Created to help state governments navigate the rapid rise of artificial intelligence.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Charities with rich informational content need to now think beyond their rankings in the “10 blue links” for visibility.

• Nonprofit tech
• AEO (SEO for AI)

These findings support preference- and incentive-based accounts of participation but suggest that light-touch interventions are unlikely to bridge participation gaps, let alone polarization.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Learn about civic tech

The report introduces three indices—the AI Frontier Index, the AI Infrastructure Index, and the AI Diffusion Index—to help policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders understand where breakthroughs are happening, where capacity exists to scale, and where AI is being used to improve lives.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Research tools
• Digital transformation

The AAIF provides a neutral, open foundation to ensure this critical capability evolves transparently, collaboratively, and in ways that advance the adoption of leading open source AI projects

• Artificial Intelligence
• Open source
• General purpose open source tools

Mid-career technologists developing a holistic understanding of the civic landscape in the UK and beyond, to found groundbreaking projects or seek strategic positions in key institutions.

• Fellowships

We are publishing this dataset we developed as part of our efforts with Microsoft’s Airband Initiative to help close the rural broadband gap.

• Civic data
• Open civic data
• Connectivity

Sudan Witness was launched in April 2023, and monitors, analyses, verifies, and archives information pertaining to human rights interferences and conflict incidents in Sudan’s current conflict.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Data science for social good
• Watchdogging government

Source allows trusted organizations and individuals to publish data of any kind at any scale without needing to build or maintain their own infrastructure.

• Civic data
• Open civic data
• Open data publishing platforms

A pioneering AI platform that empowers fact-checkers and citizens worldwide to verify information accuracy with just a few clicks. Fighting misinformation across 50+ languages, powered by 60+ trusted organizations.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Fight disinformation
• Factchecking

disint.ai - a narrative intelligence and social listening platform for YouTube.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Fight disinformation

Privacy & Human Rights Award

• Digital security and privacy
• Digital rights
• Awards and prizes

People vs Big Tech, EDRi and other 125 civil society organisations are sounding the alarm: leaked documents show that the European Commission’s upcoming Digital Omnibus, set to be unveiled on 19 November 2025, could reopen the GDPR, ePrivacy Directive and AI Act, which are core pillars of the EU’s digital rights framework.

• Advocacy tech
• Specific campaigns
• Digital rights

A collaboration and engagement hub where CSOs connect with partners and audiences, share projects, and strengthen impact across borders.

• Meet the others
• Socialize online
• Nonprofit tech

This repository is maintained by the Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab as part of our project to preserve U.S. federal public data.

• Civic data
• Open government data
• Open civic data

Meet Thaura, your ethical AI companion

• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

Websites change. Perma Links don’t.

• Archives
• General purpose open source tools

Simply record your thoughts, and our tool will instantly transform your voice note into a unique, professional letter to your MP - ready to send in seconds.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Advocacy tech
• Specific campaigns

The SAFE Framework introduces new standards for digital brand safety in HM Government advertising.

• Govtech
• Advertising

a new framework for evaluating detection tools based on their real-world impact and capacity for innovation

• Artificial Intelligence
• Peer-reviewed research
• Digital standards

GovWise is the ALL-IN-ONE solution with artificial intelligence supported by over 10 years of market data that helps you sell and increase your revenue in the public sector. Know How

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Govtech vendors

The Assembly seeks to provide leadership at international level in data protection and privacy. It does this by connecting the efforts of more than 130 data protection and privacy authorities from across the globe.

• Digital security and privacy
• Peer networks
• Predecessors & Pioneers

無作為に選ばれた市民が公共的な課題について熟議し、その成果を政策形成や更なる議論につなげるミニ・パブリックス（無作為選出型の市民会議）は、近年、世界各地で大きな広がりを見せています。日本でも、自治体や市民団体、研究機関を始めとして多様な主体が、この仕組みを活用して地域や社会の課題に取り組む実践を重ねてきました。

日本ミニ・パブリックス研究フォーラムでは、2015年の発足以来、諸外国での動向を紹介しつつ、国内の関係者が経験や知見が交流する場として、毎年12月にフォーラムを開催しています。11回目となる今回は、無作為選出された住民による「自分ごと化会議」を各地で行ってきた構想日本の加藤秀樹代表をお招きし、市民会議を通じた民主主義の再生の可能性についてご講演いただきます。後半では、具体的な事例を取り上げ、コメンテーターのコメントも交えて、無作為選出による市民の熟議の意義と課題を、多角的に議論します。

国内外で民主主義が揺らぐ今、本フォーラムを通じて多様な実践と研究の知見を交わしながら、「民主主義が直面する課題に対してミニ・パブリックスは何ができるのか」を共に考える機会としたいと思います。ミニ・パブリックスの実践や研究に各方面で関わる方々はもちろんのこと、このテーマに関心を持つ幅広い市民の皆様の参加をお待ちしています。

参加ご希望の方は、交流会の参加の有無も含めて、12月8日（月）までに下記のフォームからお申し込みください。

• Meet the others
• In-person meetings
• Conferences

OpenUK’s Awards and Honours Lists are part of a UK-focused, world leading recognition programme for open tech.

