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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Managing uncertainty in government modelling
web.archive.org/web/20201128195845/https://www.turing.ac.uk/research/research-projects/quantifying-uncertainty-and-preserving-privacy-synthetic-data-sets

Managing uncertainty in government modelling

Understanding the balance between utility, privacy and the uncertainty associated with synthetic data sets

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Artificial Intelligence, Deep learning, Emerging Tech Report Tools
Bad News
getbadnews.com

Bad News

From fake news to chaos! How bad are you? Get as many followers as you can.

Fight disinformation, Games and gamification, Media
Indicator Toolbox
indicatortoolbox.eu

Indicator Toolbox

Catalogue of procurement risk indicators from various countries.

Europe
Advocacy tech, Civic data, Govtech
Lambda Solutions
lambdasolutions.net/company/about-us

Lambda Solutions

Delivering eLearning success through open source technology, extreme customer service, top-to-bottom integration, and true cloud hosting that reduces costs and increases ROI.

Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech, The Tech
coUrbanize
courbanize.com

coUrbanize

coUrbanize is a community engagement platform that helps residents, real estate developers, city planners, and municipalities build better cities together.

33 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110
since 2013
Communicating with the people, Engagement tech, Govtech
DemocracyEarth
democracy.earth

DemocracyEarth

A new movement says that crypto-voting can purify democracy—and eventually eliminate the need for governments altogether.

since 2015
Blockchain, Emerging tech, The Tech
Chileleaks
chileleaks.org/index.html

Chileleaks

Safe and anonymous platform for whistleblowing in Chile

Santiago, Chile
since 2018
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
TenderBase
tenderbase.eu

TenderBase

This tool allows researchers, watchdog organizations and investigative journalists to measure how countries are performing against each other in terms of public procurement transparency, to use it in...

Europe
Advocacy tech, Govtech, Procurement
Insights
insights.us

Insights

Civic engagement tool, powered by algorithms

24 Raul Wallenberg, Ziv Towers, Tel Aviv
since 2019
Artificial Intelligence, Engagement tech, Govtech
Sensors.AFRICA
sensors.africa

Sensors.AFRICA

We are here to give you actionable information about the quality of your city's air, water and sound.

Nairobi
since 2018
Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech, Smart Cities and sensors
air quality, noise, Clean water and sanitation
SMS for Justice
smsforjustice.org

SMS for Justice

SMS for Justice is a project by Nazdeek that combines legal training, mobile technology and community monitoringto build a Dalit women-led network of paralegals, trained to demand accountability for t...

India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, Open justice
criminal justice
DATAJUSTICE project
datajusticeproject.net

DATAJUSTICE project

This project explores the meaning of social justice in an age of datafication

Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Adjacent Fields, Algorithmic transparency, Artificial Intelligence
criminal justice
Case text
casetext.com

Case text

Commercial law lookup tool

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2013
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
TiPi
tipiciudadano.es

TiPi

Es un proyecto que nace desde la sociedad civil para fortalecer sus capacidades de incidencia en los procesos de toma de decisión política y en la generación de un debate público informado sobre la po...

Spain (España) 🇪🇸
since 2015
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
The Good News Podcast
thegoodnewspodcast.fm

The Good News Podcast

The Good News Podcast is your daily reminder that not all news is bad, produced by Cards Against Humanity.

since 2017
Media, Solutions journalism, The Tech
Blue Button
healthit.gov/topic/patient-access-information-individuals-get-it-check-it-use-it/blue-button

Blue Button

An initiative that allows veterans to opt in to sharing their medical data with providers.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2010
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Votizen
techcrunch.com/2013/01/10/causes-acquires-votizen

Votizen

Activism platform

since 2009
Communicating with the people, Engagement tech, Govtech
Carbon Conservation and Dappbase experiment with Indonesian forest fires
eco-business.com/news/can-blockchain-save-indonesias-forests

Carbon Conservation and Dappbase experiment with Indonesian forest fires

Villages in the Indonesian province of Aceh that have successfully reduced forest fires are to be rewarded through a clever new scheme that uses blockchain-based smart contracts. Here's how it...

