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CIVIC TECH COMMUNITY
technology and civic activism.
Welcome to the Civic Tech Innovation Network
The Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) is a Community of Practice (CoP) and action learning network for people with an interest and commitment to leveraging the nexus between technology and civic activism.
Are you a civic tech enthusiast, innovator or someone planning a new civic tech initiative?
Our network is a hub for information learning and collaborations in the ‘civic tech’ space
Meet our regional ambassadors – Strengthening regional connection and participation in the civic tech space
Featured content
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The Support & Funding Environment for African Innovation Ecosystems
Understanding New Funding Directions and Priorities and Implications for African Civic Tech Innovators
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Podcast: Redefining Data Journalism for the African Continent | Sarah Findlay
Have you come across any stories reported using data visualation tools lately. That’s the work of a data journalist using data to explain complex stories of public interest. Africa Data Hub seeks to lower the barriers that African journalists face to access and use data in their storytelling around health and development.
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DIY Toolkit from NESTA
Development Impact & You – Practical tools to trigger and support social innovation The DIY Toolkit has been especially designed for development practitioners to invent, adopt or …
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Podcast: Redefining Data Journalism for the African Continent | Sarah Findlay
Have you come across any stories reported using data visualation tools lately. That’s the work of a data journalist using data to explain complex stories of public interest. Africa Data Hub seeks to lower the barriers that African journalists face to access and use data in their storytelling around health and development.
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Case studies
The Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) is welcoming any case studies that focus on topics related to civic tech. The African Civic Tech Case Studies is a project aimed at building and creatively disseminating an aggregation of African case studies on civic tech practices and lessons from various contexts.
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Initiatives
The African Civic Tech Atlas is a living collection of civic tech initiatives in Africa. This is for the civic tech community to use in research, articles and other media (we would appreciate the shout-out though). This is a great resource that can help the community understand what is going on in the civic tech and civic innovation fields in Africa and also see who is involved, what they are doing and what successes and challenges they are facing.
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