civictech Council Data Project Demystifies City Governments Local governments affect people’s lives more than any other, yet most people know very little about the beliefs and actions of those who represent them in City Hall. City
civictech Turin Horse Uses Data to Analyze Legislative Efficiency There are many substantial barriers to finding trustworthy and meaningful sources of political information. Poor decision-making at the ballot box based on bias or un-contextualized information decouples government political action
civictech OrcaSound Uses Machine Learning to Advocate for Endangered Orcas “The bird people are ahead of us,” was not what I expected to hear coming from a group at Hack to Give Thanks tasked with talking about killer whales. But,
civictech Child Care Resources Gets Help Navigating Tech Maze Child Care Resources (CCR) Homeless Child Care Subsidy program is a resource for families experiencing homelessness. By providing access to affordable, accessible learning and childcare, the program allows parents to
techforgood Town Hall Project Promotes Political Accountability For citizens who want to keep track of their local government’s activities and policies, the only option was constant proactive engagement… until Town Hall Project was launched in January
civictech ClimateTree Fosters Learning to Combat Climate Change The project is complicated, but the problem it seeks to solve is simple: how can we optimize climate activism using the wealth of data available? ClimateTree, inspired by the global
civictech Infoncast Bridges Last Mile Connectivity Gap in Africa For many nations in sub-Saharan Africa, the national languages are English and French. However, most of their citizens are not fluent in these languages; instead, they speak one of hundreds
