Emerging Tech report orgs, Emerging tech, The Tech
Human Services Data Specification (HSDS)
docs.openreferral.org/en/latest/hsds

Human Services Data Specification (HSDS)

HSDS is designed to support the publication of open, interoperable community resource directory data.

Washington, DC
since 2018
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
IdeaScale
ideascale.com

IdeaScale

IdeaScale is the leading innovation management software platform for the enterprise, government, and education. Gather ideas and implement them.

Berkeley
since 2009
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Ideation
Arizona Eviction Help
azevictionhelp.org

Arizona Eviction Help

Arizona Eviction Help makes it easier for tenants to learn about eviction hearings, identify potential defenses to use and create court documents to use.

Arizona
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, Open justice
housing
NICAR-L-ESP
ire.org/resources/listservs

NICAR-L-ESP

NICAR expanded the Data Journalism listserv to a Spanish language version

Missouri School of Journalism, Walter Williams Road, Columbia, MO 65211
Media, The Tech, Listservs, forums, and Slacks
BotOrNot
mikewk.shinyapps.io/botornot

BotOrNot

Estimates probability of a twitter account being a bot

since 2014
Media, Media and social media analysis, The Tech
OpenAI
openai.com

OpenAI

OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Tech Report Projects, Emerging tech
commercial
Parliament Petitions
petition.parliament.uk

Parliament Petitions

Official online petitions in response to issues of the day, listing the number that got a Government response, and those that have been debated in the House of Parliament

London
since 2015
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Petitions
United Kingdom (government)
Brandwatch Consumer Research
brandwatch.com/products/consumer-research

Brandwatch Consumer Research

Get consumer fit by accessing data from 100 million sources and over 1.3 trillion individual posts.

48 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
Artificial Intelligence, Big listening, Emerging tech
commercial
Coworker.org
home.coworker.org

Coworker.org

Coworker.org is a platform for worker voice. Find out why employees of some of the world's largest companies are using Coworker.org to win change.

since 2013
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Narrative tech organizing
Video Games Without Borders
vgwb.org

Video Games Without Borders

great games for a great cause

since 2015
Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
Calgary's noise-sensing network
efficientgov.com/blog/2019/03/01/calgarys-sensor-network-will-monitor-noise-ordinances-more

Calgary's noise-sensing network

Calgary’s LoRaWAN — a long-range, low power digital wireless network — sensors will be used to categorize noises like gun shots, trains, construction and road noise through the work of a government pa...

Calgary, AB, Canada
Emerging tech, Smart Cities and sensors, The Tech
city, noise, Sustainable cities and communities
Otwarte dane Gdynia
web.archive.org/web/20220517152041/https://otwartedane.gdynia.pl

Otwarte dane Gdynia

Open government data portal

Gdynia, Poland
since 2017
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, The Tech
ResistX protest SMS alerts
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6IF7fCAzzI7-Zx67e-8hwrOQCRWbM1VB6Q7hlE2KEYEoIBQ/viewform?c=0&w=1

ResistX protest SMS alerts

Sign up to have your daily NYC protest update texted and emailed to you.

since 2017
Activism aggregators, Advocacy tech, The Tech
Connected Development (CODE)
connecteddevelopment.org

Connected Development (CODE)

We are building the largest social accountability movement, empowering marginalized communities in Africa.

Abuja
since 2019
Advocacy tech, Campaign organizations, Specific campaigns
Tella
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hzontal.tella&hl=en

Tella

Tella is a secure documentation app for Android, making it easier and safer to produce verifiable evidence and collect data in challenging environments

Washington, DC
Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, Fight disinformation
apps
Mulika
web.archive.org/web/20220314064726/https://mulikakenya.co.ke

Mulika

Mulika allows users to annoymously report corruption by government officials and other crimes through SMS. Userscan report a case by sending a text message, which is forwarded to relevant officials.

Kenya 🇰🇪
Adjacent Fields, Advocacy tech, Legal tech
Facebook ‘Today In' feature
facebook.com/facebookmedia/blog/bringing-local-news-section-today-in-to-more-us-cities/#more-7057

Facebook ‘Today In' feature

A dedicated section on Facebook that connects people to news and information about their community, called Today In.

Palo Alto
since 2018
Hyperlocal news and citizen media, Media, The Tech
civic features, Facebook
Brookings Democracy Dashboard
brookings.edu/interactives/the-brookings-democracy-dashboard

Brookings Democracy Dashboard

The Brookings Democracy Dashboard is a collection of data designed to help users evaluate political system and governmental performance in the United States.

Brookings Institution, Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC
since 2016
Civic data, Dashboards, Data visualization
Streetcaster
supernormal.io/projects/streetcaster

Streetcaster

Supernormal explored an algorithm that integrates social equity as a key variable in prioritizing infrastructural replacements and repairs.

285 Washington St, Somerville, Massachusetts
Civic data, Data science for social good, Data visualization
Reduced inequalities, Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
DebateWise
debatewise.org

DebateWise

DebateWise.org is an online database of expert-curated debates on popular topics.

since 2008
Civic forums, Engagement tech, Online forums
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