Transnational digital dialogue with citizens from Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Lithuania

• reports

Quebrando o Tabú is a storytelling organisation focused on raising awareness and engagement around human rights, democracy, and development in Brazil.

DemGames for Debates - developed in partnership with NDI’s Citizen Participation and Latin American and Caribbean teams - provides users with a fun way to practice the terms and concepts associated with crafting arguments, identifying evidence, and justifying rebuttals.

• youth

• The Tech
• Media
• Adjacent Fields

Seit mehr als 30 Jahren bringt Mehr Demokratie die direkte Demokratie und Bürgerbeteiligung voran und kümmert sich um Transparenz und ein faires Wahlrecht.

• Participatory democracy
• Citizen Engagement
• Democratic Innovations

Trolling, or social media behavior that is uncivil and provocative is one of the most potent sources of political polarization today. You may have heard the expression, "don't feed the trolls," but how do you know if you are interacting with one? Answer as many of the questions you can about another social media user below, and our models will create a prediction about the likelihood that they are a political troll (an extremist who engages in uncivil behavior designed to antagonize the other side). 

• harassment

From 2005-2017, CeRI was a multidisciplinary group of Cornell University researchers engaged intheoretical and applied research, in partnership with government agenciesand civil society groups, to discover how the design and process of online engagement can support public discussion that is informed, inclusive and

• Engagement tech
• Research and policy centers
• Academia

ARTICLE 19 works for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination.

• human rights

• Digital rights

Quorum is the mobile app & digital platform to connect, engage and mobilise. ✔️ Action-focused tools for on the field & digital organising ✔️ Globally trusted, easy-to-use and available in your language

• apps

• Organize campaigns
• Campaign tools
• Manage volunteers

We envision a world in which people with diverse forms of expertise seamlessly learn from each other, particularly those working to understand and solve complex social problems.

• Research and policy centers
• Civil society research outfits

“Making Government Information More Accessible”

• Engagement tech
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech
• Access to laws

Refugees as City-Makers

• cities
• refugees

• Civic data
• Research and policy centers
• Academia

The Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship is Augsburg University's civic and community engagement center. We connect students, faculty, staff, and community members in the everyday work of learning together to address public issues, make change, and build democracy.

• Research and policy centers
• Academia

CandidateWatch is a non-partisan, non-profit project which helps to make election campaigning more transparent and politicians more accountable.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms

Faça com que os direitos sociais se tornem uma realidade.

• apps

• Engagement tech
• Digital participation platforms
• Bureaucracy tech

FUSE increases the capacity of local governments to engage communities, advance racial equity, and work more effectively for everyone.

• Fellowships

The Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust or ARTT is focused on helping people engage in trust-building ways when discussing vaccine efficacy and other topics online.

• Fight disinformation
• Evaluate impact
• COVID Engagement Projects

Paper by Jonathan Mellon Tiago C. Peixoto Fredrik M. Sjoberg

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Peer-reviewed research

We’ve launched the latest WFP Innovation Challenge in search of game-changing innovations addressing the Global Food Crisis.

• food
• Zero hunger

• Challenges

Purpoz, la plateforme de démocratie participative pour bâtir une société plus pertinente. (Citizen engagement platform by Cap Collectif)

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Surveys & polling

ALL YOU CAN LEARN – Das ist nicht nur der Name unseres Aus- und Weiterbildungsprogramms, sondern auch unser Versprechen an dich!

• trainings

• Civic literacy
• Citizen Engagement

Millions of refugees & people in need of humanitarian assistance struggle with language barriers. Help give them on-demand language access. Volunteer with Us

• refugees
• apps

• Pro bono and volunteer
• Crowdsourcing
• Translation and linguistic representation

Civic engagement features promoting voting while dating in the 2022 cycle

• Voting and elections
• Voter registration
• Civic features

Initiative of Mobile World Capital Barcelona

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Citizen Engagement

The Hurford Youth Fellowship Program seeks to build the leadership skills and harness the potential of young democracy activists from around the world.

