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Explore 183 projects in the Academia category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

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Journal of Democracy

Focusing exclusively on democracy, the Journal monitors and analyzes democratic regimes and movements around the world.

Baltimore, MD
1990
Academia, Democratic Innovations, Journals, Peer-reviewed research
https://pitcases.org/portfolio/pidlit-public-interest-data-literacy-curricular-resources-from-georgia-state-university/Active

Curricular Resource: Public Interest Data Literacy

Public Interest Data Literacy (PIDLit) at Georgia State University weds the skills of data literacy with the frameworks and tools ofย public interest technology.

Georgia (US state)
2023
Academia, Digital literacy, Public Interest Tech
https://academic.oup.com/jpart/article-abstract/34/2/270/7280562?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=falseActive

Improving Delivery of the Social Safety Net: The Role of Stigma

Article in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory by Jessica Lasky-Fink and Elizabeth Linos

USA
2023
Academia, Access social benefits, Govtech, Peer-reviewed research
https://www.pilotpitchfest.org/Active

Pilot Pitchfest

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

New York City
2025
Academia, Funders & donors, Get funding, Govtech, Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, Public Private Partnerships, Resource matching and sharing, Supporting public sector from outside government
city
https://act.mit.edu/academics/courses/special-subject-art-culture-and-technology-transversal-design-for-social-impact-fall-2024/Active

Transversal Design for Social Impact

This course uniquely combines the critical lens of art with the innovation framework of DesignX, promoting introspection and thoughtful deliberation before diving into design interventions.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Academia, Courses, Deliberation, Design
https://openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/JoCI/indexActive

Journal of Community Informatics

An academic and practitioner-focused journal on all aspects of technology and communities.

Canada
Academia, Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D), Journals
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/center-urban-research/cuny-mapping-service?gclid=Cj0KCQiAraSPBhDuARIsAM3Js4p3iDZexCXuOKSsfw7ePDVBEbRebiXgdxVvwYWCEzQlTmLegA2g_WcaAm9mEALw_wcBActive

CUNY Mapping Service

The CUNY Mapping Service at CUR engages with foundations, government agencies, businesses, nonprofits, and other CUNY researchers to use spatial information and analysis techniques to develop and execute applied research projects.

New York City
Academia, Data visualization, Mapping
gerrymandering
https://www.glotechlab.net/Active

GloTech Lab @ UMass

Global Technology for Social Justice Lab (GloTech) is a hub for interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of critical tech studies and global studies.

Academia, Research and policy centers
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/public-purposeActive

UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

Changing how public value is imagined, practiced and evaluated to tackle societal challenges.

55-56 Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4HP, UK
Academia, Learn about civic tech, Peer-reviewed research, Research and policy centers, The People