Projects - Participatory democracy

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.

Startnext

Startnext ist die größte Crowdfunding-Plattform in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz für Projekte von Gründern, Erfindern und Kreativen. Entdecke neue Ideen oder finanziere dein Projekt!

Practical Participation

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧

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, Brazil

Empowers 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

“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.

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Stig

Paris

Stig 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

DecidimFest 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.

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Constitution App

Zambia 🇿🇲

an 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.

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CoBudget

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧

Cobudget makes it easy for organizations and groups to allocate funds collaboratively and transparently.

LABHacker

Brasília

Brazil's parliamentary innovation unit

CrowdPAC

Start a new political campaign and begin crowdfunding in minutes. Support candidates and causes you agree with. Crowdpac is your home for impacting politics.

Javna Rasprava

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина) 🇧🇦

Web platform for direct public participation in Bosnia and Herzegovina lawmaking, hosting public consultations and Q&A with parliamentarians, run by NGO U.G. "Zašto ne"

They Vote For You

The OpenAustralia Foundation PO Box 147 Katoomba NSW 2780

Discover how your MP votes on the issues that matter to you.

Neighborly

Neighborly delivers access, efficiency and transparency to borrowing communities and investors in the municipal bond market.

Consider.it

Portland, OR

A web forum that elevates your community's opinions. Civil and organized discussion even when hundreds of stakeholders participate.

Forum Jurisprudence – Forum Bundesgericht (Switzerland) and Forum Bundesgerichtshof (Germany)

Regensbergstrasse 182, Zürich, Schweiz

„Forum Bundesgerichtshof“ ist eine private, politisch und konfessionell unabhängige Webseite, die es interessierten Bürgerinnen und Bürgern ermöglicht, alle Urteile des deutschen Bundesgerichtshofs öffentlich zu analysieren, zu kommentieren und darüber zu debattieren.

InternetGovernment.org

The Internet Government is an alternate legislative government platform where people elect ideas, not individuals. It's politics without politicians.

Imagine Mesa

Mesa, Arizona

Neighborland 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.

Congress.gov

United States Capitol

U.S. Congress legislation, Congressional Record debates, Members of Congress, legislative process educational resources presented by the Library of Congress

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Block By Block Minecraft participatory planning workshops

UN Habitat, Beirut, Lebanon

Did you know that you can use Minecraft for more than a simple fun? Learn about great Block by Block initiative for community participation in urban design.

Dear South Africa (DearSA)

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika) 🇿🇦

DearSA is a legally recognised and constitutionally protected non-profit platform which enables the public to co-shape all government policies, amendments and proposals.