Civic Tech Field Guide
Sharing knowledge and productively growing the fieldThe Tech > Participatory democracy - (574)
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)
Showing 574 Results
Plural Policy (formerly Civic Eagle)
MinnesotaShape the future of public policy with Plural’s intuitive, AI-powered legislative tracking and stakeholder collaboration tools. Effectively influence US federal and state legislation and say goodbye to clunky legacy software and manual spreadsheets.
Participacio Ciutadana
Barcelona, SpainPerquè la democràcia es fa entre tots i totes.
Plural (previously OpenStates.org)
United States of America (the)Track bills, review legislation, research data & see how your representatives are voting.
BillCam
Civic Hall, West 22nd Street, New York, NY, USAFind any State or Federal bill and, if you like, share it live through social media
Bill To Text
United States of America (the)BillToText.com turns PDFs of federal legislation into text files. It provides a formatted document that you can download and edit with a word processor program.
Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI)
360 Huntington Ave, Boston, Massachusetts, USAThe Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) is an interuniversity partnership that pursues original urban research on the cutting edge of scholarship and public policy, with an emphasis on opportunities created by novel digital data.
Assembl
Paris, FranceMassive collective intelligence is the capacity to mobilize communities on a large scale (hundreds and thousands of participants) around key stakes and challenges to co-create new solutions in a short space of time.
Jamnevisi
Tehran“Jamnevisi” provides a platform which public – specially scholars and stakeholders – can participate in the process of providing the draft of country’s legal texts; a platform which significantly will result in the improvement and debugging of legal texts of the country.
Listening Post Collective
Internews Network, 15th Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USAThe Listening Post Collective provides journalists, newsroom leaders, and non-profits tools and advice to create meaningful conversations with their communities.
CONSUL DEMOCRACY
AmsterdamOpen source Open Government and E-Participation Web Software
NeosLab
ViennaDas NEOS Lab, die Parteiakademie der NEOS, schafft Raum für politische Entfaltung, um neue Lösungen für eine neue Politik zu entwickeln.
Marsad Majles
4 Rue Apollo XI, Cité Mahrajène, Tunis, Tunisie“Marsad Majles” is Al Bawsala's project to monitor Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly (NCA).
bluenove
Levallois-Perret, Francebluenove is a technology and consulting company that pioneers massive collective intelligence and is actively committed to civic tech. They operate the Assembl collective intelligence platform.
Center for New Democratic Processes (formerly Jefferson Center)
332 Minnesota St, Saint Paul, MN 55101, USAThe Jefferson Center is a nonpartisan organization committed to advancing democratic, citizen-driven solutions to community and public issues.
Direct Democracy Database
StockholmThe Direct Democracy Database allows users to explore the different ways direct democracy is used in different countries.
Delib Suite
Orchard Street Business Centre, 13-14 Orchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5EHMakers of Citizen Space, Dialogue, and Simulator.
Participa Portugal
PortugalA maneira fácil de participar nas consultas públicas lançadas em Portugal
Public Digital Innovation Space (PDIS)
Taiwan (T'ai-wan)To connect Taiwan and the world, PDIS incubates and facilitates public digital innovation and service, optimises the processes and tools of the public service with design thinking, guides the public sector to adopt social innovations and collaborate with communities of practice.
Civic technology should empower us as citizens.
ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice)
Riga, LatviaLatvian "civic-initiatives platform ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice), developed and run by an NGO Foundation of Public Participation, MyVoice."
Cal Poly Institute For Advanced Technology and Public Policy
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Grand Avenue, CA, USAThe Digital Democracy project has been one of the earliest and most ambitious projects of the IATPP, being almost continuously worked on for over ten years.
vTaiwan
Taiwan (T'ai-wan)A public engagement method that invites citizens and stakeholders to come to a consensus together, using a mix of digital tools.
Cap Collectif
25 rue Claude-Tillier 75012 Paris, FranceLa plateforme d’intelligence collective la plus complète et la plus polyvalente sur le marché.
Citizen OS
TallinnOpen source platform for collaborative decisions and e-democracy applications.
Citizens Foundation
Reykjavík, IcelandA platform that offers different citizen engagement solutions
Crowdicity is an idea management software solution that can be used to harness the ideas of your employees, customers, and stakeholders to drive innovation.
Involve
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)We're the UK's leading public participation charity, on a mission to put people at the heart of decision-making
ParticipaBOt
Cochabamba, BoliviaUna plataforma de participación ciudadana digital que permite visibilizar y priorizar propuestas ciudadanas a nivel nacional
mySociety
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)mySociety is a not-for-profit social enterprise that exists to invent and popularise websites and apps that enable citizens around the world to exert power over institutions and decision makers.
Ki Mit Tud
Hungary (Magyarország)Requesting data of public interest in just a few clicks: KiMitTud helps you to easily and transparently request data of public interest from any state, municipal or other public institution that participates in the running of the state or spends public money.
Cobi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Cobi engages an entire academic community in planning a large-scale conference. Cobi elicits community members' preferences and constraints.
Practical Participation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Participation, organisational change, community development, and social technology
Mudamos signature collection app
ITS Rio - Rua da Assembléia - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - State of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilEmpowers citizens to directly present bills. It uses blockchain technology to register citizens' support for the bill.
Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons
487 Central Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA“Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons” showcases over a hundred sharing-related case studies and model policies from more than 80 cities in 35 countries.
Constitution App
Zambiaan ingenious tool that lets Zambian citizens participate in the country’s ongoing constitution-drafting process—effectively allowing almost any Zambian adult to help forge the nation.
Stig
Paris, FranceStig est une application gratuite qui permet aux citoyens de construire ensemble la volonté générale à l'échelle de la France ainsi qu'à l'échelle locale.
DecidimFest
Barcelona, SpainDecidimFest is an intense 3-day program of activities devoted to the Decidim project, participatory democracy and open source tools for collective intelligence in the era of Global Democracy.
Start a new political campaign and begin crowdfunding in minutes. Support candidates and causes you agree with. Crowdpac is your home for impacting politics.
CoBudget
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Cobudget makes it easy for organizations and groups to allocate funds collaboratively and transparently.
Imagine Mesa
Mesa, Arizona, USANeighborland instance. From amazing new parks and safe neighborhoods to growing our local economy and promoting green initiatives, City leaders are looking for your bright ideas to Imagine Mesa in innovative and exciting ways.
Get email updates
Helpful Links
Reach Out
A project of
With support from
National Endowment for Democracy
Founding Organization
Civic Hall
Technology partner
Civic Tech Field Guide