Celebrating citizen action: reimagining democracy, rights, and inclusion for today’s world

• Nonprofit tech
• Holidays

Offline mesh messaging apps

• apps

• Organize campaigns
• Cybersecurity
• Chat and messaging

This Global Democracy Coalition campaign aims to foster a positive narrative on democracy, demonstrating the universal value of democracy, promoting proactive engagement and education on democratic processes, practices and responsibilities.

• youth

• Participatory democracy
• Specific campaigns

First ever tech policy summit in Brussels led entirely by non-profit organisations

• Meet the others
• In-person meetings
• Conferences

Democracy Notes is where Gabriel Lerner curates a weekly email with the best articles, job postings, events, and funding opportunities that he finds.

• Newsletters

Strengthening global democracy through powerful civic engagement and informed, inclusive dialogue

• Research and policy centers
• Academia

#SetThemFree is a GLOBAL campaign to build solidarity with those behind bars.

• Specific campaigns

"Feisty felines are running for mayor of a Massachusetts bike path, and the election is getting downright dirty."

• Voting and elections
• Artistic interventions

bitchat is a decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks.

• Organize campaigns
• Cybersecurity
• Decentralization

Enter in two concepts and it uses AI to chart paths between them

• Artificial Intelligence
• Artistic interventions
• Research tools

Air quality has improved or remained steady across the five boroughs since congestion pricing launched in January, according to a new batch of data released by the city Department of Health — another sign that the traffic toll is delivering a better city.

• air quality
• mobility
• congestion pricing

• Civic data
• Environmental data

People Powered consulted with its global membership, staff, and partners, to develop an organizational AI policy that adapts to the quickly changing AI landscape with integrity, transparency, and mission alignment.

• CTFG partners

• Organizational policies on AI

Celebrating San Francisco Good Neighbor Week! #sfgoodneighborweek

• place-based
• Community

• Meet the others
• Holidays

We're installing digital community bulletin boards on public sidewalks in San Francisco

• place-based
• city

• Media
• Engagement tech
• Hardware

EUSAiR is a two-year project, funded by the European Union’s Digital Europe program, which will support the implementation of AI regulatory sandboxes across the EU to foster AI innovation and competitiveness, improve legal certainty for innovators and facilitate regulatory compliance with the AI Act.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Testbeds and Sandboxes

Risk Assessment For Journalists and Defenders

• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

The Datasphere Initiative Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for graduate students and young professionals to work on novel research and dialogue related to data governance.

• Find a job or hire someone
• Fellowships
• Data governance

Powerful Tools For Online Investigations

• commercial

• Research tools
• Open-source intelligence (OSINT)

During the summer and autumn of 2023, the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) has conducted its second pilot within its regulatory sandbox.

• Testbeds and Sandboxes

The Innovation Sandbox for Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a test environment for the implementation of AI projects.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Testbeds and Sandboxes

Europe's diverse AI community brings together all individuals and organisations interested in contributing to or benefiting from today's AI capabilities. Researchers, developers, entrepreneurs, citizens, civil servants, and AI experts are invited to engage with AI Ecosystem stakeholders and access multiple resources and solutions. Identifying personally relevant activities and updates can be challenging amidst the myriad of happenings. The on-demand platform aims to deliver an easily navigable overview of the community, showcasing interesting developments. Users can discover the best of what is being developed within the community and take the opportunity to engage with leading stakeholders.

• European Union

• Artificial Intelligence
• Civic tech catalogs

This report summarizes the findings of a study on sandboxes in the field of Artificial Intelligence — those that have been announced, are in development, or have been completed.

• reports

• Artificial Intelligence
• Testbeds and Sandboxes

Wir begleiten Transformations- und Gestaltungsprozesse!

