Ecosystem Categories

The UK civic tech ecosystem organised by domain. Each category shows its maturity status and identified gaps where new projects could make an impact.

Category Maturity Legend

Mature

Mature

Comprehensive ecosystem, production-ready

Established

Established

Multiple mature options, clear leaders

Growing

Growing

Active development, some mature tools

Emerging

Emerging

Few projects, experimental, gaps remain

Government Transparency

Mature

FOI tools, spending trackers, accountability platforms

6 projects

Democratic Participation

Established

Tools that help citizens engage with democratic processes

2 projects

Electoral Technology

Established

Election information, candidate data, voting infrastructure

2 projects

Identified gaps:

  • ● Unified candidate database API
  • ● Local election coverage (parish, town councils)

Policy Analysis & Research

Growing

Tools for understanding, tracking, and visualizing policy

4 projects

Identified gaps:

  • ● Cross-party manifesto comparison tools
  • ● Real-time legislation impact modelling

Public Services

Growing

NHS, education, transport improvement tools

1 projects

Identified gaps:

  • ● GP availability tracker
  • ● School catchment analysis

Local Community

Emerging

Hyperlocal civic tools and community platforms

1 projects

Identified gaps:

  • ● Council meeting tracker/alerts
  • ● Local budget visualization

Economic & Fiscal Analysis

Emerging

Fiscal policy, productivity, economic modelling tools

2 projects

Identified gaps:

  • ● Interactive tax/benefit calculators
  • ● Regional productivity dashboards

AI for Civic Good

Emerging

AI-powered civic technology applications

1 projects

Identified gaps:

  • ● Document summarization for consultations
  • ● Citizen query routing

All Identified Gaps

Policy Analysis & Research

Growing
  • ● Cross-party manifesto comparison tools
  • ● Real-time legislation impact modelling
  • ● Local government policy trackers

Electoral Technology

Established
  • ● Unified candidate database API
  • ● Local election coverage (parish, town councils)

Local Community

Emerging
  • ● Council meeting tracker/alerts
  • ● Local budget visualization
  • ● Councillor voting records

Public Services

Growing
  • ● GP availability tracker
  • ● School catchment analysis
  • ● Public transport reliability dashboards

Economic & Fiscal Analysis

Emerging
  • ● Interactive tax/benefit calculators
  • ● Regional productivity dashboards
  • ● Housing market analysis tools

AI for Civic Good

Emerging
  • ● Document summarization for consultations
  • ● Citizen query routing
  • ● Policy impact prediction