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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1Degree
1degree.org

1Degree

Empowering you to find what you need from over 26,000 free, up-to-date resources

San Francisco
since 2012
The Tech, Engagement tech, Access social benefits
apps, Decade-Plus Club
Air Matters
air-matters.com

Air Matters

Providing real-time Air Quality Index & Allergy Pollen & Weather Data, as well as Protection Recommendations and Forecast.

since 2011
The Tech, Smart Cities and sensors, Emerging tech
air quality, apps, Decade-Plus Club
Accela Civic Insight
accela.com/platform/civic-insight

Accela Civic Insight

See how cloud-based and on-premise civic engagement software creates a dynamic ecosystem between government agencies, citizens, developers and partners.

since 2012
The Tech, Civic data, Data visualization
ActionBound
actionbound.com

ActionBound

Take people on real-world treasure hunts and guided walks

Schillerpromenade 31, 12049 Berlin, Germany
since 2012
The Tech, The People, Learn about civic tech
Decade-Plus Club
A People’s Guide to AI
alliedmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/peoples-guide-ai.pdf

A People’s Guide to AI

This popular education-inspired guide breaks down and contextualizes artificial intelligence technologies within structural racism — and provides hands-on exercises to help us imagine beyond, and drea...

4126 Third St. Detroit, MI 48201
The Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Digital literacy
ActionKit
actionkit.com

ActionKit

Tools to build a movement

Washington, DC
since 2011
The Tech, Advocacy tech, Campaign tools
Decade-Plus Club
(Mis)informed
poynter.org/news/were-launching-podcast-about-fact-checking-and-misinformation

(Mis)informed

The International Fact-Checking Network is releasing a limited-run podcast about fact-checking and fake news.

St. Petersburg, Florida
since 2018
The Tech, Media, Fight disinformation
podcasts
Algorithm Watch
algorithmwatch.org

Algorithm Watch

Algorithm Watch is a non-profit research and advocacy organization committed to evaluating and shedding light on algorithmic decision-making processes

Berlin
The Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Advocacy tech
Delib Dialogue
delib.net/dialogue

Delib Dialogue

Dialogue is a digital platform for building consensus via ideas, comments and ratings in a shared space. Manage closed conversations with defined groups of stakeholders, or open up a public debate.

Orchard Street Business Centre, 13-14 Orchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5EH
since 2010
The Tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Decade-Plus Club
OpenMedia
openmedia.org

OpenMedia

OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free.

1424 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Tech, Advocacy tech, Organize campaigns
ACCESS NYC
access.nyc.gov

ACCESS NYC

Find help in NYC with food, money, housing, work and more on ACCESS NYC.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
The People, Build something, Building inside government
The Reporters’ Lab
reporterslab.org

The Reporters’ Lab

The Reporters’ Lab is a center for journalism research in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Our core projects focus on fact-checking, but we also do occasional research about tru...

Duke University, Durham, NC
The Tech, Media, Fight disinformation
#BoycottNRA
thinkprogress.org/corporations-nra-f0d8074f2ca7

#BoycottNRA

Come for the discounts, stay for the opposition to common sense gun laws.

since 2018
The Tech, Advocacy tech, Brand organizing
HAYAT
myhayat.my

HAYAT

Hayat Technologies is a specialised health-tech analytics and digital solutions provider

Moffett Field, Clark Road, Mountain View, California
since 2015
The Tech, Civic data, Data visualization
health, Good health and well-being, Decade-Plus Club
ActiVote
activote.net

ActiVote

A single civic action each day ensures that a voter will never miss an election and feel empowered showing up to the polls.

1 Avery St, Boston, MA
The Tech, Engagement tech, Voting and elections
apps, US Election 2020
AI4Cities
ai4cities.eu

AI4Cities

Six European cities are looking for #AI solutions to accelerate carbon neutrality using pre-commercial procurement.

