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Participatory democracy strives to create opportunities for all members of a population to make meaningful contributions to decision-making and seeks to broaden the range of people who have access to such opportunities. (Wikipedia: Participatory democracy)
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New Naratif
Oxford, UKNew Naratif is a movement democratising democracy in Southeast Asia.
U.S. Democracy Hub
Brooklyn, NYThe most comprehensive, insightful, and accessible data platform for the U.S. nonprofit Democracy field.
Leveraging AI for Democracy: Civic Innovation on the New Digital Playing Field
1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 200043 essays by Beth Kerley, Carl Miller, and Fernanda Campagnucci outline possible paths toward a prodemocratic vision for AI
Civic Echo
Geneva, SwitzerlandCivic Echo is a citizen survey tool that provides a simple and inclusive way to diagnose the opinions of a population while making the results available in real time in a transparent way.
Instituto Cidade Democrática
Brazil (Brasil)Civil society organization that strengthens democracy through digital listening tools and participatory processes.
The Sketch Map Tool is an easy-to-use tool for participatory sketch mapping through offline collection, digitization and georeferencing of local spatial knowledge. The tool has a variety of applications. For example, do you want to work together with people in a community to map their experience and perception of risk in their neighbourhood in a paper-based format, but still be able to quickly analyse the results digitally? Then, the Sketch Map Tool is exactly what you need!
Cali Cómo Vamos
CaliCali Cómo Vamos es un programa de seguimiento y evaluación de la calidad de vida en la ciudad, tiene como referencia el Programa “Bogotá Cómo Vamos”, adelantado desde 1998 por iniciativa de la Casa Editorial El Tiempo, la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá y la Fundación Corona.
Budget Justice Coalition South Africa
South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) aims to collaboratively build people's participation in and understanding of South Africa's budget and planning processes.
deliberAIde
Germany (Deutschland)We are developing an end-to-end platform for in-person, online and hybrid deliberative participation processes, starting with: AI-assistance for defining the process; anonymously transcribing and documenting deliberations; summarization and in-depth analysis; and final reporting.
MASS LBP
TorontoWe have led more than 50 Reference Panels and Citizens’ Assemblies contributing approximately 71,000 volunteer hours to policy-making in Canada — making MASS internationally recognized for its work in public deliberation.
We are an international network of organizations, associations, and individuals that develop, implement, and promote ways to improve democracy, from the local to the global level.
Digital Democracy: Political Participation and Citizen Engagement Through the Internet
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)This Library Note provides an overview of developments around citizens’ political engagement and participation through the internet.
MosaicLab
Melbourne VIC, Australiawe’re a highly experienced team of facilitators and community engagement practitioners specialising in high influence and deliberative engagement
newDemocracy Foundation
New South Wales, AustralianewDemocracy is an independent, non-partisan research and development organisation. We aim to discover, develop, demonstrate, and promote complementary alternatives which will restore trust in public decision making.
Digital Democracy considers how technological developments might combine with underlying social, economic and political conditions to produce new vehicles for democratic practice. The growth of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) such as the Internet, alongside growing concerns about the failure of advanced societies to live up to the democratic idea, has produced much interest in the prospects for a digital democracy. This book will provide invaluable reading for those studying social policy, politics and sociology as well as for policy analysts, social scientists and computer scientists.
The Scottish Government's Digital Directorate's analysis of 31 digital participation platforms
Incrições abertas em 08/08 - É um programa de Educação Cidadã que se baseia nos princípios de governo aberto: transparência, prestação de contas, participação cívica, tecnologia e inovação. O objetivo do programa é promover a educação cívica e estimular a sociedade civil a participar ativamente nas políticas do Estado, reconhecendo-se como agente de transformação em sua realidade local.
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Kosovo (Kosova)Bëj dhe shfleto kërkesa për te Drejten e Informimit (DI)
From 17th to 19th October in Valongo, Portugal
Rising Stars
BerlinDo you need help launching or enhancing a participatory program? Apply for expert mentoring support provided by the Nets4Dem network in Horizon Europe Area!
DIA will select 40 participants to receive free capacity-building assistance and support for launching or improving innovative participatory programs in the European Union (EU) and Horizon Europe countries.
International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) South Africa
South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)Promoting excellence in public participation in Southern Africa
IAP2 adalah asosiasi anggota internasional yang mempromosikan dan meningkatkan praktik partisipasi publik atau pelibatan masyarakat, yang menggabungkan individu, pemerintah, lembaga, dan entitas lain yang memengaruhi kepentingan publik di seluruh dunia.
IAP2 Training Programs
DenverIAP2 carries out its mission to advance and extend the practice of public participation by organizing and conducting professional development activities to serve the learning needs of members.
As the peak body for the community and stakeholder engagement sector, IAP2 Australasia, believes that engagement, when done well, improves environmental, social and governance outcomes and increases trust in the democratic process.
IAP2 USA is a nationwide organization that leads, advances and advocates for best practices in public participation. It is a home and community for people who believe good decisions can be made together.
Nace como una forma de contribuir a desplegar las habilidades y competencias necesarias en personas y agrupaciones de diversa índole que desean ser protagonistas de la construcción del futuro para sus comunidades, territorios y países.
Our mission is to promote and advance public participation / community engagement globally through targeted initiatives that are guided by culturally adaptive standards of practice and core values.
Professional certification for public participation professionals offered by IAP2 USA
Take advantage of world-class training and develop your skillset, join a like-minded community, and access member discounts when you join IAP2 Canada.
Communiti Labs
Melbourne VIC, AustraliaCommuniti Labs’ AI-powered data analytics allow project teams to collate insights across all channels and convert them into actionable strategies.
This research brief explores how public participation practitioners might encounter AI tools; examines the risks, opportunities and uncertainties these tools present; and offers ethical considerations to guide their use.
Northern Ireland Open Government Network (NIOGN)
Northern IrelandThe Northern Ireland Open Government Network (NIOGN), established in 2014, is an alliance of individual citizens, activists and representatives of community and voluntary organisations.
The Scotland Civil Society Open Government Network is a coalition of active citizens and civil society organisations committed to making Scottish government work better for people through enhanced transparency, participation and accountability.
The Wales Open Government Network is a coalition of active citizens and civil society organisations committed to making Welsh Government work better for people through enhanced transparency, participation and accountability.
UK Open Government Network
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The UK Open Government Civil Society Networks are coalitions of active citizens and civil society organisations committed to making government work better for people through transparency, participation and accountability.
Democracy Works Foundation (DFW)
Johannesburg, South AfricaProviding Tools To Build Resilient Democracies.
Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit
PhiladelphiaThe City of Philadelphia aims to improve collaboration with communities. This website shares guidance on how to engage communities equitably.
Bridge Alliance
FloridaBridge Alliance members work in diverse areas of practice, all serving the larger movement for healthy self-governance.
We're Right Here
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The We’re Right Here campaign is working to build a united movement for community power, spanning places and communities across the UK as well as the political spectrum.
The Society Library
Orlando, Florida, USAThe Society Library is a 501(c)3 U.S. collective intelligence nonprofit working on knowledge systems and digital public infrastructure to make "big data democracy" possible in the 21st century.
City-Level Decision-Making Tool
Orlando, Florida, USAThe Society Library (a collective intelligence institute) shared their micro-voting decision-making tool for city-level decision-making.
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