About This Site
A personal civic tech knowledge base built by Claire, open to the public. Every day it automatically collects articles from 17 global media outlets and research organisations, translates them via AI, and presents daily summaries in Traditional Chinese.
What problems does this site solve?
WhenI want to follow global civic tech developments, but don't have time to read a dozen English-language sources every day
I want tospend five minutes each morning reading today's digest and staying on top of key global developments
So I canefficiently maintain awareness of global civic tech trends without missing important news due to language barriers
WhenI'm writing a newsletter or article and need international case studies to support my points
I want toquickly search for cases by country or topic and find compelling international examples
So I canproduce more substantive writing while saving time that would otherwise be spent searching raw sources
WhenI'm planning a civic tech project or policy proposal and want to understand what other countries are doing
I want tobrowse cases by region and topic using the map and tag filters
So I candiscover innovative practices I wouldn't otherwise know about, and use them as inspiration
How is the data generated?
01
Every day at 08:00 (Taiwan time), articles are automatically fetched from 17 RSS sources
02
DeepL API translates titles and content snippets into Traditional Chinese
03
Claude AI generates Chinese and English summaries and assigns topic tags
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Articles are compiled into a daily digest report, with an audio version generated
Data Sources
Currently tracking 17 media outlets and research organisations from the UK, US, Australia, and international bodies β updated daily.
| Source | Country / Region | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| mySociety | π¬π§United Kingdom | civic-techdemocracy |
| GDS Blog | π¬π§United Kingdom | public-serviceopen-source |
| PublicTechnology | π¬π§United Kingdom | govtech |
| Beeck Center | πΊπΈUnited States | civic-techgovernment |
| Nextgov | πΊπΈUnited States | AI governancepublic-service |
| Federal News Network | πΊπΈUnited States | transparency |
| Government Technology | πΊπΈUnited States | govtech |
| StateScoop | πΊπΈUnited States | state & local govtech |
| FedScoop | πΊπΈUnited States | federal govtech |
| Smart Cities Dive | πΊπΈUnited States | smart cities |
| GovTech Review | π¦πΊAustralia | govtechopen-data |
| The GovLab | πInternational | civic-techopen-data |
| Endstate | πInternational | public interest tech |
| OECD-OPSI | πInternational | public sector innovation |
| Open Government Partnership | πInternational | open governmenttransparency |
| Decidim | πInternational | e-participationopen-source |
| Open Contracting Partnership | πInternational | anti-corruptionopen-data |
Update Schedule
Automatically updated every day at 08:00 Taiwan time (scheduled via GitHub Actions). The database stores only AI-translated summaries; please visit the original source websites to read full articles.