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Supporting Public Sector From Outside Government

Explore 70 projects in the Supporting Public Sector From Outside Government category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

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https://w4mp.org/Active

Working for an MP (w4mp)

The Working for an MP website is a resource for anyone working for a British Member of Parliament or with an interest in how Parliament works.

Parliament Square, London, UK
2000
Govtech, Internal government tech capacity, Predecessors & Pioneers, Supporting public sector from outside government
https://opportunity.census.gov/ActiveOpen-source

The Opportunity Project

The Opportunity Project helps teams use federal open data to build solutions to our nation’s toughest challenges.

USA
2017
Building in the private sector, Build something, Supporting public sector from outside government, The People
United States (federal government), methodology
https://www.denhaag.nl/en/safety/hack-the-hague/Active

Hâck The Hague

The municipality has been organising the Hâck The Hague hacking competition since 2017. During Hâck The Hague ethical hackers try to penetrate the municipality's computer systems. This is how they test the digital security of The Hague.

The Hague, Netherlands
Cybersecurity, Supporting public sector from outside government
city
https://civicmakers.com/ridiculously-hopeful-futures/Active

Ridiculously Hopeful Futures

Ridiculously Hopeful Future: a bold, slightly wild, and very optimistic project to transform how government social safety net programs are designed.

California
2025
Civic imagination, Communicating with the people, Supporting public sector from outside government
state, workshops, local
https://www.troyhunt.com/tag/government/Active

Have I Been Pwned Government partnerships

The site has onboarded 40+ governments (plus CERN) to its free service scanning government domains for data breaches

Civic teams at tech companies, Cybersecurity, Govtech, Supporting public sector from outside government
https://www.nlc.org/Active

National League of Cities

The National League of Cities is a resource and advocate for the nation's cities and their leaders.

1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 550, Washington, DC 20004
Partner networks and coalitions, Peer networks, Supporting public sector from outside government
https://www.wethebuilders.org/Active

We the Builders (alt USDS)

Here, you'll find stories from real government employees: How we save you time and money, how we protect your personal information, and how DOGE's dangerous dismantling of government technology puts you at risk.

Washington, DC
2025
Building inside government, Build something, Celebrating public service and public servants, Govtech, Narrative tech, Narrative tech organizing, Service delivery, Specific campaigns, Story-based campaigns, Supporting public sector from outside government
labor, Project 2025
http://publicpolicylab.org/Active

Public Policy Lab

WE DESIGN SERVICES WITH PEOPLE

20 Jay Street, Suite 203 Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
2011
Building in the private sector, Build something, Civic and social impact companies, Supporting public sector from outside government, The People
https://projecttogether.org/29-losungen-erhalten-bewahrt-vor-ort-siegel-fur-kommunale-innovation-auf-dem-deutschen-kommunalkongress/Active

Bewährt vor Ort

Ausgezeichnet werden kommunale Projekte, die in der Praxis nachweislich funktionieren und das Potenzial haben, bundesweit als Vorbild zu wirken.

Germany
Awards and prizes, Supporting public sector from outside government
city