A report by the Royal Society on the impact of the internet on our information environment, and on misinformation relating to scientific issues

• reports

• Fight disinformation

Solidarity Tech is an all-in-one CRM for organizers

Renovate the Public Hearing is an initiative created by the Centre for Dialogue to act as a convener and catalyst to pilot changes to the provincial local government land-use public hearing requirements as a means to enhance social justice, community-building and strengthen democratic culture.

• Govtech
• Democratic Innovations
• Communicating with the people

Open and accessible tools that put safety back in the hands of the people

• youth

• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Civic features

We partnered with Stanford’s Deliberative Democracy Lab and the Behavioral Insights Team on a Community Forum to discuss the principles that can be reflected in generative AI chatbots – and today, we’re releasing the results.

• Meta

• Artificial Intelligence
• Bots
• Governance of AI

Provides guidance and tips on how every day people can enhance their personal privacy and security, minimizing their digital footprints.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Newsletters

We believe in strengthening and protecting people’s voices via proven quality technology and operational expertise – including election monitoring, voting systems, and data-driven outreach.

• Voting and elections
• E-voting and I-voting
• Election observation

People, organizations, and communities across the country are joining together to ensure our civil servants have resources if they are targeted or attacked.

• Project 2025

• Govtech
• Supporting public sector from outside government

This report analyses nearly 800 case studies from 83 countries and identifies five critical trends in government innovation that are reshaping public services.

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Digital transformation

Employing a broad definition of AI, this report represents the first known effort to comprehensively explain and quantify the reach of AI-based decision-making among low-income people in the United States.

• reports
• Reduced inequalities
• Good health and well-being

• Artificial Intelligence
• Advocacy tech
• Access social benefits

Minute is a secure AI transcription service that produces customisable summaries in the formats that public servants need.

• United Kingdom (government)

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Meeting tech

Tavanmand is a social media short video series in Persian (Farsi) aimed at empowering communities by showcasing practical, low-tech solutions and fostering positive cultural and behavioural changes through accessible, engaging content.

The E-Government Development Index presents the state of E-Government Development of the United Nations Member States.

• United Nations

• Govtech
• Evaluate impact
• Digital transformation

A country’s EPI reflects the e-participation mechanisms that are deployed by the government as compared to all other countries.

• Govtech
• Participatory democracy
• Evaluate impact

Google DeepMind and Stanford researchers built the "Habermas Machine" and found that AI mediators generated more palatable summary statements of the discussions, as rated by participants, than human-written summaries, while still representing minority views in the final version.

• Google

• Artificial Intelligence
• Participatory democracy
• Deliberation

We support organisations and people who contribute to an open internet for all.

• Get funding
• Funders & donors
• Predecessors

Conversations with the people building the Next Generation Internet (NGI). They’re working on free and open source technologies to make the internet more resilient, secure, trustworthy, accessible and human-centered.

• podcasts

• Learn about civic tech
• Podcasts
• Open internet

Improving how Meta treats people and communities around the world

• Meta

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Civic teams at tech companies

Fondation Botnar works with and for young people towards a world that fulfils their rights and supports their wellbeing.

• youth
• city
• mental health

• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Mission-minded people, powered by open, agile flow, joining together, learning from one another, building a better civic experience for the communities they serve.

• Learn about civic tech
• Defining the field

A non-profit civic platform designed to empower shared solutions.

• Democratic Innovations
• Games and gamification

A network of neighborhood groups and network builders organizing to provide aid and support to New Yorkers.

• Peer networks
• Access social benefits

Let participants record conversations, we transcribe and help you analyse it in minutes..

• Artificial Intelligence
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy
• Policy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy
• Participatory budgeting
• Participatory budgeting programs

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

We strengthen Canadian democracy by promoting democratic participation and innovation, spread best practices by providing dialogue training and tools, and help governments to engage citizens and stakeholders through our consulting services.

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

Acerca y conecta a los mejores ciudadanos líderes con una política responsable, que actúan con compromiso y vocación por el bien común del Paraguay.

• youth
• People Powered

• Participatory democracy
• Democratic Innovations

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

The Platoniq Foundation designs digital participatory processes and facilitates innovative participation methodologies to help form more democratic societies and organizations, making use of open civic technologies.

• People Powered

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Civic and social impact companies

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy

• People Powered

• Participatory democracy