Aceh, Indonesia
since 2007
Blockchain, Emerging tech, The Tech
Responsible consumption and production, Life on land, Climate action
Giveth donations
giveth.io

Giveth donations

Charitable giving on the blockchain - revolution.eth

since 2016
Blockchain, Fundraising tools, Get funding
Civocracy
civocracy.com

Civocracy

Civocracy is fixing the relationship between citizens and their government using digital citizen participation.

Berlin
since 2015
Civic forums, Engagement tech, Online forums
Association Civic Tech Europe
The ODI's Open Standards for Data Guidebook
standards.theodi.org

The ODI's Open Standards for Data Guidebook

Open standards for data are reusable agreements that make it easier for people and organisations to publish, access, share and use better quality data. This guidebook helps people and organisations cr...

Open Data Institute, 3rd Floor, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE
since 2018
Civic data, Playbooks and design principles, The Tech
guides
Hope
meethope.us

Hope

Hope is the assistant for the resistance. It’s the tool that will help you keep track of the news, and let you know what you can do to have an impact.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2017
Media, News to action, Solutions journalism
Causes
causes.com

Causes

Causes.com is the world's largest online campaigning platform. We connect people who support a common cause and empower them to run grassroots campaigns.

San Francisco
since 2007
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Petitions
JobKraftwerk
jobkraftwerk.com

JobKraftwerk

The platform makes it easy for social workers and refugees to create and access digital records related to their settlement and integration into Germany, also supporting local labour market integratio...

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
Engagement tech, Access social benefits, Resource matching and sharing
Resistance Dashboard
resistancedashboard.com

Resistance Dashboard

Search the list of progressive organizations to find the right opportunity for taking action based on your interests.

since 2016
Activism aggregators, Advocacy tech, The Tech
partisan
Easy Voter Guide – California
cavotes.org/easy-voter-guide

Easy Voter Guide – California

The aim of the Easy Voter Guide project is to make nonpartisan information about why vote, how to vote and what’s on the ballot accessible to as many

since 1994
Engagement tech, The Tech, Voting and elections
Google BigQuery
cloud.google.com/bigquery

Google BigQuery

BigQuery is a fast, economical and fully managed enterprise data warehouse for large-scale data analytics.

since 2010
Civic data, Open data publishing platforms, The Tech
Google
Dr.Message 防詐達人
getdr.com

Dr.Message 防詐達人

which is true and which is false? Pass it to me and know right away! //臉書網頁優惠商品、免費Line貼圖、朋友傳的買一送一好康,到底哪些是真哪個是假?傳給我馬上知道!

Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼
Chat and messaging, Factchecking, Fight disinformation
LINE
OpenCorporates
opencorporates.com

OpenCorporates

Free and Open Company Data on 135 million companies and corporations in over 125 jurisdictions, including US, UK, Switzerland, Panama...

since 2010
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, Open data publishing portals
Vision Zero NYC map
coolmaps.esri.com/Dashboards/VisionZero

Vision Zero NYC map

A map visualizing traffic in the city with incidents

New York City Department of Transportation, Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY
since 2014
Civic data, Civic maps, Data visualization
mobility
Beijing Air Tracks
civicdatadesignlab.mit.edu

Beijing Air Tracks

The causes and effects of air pollution comprise a complicated chemical recipe that is all too easily reduced to superficial observation (the color of the sky) or an abstract statistical reading from...

Beijing
Emerging tech, Smart Cities and sensors, The Tech
air quality
Open Data Swiss Handbook
handbook.opendata.swiss/en/pages/index

Open Data Swiss Handbook

handbook.opendata.swiss provides support for individuals and organizations wishing to publish open government data.

Switzerland (Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera) 🇨🇭
since 2014
Civic data, The Tech
guides
OpenElections
openelections.net

OpenElections

The goal of OpenElections is to create the first free, comprehensive, standardized, linked set of election data for the United States, including federal, statewide and state legislative offices.

since 2012
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
GOT Data
got-data.org

GOT Data

GOT Data is an annual international conference, formerly known as ODPA (Opening Data in Public Administration), which gathers public officials and other International open data and transparency stakeh...

