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Civic Tech Legislation And Policy

Explore 33 projects in the Civic Tech Legislation And Policy category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

The basic function of the Freedom of Information Act is to ensure informed citizens, vital to the functioning of a democratic society.

Washington, DC
1966
Access to information, Civic tech legislation and policy, Government transparency, Predecessors & Pioneers
https://www.nextgov.com/it-modernization/2018/05/bill-would-set-2-year-deadline-agencies-get-digital/148127/Active

The 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act

The 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) requires all government-produced digital products, including websites and applications, to be consistent, modern, and mobile-friendly.

United States Capitol
2008
Assistive and Accessible Tech, Bureaucracy tech, Civic tech legislation and policy, Foundational layers, Govtech, Internal government tech capacity, The People
https://partecipazione.regione.emilia-romagna.it/tecnico-di-garanzia/legge-regionale-partecipazioneActive

Legge regionale sulla partecipazione

Emilia Romagna's Regional law on participation

Bologna, Italy
Civic tech legislation and policy, Democratic Innovations, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, The People, The Tech
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1417/amendment/originalActive

NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A1417

The State of New York passed a bill outlawing the use of algorithmic pricing by landlords to determine rent prices. Score one for not using AI to make bad things (the housing and cost of living crises) worse!

Albany, NY
2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Civic tech legislation and policy, Policy, Regulation
https://observatoriolegislativocele.com/Active

Centro de Estudios en Libertad de Expresión y Acceso a la información (CELE)

Observatorio Regional: Legislación en Libertad de Expresión en América Latina

Buenos Aires
Civic data, Civic tech legislation and policy, Open civic data, Tech or Digital Policy
free speech
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4495/cosponsors?s=1&r=56Active

Promoting Responsible Evaluation and Procurement to Advance Readiness for Enterprise-wide Deployment (PREPARED) for AI Act

S.4495 - A bill to enable safe, responsible, and agile procurement, development, and use of artificial intelligence by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Civic tech legislation and policy, Governance of AI, Govtech, Policy, Procurement