The Institute for Continuous Improvement in Public Services is a professional membership charity; upholding standards of professional practice, undertaking research and bringing members together to share knowledge; influence policy and practice.

• Peer networks
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Every Grant. Every Deadline. One System Built for Cities.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Get funding

We need bold, highly talented people to be the next generation of MPs, advisers, civil servants, commentators, or something else entirely.

• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Tech talent

By analyzing how public employees learn, use, and adapt AI at work, the Observatory aims to identify which investments in skills and training strengthen government capacity, improve services, and deliver better outcomes for residents.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Civic data
• Learn about civic tech

Assure brighter futures for children through data-informed strategic planning.

• Data science for social good
• Supporting public sector from outside government

With support from Microsoft and Google.org, we are creating a cohort of senior leaders across government who are prepared to guide their agencies’ AI strategy.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Your AI Assistant for Tracking Procurement Risks

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Bots

Created to help state governments navigate the rapid rise of artificial intelligence.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Supporting public sector from outside government

A six-year bipartisan effort to strengthen America by building the government we need to compete globally and serve citizens effectively.

• Govtech
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

This repository is maintained by the Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab as part of our project to preserve U.S. federal public data.

• Civic data
• Open government data
• Open civic data

Democracy Works 250 is a new initiative from Democracy Forward that is building the foundations of a democracy that works for all of us.

• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Democracy organizations

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 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

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

InnovateUS provides no-cost, at-your-own-pace, and live learning on data, digital, innovation, and AI skills for public service professionals like you.

• coaching
• workshops
• courses

• Participatory democracy
• Learn about civic tech
• Supporting public sector from outside government

We focus on equipping courageous leaders with new tools and ideas to reimagine political systems.

• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Democracy organizations

The Local Policy Lab accelerates the adoption of effective solutions to pressing problems at the local governmental level.

• city
• local
• Climate action

• Voting and elections
• Research and policy centers
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Geeks who love the NHS

• Good health and well-being

• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Civic hackathons

Ausgezeichnet werden kommunale Projekte, die in der Praxis nachweislich funktionieren und das Potenzial haben, bundesweit als Vorbild zu wirken.

• city

• Awards and prizes
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Cybersecurity for Cities and Nonprofits

• Nonprofit tech
• Cybersecurity
• Pro bono and volunteer

We match New York City agencies to local researchers and technical assistance from civic society

• city

• Govtech
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

This playbook is designed specifically for civil servants, offering practical guidance for using generative AI (GenAI) to help them perform their work more effectively and efficiently.

• guides

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Generative AI

Discover What Localities Lose to Corporate Tax Abatements.

• local
• taxes
• corruption

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Watchdogging government
• Consumer watchdogging

The Impact Map provides timely data—as it becomes available—on policy, funding, and workforce changes and their localized effect. This tool is currently in beta and will continue evolving, so you may find areas that need updating.

• Project 2025

• Civic data
• Evaluate impact
• Civic maps

The Impact Project provides objective, transparent, and open-source data to help explain how federal policies, funding, and workforce changes affect our communities.

• Civic data
• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Celebrating public service and public servants

Since 2017, we've recovered over $46 million in relief for marginalized people; built a network of over 1,300 government offices, elected officials, and community-based organizations in 50 states; trained 130 prosecutors and government lawyers in 24 states; and secured court victories on abortion, immigrant, workers’, and voting rights

• labor
• women's health

• Advocacy tech
• Voting and elections
• Specific campaigns

Ridiculously Hopeful Future: a bold, slightly wild, and very optimistic project to transform how government social safety net programs are designed.

• workshops
• state
• local

• Communicating with the people
• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Civic imagination

Producing cutting-edge research on the people of government and the communities they are called to serve.

• Communicating with the government
• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Celebrating public service and public servants

Ever wonder, “How can civic tech help improve government service delivery?” If so, check out this new research from the Canadian Digital Service! It includes 5 case studies of partnerships between the Canadian government and civic tech groups, plus tools to assess if civic tech might be a good partner for a government initiative. Find it here: https://digital.canada.ca/2025/01/23/how-can-civic-tech-help-improve-government-service-delivery/

• reports

• Learn about civic tech
• Fieldwide resources
• Reports

Here, you'll find stories from real government employees: How we save you time and money, how we protect your personal information, and how DOGE's dangerous dismantling of government technology puts you at risk.

• Project 2025
• labor

• Govtech
• Build something
• Specific campaigns

An independent, local authority membership organisation supporting councils around the world.

• local

• Govtech
• Peer networks
• Supporting public sector from outside government

People, organizations, and communities across the country are joining together to ensure our civil servants have resources if they are targeted or attacked.

• Project 2025

• Govtech
• Specific campaigns
• Supporting public sector from outside government

News, Information, & Discussion for Federal Employees

• labor
• Reddit
• Project 2025

• Meet the others
• Socialize online
• Supporting public sector from outside government

A guide to public service in the digital age

• books

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Books

La Escuela Política y de Liderazgo Público está conformada por Academias que buscan brindar herramientas personales, teóricas y prácticas a personas con vocación de servicio público interesadas en transformar su contexto.

• trainings

• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Incubators

Por segundo año consecutivo, y con el apoyo de la National Endowment For Democracy, culminamos exitosamente la Academia Táva Apo – Hacia el desarrollo local, programa de formación dirigido a líderes comunitarios y concejales electos.

• trainings

• Supporting public sector from outside government

EPSA – the European Public Sector Award – is a Europe-wide award scheme for public sector entities at all levels of government which has been organised every two years since 2009 by the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA).

• Govtech
• Awards and prizes
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Resources and Tools for Legislators and Staff

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

The Working for an MP website is a resource for anyone working for a British Member of Parliament or with an interest in how Parliament works.

• Govtech
• Predecessors & Pioneers
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) and implemented by UNESCO, this project supports the Flemish government in implementing reforms by contributing to the improved AI-readiness and increased adoption of AI across the Flemish public administrations in a safe and ethical manner.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Government AI strategies

Actively supporting local government technology leaders and their teams through research & content, professional development, consulting services, learning and networking events, membership, workforce connections and recognition programs.

• Govtech
• Peer networks
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Our SAMbot project measures abusive content that candidates and political parties receive online during Canadian elections.

• anti-harassment

• Bots
• Supporting public sector from outside government

We are a non-profit that partners with state criminal justice agencies to advance their use of data and reduce incarceration.

• recidivism

• Civic data
• Data science for social good
• Open justice

We design and advance solutions to the world's toughest emerging security threats

• Govtech
• Cybersecurity
• Supporting public sector from outside government

This publication showcases how governments and civic tech communities around the world can work together to build digital services and projects.

• reports

• Govtech
• Participatory democracy
• Learn about civic tech

Documenting methodologies of digital service teams in state, local, tribal, and territorial government.

• state
• local

• Govtech
• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Service delivery

A comprehensive set of resources to help new techies in government hit the ground running on day one.

• Govtech
• Digital literacy
• Supporting public sector from outside government

The European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) is an international, Brussels-based non-profit organisation with a pan-European membership and more than 30 years of experience.

• Participatory democracy
• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Citizen Engagement

Research, training, support and awards to promote citizen-centred public sector service to Canadians

• Govtech
• Supporting public sector from outside government
• Service delivery

The municipality has been organising the Hâck The Hague hacking competition since 2017. During Hâck The Hague ethical hackers try to penetrate the municipality's computer systems. This is how they test the digital security of The Hague.

• city

• Cybersecurity
• Supporting public sector from outside government