Prishtina, Kosovo
Civic data, Conferences, In-person meetings
TalkLondon
london.gov.uk/talk-london

TalkLondon

Talk London is City Hall’s online community. Have your say on big issues and help shape our plans and policies. Let’s make London better together.

London
since 2017
Civic forums, Engagement tech, Online forums
Disinformation Lab at Shorenstein Center
shorensteincenter.org/research-initiatives/disinformation

Disinformation Lab at Shorenstein Center

Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.

Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA
Fight disinformation, Media, The Tech
Government Digital Standards
platformland.github.io/government-service-standards

Government Digital Standards

A list of digital standards used by governments around the world

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Vote411
vote411.org

Vote411

Election Information You Need, sponsored by the League of Women Voters Education Fund

1730 M Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20036
since 2006
Ballot information, Engagement tech, Find your polling place
US Election 2020
iPetitions
ipetitions.com

iPetitions

The original online petition site. 20+ million signatures. Unlike others, we are non-partisan, non-ideological. Just the best tools for your campaign.

since 1999
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Petitions
Ping if you Care
web.archive.org/web/20200116070525/https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/fietsen-leuker

Ping if you Care

The City of Amsterdam equipped 700 cyclists with a device that allowed them to ping when encountering a complicated, clumsy or unsafe traffic situation. 31,000 events were registered, which will infor...

Amsterdam
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
cycling, mobility
Seattle Boundaries
web.archive.org/web/20210128052833/https://boundaries.seattle.io

Seattle Boundaries

Seattle has a lot of boundaries: city council districts, school districts, police beats, & a lot more. This tool makes it easy to know which boundaries you’re in so you can better understand how city...

Seattle, WA
since 2016
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
WITNESS
witness.org

WITNESS

WITNESS is an international nonprofit organization that trains and supports people using video in their fight for human rights.

since 1992
Cameras, Communicating with the government, Emerging Tech report orgs
human rights
Civil
civil.co

Civil

Civil is building the new economy for journalism.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2017
Blockchain, Media, The Tech
Patagonia's voter kit
web.archive.org/web/20210815042931/https://www.patagonia.com/elections

Patagonia's voter kit

The outdoors brand takes on climate deniers

Engagement tech, Find your polling place, Make a plan to vote
US Election 2020, civic features
Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2018
congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4887

Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2018

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the most federal grant awards, to: (1) establish government-wide data standards for informatio...

United States of America 🇺🇸
Civic data, Civic tech legislation and policy, Data schemas and standards
United States (federal government)
Berkeley City Council municipal bonds civic crowdfunding
shareable.net/blog/crowdfunding-government-with-the-blockchain-qa-with-berkeley-vice-mayor-and-city-council-member

Berkeley City Council municipal bonds civic crowdfunding

In partnership with municipal crowdfunding platform Neighborly and the Berkeley Blockchain Lab, Berkeley City Council is planning on issuing municipal bonds on the blockchain.

Berkeley
since 2018
Blockchain, Civic crowdfunding platforms, Engagement tech
Joined Up Data Standards
devinit.org/post/projects/joined-data-standards

Joined Up Data Standards

We aim to improve how standard-setting bodies, data producers and data users collaborate to join-up their data to make it interoperable and comparable.

since 2015
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Decodex
digiday.com/uk/le-monde-identifies-600-unreliable-websites-fake-news-crackdown

Decodex

Le Monde's database of fake news websites

Fight disinformation, Media, The Tech
GOV.UK Performance Dashboards
gov.uk/performance/services

GOV.UK Performance Dashboards

If you’re a government service manager, you can see how your service is doing by using a Performance Dashboard. A dashboard lets you quickly spot problems with your service so you can take action to i...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2012
Civic data, Dashboards, Open data publishing portals
United Kingdom (government)
Ethelo
ethelo.com

Ethelo

Ethelo decisions is a web platform or business intelligence tool built to help groups, communities or organization to find effective decisions quickly and fairly.

Vancouver
since 2011
Civic forums, Engagement tech, Group decision making
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