A professional association for congressional staff focused on artificial intelligence policy and practice.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Peer networks
• Tech or Digital Policy

The Institute for Continuous Improvement in Public Services is a professional membership charity; upholding standards of professional practice, undertaking research and bringing members together to share knowledge; influence policy and practice.

• Peer networks
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Where tech meets activism. Pitch, hack, ship, repeat - until the world catches up.

• Meet the others
• Build something
• Socialize online

The European Digital DemocracY network (EDDY) aims to bring together academics and practitioners actively working on or with digital democracy, to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange.

• Participatory democracy
• Academia
• Conferences

A free online place for municipal leaders to share expertise and support the next generation of municipal leaders.

• Govtech
• Peer networks
• Social networks

To share evaluation best practice and help charities change the world.

• Evaluate impact
• Nonprofit tech
• Peer networks

We are the voice of young people in Europe, standing up for their rights and striving for societies where young people are empowered and are encouraged to achieve their fullest potential as global citizens.

• The People
• Participatory democracy
• Meet the others

Our mission is to empower the next generation of young pro-democracy leaders across Central and Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans and the South Caucasus by equipping them with the tools, networks, and opportunities to engage meaningfully in civic and political life at local, national, and European levels.

• Peer networks
• Democracy organizations

We are an international network of technologists, practitioners, and experts who are building, studying, and using technology to enhance deliberation and to create digital infrastructure for deliberative democracy.

• Participatory democracy
• Deliberation
• Peer networks

Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology is dedicated to using legal advocacy to make advances in science and technology safer for people and the planet. Join us in shaping a safer future. Learn More

• Legal tech
• Peer networks
• Pro bono and volunteer

An open invitation for funders of all sizes to come together as peers, exploring the opportunities and challenges of AI.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Peer networks
• Tools for Funders

The Assembly seeks to provide leadership at international level in data protection and privacy. It does this by connecting the efforts of more than 130 data protection and privacy authorities from across the globe.

• Digital security and privacy
• Peer networks
• Predecessors & Pioneers

The Community Councillor Collective is a network of councillors committed to putting citizens at the heart of local decision-making and building the power of their communities.

• Govtech
• Participatory democracy
• Peer networks

Library Freedom Project is a network of values-driven librarians working together to build information democracy.

• libraries
• trainings

• Digital security and privacy
• Peer networks

The Local Policy Lab (LPL) Network connects cities that are dedicated to protecting and strengthening democracy, advancing resilient and sustainable communities, and improving non-partisan civic engagement.

• city

• Peer networks

Our aim is to develop an international network of academics and practitioners across the world to critically examine the effectiveness and impact of public engagement with parliament.

• Parliamentary and legislative tech
• Academia
• Partner networks and coalitions

The Political Party Peer Network was established in 2010 to serve as a network of like minded organizations in the field of political party support. Its members include almost all of the world’s most experienced practitioners in international political party development.

• Meet the others
• Conferences
• Peer networks

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

• Govtech
• Peer networks
• Digital transformation

An independent, local authority membership organisation supporting councils around the world.

• local

• Govtech
• Peer networks
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Africa Tech Workers Rising, Kenya is a project to organize and empower front line content moderators and data enrichment workers in the AI data supply chain to improve conditions of pay, workload, health and safety, whistleblower protections, voice and respect.

• labor
• Decent work and economic growth

• Peer networks
• Whistleblowing
• Labor platforms

We’re a growing community of not-for-profit digital leads committed to making the most of digital technology for positive social impact, by sharing best practice and peer-to-peer learning.

• Meet the others
• In-person meetings
• Nonprofit tech

A platform for women to be able to share their stories and knowledge related to water and river governance.

• Clean water and sanitation

• Peer networks
• Story-based campaigns
• Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D)

Actively supporting local government technology leaders and their teams through research & content, professional development, consulting services, learning and networking events, membership, workforce connections and recognition programs.

• Govtech
• Peer networks
• Supporting public sector from outside government

A professional association for technologists that serve the public good

• Peer networks
• Trade groups

The IAAA is a community of practice that aims to advance and organise the algorithmic auditing profession, promote AI auditing standards, certify best practices and contribute to the emergence of Responsible AI.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Peer networks

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
• Governance of AI

We are a global collaborative Internet of Things ecosystem that creates networks, devices and solutions using LoRaWAN®.

• Emerging tech
• Smart Cities and sensors
• Peer networks

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 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

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

Creating and supporting independent news entrepreneurs

• Media
• Journalism
• Peer networks

56 countries working together for prosperity, democracy and peace

• human rights

• Peer networks

This list of civil society experts on AI contains profiles and contact information of policy experts, researchers and lawyers who can speak to the media and other stakeholders on issues such as AI regulation, facial recognition, racial justice, AI in health, border surveillance, algorithmic welfare distribution, conditions for workers training Chat-GPT and other key issues of our time.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Peer networks
• Expert networks

The Audience Community of Practice is a group providing support for audience development news professionals.

• Media
• Journalism
• Peer networks

Engaged Cities is a community of practice for news organizations with engagement-first approaches to serving U.S. cities.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Media
• Journalism
• Local news

The Statewide News Collective is a community for news organizations serving statewide audiences launched by The Lenfest Institute, RevLab at The Texas Tribune, and Spotlight PA.

• state

• Media
• Journalism
• Local news

UN-OCHA's Peer-2-Peer (P2P) Support Project is a tool of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)

• United Nations

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Peer networks

Network Impact has created a series of Network Know-How Guides for early-stage network builders who want to learn how to develop healthy, impactful and sustainable networks.

• guides

• Meet the others
• Peer networks

We are the largest community-based career platform for urbanists working on city challenges worldwide.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Meet the others
• Find a job or hire someone
• Job boards

In the municipal partnership program, ICLD offers local governments in a number of partner countries and Swedish municipalities and regions, the possibility to enter result oriented collaborations for exchange and peer learning.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Govtech
• Peer networks

Out in Tech is the world’s largest non-profit community of LGBTQ+ tech leaders.

• LGBTQI

• Meet the others
• Peer networks

Want to join the global digital rights and internet freedom community? We providing events, services, job board, community spaces, and more!

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Meet the others

A collective of solutions journalists

• Media
• Peer networks
• Solutions journalism

Data Rights for Digital Workers

• labor

• Civic data
• Crowdsourcing
• Peer networks

Build, fund, and fuel Latinx power with us.

• racial equity
• Latinx

• Get funding
• Funders & donors
• Peer networks

As part of the Beeck Center’s Digital Service Collaborative , a project in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, we will knit together a collection of state agencies based on common needs to help them collaboratively procure, develop, and maintain the software that they all depend on

• local

• Govtech
• Partner networks and coalitions
• Peer networks

Hacks/Hackers is a rapidly expanding international grassroots journalism organization with dozens of groups (and counting) and thousands of members across four continents (and counting).

• Media
• Meet the others
• Journalism

Computer Professional’s Union (CPU) is a mass organization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professionals and advocates aspiring to promote ICT for the people.​

• Peer networks
• Professional associations

The national voice of municipalities relating to information and communications technology.

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Smart Cities and sensors
• Peer networks
• Trade groups