Europe
The Tech, Emerging Tech Report Projects, The People
city, Climate action, Responsible consumption and production
AI Now Institute
ainowinstitute.org

AI Now Institute

The AI Now Institute at New York University is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to understanding the social implications of artificial intelligence.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2017
The Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Learn about civic tech
Decade-Plus Club
Accela
accela.com

Accela

Government software that streamlines land, permitting, asset, licensing, right-of-way, legislative management, and resource and recreation management processes.

2633 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583
since 1999
The Tech, Govtech, Bureaucracy tech
Alt News
altnews.in

Alt News

committed to fact-checking in a fair, transparent and non-partisan manner.

Ahmedabad
The Tech, Media, Fight disinformation
Algo Transparency
algotransparency.org

Algo Transparency

An algorithm that attempts to analyze which information the YouTube algorithm is showing to people.

The Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic transparency
Google, YouTube
AI Ethics Guidelines Global Inventory
inventory.algorithmwatch.org

AI Ethics Guidelines Global Inventory

A project by AlgorithmWatch that maps frameworks that seek to set out principles of how systems for automated decision-making (ADM) can be developed and implemented ethically

The Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical tech and responsible tech
AAPI Data
aapidata.com

AAPI Data

Demographic Data and Policy Research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Riverside, CA
The Tech, Civic data, Open data publishing portals
Asian and Pacific Islander
AlaveteliCon
mysociety.org/2019/05/21/alavetelicon-2019-apply-to-join-us-in-oslo

AlaveteliCon

A Freedom of Information conference hosted by mySociety

Oslo, Norway
since 2016
The People, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Alaveteli
A qué precio?
chequeado.com/aqueprecio/index-desktop.html

A qué precio?

Este observatorio de compras públicas en Salud recopila datos sobre los precios que pagan diferentes organismos estatales por medicamentos para permitir su análisis y transparentar la información gube...

Buenos Aires
The Tech, Civic data, Open data publishing portals
Good health and well-being
AI for Good Foundation
ai4good.org

AI for Good Foundation

The AI for Good Foundation engages on a number of fronts in order to continuously serve its core mission.

The Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Tech report orgs
Sieć Obywatelska Watchdog
siecobywatelska.pl

Sieć Obywatelska Watchdog

Citizens Network Watchdog Poland is an independent, apolitical and non-profit organization in the form of a watchdog and think-do-tank organization for the public benefit.

Poland (Polska) 🇵🇱
since 2003
Advocacy tech, Access to information, The Tech
Access to Information Community of Practice, TICTeC 25
Discuto
discuto.io

Discuto

Online collaboration, discussion & consensus. For institutions, organisations & groups.

Amtsgasse 13a
since 2013
Digital participation platforms, Engagement tech, Ideation
5calls
5calls.org

5calls

Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

since 2017
Activism aggregators, Communicating with the government, The Tech
Cleveland Park Listserv
cleveland-park.com

Cleveland Park Listserv

Cleveland Park Listserv

Cleveland Park, Washington, DC
since 1999
Engagement tech, Neighborhood forums, Online forums
CityMart
citymart.com

CityMart

Citymart transforms the way cities solve procurement problems. Citymart is a platform for city government employees to deliver better services, connecting them to urban solutions, projects and peers a...

since 2011
Civic data, Marketplaces and clearinghouses, Procurement
Upworthy
upworthy.com

Upworthy

Stories that connect us and sometimes even change the world.

since 2012
Media, Solutions journalism, The Tech
Media Matters for America
mediamatters.org

Media Matters for America

Media Matters for America is the nation's premier progressive media watchdog.

Emerging Tech report orgs, Emerging tech, The Tech
partisan
Hukoomi
portal.www.gov.qa/wps/portal/about-hukoomi

Hukoomi

Hukoomi is an e-governance application which provides access to a broad range of information, including legal information for business, and information about visa and immigration procesess.

Qatar (Dawlat Qatar) 🇶🇦
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, Legal tech
The Gov We Need
web.archive.org/web/20200924155124/https://medium.com/@thegovweneed

The Gov We Need

The Government We Need is a podcast exploring the government of the future and how it can best serve everyone.

