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Foundational layers

Explore 136 projects in the Foundational layers category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

We consider these categories necessary pre-requisites for effective civic tech. Without digital literacy and access, meaningful representation, trust and safety, or civic literacy, civic tech will not succeed. So while not every project in this section is explicitly 'civic tech', they are vital foundational layers to the field.

136 projects

Accessible Democracy Tracker

CAP's Accessible Democracy Tracker identifies barriers to accessible voting across U.S. states as well as opportunities to strengthen election accessibility for disabled Americans.

2026

AmnestyInternationalNZ

Amnesty International New Zealand's GitHub organization, hosting repositories for human rights DAO and token projects.

Siun Community Self-Built Connectivity Hub

The Siun Community Self-Built Connectivity Hub is a community-owned internet and digital-skills centre in Obafemi Owode, Ogun State, Nigeria, offering affordable connectivity to rural residents.

Ogbomosho, Nigeria
2026

Start My Claim

Start My Claim is a commercial self-help legal case tool that helps people in the UK run their own employment tribunal, small claims, scam-refund and renters' rights cases without a solicitor.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Public Tech Pledge

The Public Tech Pledge is an open-source advocacy pledge from Nava PBC that asks government technology partners to guarantee agencies five rights over publicly funded technology.

2026

Worthle

Worthle is a free daily guessing game, currently in beta, that has players estimate the net worth of lesser-known politicians in the US, UK and Canada.

2026

Shepard-AI

Shepard-AI is a free, open-source AI co-regulator app meant to guide people through panic attacks, trauma triggers and executive dysfunction in real time.

2026

DáilDex

DáilDex is a free parliamentary-monitoring service that emails plain-English, source-linked alerts when Irish TDs and Senators vote, speak in debates or ask parliamentary questions.

Cork, Ireland
2026

Shira Phishing Quiz

Shira is a browser-based phishing-awareness quiz that teaches users to identify and defeat phishing attacks through an interactive web app.

2026