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WikiProject Govdirectory
A crowdsourced and fact-checked directory of official governmental online accounts and services. The easiest way to contact your government.
Owner
Govdirectory
Type
dataset, web, data portal
Licence
CC0-1.0
Last evaluated
30.06.2026
Origin country
Sweden
contact
govdirectory@aina.liRelease date
-
DPG since
12.09.2022
The following repositories were submitted by the solution and included in our evaluation. Any repositories, add-ons, features not included in here were not reviewed by us.
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English
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* This information is self-reported and updated annually
Our vision is "Our vision is a world where people are empowered to engage with their government to ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels." and our mission is "We will enable a community powered directory where the online presence of every public organization is easily findable, queryable and trustworthy.". Together, they are directly related to target 16.7 and 16.8.
No mandatory proprietary dependencies
Yes
The Standard for Public Code, Change Management using Version Control
PII data is collected and stored and distributed.
The project does not implement any new functionalities to contact government agencies, but merely points to those that exist. The data displayed is also already publicly available information, but in a user-friendly way. For some of the data, we filter for a separate verifiable source (that is, when the information is not self-explanatory). The information is already publicly available from other sources, we just package it in another way. Privacy policy: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy Terms of use: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use
Content is collected and stored but NOT distributed.
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use The Wikimedia process consists of several layers of detecting, reporting and removing content. Since every edit is stored and is logged anyone can inspect the edits and undo them if they are inappropriate. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges There is also user defined abuse filters than can detect some types of content and either prevent them or flag them for human review. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Abuse_filter There are administrators that can delete and censor particular troublesome content, and a process for notifying them: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Administrators%27_noticeboard
Yes
With a strict code of conduct in the repository: https://github.com/govdirectory/website/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md,With a specific Child protection policy: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Child_protection Users can be totally anonymous and there is a Trust and safety team to get help from: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trust_and_Safety
2026-06-30 17:17:30
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Govdirectory (4723) and found it to be a DPG
2026-06-30 17:17:29
System moved Govdirectory (12839) to expired because parent application is now DPG.
2026-06-30 17:17:29
System unmarked Govdirectory (12839) as a nominee
2026-06-30 17:17:29
System remove tag Late from Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 17:17:20
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) edited a note on 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 17:16:34
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 17:16:24
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 17:16:19
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 17:15:28
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 17:15:05
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 17:02:17
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 17:01:53
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 17:01:43
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 17:01:08
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 17:01:01
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 17:00:44
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 16:59:58
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) edited General Information for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 16:54:14
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-30 16:54:06
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-25 07:00:02
System add new tag Late to Govdirectory (12839)
2026-06-24 22:46:27
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) pulled Govdirectory (12839) under review
2026-02-16 23:58:06
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:56
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:54
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:50
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:47
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:44
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:40
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:35
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:31
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:23
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:17
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:13
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:08
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:57:05
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Govdirectory (12839)
2026-02-16 23:53:16
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) pulled Govdirectory (12839) under review
2025-08-18 10:27:59
Jan Ainali (Applicant) submitted application for Govdirectory (12839)
2025-07-14 01:30:04
System created a refresher application for Govdirectory (11821)
2025-07-14 01:30:04
System created an autofill refresher application for Govdirectory (12839)
2024-09-12 17:57:55
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Govdirectory (152) and found it to be a DPG
2024-09-12 17:57:54
System unmarked Govdirectory (11821) as a nominee
2024-09-12 17:57:49
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:46
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:44
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:42
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:39
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:37
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:35
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:32
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:30
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:28
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:26
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:23
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:21
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-12 17:57:18
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled Govdirectory (11821) under review
2024-09-05 02:34:35
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:34:31
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:34:23
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:34:20
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:34:12
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:33:09
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:33:02
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:32:54
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:32:51
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:32:41
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:32:08
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:31:45
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:31:38
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:31:32
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-09-05 02:31:22
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled Govdirectory (11821) under review
2024-08-14 06:22:36
Jan Ainali (Applicant) submitted application for Govdirectory (11821)
2024-08-14 06:09:47
Jan Ainali (Applicant) created a refresher application for Govdirectory (10823)
2024-08-14 01:30:01
System moved Govdirectory (10823) to expired.
2023-08-14 03:18:03
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Govdirectory (152) and found it to be a DPG
2023-08-14 03:18:00
System moved Govdirectory (10823) to expired because parent applcation is now DPG.
2023-08-14 03:18:00
System unmarked Govdirectory (10823) as a nominee
2023-08-14 03:17:54
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:17:51
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:17:47
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:17:27
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:16:51
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:16:45
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:16:33
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:16:18
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:16:15
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:16:11
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:16:08
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:16:04
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:16:00
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-14 03:15:23
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled Govdirectory (10823) under review
2023-08-08 11:10:22
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 11:07:51
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 11:07:02
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 11:05:27
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 11:04:08
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 11:02:50
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 10:35:12
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 10:34:18
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 10:33:31
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on General Information for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 10:32:01
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 10:13:35
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 10:13:30
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 10:13:27
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 09:58:07
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 09:53:28
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 09:52:57
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 09:08:20
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 08:53:49
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 08:53:33
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-08-08 08:51:59
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled Govdirectory (10823) under review
2023-07-23 22:14:20
Jan Ainali (Applicant) submitted application for Govdirectory (10823)
2023-07-23 22:05:12
Jan Ainali (Applicant) created a refresher application for Govdirectory (10043)
2022-11-01 07:36:25
Application imported by admin
