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Citizen Engagement

Projects that engage citizens (or residents, or constituents) to involve them in decision-making.

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TransforM
transform-cluster.de

TransforM

Munich Center for Transformative Technologies and Societal Change

Munich, Germany
Citizen Engagement, Research and policy centers, Academia
The Community Councillor Collective
thecommunitycouncillorcollective.co.uk

The Community Councillor Collective

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.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2025
Participatory democracy, Peer networks, Govtech
Civity
civity.org

Civity

We support individuals and communities to engage authentically and relationally with others who are different.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Citizen Engagement, Polarization
Civic Nebraska
civicnebraska.org

Civic Nebraska

Civic Nebraska creates a more modern and robust democracy for all Nebraskans.

Lincoln, NE
Voting and elections, Citizen Engagement, Democracy organizations
youth, gerrymandering
Sworn-Again America
citizenuniversity.us/participate/sworn-again

Sworn-Again America

The Sworn-Again America Oath helps us recommit to being useful to our community and our country.

Seattle, WA
Citizen Engagement
Connecticut Democracy Center
kidgovernor.org/ctdemocracycenter

Connecticut Democracy Center

Hartford, CT
Citizen Engagement
Participación y Dialogo de Ciudad Bogotá
sdp.gov.co/transparencia/participa

Participación y Dialogo de Ciudad Bogotá

Participation portal for the City of Bogotá with issue reporting, participatory budgeting, citizen consultation, assemblies, and more

Bogotá
Participatory budgeting programs, Participatory democracy, Public project trackers
city
International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN)
ipen-network.org

International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN)

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.

Leeds, UK
since 2022
Partner networks and coalitions, Academia, Parliamentary and legislative tech
Global Youth Participation Index
gypi.epd.eu

Global Youth Participation Index

The GYPI is the first global tool that tracks and compares youth political participation in over 130 countries, measuring indicators like electoral inclusion, civic engagement, youth representation in...

Brussels
since 2025
Evaluate impact, Indicators, Citizen Engagement
youth
Youth Democracy Cohort
youthdemocracycohort.com

Youth Democracy Cohort

The Youth Democracy Cohort (YDC) seeks to enhance the involvement of youth in democratic processes at national, regional, and global levels.

Europe
since 2021
Partner networks and coalitions, Participatory democracy, Citizen Engagement
youth
Youth Political Participation – Literature and Policy Review 1980–2023
youthdemocracycohort.com/stories/youth-political-participation-literature-and-policy-review-1980-2023

Youth Political Participation – Literature and Policy Review 1980–2023

This scoping study presents an in-depth exploration of youth political participation, focusing on the design and implementation of youth-related policies.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2023
Reports, Citizen Engagement, Learn about civic tech
youth
Intersectional Spaces of Participation: Inclusive, Resilient, Embedded (INSPIRE)
inspiredemocracy.eu

Intersectional Spaces of Participation: Inclusive, Resilient, Embedded (INSPIRE)

Re-imagining Democracy with Europe’s Diverse Communities

Birmingham, UK
since 2024
Participatory democracy, Co-design, Citizen Engagement
Liverpool City Region Civic Data Cooperative (Civic Data Coop)
civicdatacooperative.com

Liverpool City Region Civic Data Cooperative (Civic Data Coop)

The Liverpool City Region Civic Data Cooperative (LCR CDC) is a data governance project funded by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) and hosted by the Faculty of Health and Life Scie...

Liverpool
Data governance, Citizen Engagement, Participatory democracy
city
Tainan Sprout
tnsprout.org

Tainan Sprout

Tainan City
since 2016
Parliamentary and congressional monitoring, Watchdogging and transparency, Citizen Engagement
city, local, Sustainable cities and communities
Caught in the Web (CitW)
sfcg.org/project/caught-in-the-web-tackling-gendered-conflict-cyberspace

Caught in the Web (CitW)

Caught in the Web (CitW) is a 26 month initiative supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office United Kingdom where Search for Common Ground, Hashtag Generation, and Centre for Equalit...

Colombo, Sri Lanka
since 2021
Civic tech legislation and policy, Citizen Engagement
hate speech, Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV)
EVoting
evoting.com

EVoting

Our services are comprised of 5 remote electronic platforms and a complete customer support system.

Santiago, Chile
E-voting and I-voting, Voting and elections, Digital participation platforms
Les Villageois 2.0
lesvillageois.org/qui-sommes-nous

Les Villageois 2.0

Villageois 2.0 est une association qui a pour objectif de sensibiliser les citoyens des différentes localités de la Guinée sur les avantages et risques des TIC.

