YouTube channel by Derek Alton

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Shows and films

UKGovCamp is a free, annual unconference for people who want to make the public sector better.

• Govtech
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

Government doesn't have to suck.

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Podcasts

An Initiative Towards Paperless Governance

• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech

Russia's state-controlled, unencrypted messaging (super)app.

• Govtech
• Identity
• Chat and messaging

Launched at the Tallinn Digital Summit 2025, the Vision Paper maps how agentic AI systems will rewire the core functions of government — spanning public services, crisis management, governance, and procurement — and what technological, organisation, and leadership changes are needed to enable this shift.

• reports

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech

An initiative led by the National Treasury to build a connected and secure data ecosystem for better planning, policy, reporting and service delivery.

• Govtech
• Data Exchanges

Over 2024/25, ParticipationAI undertook an inquiry driven by the question: “How do we ensure meaningful public participation in decisions about data & AI?”. This led us to procurement...

• Govtech
• Participatory democracy
• Procurement

Portal de publicación de información de proyectos de infraestructura de Nuevo León

• Govtech
• Procurement

Senegal and Gates Foundation Seal $10M Deal to Accelerate Digital Transformation

• Govtech
• Digital transformation
• Identity

All House & Senate hearings for 2025 with real-time transcripts, live video, instant clipping, and AI email alerts. Search our entire 2025 archive of House and Senate hearings to clip the moment you need, instantly.

• Govtech
• Parliamentary and legislative tech
• Legislation trackers

The Digital Parliaments Project (DPP) is an initiative of POPVOX Foundation that aims to support legislatures around the world as they modernize to remain strong and resilient into and beyond the 21st century.

• Govtech
• Parliamentary and legislative tech
• Supporting public sector from outside government

The report assesses digital ID and government digital services in Kenya and Zambia, noting significant strides in digitisation but also persistent gaps in enforcement, capacity, and inclusivity.

• reports

• Govtech
• Identity
• Official digital identity systems

The site has onboarded 40+ governments (plus CERN) to its free service scanning government domains for data breaches

• Govtech
• Cybersecurity
• Supporting public sector from outside government

DCinbox Insights tracks how members of Congress communicate with constituents by highlighting what’s emphasized, what’s shifting, and what those changes reveal about emerging political narratives.

• Govtech
• Parliamentary and legislative tech
• Communicating with the people

Mark-a-Spot is a modular platform for digital citizen engagement and municipal case management. Citizens can easily report issues such as infrastructure damage, waste, or environmental concerns via smartphone, enriched with photos and geodata.

• city

• Govtech
• Communicating with the government
• Issue reporting

The State of Play and Way Forward in Core Government Functions

• reports

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Reports

The Congressional Technology & Policy Fellowship is a six-week professional development program designed specifically for key Congressional staff who want to ensure that their policies achieve real-world impact.

• The People
• Govtech
• Parliamentary and legislative tech

This document sets out key policies and guidance for how digital projects and programmes are assessed, procured and delivered.

• United Kingdom (government)

• Govtech
• Playbooks and design principles
• Procurement

POPVOX Foundation, the Niskanen Center, Civil Service Strong, the Partnership for Public Service and the Foundation for American Innovation invite departing federal employees to share your insights to help inform future Congressional action to strengthen federal programs.

• Project 2025

• Govtech
• Narrative tech
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Le Conseil économique, social et environnemental conseille le Gouvernement et le Parlement. Il représente les organisations de la société civile et associe les citoyens à la vie démocratique.

• Govtech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Building Multilanguage AI-Powered Chatbots to Foster Trust Between Governments and Residents

• WhatsApp

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Bots

FedRAMP® provides a standardized, reusable approach to security assessment and authorization for cloud service offerings.

• Govtech
• Procurement
• Marketplaces and clearinghouses

We’re here to help councils build better and more equal local communities. To do that we want to empower local decision making and enable councils to do what works locally.

• local

• Govtech
• Partner networks and coalitions

The Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) establishes a standardised way for public sector organisations to publish information about how and why they are using algorithmic tools.

• Govtech
• Government transparency
• Regulation

This paper argues that automated decision-making in UK public administration lacks adequate scrutiny, and proposes regulatory safeguards through mandatory pre-deployment impact assessments and algorithmic auditing to strengthen accountability in Parliament and the courts.

