Civic Tech Field Guide
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Perhaps the core premise of civic tech is that it can improve civic engagement. Whether in concert with formal governmental bodies or independent of them, civic tech promises to help citizens (in the Latin sense, of the city) engage with one another to share power in the pursuit of building just societies.
Recommended reading:
- A collection of case studies demonstrating where civic tech interventions have resulted in tangible improvements and benefits for governments/public institutions and their citizens
- The Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit is an excellent collection of guides and resources for equitably engaging communities in order to share power.
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Laudelina
Brazil (Brasil) 🇧🇷Laudelina is a mobile application, aimed to empower domestic workers. It has an accessible guide to labour rights, abenefits calculator, a list of protection agencies, and an option to create a social network with fellow domestic workers.
Latvian "civic-initiatives platform ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice), developed and run by an NGO Foundation of Public Participation, MyVoice."
vTaiwan
Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼A public engagement method that invites citizens and stakeholders to come to a consensus together, using a mix of digital tools.
AnimaCité est une application mobile de consultation citoyenne à l'échelle locale.
Cap Collectif
25 rue Claude-Tillier 75012 Paris, FranceLa plateforme d’intelligence collective la plus complète et la plus polyvalente sur le marché.
Citizen OS
TallinnOpen source platform for collaborative decisions and e-democracy applications.
Crowdicity is an idea management software solution that can be used to harness the ideas of your employees, customers, and stakeholders to drive innovation.
Involve
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧We're the UK's leading public participation charity, on a mission to put people at the heart of decision-making
mySociety
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧mySociety is a not-for-profit social enterprise that exists to invent and popularise websites and apps that enable citizens around the world to exert power over institutions and decision makers.
Ontario Inclusive Design Cards
Canada 🇨🇦Use these cards early in the design process to help you sketch, plan, prototype and design content, interactions and processes.
Parlameter.org
Slovenia (Slovenija) 🇸🇮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 from their collection to visualization and publishing.
Movilizatorio
BogotáSomos un laboratorio de participación ciudadana e innovación social en Colombia incubado por Purpose. Citizen participation and social innovation lab for Colombia and Latin America.
Cobi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Cobi engages an entire academic community in planning a large-scale conference. Cobi elicits community members' preferences and constraints.
See which American political parties, candidates, and ballot initiatives match your beliefs based on the 2018 issues that are most important to you.
Startnext ist die größte Crowdfunding-Plattform in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz für Projekte von Gründern, Erfindern und Kreativen. Entdecke neue Ideen oder finanziere dein Projekt!
Rejoignez votre réseau de voisinage pour collaborer, partager, recycler, covoiturer, acheter groupé, animer sa vie de quartier et réaliser des économies avec vos voisins !
How Cities Can Improve Their Procurement of Goods and Services
Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MABook chapter by Jeffrey Liebman and Hanna Azemati
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 Primăria Oradea şi operatorii serviciilor publice locale (Compania de Apă Oradea, Oradea Transport Local, Termoficare Oradea, Poliţia Locală Oradea, RER Ecologic Service).
Practical Participation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧Participation, organisational change, community development, and social technology
Mudamos signature collection app
ITS Rio - Rua da Assembléia - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - State of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilEmpowers citizens to directly present bills. It uses blockchain technology to register citizens' support for the bill.
UK Behavioural Insights Team
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧Global leaders and pioneers in applied behavioural science
Bite the Ballot
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧Bite The Ballot is an international social enterprise that specialises in civic and community engagement. Our charity has grown from an idea in a classroom to coordinating world-record breaking campaigns, changing laws and rebranding politics among young and socially-excluded communities.
Stig
ParisStig est une application gratuite qui permet aux citoyens de construire ensemble la volonté générale à l'échelle de la France ainsi qu'à l'échelle locale.
Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons
487 Central Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043“Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons” showcases over a hundred sharing-related case studies and model policies from more than 80 cities in 35 countries.
Constitution App
Zambia 🇿🇲an ingenious tool that lets Zambian citizens participate in the country’s ongoing constitution-drafting process—effectively allowing almost any Zambian adult to help forge the nation.
Election Tech Handbook
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧A crowdsourced resource for technologists building things for the (probably) upcoming general election
DecidimFest
BarcelonaDecidimFest is an intense 3-day program of activities devoted to the Decidim project, participatory democracy and open source tools for collective intelligence in the era of Global Democracy.
CoBudget
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧Cobudget makes it easy for organizations and groups to allocate funds collaboratively and transparently.
Neighborly delivers access, efficiency and transparency to borrowing communities and investors in the municipal bond market.
Consider.it
Portland, ORA web forum that elevates your community's opinions. Civil and organized discussion even when hundreds of stakeholders participate.
Start a new political campaign and begin crowdfunding in minutes. Support candidates and causes you agree with. Crowdpac is your home for impacting politics.
Javna Rasprava
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина) 🇧🇦Web platform for direct public participation in Bosnia and Herzegovina lawmaking, hosting public consultations and Q&A with parliamentarians, run by NGO U.G. "Zašto ne"
Imagine Mesa
Mesa, ArizonaNeighborland instance. From amazing new parks and safe neighborhoods to growing our local economy and promoting green initiatives, City leaders are looking for your bright ideas to Imagine Mesa in innovative and exciting ways.
Choisissez vos commerces et construisez un quartier à votre image!
They Vote For You
The OpenAustralia Foundation PO Box 147 Katoomba NSW 2780Discover how your MP votes on the issues that matter to you.
Congress.gov
United States CapitolU.S. Congress legislation, Congressional Record debates, Members of Congress, legislative process educational resources presented by the Library of Congress
The Internet Government is an alternate legislative government platform where people elect ideas, not individuals. It's politics without politicians.
When We All Vote
United States of America 🇺🇸It's time to make your plan to vote together with your squad!
Australia's Digital Service Standard
50 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra ACT, AustraliaThe Digital Service Standard is a set of best-practice principles for designing and delivering government services. It helps digital teams to build services that are simple, clear and fast.
Kickstarter is the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. A home for film, music, art, theater, games, comics, design, photography, and more.
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