Guinea (Guinée) 🇬🇳
Citizen Engagement
Like, Share, Change: Youth, politics & the digital sphere
democracyreporting.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/images/65e03a543cedf.pdf

Like, Share, Change: Youth, politics & the digital sphere

Fostering youth engagement in Tunisia

Tunisia (Tunis) 🇹🇳
since 2024
Social media, Citizen Engagement
youth
Civic Infrastructure Scan
nationalcivicleague.org/what-is-a-civic-infrastructure-scan-and-why-do-one

Civic Infrastructure Scan

To build the foundations of democracy with intention, as Jill Blair and Malka Kopell suggest, there is a need to survey the types of civic infrastructure in place and how these building blocks fit tog...

Washington, DC
Civic data, Citizen Engagement, Research tools
guides
National Civic League
nationalcivicleague.org

National Civic League

Advancing civic engagement to create equitable, thriving communities

Washington, DC
since 1894
Citizen Engagement, Participatory democracy
Boti
buenosaires.gob.ar/innovacionytransformaciondigital/boti

Boti

El chatbot de la Ciudad Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires
since 2019
Bots, Artificial Intelligence, Citizen Engagement
city, WhatsApp, Sustainable cities and communities
MobileCit
open2vote.eu/projects/mobilecit

MobileCit

We aim to strengthen instruments for mobile EU citizens and expats to engage in EU political life on an everyday basis

Latvia (Latvija) 🇱🇻
since 2022
Citizen Engagement, Civic literacy
immigration
The Computational Democracy Project
compdemocracy.org

The Computational Democracy Project

The Computational Democracy Project designs, engineers and maintains Polis, an open source, real-time system for gathering, analyzing and understanding what large groups of people think in their own w...

since 2018
Civic apps outfits, Citizen Engagement, Engagement tech
Polis, TICTeC 25
Fundación Somos
fundacionsomos.ar

Fundación Somos

Comprometidos con los asuntos públicos, trabajamos en el Desarrollo y Aplicación de herramientas para sociedades más democráticas, participativas e inclusivas.

San Martín de los Andes, Argentina
Citizen Engagement
rural
Stichting Netwerk Democratie
netdem.nl

Stichting Netwerk Democratie

Netwerk Democratie’s mission rests on two pillars: Digital democracy and the democratisation of technology.

Amsterdam
since 2011
Participatory democracy, Citizen Engagement
European Citizen Action Service
ecas.org

European Citizen Action Service

The European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) is an international, Brussels-based non-profit organisation with a pan-European membership and more than 30 years of experience.

Brussels
Participatory democracy, Citizen Engagement, Supporting public sector from outside government
Coglobal
coglobal.es

Coglobal

Diseñamos y desarrollamos procesos de participación ciudadana

Spain (España) 🇪🇸
Participatory democracy, Citizen Engagement, Participatory budgeting
People Powered
Long Beach Co-Lab
longbeach.gov/smartcity/pilot-programs/lb-co-lab

Long Beach Co-Lab

The LB Co-Lab will engage Long Beach community members in an immersive and collaborative technology deployment and training process to design a technology solution that works for them.

Long Beach, CA
Participatory democracy, Citizen Engagement
local, city
El Avispero
elavispero.org

El Avispero

We are a platform of more than 140 thousand activists, organizations and groups that mobilize to transform behaviors and attitudes, generating influence in public policies and thus building a more tol...

Bogotá
since 2016
Citizen Engagement, Civic tech legislation and policy, Participatory democracy
Sustainable cities and communities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions
Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD)
icld.se

Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD)

ICLD’s mission is to support democratic participation and change at the local level.

Visby
Participatory democracy, Citizen Engagement
local
The Role of Community Engagement in Urban Innovation Towards the Co-Creation of Smart Sustainable Cities
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13132-023-01176-1

The Role of Community Engagement in Urban Innovation Towards the Co-Creation of Smart Sustainable Cities

"Findings from this study presents a developed model that can support community engagement for urban innovation by specifying factors that influences community engagement for smart sustainable city de...

since 2023
Peer-reviewed research, Academia, Learn about civic tech
Canòdrom
canodrom.barcelona

Canòdrom

Tecnologies obertes, democràcia participativa i cultura digital

Carrer Concepció Arenal 165 08027 Barcelona (Spain)
since 2021
Hubs, Citizen Engagement, Participatory democracy
city, Sustainable cities and communities
demokratie.today
demokratie.today

demokratie.today

Deutschlands Nr. 1 Consul-Anbieter. Consul is the world's most successful platform for citizen participation.

