The mySociety Research team investigates the impact of Civic Technology tools: those we produce ourselves, and those from the wider community.
As the field matures, it is important to understand whether our tools are creating genuinely positive outcomes for as many people as possible. To that end, the Research Team pursues the following lines of enquiry:
- What is the impact of our tools? Who feels that impact? How beneficial is it?
- Are we reaching all demographics? If not, what can we change to improve that?
- What effect does it have when we make small modifications to the way our technology works?
We also run TICTeC — the annual Civic Technology conference bringing together researchers, practitioners, and others with an interest in how technology is changing the way we engage with society.
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Featured research (See more)
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Reforming FOI
April 2021
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Participation vs representation: Councillor attitudes towards citizen engagement
February 2021
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The state of African Legal Information Institutes
August 2019
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Digital Tools for Citizens Assemblies
June 2019
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FOI and SARs Management
April 2019
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Freedom of Information in Local Government
April 2019
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Parliament and the people
November 2018
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Participatory Budgeting
January 2018
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Civic Tech Cities
May 2017
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Who Benefits From Civic Technology?
October 2015
Recently on the blog (See more)
- Network Rail: how accounting definitions of control can expand FOI/EIR coverage
- FOI and appeals to the regulator
- What are environmental information requests and how do they differ in Scotland?
- Reforming Freedom of Information – Q&A
- New policy paper: Reforming Freedom of Information
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We are always keen to hear from potential research partners, anywhere in the world.
Contact: research (at) mysociety dot org