• Open source
• Awards and prizes

by KOSO NIPPON

• Sortition & Citizen Assemblies
• Specific instances of citizen assemblies

KOSO NIPPON's take on citizen assemblies

• Sortition & Citizen Assemblies

The Climate Citizens’ Assembly Kawasaki (CCAK) was implemented in mid-2021 to produce recommendations for the local government to incorporate into its basic climate plan.

• Peer-reviewed research
• Sortition & Citizen Assemblies
• Specific instances of citizen assemblies

In the Fall of 2024, thirty every-day residents of Deschutes County came together to help find solutions in the region’s first-ever Civic Assembly.

• Sortition & Citizen Assemblies
• Specific instances of citizen assemblies

The permanent Citizens’ Dialogue (“Ostbelgien – Model”) is a participation project oft the Parliament of the German Speaking Community of Belgium. It counts 2 bodies: The Citizens’ Assemblies and the permanent Citizens’ Council.

• Sortition & Citizen Assemblies
• Citizen Councils
• Specific instances of citizen assemblies

To have each participant see the global warming issue as a personal concern and engage in discussions to share awareness of the issue, and to connect the outcomes of the meetings to the revision of the city's basic environment plan (global warming countermeasures action plan) and to concrete measures

• Sortition & Citizen Assemblies
• Specific instances of citizen assemblies

Your AI-powered legislative companion. Stay informed about bills and policies in Congress with real-time updates, intelligent insights, and comprehensive tracking.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Legislation trackers

Report on the company's and its users' election-related usage of Claude in the 2024 election year

• Artificial Intelligence
• Voting and elections

Monitoring pro-Russian propaganda in Georgia

• Artificial Intelligence
• Media
• Watchdogging and transparency

Working closely with the Anthropic Policy and Safeguards teams, Societal Impacts is a technical research team that explores how AI is used in the real world.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Civic teams at tech companies

The goal: to support administrative staff in their daily work with smart AI features and to make routine tasks more efficient.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech

The Anti-Trafficking Response website, managed by the International Rescue Committee, is a global hub that raises awareness about human trafficking and provides educational resources and practical tools for practitioners to strengthen prevention, protection, and response efforts.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Bots

Burgerparticipatie bij de Gemeente Amsterdam

• Machine vision

Russian state-mandated apps for mobiles and TVs

• Tech for Bad Hall of Shame
• State-mandated apps

The Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange is a community-grounded accelerator program supporting BIPOC media entrepreneurs through training, one-on-one coaching, and grantmaking.

• Media
• Journalism
• Accelerators

Creation of a centralized system for processing freedom of information law requests.

• Access to information
• Civic tech legislation and policy

Ask the right questions to gather data on assemblies and protests organised and/or held online, offline or a combination thereof.

• Advocacy tech
• Research tools
• Protest movements

The Community Councillor Collective is a network of councillors committed to putting citizens at the heart of local decision-making and building the power of their communities.

• Govtech
• Participatory democracy
• Peer networks

PUCAR is a non-profit public mission to transform the dispute resolution experience of every person.

• Legal tech

Hoodies, totes, and pillows

• Civic tech gifts

We are experts on civil society law and policy.

• Legal tech
• Nonprofit tech

We commit to moving 50% of our assets into the hands of BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled-led organizations every year.

• Get funding
• Funders & donors

New Pluralists is a funder collaborative investing in a growing ecosystem of people, organizations, and ideas working to bring pluralism to life in communities across the U.S.

• Get funding
• Funders & donors
• Foundation initiatives

The updated FME 2.0 offers very practical suggestions on how to engage civil society and affected communities in AI development to support platforms and AI developers in creating rights-based products.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Engagement tech
• Build something

GDS Local strengthens collaboration between central and local government to deliver better, more joined-up digital public services.

• Govtech
• State and regional government technology

The report highlights key trends, challenges, and opportunities to shape digital payments, with a focus on inclusion and the role of IPS in advancing digital public infrastructure (DPI).

• Govtech
• Digital Public Infrastructure
• Payments