Mühlleite 13, 91465 Ergersheim, Germany
Citizen Engagement, Participatory democracy, Participatory budgeting
Consul, trainings
CONSUL für Schulen
consul-schulen.de

CONSUL für Schulen

Gemeinsam für eine starke Schule

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
Citizen Engagement, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
students, Quality education, Consul
Reclaiming Participatory Governance: Social Movements and the Reinvention of Democratic Innovation
routledge.com/Reclaiming-Participatory-Governance-Social-Movements-and-the-Reinvention/Bua-Bussu/p/book/9781032111216

Reclaiming Participatory Governance: Social Movements and the Reinvention of Democratic Innovation

"Reclaiming Participatory Governance offers empirical and theoretical perspectives on how the relationship between social movements and state institutions is emerging and developing through new modes...

since 2023
Books, Learn about civic tech, Participatory democracy
books
Best practices of engaging and involving people with lived experience in decision-making
demsoc.org/projects/best-practices-of-engaging-and-involving-people-with-lived-experience-in-decision-making

Best practices of engaging and involving people with lived experience in decision-making

Democratic Society (Demsoc) was commissioned by the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (ALLIANCE) to identify and share best practices and evidence on including people with lived experience in h...

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
since 2023
Participatory democracy, Citizen Engagement
reports
OECD Guidelines for Citizen Participation Processes
oecd.org/gov/open-government/oecd-guidelines-for-citizen-participation-processes-f765caf6-en.htm

OECD Guidelines for Citizen Participation Processes

The OECD Guidelines for Citizen Participation Processes are intended for any public official or public institution interested in carrying out a citizen participation process.

Paris
since 2023
Citizen Engagement, Participatory democracy
reports
iLaw
ilaw.or.th

iLaw

Access to legal information resource in Thailand

House No. 1111/3, Ban Klang Muang Ratchada-Lat Phrao, Lat Phrao Road, Chan Kasem Subdistrict, Chatuchak District, Bangkok 10900
since 2009
Access to information, Legal tech, Civic apps outfits
Mehr Demokratie
mehr-demokratie.de

Mehr Demokratie

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

Mehr Demokratie e.V., Greifswalderstr. 4, 10108 Berlin, Germany
since 1987
Participatory democracy, Citizen Engagement, Democratic Innovations
Groundviews
groundviews.org

Groundviews

Groundviews is a citizens journalism website based in Sri Lanka which uses a range of genres and media to highlight alternative perspectives on governance, human rights, the arts and literature, peace...

Colombo, Sri Lanka
since 1996
Media and social media analysis, Citizen Engagement, Hyperlocal news and citizen media
democracy, human rights, peace
NEOS Lab Academy
lab.neos.eu/academy/all-you-can-learn

NEOS Lab Academy

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

Vienna
Citizen Engagement, Civic literacy
trainings
Digital Future Society
digitalfuturesociety.com

Digital Future Society

Initiative of Mobile World Capital Barcelona

Barcelona
Ethical tech and responsible tech, Citizen Engagement
Framework for Digitally enabled citizen-led participatory processes
codeforpakistan.github.io/ppf

Framework for Digitally enabled citizen-led participatory processes

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

Pakistan 🇵🇰
Citizen Engagement, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
guides
Center for Policy Alternatives
cpalanka.org

Center for Policy Alternatives

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) was formed in the firm belief that there is an urgent need to strengthen institution and capacity-building for good governance and conflict transformation in S...

Colombo, Sri Lanka
since 1996
Engagement tech, Citizen Engagement, Hyperlocal news and citizen media
Global South Alliance, human rights
Council Data Project
councildataproject.org

Council Data Project

Transparency and accessibility in council action; videos, transcripts, voting records, and legislation -- all searchable under a single website.

Seattle, WA
Citizen Engagement, Digital Public Infrastructure, Public records
Democracy Studio: Practical guide to artificial intelligence on citizen engagement
amazon.com/Democracy-Studio-artificial-intelligence-engagement-ebook/dp/B098HMHXPW/ref=pd_ybh_a_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DJS2BD17FZWJB02YVRW2

Democracy Studio: Practical guide to artificial intelligence on citizen engagement

Julien Carbonnell's thesis, featuring case studies in Taiwan, Israel, and Estonia

since 2021
Artificial Intelligence, Books, Citizen Engagement
books, city
National Conference on Citizenship
ncoc.org

National Conference on Citizenship

The National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) is dedicated to strengthening civic life in America.

Washington, DC
Citizen Engagement
Citoyenne Tech
citoyenne-tech.org

Citoyenne Tech

a civic technology platform, which aims to raise awareness and sensitize citizens to play their roles well in the promotion of Peace, Union and Social Cohesion.

Chad (Tchad) 🇹🇩
since 2021
Citizen Engagement
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