30 Civic Tech thought leaders to follow on Twitter

Civic Tech 28/07/2020

What digital democracy builders can’t miss on your Twitter feed? We have curated a list of active and inspiring profiles, ranging from researchers, civil servants to entrepreneurs. You should definitely follow these thought leaders if you are interested in #CivicTech, #GovTech, #CitizenEngagement, #Deliberation and #DigitalDemocracy!

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1. Nanjira Sambuli, Policy Analyst and Activist

Tweets about: #Tech, #PublicPolicy, #GlobalGovernance

Also read: Pioneers #2: Nanjira Sambuli, policy analyst and activist

2. Beth Noveck, Director at The GovLab

Tweets about: #GovTech, #Innovation

Also read: Pioneers #3: Beth Noveck, Director of the Governance Lab

3. Micah Sifry, Co-Founder and President of Civic Hall

Tweets about: #Politics, #CivicTech, #Democracy

Also read: Can the Internet be governed by its users?

4. Hélène Landemore, Political Theorist at Yale University

Tweets about: #OpenDemocracy, #Politics, #DigitalDemocracy

Also read: The Political Scientist Hélène Landemore on Open Democracy

5. Audrey Tang, Digital Minister of Taiwan

Tweets about: #Data, #CivicTech, #DigitalDemocracy

Also read: Pioneers #1: Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Digital Minister

6. David Lemayian, Lead Technologist at Code4Africa

Tweets about: #Tech, #Data, #CivicTech

Also read: “It’ll take more than critical thinking, it’ll take civic-thinking.” – an interview with David Lemayian”

7. Adriana Groh, Director of The Prototype Fund

Tweets about: #Data, #DemocraticInnovation, #PublicInterestTech

Also read: “Humanise the technologist, technologise the humanist.” – an interview with Adriana Groh
Follow @avwgo

8. Claudia Chwalisz, Lead in Innovative Citizen Participation at OECD

Tweets about: #delibTech, #CitizenParticipation, #CivicTech

Also read: A New Wave of Deliberative Democracy

9. Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at Stanford Cyber

Tweets about: #Tech, #DigitalDemocracy, #CyberPeace

Also read: Marietje Schaake is ‘very concerned about the future of democracy’

10. Tiago C. Peixoto, Senior Public Sector Specialist at The World Bank

Tweets about: #CitizenParticipation, #CivicTech, #CitizenEngagement

Also read: “Governments have no other option than involving citizens.” – an interview with Tiago C. Peixoto”

11. Marleen Stikker, co-founder at Waag and founder of De Open Stad

Tweets about: #Tech, DigitalDemocracy, #Deliberation

Also read: An interview with Marleen Stikker

12. Francesca Bria, President of Gruppo CDP

Tweets about: #Tech, #DigitalStrategy, #InformationPolicy

Also read: Francesca Bria: ‘Europe cannot rely on Silicon Valley’

13. Dominic Campbell, CEO of FutureGov

Tweets about: #Tech, #DigitalDemocracy, #CivicTech

Also read: The power of councils in the climate era

14. Pia Mancini, co-founder of Open Collective

Tweets about: #DigitalDemocracy, #OnlineEngagement, #Tech

Also read: Interview with Pia Mancini, political activist for the internet generation

15. Open Heroines, a community of women in Civic Tech

Tweets about: #CivicTech, #WomenInTech, #OpenData

Also read: Exploring an Open Culture: New Tools for Progress in Nigeria

16. Tanya Filer, Founder of State Up

Tweets about: #GovTech, #DigitalInnovation, #PublicInnovation

Also read: 5 ways to galvanise a GovTech ecosystem

17. Kit Collingwood, founder of OneTeamGov

Tweets about: #Tech, #GovTech, #DigitalPolicy

18. Edafe Onerhime, Head of Data at the Department for International Development

Tweets about: #Data, #DigitalDemocracy, #CivicTech

Also read: Falling upwards — Resistance isn’t futile

19. Fran Perrin, Founder and Director of the Indigo Trust

Tweets about: #Accountability, #DigitalDemocracy, #GovTech

Also listen to: Interview: Fran Perrin, Founder of Indigo Trust and 360Giving

20. Tabitha Goldstaub, co-founder of CognitionX

Tweets about: #Tech, #AI, #Data

Also read: Using AI responsibly will be one of the defining issues of our age

21. Alicia Rouault, Product Manager & Innovation Specialist at 18F

Tweets about: #Tech, #government, #urbanplanning

Also read: A Bottom-Up Smart City?

22. Jacqueline Poh, founding Chief Executive of GovTech

Tweets about: #Tech, #GovTech, #Data

Also listen to: Inner Leadership Podcast: Interview with Jacqueline Poh

23. Alexander B. Howard, Digital Governance Expert

Tweets about: #OpenGovernment, #DigitalDemocracy, #GovTech

Also read: Help contain the viral “infodemic” with good information hygiene

24. Jayathma Wickramanayake, United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth

Tweets about: #YouthEngagement, #CivicEngagement, #GenerationEquality

Also read: Officially Tasked to Misbehave: Introducing the Second Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake

25. Daniel Korski, CEO and Co-founder of PUBLIC

Tweets about: #GovTech, #Tech, #PublicInnovation

Also read: “There’s a will to re-establish a sense of control.” – an interview with Daniel Korski

26. Jennifer Pahlka, Founder of Code for America

Tweets about: #GovTech, #Data, #Tech

Also watch: Coding A Better Government

27. Theo Bass, Public Engagement Researcher

Tweets about: #CivicTech, #PublicEngagement, #DemocraticInnovation

Also read: Digital democracy: Three priorities for the future of the field

28. Jeremy Heimans, CEO at Purpose

Tweets about: #NewPower, CivicEngagement, #CivicTech

Also read: Understanding New Power

29. Jaimie Boyd, Chief Digital Officer for the Government of British Columbia

Tweets about: #OpenGovernment, #GovTech, #Tech

Also read: Open Data for AI

30. Robyn Scott, Co-founder & CEO of Apolitical

Tweets about: #CitizenParticipation, #CommunityEngagement, #CivicTech

Also read: Curb your capitalism: how we’re building Apolitical in a time of techlash
Follow @RobynScott

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