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Participatory democracy

Participatory democracy strives to create opportunities for all members of a population to make meaningful contributions to decision-making and seeks to broaden the range of people who have access to such opportunities. (Wikipedia: Participatory democracy)

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Hromadski Project (Громадський проект)
pb.org.ua

Hromadski Project (Громадський проект)

One IT solution for all participatory budgeting activities. Available as SaaS or self-hosted.

1991 Civic Tech Center, вулиця Мечникова, Kyiv, Ukraine
Participatory budgeting, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
PeakMetrics
peakm.com

PeakMetrics

PeakMetrics tracks news and government action around the clock, so you save time and react faster.

Los Angeles, CA
since 2017
Big listening, Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech
Bang the Table EngagementHQ
granicus.com.au/solution/engagementhq

Bang the Table EngagementHQ

Our complete suite of listening, information, analysis, reporting and relationship management features enable you to mix and match precisely the right online tools for your community engagement object...

Australia 🇦🇺
since 2006
Engagement tech, Neighborhood forums, Online forums
US FDA's device approval process
smarterstate.org/fda-2

US FDA's device approval process

Connecting Expertise to Government

The GovLab, MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY
since 2015
Engagement tech, Expert networks, Participatory democracy
Polco
info.polco.us/platform

Polco

Polco is a platform designed to increase civic engagement, improve government transparency, and inform municipal governments of constituents’ input which, in turn, will help better guide public policy...

Middleton, WI
since 2015
Engagement tech, Govtech, Participatory democracy
GoFundMe
gofundme.com

GoFundMe

GoFundMe: The most trusted free online fundraising platform. Start a successful crowdfunding campaign on the site with over $5 Billion Raised. Read our guarantee!

since 2008
Civic crowdfunding platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Public Square
thepublicsquare.org.uk

Public Square

Public Square is a two-year action research programme that explores how to improve participation at a local government level.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2018
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, The Tech
research
Konstytucja.online
konstytucja.online

Konstytucja.online

The Polish constitution, online

Poland (Polska) 🇵🇱
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Participatory democracy
DOSVIT
dosvit.org.ua

DOSVIT

Website builder platform for cities and amalgamated communities in Ukraine

1991 Civic Tech Center, вулиця Мечникова, Kyiv, Ukraine
since 2018
Budget explorers, Internal government tech capacity, Govtech
Place Speak
placespeak.com

Place Speak

PlaceSpeak is a location-based citizen engagement platform that authenticates the online public participation process through digital credentials and privacy-by-design to build trust.

New City Ventures, Attn: PlaceSpeak, 1005 Cypress Street, Vancouver, BC, V6J 3K5, CANADA
since 2010
Civic forums, Communicating with the government, Engagement tech
place-based
Legge regionale sulla partecipazione
partecipazione.regione.emilia-romagna.it/tecnico-di-garanzia/legge-regionale-partecipazione

Legge regionale sulla partecipazione

Emilia Romagna's Regional law on participation

Bologna, Italy
Civic tech legislation and policy, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
New Zealand Digital Service Design Tools
digital.govt.nz/standards-and-guidance/design-and-ux/service-design/service-design-tools

New Zealand Digital Service Design Tools

These tools can help you test ideas and products with real users so you design services that work for people. There are also tools to help you present research in a meaningful way and bring it to life...

New Zealand 🇳🇿
since 2018
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Ideation
Nesta
nesta.org.uk

Nesta

Nesta is an innovation foundation. We back new ideas to tackle the big challenges of our time.

58 Victoria Embankment
since 1998
Funders & donors, Get funding, Participatory democracy
Cities Coalition for Digital Rights
citiesfordigitalrights.org

Cities Coalition for Digital Rights

We, the undersigned cities, formally come together to form the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, to protect and uphold human rights on the internet at the local and global level.

United Nations Avenue Nairobi, Kenya 00100
Adjacent Fields, Civic data, Data schemas and standards
city, manifestos, Sustainable cities and communities
Block Party
blockparty.studio

Block Party

We make local policy information accessible and byte-sized, with a weekly email of your community board’s most recent meeting highlights and transcript data.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2020
Civic and social impact companies, Communicating with the government, Data science for social good
Nos Députés
nosdeputes.fr

Nos Députés

Le collectif Regards Citoyens est une association constituée de citoyens de tous âges et régions, tous bénévoles, qui se sont rencontrés sur Internet dans un désir commun de proposer un accès simplifi...

