About
DSCovery was built to satisfy a frustration of mine: I was looking for a new job in civic tech, I know a lot of other people who were looking for a new job in civic tech, and it seemed to me that it would be a lot easier if the jobs from the best civic tech companies were collected in one place.
And since many of the best civic tech firms are in the Digital Services Coalition, that seemed like a good place to start.
That said, while DScovery began around the DSC ecosystem, over time the landscape has broadened and the site has evolved with it, bringing in companies from the Digital Women-Owned Small Business Alliance, and more recently expanding to more firms that we know from reputation and first-hand experience are doing government digital services right.
What does "doing government digital services right" mean? We're striving to include firms that prioritize:
- User-centered delivery
- modern, iterative engineering practices
- accessible and inclusive design practices
- product and service-design thinking
- a strong reputation and the respect of civic tech practitioners
- a sustainable and healthy delivery culture
- and above all, effective and good public service outcomes
In short, we're attempting to help practitioners navigate the government digital services ecosystem and highlight firms with strong delivery practices, thoughtful culture, and a track record of meaningful public-sector work.
This is, of course, a somewhat fluid list, and we have not yet included everyone that probably deserves inclusion. If you'd like to nominate a company doing this sort of work, File an issue!