Govtech, Learn about civic tech, Podcasts
podcasts
TV News Archive and captions
archive.org/details/tv

TV News Archive and captions

Welcome to TV NEWS Archive! This research library service enables you to: Search more than 1,666,000 U.S

since 2012
Archives, Civic data, Media
TrialWatch
cfj.org/project/trialwatch

TrialWatch

Microsoft and the Clooney Foundation for Justice have teamed up to create TrialWatch, an app designed to help human rights advocates more easily monitor legal proceedings around the world.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2019
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Govtech
apps, human rights
Public Good
publicgood.com

Public Good

Public Good’s context and action-based approach is the most effective way to engage consumers in your brand.

since 2013
The Tech, Advertising
Open Data Atlas
opendata.tursics.de

Open Data Atlas

Alle Open Data Portale in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz.

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
since 2015
Civic data, Civic tech catalogs, Open data publishing portals
Openly Operated
openlyoperated.org

Openly Operated

The free transparency certification

535 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
since 2019
Adjacent Fields, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Fight disinformation
Quantum GIS
qgis.org

Quantum GIS

Create, edit, visualise, analyse and publish geospatial information on Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD and mobile devices For your desktop, server, in your web browser and as developer libraries

since 2002
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
World e-parliament report
ipu.org/resources/publications/reports/2016-07/world-e-parliament-report-2016

World e-parliament report

This latest edition of the World e-Parliament Report follows up on previous findings and identifies major steps forward in how parliaments are using information and communication technologies (ICT) to...

220 E 42nd St, New York, New York 10017-5806, US
since 2016
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, The People
Urban Archive
urbanarchive.nyc

Urban Archive

Urban Archive is a technology nonprofit that creates new connections between people, places, and historical institutions.

155 Rivington Street, New York, NY
Archives, Civic data, Civic maps
apps, history, place-based
Government Digital Service UK
gov.uk/government/organisations/government-digital-service

Government Digital Service UK

We help government work better for everyone by leading digital transformation.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2011
Building inside government, Engagement tech, Govtech
United Kingdom (government)
Barcelona Digital City
ajuntament.barcelona.cat/digital/ca

Barcelona Digital City

The priority of Barcelona is to go beyond the concept of smart city or smart city and take full advantage of the opportunities offered by data-based technologies and their great power of transformatio...

Barcelona
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Digital participation platforms
Mask supply and demand information platform
g0v.hackmd.io/gGrOI4_aTsmpoMfLP1OU4A

Mask supply and demand information platform

Maps and inventory status of masks to help reduce the spread of Coronavirus in Taiwan

Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼
Civic data, Civic maps, Data visualization
COVID-19, health, Good health and well-being
GovLab Crowdlaw Catalog
catalog.crowd.law

GovLab Crowdlaw Catalog

The CrowdLaw Catalog is a growing repository of 100 CrowdLaw cases from around the world.

GovLab New York University
since 2018
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
case studies
Open Procurement
openprocurement.io

Open Procurement

OpenProcurement is an open source e-procurement toolkit.

Ukraine (Ukrayina) 🇺🇦
since 2014
Procurement, Participatory budgeting, Civic data
Vessels Tech
vesselstech.com

Vessels Tech

Digital Innovation for Social Impact

Adelaide SA, Australia
Hardware, Emerging tech, Social impact design firms
Reported
reportedly.weebly.com

Reported

Reported lets you submit feedback about NYC taxis in 30 seconds. Reported submits this feedback directly to NYC's 311 system and the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Communicating with the government, Govtech, Issue reporting
apps, mobility
Spokane Human Rights Commission
my.spokanecity.org/bcc/commissions/spokane-human-rights-commission

Spokane Human Rights Commission

Human Rights Commission of Spokane

Emerging Tech report orgs, Emerging tech, The Tech
human rights
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