Open Austin began in 2009 as a meetup and relaunched as a 501(c)3 in 2018 focused on civic engagement and digital equity through volunteer open source projects. The organization has provided hands-on training for over 1,500 members in technical and interpersonal skills to build digital society. The Civic Digital Lab trains local residents to build technology for the public good and supports five products including a Data Research Hub, library UX improvements, rental property mapping, transit promotion, and police bodycam exploration. The Data Research Hub started in January 2025 and gathers residents' questions to be answered by data analysts, building a knowledge pool to help communities address local issues. The Electronic Frontier Alliance has welcomed Open Austin.
We're actively scaling up our Data Research Hub, which started in January 2025 and was inspired by 9b Corp's Neighborhood Explorer . Through community outreach, we gather residents' questions about our region and connect the questions with Open Austin's data analysts. Each answered question adds to a pool of knowledge that equips communities to address local issues. Crucially, the organizing team at EFF, through the EFA, have connected
Open Austin began in 2009 as a meetup that successfully advocated for a city-run open data portal, and relaunched as a 501(c)3 in 2018 dedicated to reimagining civic engagement and digital equity by building volunteer open source projects for local social organizations. Electronic Frontier Alliance is growing and this year we've been honored to welcome Open Austin As Central Texas' oldest and largest grassroots civic tech organization, their work has provided hands-on training for over 1,500 members
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