This document discusses digital tools and platforms for connecting local communities online and crowdsourcing local knowledge, issues, and solutions. It provides examples of websites, apps, and projects that communities have used for purposes like mapping local heritage, reporting issues for local governments to address, tracking community events and transportation schedules, and developing apps to help local organizations. Code for Ireland and Code for America are mentioned as groups that bring community members, local governments, and developers together to collaboratively build these types of digital resources.