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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Het Nieuwe Kiezen
hetnieuwekiezen.nl

Het Nieuwe Kiezen

WAT IS JOUW POLITIEKE SMAAK?

Netherlands (Nederland, Holland) 🇳🇱
since 2015
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Matching views to votes
Apolitical digital government atlas
apolitical.co/solution_article/the-digital-government-atlas-the-worlds-best-tools-and-resources

Apolitical digital government atlas

Chris Ferguson of the UK’s Government Digital Service puts together the best publicly available tools for digital government from around the world.

The Conduit, 40 Conduit Street, London W1S 2YQ, England, UK
since 2018
The Tech, Reading lists
Truthiness Collaborative
annenberglab.com/projects/truthiness-collaborative

Truthiness Collaborative

To advance research and engagement around the misinformation, disinformation, propaganda and other challenges to discourse fueled by our evolving media and technology ecosystem

3502 Watt Way, ASC 104 Los Angeles, CA 90089-0281
Fight disinformation, Media, The Tech
research
Ctrl Alt Right Delete
web.archive.org/web/20190122121403/https://ctrlaltrightdelete.com

Ctrl Alt Right Delete

Ctrl Alt-Right Delete is a weekly newsletter devoted to understanding how the far right operates online and developing strategies and tactics to fight back

Fight disinformation, Learn about civic tech, Media
Citizens Foundation
citizens.is

Citizens Foundation

A platform that offers different citizen engagement solutions

Reykjavík, Iceland
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Digital participation platforms
Nonprofit Tech Conference (NTC)
nten.org/ntc

Nonprofit Tech Conference (NTC)

The Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is the can’t-miss technology event for the nonprofit sector.

621 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205
Emerging tech, Nonprofit tech, Tech for public challenges
Gravyty Stewardship
gravyty.com/stewardship

Gravyty Stewardship

The first-ever AI solution for thanking and cultivating donors.

Adjacent Fields, Artificial Intelligence, CRM
SparkInfluence
sparkinfluence.net

SparkInfluence

SparkInfluence is a new breed of advocacy and engagement solution. A robust, mobile-friendly platform, SparkInfluence mixes the most advanced tools on the market with unrivaled data tracking and repor...

Washington, DC
since 2014
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, The Tech
Waze Connected Citizens
waze.com/ccp

Waze Connected Citizens

Over a thousand cities and other public sector partners are already working with Waze to gain better data and insights; reduce driving alone with Waze Carpool; and to make their communities safer with...

Waze, Yigal Alon Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
since 2014
Civic features, Emerging tech, Smart Cities and sensors
civic features, Google, mobility
Ontario Inclusive Design Cards
ontario.ca/page/inclusive-design-cards

Ontario Inclusive Design Cards

Use these cards early in the design process to help you sketch, plan, prototype and design content, interactions and processes.

Canada 🇨🇦
since 2017
Engagement tech, Govtech, The Tech
DCLG Waste Standards
localdigitalcoalition.uk/product/local-waste-service-standards-project

DCLG Waste Standards

This project was born at LocalGov Camp 2014, during a session on common technology standards for local government services.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2014
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
waste
Parlameter.org
parlameter.org

Parlameter.org

Transcripts and voting records digitalized! A complete solution for any organization aiming for full transparency and digitalization of sessions. Parlameter handles transcripts and voting records fro...

Slovenia (Slovenija) 🇸🇮
since 2013
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
California Report Card
web.archive.org/web/20210904163624/http://californiareportcard.org

California Report Card

The California Report Card was developed by the CITRIS Data and Democracy Initiative at UC Berkeley in collaboration with the Office of Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom. The California Report Card explores h...

since 2014
Civic forums, Engagement tech, Online forums
UNDP Accelerator Labs
acceleratorlabs.undp.org

UNDP Accelerator Labs

We’re building the world’s largest and fastest learning network around development challenges.

Level 21, One United Nations Plaza, New York NY 10017
Hardware, Emerging tech, The Tech
Decent work and economic growth, United Nations, United Nations Development Programme
Geena Davis Inclusion Quotient
seejane.org/research-informs-empowers/data

Geena Davis Inclusion Quotient

Solutions Through rigorous research and strategic partnerships, the Institute empowers media makers, studios, and industry leaders

Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Socrata data formats for Budget, Expenditures, and Service Connect
open-data-standards.github.io/data-schemas

Socrata data formats for Budget, Expenditures, and Service Connect

This repository is designed to be a public, forkable, pull-requestable repository for standardized data schemas for use in Socrata’s open government applications as well as your own.

Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
FactNameh
factnameh.com

FactNameh

Factchecking Iranian public officials and media

Iran, Islamic Republic of (Īrān) 🇮🇷
Factchecking, Media, The Tech
Bayes Impact
bayesimpact.org

Bayes Impact

Bayes Impact builds citizen-led public services to create a fairer and inclusive future for our societies

Emerging tech, The Tech
Chicago Cityscape
chicagocityscape.com

Chicago Cityscape

Chicago Cityscape shows where development is happening by combining data from dozens of sources.

since 2014
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
Difi Project Wizard
prosjektveiviseren.no

Difi Project Wizard

A common project model for the public sector

Norway (Norge, Noreg) 🇳🇴
since 2010
Govtech, Playbooks and design principles, The Tech
StoryCorps
storycorps.org/participate

StoryCorps

To preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world

80 Hanson Pl, Brooklyn, New York 11217
Hyperlocal news and citizen media, Media, Narrative tech
Movilizatorio
movilizatorio.org

Movilizatorio

Somos un laboratorio de participación ciudadana e innovación social en Colombia incubado por Purpose. Citizen participation and social innovation lab for Colombia and Latin America.

Bogotá
since 2015
Civic and social impact companies, Engagement tech, Open innovation
Federal Spending Transparency
fedspendingtransparency.github.io

Federal Spending Transparency

The Federal Spending Transparency GitHub page is a space for stakeholders inside and outside government to stay informed on Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) Implementatio...

since 2014
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Ki Mit Tud
kimittud.hu

Ki Mit Tud

Requesting data of public interest in just a few clicks: KiMitTud helps you to easily and transparently request data of public interest from any state, municipal or other public institution that parti...

Hungary (Magyarország) 🇭🇺
since 2012
Participatory democracy, Parliamentary and legislative tech, Parliamentary and congressional monitoring
Alaveteli
Apolitical's Future Skills Tracker
apolitical.co/en/solution_article/the-future-skills-tracker

Apolitical's Future Skills Tracker

Apolitical’s Future Skills Tracker is a quick, easy tool you can use to work out which are your strongest abilities — and which you should focus on for development to future-proof your career.

Find a job or hire someone, Govtech, The People
Grantnav
grantnav.threesixtygiving.org

Grantnav

Search, explore and download UK grant data from funders publishing open data to the 360Giving Standard.

360Giving, York Way, London, UK
Adjacent Fields, Civic data, Nonprofit tech
Civic Sundays
civicsundays.us

Civic Sundays

Progressive election action. Postcarding, phone and text banking, voter registration, canvassing. Every Sunday.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Advocacy tech, Organize campaigns, The Tech
partisan
Cobi
projectcobi.com

Cobi

Cobi engages an entire academic community in planning a large-scale conference. Cobi elicits community members' preferences and constraints.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
since 2013
Engagement tech, Group decision making, Participatory democracy
Choose Your Own Fake News game
chooseyourownfakenews.com

Choose Your Own Fake News game

Choose Your Own Fake News is an interactive "choose your own adventure" game.

Uganda 🇺🇬
Fight disinformation, Games and gamification, Media
WAYS: What Aren't You Seeing?
turing.ac.uk/research/research-projects/ways-what-arent-you-seeing

WAYS: What Aren't You Seeing?

Enhancing everyday visualisation practice through generative and evaluative design tools for data scientists

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech, The Tech
Humanitarian Exchange Language
hxlstandard.org

Humanitarian Exchange Language

HXL is a different kind of data standard, designed to improve information sharing during a humanitarian crisis without adding extra reporting burdens.

Humanity Hub, Fluwelen Burgwal, The Hague, Netherlands
since 2016
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
ParticipateDB
web.archive.org/web/20210627040803/http://www.participatedb.com

ParticipateDB

the digital engagement catalogue

San Jose, California
since 2019
Civic tech catalogs, Engagement tech, Learn about civic tech
Plebiscito Digital
web-archive.oecd.org/2017-02-08/427225-embracing-innovation-in-government-colombia.pdf

Plebiscito Digital

Case study by OECD

Colombia 🇨🇴
Blockchain, Engagement tech, Emerging tech
Spotcrime Open Crime Data Standard (SOCS)
blog.spotcrime.com/2014/03/the-spotcrime-open-crime-data-standard.html

Spotcrime Open Crime Data Standard (SOCS)

A blog about crime in the US.

since 2007
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Digital Methods Initiative Twitter Capture and Analysis Toolset (DMI-TCAT)
github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/dmi-tcat/wiki

