Civic tech legislation and policy
Information on bills, legislative processes, regulatory requirements, acts, and reports related to civic tech's goals of driving meaningful participation, civic engagement, and oversight.
NYC Intro 1235-A of 2025 (Updating FOIL)
Creation of a centralized system for processing freedom of information law requests.
The Digital Services Act
The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act aim to create a safer digital space where the fundamental rights of users are protected and to establish a level playing field for businesses.
NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A1417
The State of New York passed a bill outlawing the use of algorithmic pricing by landlords to determine rent prices. Score one for not using AI to make bad things (the housing and cost of living crises...
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
The basic function of the Freedom of Information Act is to ensure informed citizens, vital to the functioning of a democratic society.
I Plan de Parlamento Abierto del Congreso de los Diputados (2025 - 2027) de España
La Mesa del Congreso de los Diputados ha aprobado el I Plan de Parlamento Abierto (2025-2027), desarrollado en el marco de la Alianza de Gobierno Abierto (OGP).
The Public Participation Bill, 2024 (Kenya)
AN ACT of Parliament to provide for the conduct of public participation; to give effect to the constitutional principles of democracy and participation of the people...
EU AI Act Article 57: AI Regulatory Sandboxes
Legislation requiring Member States to establish AI regulatory sandboxes
Informationsfreiheitsgesetz
Das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz (IFG) schafft einen voraussetzungslosen Anspruch auf Zugang zu amtlichen Informationen bei Behörden des Bundes.
Escazú Agreement
The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, better known as the Escazú Agreement (Spanish: Acuerdo de...
Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 Bill
Requiring open digitalisation and publication of planning data in the UK
Wet open overheid (Woo)
The Netherlands's open government act
Centro de Estudios en Libertad de Expresión y Acceso a la información (CELE)
Observatorio Regional: Legislación en Libertad de Expresión en América Latina
Tromsø Convention (Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents)
The Tromsø Convention is the first binding international legal instrument to recognize a general right of access to official documents held by public authorities.
Ley de Transparencia España (Ley 19/2013)
La Ley 19/2013, de 9 de diciembre, de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información Pública y Buen Gobierno (texto consolidado), tiene por objeto ampliar y reforzar la transparencia de la actividad pública,...
Bundesgesetz über den Einsatz elektronischer Mittel zur Erfüllung von Behördenaufgaben (EMBAG)
Swiss law requiring government agencies disclose their source code when possible.
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...
Promoting Responsible Evaluation and Procurement to Advance Readiness for Enterprise-wide Deployment (PREPARED) for AI Act
S.4495 - A bill to enable safe, responsible, and agile procurement, development, and use of artificial intelligence by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Source Code Harmonization And Reuse in Information Technology (SHARE IT) Act
Bipartisan legislation that would require government agencies to share custom-developed source code with each other—thereby avoiding duplicative government contracts to build software.
LupaMundi
O LupaMundi - Mapa das Legislações sobre Desinformação é um mapa interativo que apresenta as leis nacionais de combate à desinformação.
Fundusz sołecki
Polish law institutionalizing the "Village Fund" form of participatory budgeting, first in rural areas and later required for the 66 largest cities
The Copenhagen Pledge on Tech for Democracy
A commitment to make digital technologies work for, not against, democracy and human rights. It underlines the joint responsibility of governments, multilateral organizations, civil society, and techn...
21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Ro Khanna, summed it up by saying, “Government exists to serve citizens, and this bill ensures government leverages available technology to provide cohesive, user-fr...
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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...
Executive Order on Modernizing Regulatory Review
US White House order including addressing AI generated public comments
UN General Assembly resolutions on ICTs for Sustainable Development
A UN resolution in favor of ICTs for Sustainable Development
Onlinezugangsgesetz (OZG)
Law requiring digitization of German government. Die Interaktion zwischen Bürgerinnen, Bürgern und Unternehmen mit der Verwaltung soll in Zukunft deutlich schneller, effizienter und nutzerfreundlicher...
EU Code of Practice on Disinformation
The European Union developed a Code of Practice on Disinformation based on the findings of its High Level Working Group on the issue.
A guide to anti-misinformation legal actions around the world
Poynter's global guide on existing attempts to legislate against what can broadly be referred to as online misinformation
Global Right to Information Rating
A global map ranking countries by their Freedom of Information laws
NYC law: Reporting on algorithmic tools used by city agencies.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on algorithmic tools used by city agencies
The Digital Bill
The Government clearly highlighted the modifications made to the text following this consultation, in order to facilitate the follow-up of proposals from different contributors.
The 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act
The 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) requires all government-produced digital products, including websites and applications, to be consistent, modern, and mobile-friendly.
Legge regionale sulla partecipazione
Emilia Romagna's Regional law on participation
US open data legislation
The U.S. Open Data Toolkit is a digital resource that helps federal policymakers better understand and harness the strategic value of open data.
Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2018
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the most federal grant awards, to: (1) establish government-wide data standards for informatio...