Civic Tech Field Guide

Decidim Diputació de Barcelona

Decidim

Club des utilisateurs francophones de Decidim

Decidim

Vota Ime

Kosovo (Kosova)

Platforma për monitorimin e Kuvendit

Parliamentary Resource Hub (PRHub)

GE185-7537 BOHYE ROAD (ECOWAS HIGHWAY), NEW ASHONGMAN ESTATE, ACCRA GHANA

The Parliamentary Resource Hub (PRHub) is an online knowledge platform that facilitates the sharing of high-quality information on African parliaments, and contributes to strengthening the capacities of parliamentary monitoring organizations (PMOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) through interactive learning to effectively promote parliamentary development in Africa.

Prêmio "CLEODON SILVA" de Soluções Digitais Livres

Brazil (Brasil)

A iniciativa visa fomentar o desenvolvimento de soluções inovadoras para a gestão do fomento à cultura no Brasil, em homenagem à memória de Cleodon Silva.

Brazil (federal government)

Apply: “Best Practice in Citizen Participation” ODIP Award

The OIDP Distinction is your opportunity to showcase your work for a more inclusive and diverse participatory democracy on an international level! Be part of it!

Pitfalls of Aiming to Empower the Bottom from the Top: The Case of Philippine Participatory Budgeting

Paper by Joy Aceron, 2019. This paper explains why and how a reform program that opened up spaces for participatory budgeting was ultimately unable to result in pro-citizen power shifts that transformed governance.

reports

Crowdsmart

San Francisco

A guidance system for collaborative problem solving.

Directionlessgov

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Protest site compaing Direct.gov.uk and Google Search results

e-parlement

Toulouse, France

Proposez vos idées de lois, votez sur celles des autres, et regardez comment vos suggestions évoluent au sein de la communauté.

Active Citizen

Reykjavík, Iceland

Active Citizen is an open source library, API and UI using various AI technologies aimed at empowering citizens democratically.

Your Priorities

Stanford Online Deliberation Platform

450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

The Online Deliberation Platform is a video discussion platform for groups of 8-15 people.

Participa gencat

Catalonia (Spain)

Portal de participació ciutadana de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Decidim instance.

Decidim

Murmuration.org

United States of America (the)

Amplifying the Power of Civic Engagement

OpenStad.org

Netherlands (Nederland, Holland)

Het open source platform voor digitale participatie-projecten.

Presupuesto Participativo Raíz

Av Cordoba 795 - Floor 8 - (C1054AAG) Buenos Aires, Argentina

Plataforma de Presupuesto Participativo desarrollada por el Programa Raíz de la Secretaría de Extensión de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.

Jenparle

France

La plateforme de concertation conçue par Res publica pour faciliter les projets d'intelligence collective

iD City

France

Plateforme de démocratie participative

Mobilný rozhlas / Online Obec

Slovak Republic (Slovensko)

Mobilný rozhlas pre obce

Fundación Vía Libre

Defendemos derechos fundamentales en el entorno digital

Digital rights

CartoDEBAT

Saint-Etienne, France

Argument and transparency in public debate

mySociety's podcast

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Tune in to learn the latest on our work in Democracy, Transparency, Community and Climate.

podcasts

New Naratif

Oxford, UK

New Naratif is a movement democratising democracy in Southeast Asia.

manifestos

Participatory democracy

Project Multatuli

Indonesia

Project Multatuli is a collective initiative dedicated to carrying out the ideals of public journalism by serving the underreported and holding power accountable.

Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAT)

Google's Election Day Google Doodle (US)

Democracy Works, Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA

A civic feature that helps Americans find out to vote right from within Google Search, in partnership with VIP and Democracy Works

Google

SAGA Smart Machinaka Project

Saga, Japan

The SAGA Smart Machinaka Project is a demonstration project that aims to improve the convenience of the city center of Saga City through the use of technologies such as AI and IoT, and to create a city that is easy to live in.

Common Good AI

PO Box 880264, San Francisco, CA 94188-0264

Common Good AI is a new non-profit organization that leverages human abilities to innovate and find solutions by integrating AI to empower groups of any size to collaboratively ideate, debate diverse ideas, identify shared goals, and find a path forward together.

The Jersey Vindicator

Princeton, NJ

The Jersey Vindicator tells stories no one else is telling in the state about how the powerful operate, with the aim of sparking change and solutions. In a state where democracy has eroded due to recent laws gutting campaign finance reform and public records access, it seeks to shed light on how government functions while engaging and serving residents and sharing information in new ways to reach new and younger audiences.

SwipeBlue

United States of America (the)

SwipeBlue is a relational organizing app that matches your phone contacts to the voter file and shows you their party and districts. Just swipe blue (left) like Tinder to text them to register, donate, attend an event, or vote!

New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, publisher of INDepthNH.org

Barrington, NH

InDepthNH.org gives a voice to marginalized people, places, and ideas, demonstrating its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by the stories and columns it publishes.

La Raza

Chicago, IL

La Raza informs, defends, educates, enlightens, and empowers the Hispanic community in Chicago through Spanish journalism and literature, outreach activities, and business opportunities while promoting the values of democracy, freedom, justice, diversity, equality, cultural heritage, and opportunity for all.

Election Day to Every Day

Democracy Fund program dedicated to bridging critical gaps to support the safety, strength, and sustainability of groups working at the frontlines of our democracy.

US Election 2024

The Hartford Times

Hartford, CT

The Hartford Times provides historically underrepresented voices access to democracy while promoting community-driven narratives and multigenerational solutions. Its goal is to improve Connecticut’s access to information and connectivity to provide its communities with consistent solutions, inspiration, and purpose.

Vermont Independent Media/The Commons

Brattleboro, VT

Vermont Independent Media is founded on the belief that independent journalism is critical for the functioning of democracy and is the lifeblood of the community.

The Tributary

Jacksonville, FL

The Tributary envisions a resilient, informed, and engaged community as the cornerstone of a vibrant democracy in Northeast Florida. It strengthens the local news ecosystem by increasing the supply of quality investigative journalism in the public interest and focusing on under-covered topics that are vital to a thriving community.

WTIP North Shore Community Radio

Grand Marais, MN

WTIP is a dynamic local media resource that connects, reflects, and builds community on the North Shore of Lake Superior, providing a forum for local perspectives that supports an informed public, is built on journalistic integrity, empowers storytelling, strengthens democracy, and invests in the well-being of the community.

The Austin Common

Austin, TX

The Austin Common makes the city’s democracy more inclusive, representative, and accessible for all by reporting the local news in a way that is empowering, deeply rooted in community, and created in direct service to their audience. It serves Austinites who have been left out of the local democratic system and underserved by news media, primarily young people and non-regular news readers/news avoiders.

Shasta Scout

Redding, CA

Shasta Scout strengthens democracy by providing access to trustworthy information in a way that deepens and empowers engagement with the news, neighbors, and people in power for readers in Shasta County, Calif.

VoteRaiser

United States of America (the)

VoteRaisers empower your supporters to reach out directly to their Democratic friends—encouraging them to register, volunteer, and VOTE for Democrats!

Swift County Monitor-News

Benson, MN

Swift County Monitor-News provides its community with the news citizens require for informed participation in a representative democracy.

Radio Indigena 94.1

Oxnard, CA

Radio Indigena’s mission is to unite and empower California's Indigenous migrant communities by delivering high-quality programming in Indigenous languages. Radio Indigena is committed to fostering equality, peace, democracy, and social justice while breaking down barriers of literacy and language.

Lab Cultural Ciudadano (LABNL)

Monterrey

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