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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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Countering Misinformation and Manipulation: Anything Civil Society Organisations can do?
When the printing press was invented more than 500 years ago, it was certainly done so with good intentions. However, one of the unintended side effects of that innovation, we know from retrospect, was its use to incite people. Wars, mainly religious wars, were the result.
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Podcast: Democratically Engaged and Active Citizens | Chloe Castle
Dear South Africa (DearSA) is a non-profit organisation that facilitates public participation to help shape legislative policy at a municipal, provincial and national level
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Developing an applied understanding of civic tech projects and organisations
Do you want to understand the evolution of civic tech trends and opportunities in the context of socio-economic challenges, governance, and social activism? Apply for the course offered by the Wits School of Governance focusing on Civic Tech Innovation happening from the 27th to the 21st of March 2023
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Civic Tech: The “FAILURE” I didn’t see coming!
Many organizations have genuine intentions in either investing or developing civic tech ideas but may be miles behind in understanding the core reason for one
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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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