Civic Tech News Today

The future is arriving—and we’d better watch out.

From the collapse of SVB all the way up to the AI executive order, this year has been one for the books. Revolution's James Barlia breaks down what that means for 2024.

Voting is open through Nov. 30 for this year’s top invention, community leader, tech company, CTO and culture builder.

MySociety provides technology, research and data to help people be active citizens, in more than 40 countries around the world.

Code for America Workers United’s first collective bargaining agreement includes wage increases, paid family leave, adoption and fertility support, and gender-affirming care.

And the latest on the violence in the Middle East.

There are several initiatives across sub-Saharan Africa in which citizen-driven technology is used to improve public governance. Geci Karuri-Sebina and Amy Mutua examine the implications of this.

The majority of the skill and capacity within the civic space, leveraging the newest technologies and methodologies, as well as the passion and energy of young innovators, is being expended in "bee watcher watchering", write Geci Karuri-Sebina and Amy Mutua.

Will a “civic tech” boomlet in the Bay State bring us a better online politics?

Executive Director Keisha Smith reported at the DeKalb Board of Elections meeting on Jan. 27 that the DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections office had been designated a Center for Election Excellence by the newly formed US Alliance for Election Excellence.