• Participatory democracy
• Co-design
• Participation consultants

Auf Dialoge bauen: Die Stadtwerkstatt ist Stabsstelle für Bürgerbeteiligung und die Plattform für Information und Bürgerbeteiligung bei Hamburger Planungsprojekten. Stadtwerkstatt DIPAS navigator Bürgerbeteiligung auf einen Blick Entdecken Sie die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten der digitalen Bürgerbeteiligung in Hamburg auf einen Blick über unseren neuen DIPAS navigator! Bequem und einfach erfahren, welche Bürgerbeteiligungsverfahren in Ihrem Umfeld stattfinden. BSW Jetzt mitmachen! Bahnhofsumfeld Altona - Gestaltungsideen für das Zentrum Rund um den Bahnhof stehen in den nächsten Jahren viele Veränderungen an – dafür brauchen wir Ihre Ideen! Bis zum 01.08. informieren und beteiligen BSW/ Tobias Hager Rückblick 27. Stadtwerkstatt - Bezahlbar bauen: Öffentliche Dialogveranstaltung zum neuen Hamburg-Standard Wie Baukosten reduziert werden können, um z.B. den Wohnungsbau anzukurbeln, war Gegenstand der 27. Stadtwerkstatt - Bezahlbar bauen, die am 20. Mai 2025 im ehemaligen Hauptzollamt stattfand. BUKEA Neues Meldeportal bei trockenen Gewässern für Hamburger:innen Trockener Bach Seit längerem gibt es in Hamburg einen Trend zu heißeren und trockeneren Sommern. Dies bedeutet u.a. immer mehr Trockenheit in den Gewässern. Um entsprechende Maßnahmen ergreifen zu können und einen Überblick zu erlangen, hat die BUKEA zusammen mit der Stadtwerkstatt ein Meldeportal für... Stadtwerkstatt DIPAS navigator Bürgerbeteiligung auf einen Blick Entdecken Sie die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten der digitalen Bürgerbeteiligung in Hamburg auf einen Blick über unseren neuen DIPAS navigator! Bequem und einfach erfahren, welche Bürgerbeteiligungsverfahren in Ihrem Umfeld stattfinden. BSW Jetzt mitmachen! Bahnhofsumfeld Altona - Gestaltungsideen für das Zentrum Rund um den Bahnhof stehen in den nächsten Jahren viele Veränderungen an – dafür brauchen wir Ihre Ideen! Bis zum 01.08. informieren und beteiligen BSW/ Tobias Hager Rückblick 27. Stadtwerkstatt - Bezahlbar bauen: Öffentliche Dialogveranstaltung zum neuen Hamburg-Standard Wie Baukosten reduziert werden können, um z.B. den Wohnungsbau anzukurbeln, war Gegenstand der 27. Stadtwerkstatt - Bezahlbar bauen, die am 20. Mai 2025 im ehemaligen Hauptzollamt stattfand. BUKEA Neues Meldeportal bei trockenen Gewässern für Hamburger:innen Trockener Bach Seit längerem gibt es in Hamburg einen Trend zu heißeren und trockeneren Sommern. Dies bedeutet u.a. immer mehr Trockenheit in den Gewässern. Um entsprechende Maßnahmen ergreifen zu können und einen Überblick zu erlangen, hat die BUKEA zusammen mit der Stadtwerkstatt ein Meldeportal für... Stadtwerkstatt DIPAS navigator Bürgerbeteiligung auf einen Blick Entdecken Sie die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten der digitalen Bürgerbeteiligung in Hamburg auf einen Blick über unseren neuen DIPAS navigator! Bequem und einfach erfahren, welche Bürgerbeteiligungsverfahren in Ihrem Umfeld stattfinden.

• Sustainable cities and communities

• Participatory democracy
• Specific digital participation instances

Legislation requiring Member States to establish AI regulatory sandboxes

• Artificial Intelligence
• Tech or Digital Policy
• Civic tech legislation and policy

The main mission for the Data Protection Authority's regulatory sandbox is to stimulate privacy-enhancing innovation and digitalisation.

