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Public Meetings

Explore 32 projects in the Public Meetings category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

32 projects

Renovate the Public Hearing

Renovate the Public Hearing is an initiative created by the Centre for Dialogue to act as a convener and catalyst to pilot changes to the provincial local government land-use public hearing requirements as a means to enhance social justice, community-building and strengthen democratic culture.

Burnaby, Canada

Documenters.org (Documenters Network)

People-powered news on your local government. We’re putting every public meeting on the record. A City Bureau project.

Chicago, IL
local

OpenCouncil

Demystify local government and enable citizen participation

Greece
WhatsApp, city, TikTok, local, Sustainable cities and communities

Tainan City Council Watchbot

Line chatbot to help people interact with and understand Tainan City Council data. Users can ask in Mandarin, Taiwanese, English or by voice.

Tainan City

Civic Engagement Scorecard

It's a quick tool for the public to rate: 1) Official public meetings (such as city council meetings, board/commission meetings, school board meetings) that you have attended. 2) How connected your community (people, organizations and institutions) is.

Washington, DC

CivicSearch

CivicSearch is a search and discovery tool for everything that is said in local government meetings, texts, and laws. It covers 547 cities and towns in the US and Canada.

Massachusetts
local

Noondawind

Allows indigenous communities to track public meetings and their agendas. "A dynamic, integrated, networked cyberinfrastructure platform to generate community impact by connecting diverse end-users with STRONG data and analyses"

USA
local

The Common News

The Common News makes it easy to follow city council meetings, read meeting minutes, and stay informed about local decisions that affect your community.

Chicago, IL
2025