• youth

• Fellowships

ACT NOW is an international programme run by The Innovation in Politics Institute, which supports local politicians in tackling the current challenges they face, such as migration flows, the climate crisis, and increasing social division resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

• cities

• Supporting public sector from outside government

Investigating the empirical case of urban biking activists in Madrid, we explore how the design of the digital platform Decide Madrid impacted the collaborative practices involved in digital participatory budgeting. We found that the design of the platform made the interaction competitive, where individuals sought to gain votes for their single proposals, rather than consider the relations across proposals and the larger context of the city decisions, even if the institutional process rewarded collective support.

• cycling

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Participatory budgeting

The Tech We Want is four-year, $8 million portfolio of work focused on connecting and empowering a new wave of leaders, companies, and technologies that are built on inclusivity, mutualism, sustainability, accountability, and responsible innovation.

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Foundation initiatives

With the Civic Voice, you have the power to access, follow through and contribute to bills that matter most to you.

• apps

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech

Donate Your Hustle

• Good health and well-being

• Get funding
• Fundraising tools

Power your mission with industry-leading fundraising and donor management software. Engage donors seamlessly from anywhere with a built-to-grow solution.

• Get funding
• Fundraising tools

This is the online learning portal of the Community Solutions Network. Here you can access courses, guides, and additional resources as part of your digital transformation learning journey. Whether you are just embarking on this path or are a seasoned hand, there are courses tailored to your level and interest!

• trainings

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Learn about civic tech

Mchaguzi is an independent web-based, voter-centred electoral intelligence toolkit designed and implemented by The Demography Project, to enhance citizen participation and engagement before, during and after the 2022 Kenyan General Election.

• Voting and elections
• Factchecking
• Voter assistance tech

Vote Rookie ist eine überparteiliche Demokratie Plattform. Wir unterstützen junge Menschen bei der Teilhabe an Politik und bürgerschaftlichem Engagement.

• youth

• Participatory democracy
• Voting and elections
• Digital participation platforms

A guide prepared by Codeando México and Code for Pakistan as part of the Code for All Exchange Programme.

• guides

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Citizen Engagement

InfoNile is a cross-border group of geojournalists with a mission to uncover critical stories on water issues in the Nile River Basin through data-based multimedia storytelling.

• Clean water and sanitation
• rivers
• local

• Media
• Civic data
• Civic maps

The Continent is an award-winning African newspaper, designed to be read and shared on WhatsApp.

• WhatsApp

• Media
• Engagement journalism

Powering comments sections

• Media
• Engagement journalism

Undebates web-based technology allows candidates to self-record and upload their content simply by clicking a link and following on-screen instructions.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Debate

A public engagement toolkit that enables a media house or civil society organisation to easily set up channels for engagement.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms

Promise Tracker is a tool designed to help journalists and civil society watchdogs track campaign/promises/pledges by government officials

• Advocacy tech
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Promise trackers

PInT is the student-run public interest technology (PIT) organization at  Olin College of Engineering

• students

• Academia
• Public Interest Tech

Identifying audiences via TV, internet and news consumption patterns

• YouTube

• Media
• Media and social media analysis

Compute the impact of public policy

• Climate action

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech

CiviCue is a democratic media equipped with blockchain voting and friendly voter authentication to establish shared understanding.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms

Public engagement around plan to merge digital strategy and smart city strategy in Berlin

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Urbanpinion is a citizen engagement platform that lets city government, community leaders, architects and activists easily set up a landing with an interactive map to collect citizens suggestions, receive analytics based on collected data and make later on right decisions for city development.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms

To increase civic engagement in strengthening government effectiveness in Indonesia, The Asia Foundation held a competition for civic tech apps through the “Innovation and Collaboration for Development” (In.CoDe) program.

• Civic hackathons

Hawkfish was a 2020 Election effort, supported by Mike Bloomberg, that engaged with Democratic candidates, allies & causes to reach the right voters with the right message in the right place using robust technology, data, and digital-first storytelling.

• partisan

• Artificial Intelligence
• Graveyard
• Organize campaigns

Potential Energy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit coalition that brings together America’s leading creative, analytic and media agencies to shift the narrative on climate change. Together, we are using the power of marketing to develop new narratives, engage new audiences, and build demand for a better, cleaner, more prosperous world.

• Climate action

• Advertising