• Govtech
• Evaluate impact
• Academia

Lighthouse Reports series reveals discrimination in welfare surveillance algorithms

• Govtech
• Access social benefits
• AI Auditing

Blitz helps you automate plan reviews to expedite building permits and approvals for homes, offices and commercial buildings across the USA with our AI-powered pre-check and plan review software.

• commercial

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Urban planning

A small woman-owned software consultancy dedicated to building open-source, human-centered, secure, agile solutions to support the delivery of government services that increase equity of opportunity.

• Govtech
• Build something
• Govtech vendors

AI-powered platform for Smart cities and corporations, enhancing safety, streamlining communication, and optimizing crisis and workflow management.

• city
• apps

• Govtech
• Engagement tech
• Issue reporting

This report scans the landscape of AI use in the public sector at the state and local level, evaluating its benefits and harms through the examples of chatbots and automated tools that transcribe audio, summarize policies, and determine eligibility for benefits.

• reports
• labor

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech

This guide seeks to serve as a comprehensive toolkit to enable different parties to make informed decisions around proposed digital ID systems.

• guides

• Govtech
• Playbooks and design principles
• Design

La Oficina de Participación y Diálogo de Ciudad de la Secretaría Distrital de Planeación, OPDC, es el espacio que lidera y orienta la participación ciudadana en la toma de decisiones para el desarrollo urbano y territorial en Bogotá.

• Govtech
• Communicating with the people

Since 2001, the United Nations E-Government Survey has provided a comprehensive assessment of the digital government landscape across all 193 Member States.

• reports
• comparative
• city

• Govtech
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• Digital transformation

As aplicações da Suíte VLibras permitem que pessoas surdas acessem conteúdo multimídia em sua língua natural de comunicação, o que contribui para com a acessibilidade de computadores, dispositivos móveis e páginas Web.

• Deaf
• extensions
• desktop apps

• Govtech
• Assistive and Accessible Tech
• Translation and linguistic representation

The Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), a division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), is committed to advancing effective, accountable and inclusive governance and public institutions for sustainable development, including through innovation, digital government and digital transformation.

• United Nations

• Govtech
• Digital transformation

• Govtech

The learning outcomes of this training toolkit are crafted to address the frequently voiced challenges associated with implementing and improving government capacities for inclusive and effective local e-government.

• guides
• United Nations

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Digital transformation

Herzlich willkommen im Portal des Petitionsausschusses

• Germany (federal government)

• Govtech
• Communicating with the government
• Petitions

The learning outcomes of this training toolkit are crafted to address the frequently voiced challenges associated with implementing and improving government capacities for inclusive and effective local e-government.

• guides
• local
• United Nations

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Digital transformation

Official government app with 1.9 stars from over 1,000 reviews

• apps
• city

• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech

Yo participo es un espacio dedicado a la ciudadanía. Compártenos tus opiniones sobre Bogotá. ¡Construye tu ciudad!

• city

• Govtech
• Communicating with the government
• Specific digital participation instances

The United Nations E-Government Knowledgebase (UN-EgovKB) is a benchmarking tool that provides a comparative assessment of the e-government development of UN Member States.

• United Nations
• comparative

• Civic data
• Govtech
• Evaluate impact

UK government's cybersecurity program working with internal and external experts to test its tech

• Govtech
• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

As more and more jurisdictions require digital platforms to verify their users' age, the European Commission has launched a white label, open source solution for EU Member States that's built on the European Digital Identity Wallet framework and supports compliance with Article 28 of the Digital Services Act.

• youth

• Govtech
• Identity
• Official digital identity systems

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), under Government of India, is a stand-alone ministerial agency, responsible for formulating and implementing national policies and programs aimed at enabling the continuous development of the electronics and IT industry.

• India (Government of)

• Govtech
• Digital transformation

KanishkaKloud visualises what MPs talk about most - by collating and filtering data from every word they’ve ever said in Parliament.

• Govtech
• Parliamentary and legislative tech
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

• United Kingdom (government)

• Govtech
• Archives

"[A] shared legislative drafting and publication platform now used by multiple UK parliaments." - Beatriz Rey, Ph.D. in ModParl

• Govtech
• Parliamentary and legislative tech
• Policy

Plus mention of an internal AI tool for Parliament

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Parliamentary and legislative tech