• Govtech
• Testbeds and Sandboxes

ArcGIS Hub is an easy-to-configure community engagement platform that organizes people, data, and tools through information-driven initiatives.

• commercial

• Civic data
• Engagement tech
• Open data publishing platforms

The aim of this resource is to support the development and understanding of the data governance field by identifying and showcasing the work of actors and initiatives from around the world.

• reports

• Civic data
• Data governance

The Datasphere Observatory provides a comprehensive, but not exhaustive, interactive, and free and open access online platform where actors and initiatives are identified and profiled to support the understanding and development of the data-governance field.

• Civic tech catalogs
• Data governance

Japan Fact-check Center (JFC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fact-checking and promoting media information literacy

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Factchecking

Das erste medienbruchfreie digitale System zur Bürgerbeteiligung online und vor Ort. DIPAS entdecken DIPAS Repository

• Participatory democracy
• Engagement tech
• Digital participation platforms

Guide to organizing securely by Micah Lee

• guides
• Signal

• Advocacy tech
• Chat and messaging
• Direct action

A proactive, collaborative, agile and the first of its kind approach to identifying and addressing the challenges faced by AI as a Medical Device (AIaMD).

• Good health and well-being

• Testbeds and Sandboxes

Una espacio virtual en el que buscamos ocupar y recuperar una internet democrática explorando el cruce entre género y tecnologías.

• Gender Equality
• women

• Podcasts
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Newsletters

Este es un espacio para aprender, protegernos y organizarnos juntas, utiliza los filtros para encontrar lo que estás buscando.

• Gender Equality

• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

Sponsor a WHO- and UNEP-aligned clean water equity tool advancing 8 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in U.S. communities.

• Clean water and sanitation

• Help out

• place-based

• Advocacy tech
• Artistic interventions

"[A] network of more than 700 members across 21 countries unified in the belief that the Francophone world should have a stronger voice in the Open Government Partnership (OGP), where English-speaking countries have long dominated the conversation."

• Open Government Partnership (OGP)
• Open Dev Africa

• Govtech
• Participatory democracy
• Government transparency

Youth Data Lab amplifies the voices of young people through over 7000 youth survey responses, 31,000 minutes of youth interviews, and 35,000 quantitative data points covering 65 Canadian cities.

• youth

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Narrative tech

• immigration

• Legal tech

Chat with Nigeria's Fiscal and Public Finance Data Platform with Intelligence

• Artificial Intelligence
• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency

taxem é um movimento que propõe uma mudança drástica na fiscalidade da habitação em Portugal, nomeadamente nas zonas urbanas, onde actualmente os preços da habitação estão incomportáveis para quem ganhe salários típicos de Portugal.

• housing

• Advocacy tech
• Specific campaigns

New initiative brings nine experts with federal government experience to work with the FAS and Tech & Society’s Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation, the Knight-Georgetown Institute, and the Institute for Technology Law & Policy.

• Govtech
• Find a job or hire someone
• Fellowships

Supporting organisations through radical transformation

• Govtech
• Govtech vendors

La Escuela Judicial de Costa Rica, la CONAMAJ y la Conferencia Internacional de Justicia Abierta le agradecen su inscripción en el Curso de Justicia Abierta.

• Open justice
• Courses

Manifesto and launch of a new Open Source Civic Technology Platform

• Govtech
• Manifestos
• Website builder

This project provides a modular pipeline for downloading, transcribing, cleaning, and preparing audio/video recordings into readable, structured text. It’s designed with a local-first philosophy, giving you full control over your data at every stage.

• Speech recognition
• Tech for your meetings

"Des échanges approfondis sur la budgétisation sensible au genre (BSG)."

• Open Dev Africa

• Government transparency

Explore Pakistan's rich legal and parliamentary heritage with our AI-powered chatbot.

• TICTeC 25

• Artificial Intelligence
• Voting and elections
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

Civic Interaction Design is an interdisciplinary research group at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

• TICTeC 25

• Research and policy centers
• Academia
• Design