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Last year we piloted an initiative called Community Connections at the Responsible Data mailing list, where we connected two or more members of the community based on their shared interests in responsible data(RD)-related topics, allowing them to chat about topics and projects related to responsible data.
Hacks/Hackers is an international grassroots community of people who seek to inspire and inform each other to build the future of media.
European Capital of Democracy
BarcelonaThe European Capital of Democracy Initiative will build a strong network of Cities that will foster participation; a platform for hope, and for exercising the will and power to change our world for the better.
Institute for Representative Government
Washington, DCThe Institute for Representative Government (IRG) was established in 1988 by a group of former Members of Congress as an independent, bipartisan, non-profit organization to provide high level, professional exchange programs for parliamentarians from developing or newly-established democracies.
Community Solutions Network
Montreal, QC, CanadaOur experienced and diverse team of advisors supports municipalities and organizations of all sizes across Canada on a range of data and tech issues. We work alongside our partners’ teams to assess their needs, define problems, mobilize research and knowledge, design solutions and support their implementation. Contact Us
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
750 17th Street NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006Journalists in ICFJ's unparalleled network produce news reports that lead to better governments, economies and societies.
Code4Dev Network
South AmericaThe Inter-American Development Bank's network for developers working with governments in Latin America and the Caribbean
Liga Contra el Silencio
Colombia 🇨🇴We define ourselves as an alliance that involves the media, a central newsroom and a network of freelance collaborators.
the largest gathering of black women data leaders and professionals
/dev/color is the most powerful community of Black software engineers, technologists, and executives in the world.
We are an interdisciplinary group of experts in labor, technology, anti-racism, feminism, and transnationalism.
People Powered is a global hub for participatory democracy - the direct participation of community members in making the policy decisions that affect their lives.
Connecting the journalism-tech network that collaborates on open technologies and processes within journalism
Analytics Exchange
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)A community of practice for data analysts across City agencies that has since grown to over 800 members at more than 60 agencies.
Ada's List
LondonAll about changing communities, our workplaces, and the industry for the better.
La Academia de Innovación Política es una plataforma que busca generar espacios de formación virtuales y presenciales para la transferencia y co-construcción de conceptos, prácticas, metodologías y herramientas de gobernanza democrática en los escenarios actuales.
A+ Alliance
GenevaA Feminist AI Research network that gathers a cohort of social scientists, economists, and activists, side by side with data, machine learning and computer scientists to discuss how to fix the system and leverage AI for women’s rights.
National League of Cities
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 550, Washington, DC 20004The National League of Cities is a resource and advocate for the nation's cities and their leaders.
Launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies in April 2015, What Works Cities is a national initiative to help 100 mid-sized American cities enhance their use of data and evidence to improve services, inform local decision-making and engage residents
Code for All’s new program brings people together who work similar civic tech roles, but at different organizations and in different parts of the world.
Mutual Aid NYC
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)A network of neighborhood groups and network builders organizing to provide aid and support to New Yorkers.
We are a community of integrity professionals—the people who build platforms to be better.
Intergovernmental Software Collaborative (formerly State Software Collaborative)
The George Washington University, I Street Northwest, Washington, DCIdentifying high-priority policies and needs that could benefit from shared software across jurisdictions.
Labo Démocratie Ouverte
France 🇫🇷A network and resource library for open sharing of democratic innovations
International networking and support hub for those creating change in their communities through data and technology.
Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Washington, DCIn 2011, government leaders and civil society advocates came together to create a unique partnership—one that combines these powerful forces to promote accountable, responsive and inclusive governance.
MuckRock's FOIA Slack for journalists
United States of America 🇺🇸The MuckRock Slack channel is a free, collaborative discussion forum to discuss both the federal Freedom of Information Act as well as state public records laws.
Rarenet runs joint activities that aim to improve coordinated response, education and advocacy in cyber security threats affecting civil society and activism online.
Boston Civic Media is a faculty-led network that aims to advance the transdisciplinary domain of civic media research and pedagogy in the Greater Boston Area.
The Transformative Media Organizing Project links LGBTQ and Two-Spirit organizers, media makers, and tech-activists across the United States.
Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI)
360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MassachusettsThe Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) is an interuniversity partnership that pursues original urban research on the cutting edge of scholarship and public policy, with an emphasis on opportunities created by novel digital data.
Poverty Action Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Our mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. We do this through research, policy outreach, and training.
Taftie
Gasthuisstraat 34, 4161 CC Heukelum, NetherlandsTAFTIE is the European Association of leading national innovation agencies
Bloom Network is an international community of people and projects working toward regenerative cultures. Local Bloom hubs around the world grow participation in practices such as food security, local economies, celebrations of diversity, and art as cultural transformation.
Apolitical
The Conduit, 40 Conduit Street, London W1S 2YQ, England, UKDiscover the most innovative ideas and solutions in government everywhere. Connect with the people behind them.
Global Innovation Gathering (GIG)
Wilhelmine-Gemberg-Weg 14, 10179 Berlin, Germanywe are what we create together
ELECTricity is a network of over 1,000 election officials sharing best practices
Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)
113 Moses Hall University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720EGAP is a cross-disciplinary network of researchers and practitioners that is united by a focus on experimental research and is dedicated to generating and disseminating rigorous evidence on topics of governance, politics, and institutions.
Bringing together the heads, hands and hearts of people using data and technology to create change in their communities.
Public Service Lab
BerlinSupporting the transition to better German public services through events, workshops, publications
A world where knowledge creates power for the many, not the few.
Climate Designers provides the knowledge, skills, and professional network to support designers to be climate leaders everywhere they work
Democratic Innovation in Megacities
NDI, Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DCNDI is partnering with Living Cities—an organization that harnesses the collective power of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions to get dramatically better results for low-income urban residents—on a research initiative to explore the innovative ways that megacity governments are strengthening urban democracy.
Code for America is working towards a government by the people, for the people, that works in the 21st century. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit that helps residents and governments harness technology to solve community problems.
Govlaunch
San FranciscoThe wiki for local government innovation ✨
Civic Data Privacy Leaders Network
MetroLab Network, 777 6th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001A collaborative that will provide an active, authoritative resource for municipal leaders to navigate emerging privacy issues, share practical guidance, and promote fair and transparent data practices
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