The first edition of PAIRS took place as an independent side-event of the Paris AI Action Summit (10th - 11th Feb 2025) providing a space to present research and case studies on the state of the art in participatory development and governance of AI, and to build stronger connections across the field.

• Participatory democracy
• Artificial Intelligence
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Mark your calendars—on 15-16 October 2025, 300 deliberative democracy professionals will gather in Brussels, Belgium, a country with a rich history of democratic innovation, from the G1000 movement to the Ostbelgien Permanent Citizens' Council.

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• Conferences

Europe’s first Political Tech Summit—where politics meets technology.

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• In-person meetings
• Conferences

We're building a community of technologists committed to leveraging AI to create real good. We run a series of events around London, and maintain an exciting online community.

• Newspeak

• Artificial Intelligence
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• In-person meetings

We’re a growing community of not-for-profit digital leads committed to making the most of digital technology for positive social impact, by sharing best practice and peer-to-peer learning.

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• In-person meetings
• Peer networks

Publix is ​​a new home for everyone who does journalism, shapes public opinion and strengthens democracy.

• Meet the others
• Journalism
• In-person meetings

The conference will bring together ACS data users and U.S. Census Bureau staff to share information about key ACS data issues and applications

• census

• Civic data
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• In-person meetings

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• Funders & donors
• In-person meetings

• Participatory democracy
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• In-person meetings

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• Journalism
• In-person meetings

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• Journalism
• In-person meetings

• Consul

• Engagement tech
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• In-person meetings

• Govtech
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• In-person meetings

FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate.

• Meet the others
• In-person meetings
• Conferences

In the Democratic AI series, Simon and Yung-Hsuan guide the audience to explore how various AI tools can foster healthy democratic deliberation and collective decision-making.

• Newspeak

• Artificial Intelligence
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• In-person meetings

It was conceived in 2007 as an annual gathering to bring together academia, governments, international organisations, civil society, and industry to share the latest insights and experiences in the theory and practice of Electronic Governance (now more commonly referred to as Digital Governance).

• Govtech
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• In-person meetings

Every two years, the World Movement for Democracy’s Global Assembly brings together hundreds of democracy advocates from around the world to foster new networks for mutual solidarity and support across borders.

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• In-person meetings
• Conferences

Open handbook about g0v and how to form a civic tech community group

• g0v

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• In-person meetings
• Community-building resources

Somos un espacio público de producción cultural abierta en dónde todas y todos podemos colaborar, experimentar y prototipar proyectos para el bien común.

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• In-person meetings
• Hubs

The Rural Infrastructure Challenge Summit is an in-person mentoring event and workshop to inspire the next-generation of solvers in rural communities.

• rural

• In-person meetings
• Challenges

The aim of the UN World Data Forum is to spur data innovation, nurture partnerships, mobilize high-level political and financial support for data, and build a pathway to better data for sustainable development.

• United Nations

• Civic data
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• In-person meetings

The Global DPI Summit, hosted in Cairo, Egypt, stands as a premier convening of stakeholders in the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) ecosystem, bringing together representatives from across the globe.

• Govtech
• In-person meetings
• Conferences

London's Techno-Optimist Members Club

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• Hubs

• Participatory democracy
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• In-person meetings

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• Conferences

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• Ethical tech and responsible tech
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• Conferences

All Tech Is Human’s mission is to grow and diversify the entire Responsible Tech community. The University Network serves that mission by extending opportunities for learning and career growth (and a good time!) to affiliated student clubs at colleges and universities across the globe.

• students

• The People
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• In-person meetings

Hack Club gives teens time, space and engineering mentorship to code projects they care about and learn technical skills that build and protect democracy

• youth
• students

• Meet the others
• Build something
• In-person meetings

NCSC staff will provide intensive training and technical assistance to help courts revise one form or a small set of forms to improve plain language and readability. Your court will identify one form, or a small set of forms to work on throughout the project. At the end of camp, your materials will be redesigned, translated into plain language, and user tested.

• The People
• Govtech
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Modernization & Collaboration in New York’s Government

• The People
• Govtech
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The conference brings together trust and safety researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, civil society, and government.

• The People
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• Digital security and privacy

DataFest Africa is an event that seeks to celebrate data use in the East African region by bringing together various stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, such as government, civil society, donors, academics, students and private industry experts, under one roof and theme.

• The People
• Civic data
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• The People
• Advocacy tech
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• The People
• Govtech
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• The People
• Participatory democracy
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TrustCon is the global conference dedicated to trust and safety professionals who are responsible for the challenging work of keeping our platforms and communities safe.

• The People
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• Digital security and privacy

• The People
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• Journalism

The Aspen Cyber Summit connects the dots between the cybersecurity challenges of today and the topics that matter to you.

• The People
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• In-person meetings

• The People
• Fight disinformation
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Perhaps the core premise of civic tech is that it can improve civic engagement.

• The People
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• In-person meetings

• The People
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• In-person meetings

From 17th to 19th October in Valongo, Portugal ​

• The People
• Participatory democracy
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G4I has been designed to serve as THE global meeting place that assembles governments – across all levels – to learn how to securely streamline processes, increase efficiencies, reduce costs and meaningfully transform public service delivery.

• The People
• Govtech
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The annual Democracy R&D conference is the leading international event for people who fund, run, commission, study and advocate for Citizens’ Assemblies.

• The People
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• In-person meetings

Data 4 Public Good is a collective space where we share insights, learnings, and have conversations on topics including; Digital justice, Afrofuturism, Data and data privacy, AI and much more. We aim to tap into the collective power of community-based changemaking through technology, democracy, and justice.

• CTFG partners

• The People
• Civic data
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Tech and meta-organizations that support the mission of non-profits and charities. Includes mainstream productivity software (like LibreOffice) as well as non-profit-specific tech (like donation management software).

• The People
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• In-person meetings

The strength of democracy lies in its ability to embrace and balance differences to serve society as a whole.

• The People
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• In-person meetings

Want to join the global digital rights and internet freedom community? We providing events, services, job board, community spaces, and more!

• The People
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• In-person meetings

The second annual Tech for Humanity Summit will convene thought leaders from civil society, government, academia and industry to develop shared visions for a humane and democratic technological future. 

• The People
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• In-person meetings