Digital Methods Initiative Twitter Capture and Analysis Toolset (DMI-TCAT)

Digital Methods Initiative - Twitter Capture and Analysis Toolset

since 2014
Media, Media and social media analysis, The Tech
X (Twitter)
Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy
uclpress.co.uk/products/107613

Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy

If you are a professional researcher who wants to learn more about how to get started with designing your citizen science project, this is a good place to start

Gower Street, London, UK
since 2012
Adjacent Fields, Citizen science, Emerging tech
books
Anti-corruption SMS campaign in Albania
blogs.worldbank.org/governance/building-trust-in-government-though-mobile-messaging

Anti-corruption SMS campaign in Albania

A text message that the government sends to citizens to in an attempt to prevent corruption.

Albania (Shqipëria) 🇦🇱
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
Carl Malamud Launches Free Online Access to SEC EDGAR Records
web.archive.org/web/20121116003640/http://techpresident.com/news/22740/timeline-update-january-17-1994-carl-malamud-launches-free-online-access-sec-edgar

Carl Malamud Launches Free Online Access to SEC EDGAR Records

Until this day, the only way to access the Securities and Exchange Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) database of filings from public corporations and financial ent...

Washington, DC
since 1994
Civic data, Predecessors & Pioneers, The Tech
Rethink Aadhaar listserv
lists.riseup.net/www/info/rethink-aadhaar

Rethink Aadhaar listserv

A group for people critically following the Aadhaar/UID project in India.

Seattle, WA
Govtech, Identity, Organize campaigns
Data Zetu Intiaitive
irex.org/project/data-zetu-amplifying-tanzanians-voices-through-information

Data Zetu Intiaitive

Data Zetu (“Our Data” in Swahili) aims to empower communities to make better, more evidence-based decisions to improve their lives.

Tanzania, United Republic of (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) 🇹🇿
Adjacent Fields, Artistic interventions, Specific campaigns
Fakenews.rs
fakenews.rs

Fakenews.rs

FakeNews Tragač vaš je saveznik u borbi protiv lažnih vesti. Čitajte o najnovijim dezinformacijama i prijavite lažne vesti za dalju analizu.

since 2018
Fight disinformation, Media, The Tech
Audit of the Administration of the Internet of Things
mass.gov/audit/audit-of-the-administration-of-the-internet-of-things

Audit of the Administration of the Internet of Things

In this audit, we obtained an understanding of the Commonwealth’s current IoT environment in terms of device use and planned use by surveying a sample of Commonwealth agencies (see Appendix) where we...

Massachusetts
Advocacy tech, Emerging Tech Report Projects, Govtech
state
Oradea City Report
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.oradea.cityconnect

Oradea City Report

Oradea City Report este o aplicaţie pentru telefonul mobil sau tabletă, gratuită, simplă şi intuitivă, care permite cetăţenilor cu spirit civic să transmită diverse sesizări şi incidente către Primări...

since 2014
Communicating with the government, Engagement tech, Govtech
DeepMind
deepmind.com

DeepMind

We research and build safe AI systems that learn how to solve problems and advance scientific discovery for all

Emerging Tech report orgs, Emerging tech, The Tech
Displacement Alert Project Map
web.archive.org/web/20220412013226/http://map.dapmapnyc.org/app

Displacement Alert Project Map

The Displacement Alert Map is a rich resource of more than a decade of key data on residential displacement in New York City.

50 Broad St, New York, NY 10004
since 2016
Civic data, Civic maps, Data visualization
housing
Practical Participation
practicalparticipation.co.uk

Practical Participation

Participation, organisational change, community development, and social technology

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2019
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, The Tech
Global Disinformation Index
disinformationindex.org

Global Disinformation Index

We have designed a neutral, independent and transparent index to assess news websites on their risk of carrying disinformation.

since 2018
Fight disinformation, Learn about civic tech, Media
Missing Numbers
missingnumbers.org

Missing Numbers

a blog on the data the government should collect, but doesn't

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2019
Civic data, Learn about civic tech, News and blogs
Digital Health Lab
meedan.com/digital-health-lab

Digital Health Lab

At Meedan’s Digital Health Lab we are researching, designing and testing a digital response framework for addressing health misinformation online, centered around accessibility and equity.

San Francisco
COVID, COVID Engagement Projects, Fight disinformation
health, Good health and well-being
Groups.io
groups.io

Groups.io

Boost your group communications with our inclusive platform.

since 2011
Advocacy tech, Group communication tools, The Tech
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