We work to strengthen the course of
Civic Engagement using
data, tech, design, social scienceWhat CDL Offers
We make data accessible to help strengthen evidence based decision making and increase citizen engagement for sustainable impact on ground. By harnessing the potential of OpenData movement, we build institutional data capacity, develop and co-create data platforms and enable data-driven interventions.
Digital Data Tools & Platforms
Strategic Frameworks and Guides
Institutional CapacityData at CDL
Public Contracts Opened
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About CDL
CivicDataLab, set-up in 2018, working towards building OpenData networks for evidence based decision making with increased community engagement to create resilient/ sustainable solutions/ interventions.
Focus Areas

DIGITAL PUBLIC GOODS
The State of Digital Public Goods in India report and our continuing advocacy aims to help governments switch over to FOSS and leverage the FOSS community to co-create software that is useful, equitable, transparent, and accountable.

Climate Action
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PUBLIC FINANCE
We curate Public Finance data by following the flow of funds through budgets all the way through to public procurements. We are working on building open source tools to track, visualize, and analyze this information.

OPEN CONTRACTING INDIA
We curate Public Finance data by following the flow of funds through budgets all the way through to public procurements. We are working on building open source tools to track, visualize, and analyze this information.

URBAN DEVELOPMENT
We are delving into the space of urban governance, where we work towards facilitating citizen engagement through making public information accessible on open data platforms. We also work towards involving the citizens in generating information relevant to their well-being, especially during the time of disasters.

Law & Justice
We create and curate high quality public datasets in the areas of law and justice. We build open data portals to increase information accessibility and conduct trainings and workshops for our partners to enhance their data and tech capacity.
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