Monthly Civic Tech Reads #9
Every month, we curate a list of interesting articles and thought pieces within the realm of Civic Tech and digital democracy. COVID-inspired tech innovations, AI and European regulations affecting privacy, and...
Monthly Civic Tech must-reads #6
These are unprecedented times. The high-speed train of modern life has come to a grinding halt, and we’re all trying to grapple with this new reality. COVID-19 has drastically changed the way we work and...
Pioneers #1: Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Digital Minister
Born in 1981 in Taiwan, Audrey Tang has made waves as a software programmer and civic hacker-turned-Digital Minister. She’s young, transgender, a self-proclaimed anarchist, and often described as one of the...
5 Ways Crowdsourcing Serves Our Governments
Friedrich Hayek wrote in 1945: “The knowledge of the circumstances of which we must make use never exists in concentrated or integrated form.” Today’s networks enable institutions to gain access...
What’s the Difference Between “Civic Tech” and “GovTech”?
This article was published on Apolitical. Find the original article here. In recent years, “Civic Tech” and “GovTech” have become popular catch-phrases, often loosely used to describe innovations in the field of...
Our 7 key takeaways from TICTec 2019
We came, we listened, we learned : here are our 7 key take-aways from the TICTec conference . TICTec, the conference focusing on Civic technology and digital democracy, is now in its 5th edition. We attended the...
Civic Tech Reads of the Week #1
It’s Friday afternoon and — just making assumptions here — we bet you’re almost ready to leave the office. But don’t drop everything just yet, because we’ve gathered our favourite civic tech reads to wrap up...
Our Year in (P)review: Towards Most Impactful Citizen Participation
As we are stepping into the new year, it’s time for the CitizenLab team to look back at the past year and set the pace for the next year. Read below about our citizen participation realisations in 2017, and our...
5 Inspiring TED Talks About Our Governments In The Digital Age
New governance technologies are redefining authority and change what it means to be a citizen in the 21st century. Thanks to this digital transformation, decision-making will become more collaborative,...
5 Reasons Why Your City Should Start Online Civic Engagement
Civic engagement refers to the practice of encouraging citizens to become involved in the community life and help shape the community’s future. Thanks to the rise of modern technologies, your city...