17 Rue Corneille, 31100 Toulouse, France
since 2009
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Participatory democracy, Watchdogging and transparency
Participation Factory
participationfactory.com

Participation Factory

Participation Factory is a social enterprise that mainstreams participation and data-driven approaches into governance and process design.

Prague, Czechia
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Digital participation platforms
People Powered
Bologna Neighborhood workshops
partecipa.comune.bologna.it/laboratori-di-quartiere

Bologna Neighborhood workshops

Con i Laboratori potrai segnalare, creare e far votare proposte per il tuo quartiere: contattaci o vieni agli incontri, per lavorare insieme a tecnici del Comune di Bologna ed esperti di coprogettazio...

Bologna, Italy
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Digital participation platforms
Latinno
latinno.wzb.eu

Latinno

cases of democratic technology in Latin America from eighteen countries in a twenty-six year period (1990-2016)

Berlin
Civic tech catalogs, Engagement tech, Learn about civic tech
TheyWorkforYou
theyworkforyou.com

TheyWorkforYou

TheyWorkForYou is a website which makes it easy to keep track of your local MP's activities.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2003
Watchdogging and transparency, Parliamentary and legislative tech, Participatory democracy
Extituto
extituto.org

Extituto

Political organization focused on generating healthy physical and digital spaces for co-creation and incidence in the political landscape.

Bogotá
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, The Tech
Smartvote
smartvote.ch

Smartvote

smartvote BePart ist eine partizipative Plattform. Über diese Plattform können Bürger/-innen aktiv an der Gestaltung des smartvote-Fragebogens für ihre Wahl teilnehmen und ihre eigenen Ideen und Frage...

Switzerland (Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera) 🇨🇭
since 2003
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
CrowdJustice
crowdjustice.com

CrowdJustice

CrowdJustice is a crowdfunding platform that enables individuals, groups and communities to come together to fund legal action.

since 2015
Civic crowdfunding platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Nyaaya
nyaaya.org

Nyaaya

Nyaaya’s platform provides comprehensive information on various legal topics in an accessible and simple language,covering aspects of the law that the public interact with in their daily lives.

Defence Colony, New Delhi, Delhi 110024, India
since 2016
The Tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
D-Cent
tools.dcentproject.eu

D-Cent

D-CENT is a Europe-wide project creating open, secure and privacy-aware tools for direct democracy and economic empowerment.

Barcelona
since 2014
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Mon Avis Citoyen
monaviscitoyen.fr

Mon Avis Citoyen

Le site qui vous donne la parole

17 Rue Xaintrailles, 75013, Paris, France
since 2016
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Digital participation platforms
CivicBudget
civicbudget.org

CivicBudget

Civicbudget is an open source participative platform enabling any organization, public or private, to launch a consultation process.

Europe
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Participatory budgeting
LaunchGood
launchgood.com

LaunchGood

Crowdfunding Incredible Muslims

Detroit, MI
since 2013
Civic crowdfunding platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
racial equity
Konveio
konveio.com

Konveio

Konveio turns regular PDFs into social documents for draft reviews, interactive reports, digital workshops or immersive guides and training materials.

1624 Market St, Denver, CO 80202
since 2016
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Transparencia Belgium
transparencia.be

Transparencia Belgium

Transparencia is a platform for access to administrative documents (subsidies, public markets, etc.) developed by Anticor Belgium

Belgium (België / Belgique / Belgien) 🇧🇪
since 2016
Advocacy tech, Access to information, The Tech
Alaveteli, Access to Information Community of Practice
Hamdam
united4iran.org/en/irancubator/hamdam.html

Hamdam

Hamdam is a classic period and ovulation tracker with a twist: a significant function of the app is to help familiarize Iranian women with their reproductive and legal rights.

Iran, Islamic Republic of (Īrān) 🇮🇷
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Participatory democracy
Gender Equality, women's health
Your Priorities
yrpri.org

Your Priorities

Your Priorities is an eDemocracy web application designed by the non profit Citizens Foundation to help groups speak with one voice.

