This paper explores how civic technology (civic tech) – that is, the use of digital technology to strengthen democracy by informing people, enabling participation and improving government accountability – can enhance citizen participation in Europe at a time of declining trust, polarization, and increasingly AI- and platform-shaped political communication.

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

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• Defining the field

Facilitating development of open government data and API specifications via a W3C Community Group (now closed).

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• Defining the field

Document DEFINING OPEN IN OPEN DATA, OPEN CONTENT AND OPEN KNOWLEDGE

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• Open knowledge

The IGF is a global multistakeholder platform that facilitates the discussion of public policy issues pertaining to the Internet

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Protecting and advancing freedom of expression and privacy in information and communications technologies.

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• Ethical tech and responsible tech

The Data Coalition advocates on behalf of the private sector and the public interest for the publication of government information as standardized, machine-readable data.

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L'Atelier BNP Paribas 2017 report on "how technology is renewing civic engagement". (PDF file)

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Knight Foundation's seminal 2013 report on the growing field of Civic Tech

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