Discover the world's largest collection of projects using tech for the common good.
SDI Digital Democracy Awards
The 2021 SDI Digital Democracy Awards seek to recognise these achievements by awarding category winners across Inspiration, Innovation, Inclusion & Impact.
Open2Vote (ParVaiPret.lv)
Invites citizens to share how they'd vote on issues, and track how representatives did
Marvellous Mongoose Game
We're working with researchers in the Banded Mongoose Research Project at the University of Exeter to design and build a new online game to understand sociality and cooperation in mongooses, based on their research in Uganda.
SmogOff
We'll be looking at ways to visualise air pollution in situ and in real time, so people can see the pollution levels on their streets.
Climate and Health Tool (beta)
This prototype tool allows you to see climate change forecasts for local areas, the expected impacts on health and wellbeing, and suggested adaptation priorities.
ZoningHub
ZoningHub gives municipalities a new way to post their #zoning regulations online. Big cities or small villages, ZoningHub is easy and accessible. #civictech
Then Try This
We design and make bespoke hardware and software, run workshops and events, make installations and exhibitions, and teach.
mySidewalk
mySidewalk gives you the tools and insights you need to build a better world.
Open Town Hall
OpenGov's tool to supplement public hearings with surveys, forums, and online meetings.
Peoples' Tech Assemblies
NYC's open participation platform (using CitizenLab) to get public feedback on government use of tech
Digital Infrastructure Incubator
Supporting open source project leaders implementing best practices in sustainability, governance, and community health.
Participate.Online + Envirolytical
A digital participation platform offered by Enviroissues
Open Source Alliance for Open Scholarship Handbook
A crowdsourced collection of personal stories, how-to articles, and resource lists on four major topics: Funding, People, Mission, and Operations + Tech.
Civic Source
a newsletter about how local governments use data and technology to shape our communities
Seminar of digital democracy
This seminar by Jonathan Piron tackles the issues raised by digital technologies for political institutions, politics and policies, and more broadly for the evolution of what we call “democracy“.
name.pn
Utility that generates a namecard containing your pronouns and how to pronounce your name
Campaign for a UN World Citizens’ Initiative
Democracy Without Borders campaign
캠페이너 인생게임 | 툴킷 (Campaigner Life Game)
An IRL game where you try to recruit 1,000 supporters to your campaign
211CHECK
211CHECK is a fact-checking and information verification platform that works on countering misinformation and disinformation in South Sudan.
SlashRoots Foundation
Reimagining Caribbean Society in the Digital Age
Decide Madrid
Es un espacio para fomentar la participación de la ciudadanía en la generación de ideas para mejorar la gestión de la ciudad.
BiPart
Italian company offering services and projects to engage the public in decision-making
MapTable
A hardware table that lets people gather around it for collective decision-making processes
ArcticHubs
The ArcticHubs project is an ambitious, multi-disciplinary international collaboration that aims to develop research-led, practice-based solutions to help address the urgent challenges faced in the Arctic.
Maptionnaire Community Engagement Platform
Stop Guessing. Start Community Mapping.
All Our Ideas
All Our Ideas is an innovative tool that you can use for large-scale online engagements to produce a rank-ordered list of public input.
Civic Tech Saitama シビックテックさいたま
Translated: We, "Civic Tech Saitama," also want to make use of the knowledge and wisdom of "Ichi-dwellers" living in Saitama City to create services necessary for the region and make public services easy to use. To that end, we will make it possible for governments and companies to provide the data and resources necessary for creating services, create a place where various people can gather, and make us "Civic Tech" interesting.
Vacant Property QR Codes
Baltimore City Council Bill 19-0429 requires the Department of Housing & Community Development to post signage on vacant buildings that will identify owners so that they can be held accountable by the public.
Toolkit Navigator
The Observatory of Public Sector Innovation's compendium of toolkits for public sector innovation and transformation, curated by OPSI and our partners around the world
Intergovernmental Software Collaborative (formerly State Software Collaborative)
Identifying high-priority policies and needs that could benefit from shared software across jurisdictions.
Govlaunch Podcast
From the Wiki for local government innovation, the Govlaunch podcast shares the stories of local government innovators and their efforts to build better governments.
Make.org
Express your opinion on social issues that matter to you by voting on our consultations. Together – citizens, organizations, companies – let's set our priorities to make a change through concrete actions!
MyActionCenter
Coordinate your universe of online actions. Create a pattern of regular engagement and watch your support skyrocket. Built on NationBuilder.
Débatlab
French association of consultation professionals for an innovative public debate.
Tru Social Technology
Tru is a social media publishing platform built to elevate truth. It offers a clean, curated feed, with no ads, noise or surveillance. It's in private beta.
Tectonica Digital Campaign Solutions
Our mission is to create a seismic shift in the way politics are done, through innovations that empower social, economic, and environmental justice movements.
Labo Démocratie Ouverte
A network and resource library for open sharing of democratic innovations