A community of forward-thinking Local Planning Authorities working together to shape a more efficient, data-driven planning system.

• Govtech
• Digital transformation
• Urban planning

Russian-based professional association for participatory budgeting consultants

• Meet the others
• Peer networks
• Participatory budgeting

GIJN is an international association that supports the work of investigative journalists worldwide.

• Media
• Journalism
• Partner networks and coalitions

The Council on Tech and Social Cohesion is catalyzing the field of technology for social cohesion.

• Engagement tech
• Partner networks and coalitions

A coalition of community and news organizations providing in-depth journalism and catalyzing civic action

• Voting and elections
• Partner networks and coalitions
• Newsroom partnership networks

We are a network of ten established organizations working in the global majority, that collaborate to strengthen the digital resilience of the social justice ecosystem.

• Advocacy tech
• Partner networks and coalitions

The Lenfest Institute is home to communities of practice serving various types of journalism professionals and organizations.

• Media
• Journalism
• Partner networks and coalitions

Harnessing the power of technology and collaboration to support immigrants and their allies.

• immigration

• Help out
• Pro bono and volunteer
• Partner networks and coalitions

A multi-disciplinary research network linking philosophers, social scientists, computer scientists, legal scholars, and technologists.

• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers
• Academia

"Given the global significance of the DSA, a coalition of civil society and research organizations is setting up a “Global Majority House” in Brussels to ensure the implementation of the landmark legislation, as well as other digital regulations, is equitable and inclusive." - Tech Policy Press

• Reduced inequalities

• Partner networks and coalitions
• Hubs

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

• Peer networks
• Access social benefits

The GovAI Coalition went public...publishing a set of deliverables any organization could use to help jumpstart their agency with responsible AI practices.

• Govtech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

The Africa Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Network (APMON) is a network of non-governmental organizations and coalitions of civil society organizations that monitors the work of and/or regularly engages national, subnational, and regional parliaments across Africa.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring
• Partner networks and coalitions

CivicTechZenChiba is an alliance of civic tech action members in Chiba to support each other.

• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups
• Partner networks and coalitions

We are a growing international network ​racing to save everything we love by using effective civil resistance across our 12 countries.

• Climate action

• Advocacy tech
• Partner networks and coalitions

The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) aims to collaboratively build people's participation in and understanding of South Africa's budget and planning processes.

• Participatory democracy
• Budget explorers

Imali Yethu is a coalition of civil society organisations working with the South African National Treasury to make budget information more accessible, user-friendly and empowering.

• Government transparency
• Budget explorers
• Partner networks and coalitions

We are an international network of organizations, associations, and individuals that develop, implement, and promote ways to improve democracy, from the local to the global level.

• Participatory democracy
• Partner networks and coalitions
• Democratic Innovations

• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

The Misinformation Combat Alliance is a cross-industry alliance bringing companies, organizations, institutions, industry associations and government entities together to combat misinformation and fake news and create an enlightened and informed society.

• Fight disinformation
• Partner networks and coalitions

The Wales Open Government Network is a coalition of active citizens and civil society organisations committed to making Welsh Government work better for people through enhanced transparency, participation and accountability.

• Participatory democracy
• Government transparency
• Partner networks and coalitions

The Scotland Civil Society Open Government Network is a coalition of active citizens and civil society organisations committed to making Scottish government work better for people through enhanced transparency, participation and accountability.

• Participatory democracy
• Government transparency
• Partner networks and coalitions

The UK Open Government Civil Society Networks are coalitions of active citizens and civil society organisations committed to making government work better for people through transparency, participation and accountability.

• Participatory democracy
• Government transparency
• Partner networks and coalitions

The Northern Ireland Open Government Network (NIOGN), established in 2014, is an alliance of individual citizens, activists and representatives of community and voluntary organisations.

• Participatory democracy
• Government transparency
• Partner networks and coalitions

The movement building better leaders for better democracies

• Build something
• Peer networks

The Public AI Network is a coalition working to bring about public AI.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Peer networks
• Digital Public Infrastructure

The African League of Cyber-Activists and Bloggers for Democracy, commonly known as AfricTivistes, is the union of bloggers and web-activists from the continent and its diaspora to promote and defend democratic values, human rights and good governance through digital means.

• diaspora

• Peer networks

The Digital Donors Exchange, or DDX, is a community of global digital development funders who are committed to improving the lives of all people through harnessing that power.

• development

• Peer networks
• Tools for Funders

The Climate Data JLN will surface key data governance innovations that will enable climate-relevant data to be more accessible and useful for frontline governments and communities.

• Climate action

• Civic data
• Partner networks and coalitions
• Data governance

The Africa Data Leadership Initiative (ADLI) is a ​peer learning and exchange network designed by and for African policymakers, legislators, researchers, technologists, and digital rights advocates working on data governance and digital platforms and services.

• Peer networks
• Digital transformation
• Data governance

We use technology to help social movements build power

• coop

• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns
• Civic apps outfits

Studios are nodes of community, design education, and localized impact within university campuses across the U.S.

• students

• Meet the others
• In-person meetings
• Academia

We are training the next generation of cyber leaders and safeguarding community organizations.

• Pro bono and volunteer
• Academia
• Partner networks and coalitions

We Need Cooperation Among Fact-Checkers

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Factchecking

A global community for cities to learn about generative AI together, faster.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Govtech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Research and policy centers

The Nordic Smart City Network is a collaboration initiative joining five Nordic countries, and currently 20 Nordic cities with a common goal: to explore the Nordic way to create livable and sustainable cities.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Partner networks and coalitions
• Smart Cities and sensors

MISSION MANS is a non-governmental organization that fights against corruption and organized crime that affect Montenegro.

• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

Twelve like-minded European and global organizations committed to advancing democratic innovation and participation are coming together in the new Horizon project Nets4Dem.

• Participatory democracy
• Partner networks and coalitions

The African affiliate of the global Open Science Hardware community, plus its global summit

• Emerging tech
• Hardware
• Citizen science

"...Open source hardware gives people the freedom to control their technology while sharing knowledge and encouraging commerce through the open exchange of designs."

• Meet the others
• Hardware
• Citizen science

Un consorcio de organizaciones de la sociedad civil conformado por Asuntos del Sur, Fundación Ciudadanía Inteligente, Extituto de Política Abierta e Instituto Pro Comum quienes tienen como misión conjunta impulsar formas innovadoras de gobernanza y acción colectiva en Ciudades del Sur Global.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Partner networks and coalitions

The Centre for Democracy was founded in January 2021 to develop the ecosystem of organisations working towards a better democracy in the UK

• Participatory democracy

Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN) is a NETWORK OF FUNDERS in the global south, east, and north dedicated to resourcing HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION around the world.

• Tools for Funders

The Public Interest Tech Webring is a collection of blogs dedicated to civic tech, public interest tech, government tech policy, and similar topics.

• Learn about civic tech
• News and blogs
• Public Interest Tech

The Journalists in Distress (JiD) Network is an informal forum for sharing information on journalists in distress and developing joint initiatives for emergency response.

• Media
• Journalism
• Solidarity networks