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Explore 277 projects in the Emerging Tech category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

277 projects

Predicting Well Groundwater Quality Using Cloud-Based Machine Learning: DataKind San Francisco Partners with Aquaya and DataKind

A writeup of the partnership

New York City
Clean water and sanitation

A+ Alliance

A Feminist AI Research network that gathers a cohort of social scientists, economists, and activists, side by side with data, machine learning and computer scientists to discuss how to fix the system and leverage AI for women’s rights.

Geneva, Switzerland
Gender Equality, women

Sentinel

Conservation X Labs’ Sentinel transforms wildlife monitoring tools — like trail cameras and acoustic recorders — with revolutionary and intuitive AI technology, processing environmental data in real-time as it’s collected.

Washington, DC
animals

Aspen Tech Policy Hub Fellowship Program

Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs.

Bay Area, CA, USA
2019

Waymo

Mountain View, CA, USA
mobility, commercial

Development Seed Vulnerable Housing pilot

Development Seed is supporting the World Bank to identify dangerous housing in Colombia through the use of artificial intelligence.

Colombia
housing

Bloomberg Philanthropies Government Innovation program

APPLYING THE BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES APPROACH TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN CITIES

Bloomberg Philanthropies, 25 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075, USA

NYC Smart City Testbed

The NYC Smart City Testbed Program is inspiring innovation within City government by streamlining and accelerating the citywide process for piloting emerging technologies.

New York City
2023
city, Sustainable cities and communities
https://dtpr.io/ActiveOpen-source

Digital Trust for Places & Routines (DTPR)

Every day, invisible systems make decisions about our cities, our data, and our lives. DTPR is a standard that clarifies how and why public technologies and AI collect and use data. At the heart of the DTPR standard is a taxonomy and design system that fosters trust through legibility, transparency, and accountability.

Toronto
city, Sustainable cities and communities, place-based