Civic Technology

Download or read book Civic Technology written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2022-07-10 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Is Civic Technology The term "civic technology" refers to software that improves the interaction between the people and the government by facilitating communication, decision-making, service delivery, and the political process. Civic technology is also known as "civic tech." It encompasses information and communications technology that provides the government with support in the form of software that was developed by community-led teams consisting of volunteers, nonprofits, consultants, and private companies. It also includes tech teams that work within the government and are known as embedded tech teams. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Civic technology Chapter 2: e-government Chapter 3: E-democracy Chapter 4: Center for Democracy and Technology Chapter 5: Civic engagement Chapter 6: e-participation Chapter 7: mySociety Chapter 8: Open government Chapter 9: Participatory Politics Foundation Chapter 10: Digital citizen Chapter 11: Citizen sourcing Chapter 12: OpenGov Foundation Chapter 13: Civic application Chapter 14: Digital India Chapter 15: Pia Mancini Chapter 16: World Forum for Democracy Chapter 17: Politics and technology Chapter 18: Civic technology companies Chapter 19: Brigade Media Chapter 20: Comparison of civic technology platforms Chapter 21: Tiago C. Peixoto (II) Answering the public top questions about civic technology. (III) Real world examples for the usage of civic technology in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of civic technology' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of civic technology.