Vegmúli 2, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland
since 2008
Engagement tech, Group decision making, Participatory democracy
Your Priorities
Ignition Deck WordPress plugin
ignitiondeck.com/id

Ignition Deck WordPress plugin

IgnitionDeck is the world's most popular WordPress crowdfunding plugin. Includes free WordPress Crowdfunding Theme. Integrates with Paypal, Stripe, Mailchimp.

since 2010
Civic crowdfunding platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Wordpress
The Human Utility
detroitwaterproject.org

The Human Utility

The Human Utility provides assistance to families and makes sure they always have running water at home.

287 Lester Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606
since 2014
Civic crowdfunding platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Clean water and sanitation
Mexico City Crowdsourcing a Constitution: case study
citiesofservice.org/resource/crowdsourcing-a-constitution-mexico-city-mexico

Mexico City Crowdsourcing a Constitution: case study

To get input on Mexico City's constitution, LabCDMX experimented with Google Docs, PubPub, Change.org, paper surveys, and kiosks

Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
Constitutions, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
CityScope Champs-Élysée
media.mit.edu/projects/city-scope-champs-elysees/overview

CityScope Champs-Élysée

An interactive platform to improve decision-making related to the revitalization of the Champs Élysées

Pavillon de l'Arsenal, boulevard Morland, Paris, France
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Digital participation platforms
urban planning
ConsultVox
consultvox.co

ConsultVox

Co-constructing territories by mobilizing citizen intelligence

EuraTechnologies, 165, Avenue de Bretagne, 59000 Lille, France
Communicating with the government, Data visualization, Issue reporting
Change Research
changeresearch.com

Change Research

Change Research provides fast, affordable and accurate public opinion polling at 80 to 90 percent less than traditional polls with the goal of ensuring that every forward-thinking candidate and campai...

San Francisco
Engagement tech, Organize campaigns, Participatory democracy
IdeaScale
ideascale.com

IdeaScale

IdeaScale is the leading innovation management software platform for the enterprise, government, and education. Gather ideas and implement them.

Berkeley
since 2009
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Ideation
WhatDoTheyKnow
whatdotheyknow.com

WhatDoTheyKnow

Get answers from the government and public sector

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2008
Advocacy tech, Access to information, The Tech
Access to Information Community of Practice
Voor Je Buurt
voorjebuurt.nl

Voor Je Buurt

Wil je zelf een programma opstarten in samenwerking met Voor je Buurt?

since 2012
Civic crowdfunding platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Open Australia Foundation
oaf.org.au

Open Australia Foundation

Giving all Australians the tools they need to effect the change they want.

The OpenAustralia Foundation PO Box 147 Katoomba NSW 2780
since 2004
Civic data, Communicating with the people, Engagement tech
Social Pinpoint
socialpinpoint.com

Social Pinpoint

Social Pinpoint provides a flexible suite of digital tools to enhance your community and stakeholder engagement.

Newcastle, NSW
since 2013
Civic and social impact companies, Data visualization, Mapping
Crowdgauge
crowdgauge.org

Crowdgauge

Gauge the values, priorities, and prefrences of the crowd

Des Moines, Iowa
Engagement tech, Games and gamification, Media
Democratic Society
demsoc.org

Democratic Society

Connecting people and power

15-17 Middle Street, Brighton BN1 1AL, England, UK
since 2006
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, The People
synAthina
synathina.gr

synAthina

Engagement platform by the City of Athens

Greece (Ellas, Ellada) 🇬🇷
since 2013
Engagement tech, Group decision making, Participatory democracy
Hello Lampost
hellolamppost.co.uk

Hello Lampost

The playful, city wide system that lets you talk to street furniture.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2013
Engagement tech, Emerging tech, Participatory democracy
city, Sustainable cities and communities
RCVIS
rcvis.com

RCVIS

Ranked Choice Voting Election Result Visualization

since 2017
Data visualization, Participatory democracy, Voting and elections
Data Justice Conference 2020: Civic Participation in the Datafied Society
datajusticelab.org

Data Justice Conference 2020: Civic Participation in the Datafied Society

The conference will bring together international scholars, practitioners, activists, and community groups to discuss the possibilities and challenges of civic participation in a datafied society.

Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
Conferences, Engagement tech, In-person meetings
criminal justice
SEMA
talktosema.org

SEMA

We gather citizen voices to improve public services

The Innovation Village Kampala, Kampala, Uganda
since 2018
Communicating with the government, Engagement tech, Govtech
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