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Foundational Layers

Explore 80 projects in the Foundational Layers category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

80 projects

CIRCLE

CIRCLE is a non-partisan, independent research organization focused on youth civic engagement in the United States.

2001

CodeYourFuture

At CodeYourFuture, they turn barriers into tech talent. Disadvantage into diverse workforce.

San José Digital Inclusion Fund

San José’s ambitious goal is to bring broadband connectivity and digital skills to 50,000 households over the course of the next decade - and this initiative explicitly earmarks funding to achieve this goal.

San Jose, California, USA
2019

Draw the Lines PA

It's our House, so it should be our mouse.

Pennsylvania
gerrymandering

Internet Universality Indicators (ROAM-X)

A map of the Internet measuring its compliance with human Rights (R), evaluating its Openness (O) and Accessibility (A), and assessing the involvement of Multistakeholder actors (M) in its governance

UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris, France
human rights

Open Technology Fund (OTF)

We support the research, design, development, and deployment of technology-focused projects that counter online censorship and combat repressive surveillance, to enable global internet users to exercise their fundamental human rights online.

2025 M Street Northwest, Downtown, Washington, DC 20036, USA
2012
free speech

Community Lab at Open Tech Fund

The Community Lab provides services that empower the community to become stronger and vibrant by focusing on cultivating deeper trust relationships, improving knowledge share and collaboration, and supporting and diversifying the next generation of leaders.

2025 M Street Northwest, Downtown, Washington, DC 20036, USA

iCivics

iCivics works to ensure every student in America receives a quality and engaging civic education and graduates from high school well prepared and enthusiastic for citizenship

1035 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA
2009
youth

The PSAi

The PSAi is a new campaign by Columbia Journalism Review to use viral AI-generated images to teach people what to look for to ascertain real photos from fake. And it launched with a music video.

Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
2025