# Civic tech

Concept · [Programs and community](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/community)

Also called: civic technology, gov tech, govtech, civic hacking

Technology built to serve the public good or improve how people interact with government, often by volunteers or [nonprofits](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit).

**For example:** Volunteers build a site that shows when city council items are up for a vote.

## Connects to (8)

- [Hackathon](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hackathon): An event, often a day or a weekend, where people form teams and build a working project from scratch, then show it at the end.
- [Nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit): An organization that exists to serve a mission and does not pay profits out to owners.
- [Open source](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source): Software whose code is published for anyone to read, use and build on, under a license that sets the rules for doing so.
- [Projection mapping](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/projection-mapping): Projecting video onto an uneven surface, such as a building, and shaping the image to fit it, sometimes so people can interact with it.
- [Code for America](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/code-for-america): A nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works with governments to improve public services using people-centered technology.
- [Nava](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nava): A technology company and public benefit corporation formed in 2015 to improve government services, programs and agencies through…
- [Neighborhood Academy](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/neighborhood-academy-of-tulsa): A free three-session course run by the City of Tulsa that teaches residents how to work with City departments, boards and commissions and…
- [Open Tulsa Data Portal](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-open-data-portal): The City of Tulsa's portal for public data, part of its Open Tulsa transparency initiative.

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