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Explore 202 projects in the Academia category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

Research investigating the relations between technology and civic engagement and other challenges around concepts like citizenship, participation, and democracy.
This section includes academic programs, relevant research centers, journals, and peer-reviewed articles.

202 projects
https://datasociety.net/worker-lens-on-the-ai-economy/Active

Worker Lens on the AI Economy

Worker Lens on the AI Economy is a nonprofit research program from Data & Society that documents how AI is changing work through workers' firsthand experiences across five industries.

New York City
2026
Academia, Adjacent Fields, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Civic data, Data science for social good, Emerging tech, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Externalities of tech, Labor platforms, Learn about civic tech, Participatory democracy, Peer-reviewed research, Resource matching and sharing, The People, The Tech
https://budgetlab.yale.edu/Active

The Budget Lab at Yale

The Budget Lab at Yale is a non-partisan policy research center that provides in-depth analysis of federal policy proposals for the American economy.

New Haven, CT
Academia, Govtech, Learn about civic tech, Policy, Research and policy centers, The People, The Tech
https://epoch.ai/ActiveOpen-source

Epoch AI

Epoch AI is a research institute investigating key trends and questions that will shape the trajectory and governance of Artificial Intelligence.

San Francisco
Academia, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Emerging tech, Governance of AI, Learn about civic tech, Research and policy centers, The People, The Tech
https://lirneasia.net/datagovActive

Harnessing Data for Democratic Development in South and Southeast Asia (D4DAsia)

The 'Harnessing Data for Democratic Development in South and Southeast Asia' project currently being implemented by LIRNEasia is focused on the data policy ecosystems in South and Southeast Asia.

Academia, Civic data, Data governance, Govtech, Learn about civic tech, Policy, Research and policy centers, Tech or Digital Policy, The People, The Tech
https://www.uniurb.itActiveOpen-source

Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo

L'Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo annuncia il lancio di GoUniurb, il nuovo progetto strategico di accoglienza e orientamento dedicato alle studentesse e agli studenti internazionali e con bisogni educativi speciali.

Italy
Academia, Degree programs
https://icips.orgActive

Institute for Continuous Improvement in Public Services (ICIPS)

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.

UK
Academia, Adjacent Fields, Economic development, Govtech, Learn about civic tech, Meet the others, Peer networks, Professional associations, Research and policy centers, Tech for public challenges, The People, The Tech, Upskilling
https://maria-milosh.github.io/project-pages/project-civic-tech.htmlActive

Civic Technology & Algorithms for Social Good

Course designed and taught by Maria Milosh at Bard College and Kronika in January - May 2026.

New York City
Academia, Courses, Learn about civic tech
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/institutes-centres/web-science-instituteActive

Web Science Institute

We bring together the university’s world-class, interdisciplinary, socio-technical expertise in web science, data science and artificial intelligence to leverage the unique role of online technologies in tackling global challenges.

Southampton, UK
Academia, Research and policy centers
https://martinezc1-nyc-open-data-lab.share.connect.posit.cloud/Active

NYC Open Data Lab

The NYC Open Data Lab is a public-facing initiative that equips students to access, analyze, and publish civic data through reproducible workflows and open-source tools.

Brooklyn, NY
Academia, Civic data, Courses, Digital literacy, Learn about civic tech, Open civic data