To have been major transformations in global media infrastructure, the platformization of the Internet, and the ubiquity of the mobile phone.

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

The Democratic Principles for an Open Internet have been primarily designed for citizens and civil society organizations in fragile and emerging democracies, who are new to the digital rights space, are beginning to engage more regularly online, and who may be more likely to encounter deliberate internet disruptions as a result of government interference.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Build something

A new movement says that crypto-voting can purify democracy—and eventually eliminate the need for governments altogether.

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Blockchain

To promote charitable projects that want to implement an innovative digital idea to strengthen our democracy.

• The People
• Get funding
• Competitions

Democracy Engine offers a suite of fundraising tools to empower donors to support the organizations and issues they care about at any level, in any party, in any state.

• The People
• Get funding
• Fundraising tools

What we stand for: a just democracy, a fair economy and an environmentally sustainable future.

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

NDI is partnering with Living Cities—an organization that harnesses the collective power of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions to get dramatically better results for low-income urban residents—on a research initiative to explore the innovative ways that megacity governments are strengthening urban democracy.

• cities
• research

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Accelerating Civic Innovation

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Civic tech catalogs

Democracy needs an upgrade

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

Digitale Projekte auf ihrer Learning Journey

• The People
• Get funding
• Competitions

The number one reason people give for not getting involved in an issue or election is that they don’t know how. Solving this problem led us to create Democracy.com. Our groundbreaking free-to-join platform makes citizen action as easy as buying a book online.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Govtech

• The Tech
• Voting and elections
• Advocacy tech

• Watchdogging and transparency

Anonymous Voting at Work, School, and Play :)

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Civic tech catalogs

DemocracyOS is an online space for deliberation and voting on political proposals. The software aims to stimulate better arguments and come to better rulings.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Democracy Works is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the idea that voting should fit the way we live.

• Civic and social impact companies

Connecting people and power

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

DemocracyOS est une plateforme web qui permet de prendre des décisions de manière transparente et collective.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Network of French civic tech organizations

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

An Airtable collection of active UK-based democracy jobs

• Find a job or hire someone
• Job boards

The Internet & Democracy Initiative will study problems that have widespread information and social media implications.

• Fight disinformation
• Research and policy centers
• Academia

Recognizing organizations that support politicians to empower citizens and develop better policies for people and the planet.

• Civic tech catalogs
• Fieldwide resources

In collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, IE University is leading Tech4Democracy, a powerful initiative to identify entrepreneurs dedicated to developing technology that will promote and protect democracy worldwide.

• Build something
• Research and policy centers
• Academia

The Center for the Governance of Change at IE University and Microsoft launched AI4Democracy, a global initiative that seeks to create knowledge and mobilize democratic governments, companies and civil society to promote action for a responsible use of artificial intelligence to defend and strengthen democracy.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Research and policy centers
• Academic programs

AI-powered database where you can search California's legislators, lobbyists, donors, gifts, travel, bills, transcripts, videos, supporters, and organizations

• state

• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech
• Government transparency
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

This programme will support 100 people to become Everyday Democracy Champions, in turn catalysing the action of others in communities furthest from power, and creating tangible change across all four UK nations.

• trainings

• Advocacy tech
• Courses
• Civic literacy

by Nanjala Nyabola

• books

• Learn about civic tech
• Books

Eyebeam artists fellowship

• Fellowships
• Artistic interventions

The Global Innovations in Democracy: Parliamentary Exchange (GID), led by the Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability (IDEA) at The Ohio State University, and the Center for Democracy Innovation (now part of the National Civic League), was established in 2022 to provide a global forum for legislators to discuss the most innovative methods and tools for gathering input, overcoming divisions, building trust, and gaining public support for public policy.

• Meet the others
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech
• In-person meetings

We seek to make democracy more deliberative – to empower people to talk across differences, find common ground, and build political change for the public good.

• Research and policy centers
• Academia

Over 860 "Coders, product managers and anyone who wants to help the party win with better technology."

• partisan

• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns
• Meet the others

WFD is the UK’s democracy support organisation.

Pretendemos lograr que las nuevas e innovadoras formas de participación, que ya son una realidad en el ámbito internacional y en nuestras propias regiones y entidades locales, lo sean también en el ámbito estatal español. También queremos aumentar el nivel de exigencia respecto del funcionamiento, inclusividad, transparencia y rendición de cuentas de los mecanismos y herramientas de participación ya existentes.

• Participatory democracy
• Manifestos

We are a partnership bringing together 20 specialist organisations to support democracy.

• Participatory democracy
• Partner networks

The AI Democracy Projects engage the implications of AI systems and tools, including predictive algorithms, machine learning, and frontier models, for democratic society.

• Govtech
• Voting and elections
• Artificial Intelligence

The mission of the National Civic League’s Center for Democracy Innovation is to understand, test, and disseminate innovations that can make democracy more participatory, equitable, and productive.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Democratic Innovations

The Deliberative Democracy Lab (formerly the Center for Deliberative Democracy), housed within the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University, is devoted to research about democracy and public opinion obtained through Deliberative Polling®.

• Research and policy centers
• Academia
• Surveys & polling

The OECD's 700+ case studies of citizen juries, councils, assemblies, and more

• Participatory democracy
• Learn about civic tech
• Civic tech catalogs