---
title: Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN)
type: network
status: active
country: ZA
website: https://civictech.africa
logo: /assets/org-logos/ctin.png
contact:
  checked: 2026-08-09
  email: info@civictech.africa
  source: https://civictech.africa
summary: A pan-African community of practice and action-learning network based at
  Wits University in Johannesburg — connecting civic-tech practitioners, maintaining
  the African Civic Tech Atlas, co-managing the AU Civic Tech Fund, and running the
  annual Civic Tech Innovation Forum.
concepts:
- democracy-tools
- e-government
- democracy
location:
  latitude: -26.2041
  longitude: 28.0473
  name: Johannesburg, South Africa
  precision: city
events:
- date: '2018-01-01'
  title: Launched at Wits University's Tshimologong Precinct as Africa's civic tech
    community of practice
  url: https://civictech.africa/about-ctin
  quote: CTIN was launched in 2017 as a learning network.
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-10'
  notable: true
activity:
  rss:
    checked: 2026-08-17
    date: 2025-04-30
    note: 'Latest post: Civic Tech Innovation Network Annual Report: 2024/25'
    url: https://civictech.africa/civic-tech-innovation-network-annual-report-2024-25/
last_checked: '2026-08-09'
---

The Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) is a community of practice based at Wits University's Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct in Johannesburg. It functions as the connective tissue of Africa's civic-tech ecosystem: convening practitioners, documenting initiatives, building evidence, and strengthening capacity across the continent.

CTIN's flagship resources include the African Civic Tech Atlas — a living database of civic-tech initiatives across Africa — and a growing library of case studies documenting what works and what doesn't in different contexts. It co-manages the African Union Civic Tech Fund (AUCTF) 2.0, which has funded 24+ organisations across the continent developing tools for citizen participation, transparency, and accountability. The annual Civic Tech Innovation Forum brings the community together, with the 2024 edition (#UnderTheHood) exploring the interconnectedness of community, technology, and self.

The network also runs a Regional Ambassadors Programme (with Mozilla IRL Fund support) to strengthen connections beyond the usual hubs, publishes research including the "State of Civic Tech in Africa" and an evidence map in partnership with the South Africa Centre for Evidence, and produces the "Civic Tech in Africa" podcast. CTIN is infrastructure for the field — it doesn't build civic-tech tools itself, but makes it possible for everyone else's to be visible, learn from each other, and find funding.

## Links

- Website: [civictech.africa](https://civictech.africa)

## See also

- [Democracy Tools](../concepts/democracy-tools.md)
- [E-Government](../concepts/e-government.md)
- [AfricTivistes](africtivistes.md)