Civic technology
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Introduction
“Civic technology - technology (mainly information technology) that’s spurring civic engagement to participate in public good development, enhancing citizen communications, improving government infrastructure, or generally making national and local governments more effective.[1][2] It encompasses civic applications, platforms supporting government bodies and institutions and other software enabling those goals.” (Wikipedia, Aug 19, 2014)
Software
- Some [List of citizen science software Citizen science software], in particular crowd sourcing application, could be used for various purposes. E.g. see the Excites projects
- Google Civic Information API
Links
- Huffington Post's Civic tech entries
- Promoting civic innovation through technology (Google's plans)