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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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Comhairle
crown-shy.com/products/comhairle

Comhairle

Accelerate and scale public participation in policy decision-making.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Engagement tech, Digital participation platforms, Participatory democracy
Civic Trust
civictrust.us

Civic Trust

Participatory Budgeting empowers communities, amplifies voices, and transforms ideas into action. Partner with Civic Trust to build engaged, thriving cities.

Boulder, CO
since 2019
Participatory budgeting, Participation consultants, Participatory democracy
City PB
civictrust.us/technology

City PB

A PB Platform Built by Civic Trust

Boulder, CO
Participatory budgeting, Participatory budgeting tools, Participatory democracy
#ThankYouDemocracy
globaldemocracycoalition.org/the-voice-and-value-of-democracy-campaign

#ThankYouDemocracy

This Global Democracy Coalition campaign aims to foster a positive narrative on democracy, demonstrating the universal value of democracy, promoting proactive engagement and education on democratic pr...

Specific campaigns, Participatory democracy
youth
Asia Democracy Network
adnasia.org

Asia Democracy Network

The Asia Democracy Network is a regional organization of more than 300 civil society groups working to advance the democratization of governance in Asia.

Seoul
since 2013
Participatory democracy, Democracy organizations, Partner networks and coalitions
Stadtwerkstatt Hamburg
hamburg.de/politik-und-verwaltung/behoerden/behoerde-fuer-stadtentwicklung-und-wohnen/themen/stadtentwicklung/stadtwerkstatt

Stadtwerkstatt Hamburg

Auf Dialoge bauen: Die Stadtwerkstatt ist Stabsstelle für Bürgerbeteiligung und die Plattform für Information und Bürgerbeteiligung bei Hamburger Planungsprojekten. Stadtwerkstatt DIPAS navigator Bü...

Hamburg
Participatory democracy, Specific digital participation instances
Sustainable cities and communities
Institut für Partizipatives Gestalten
partizipativ-gestalten.de

Institut für Partizipatives Gestalten

Wir begleiten Transformations- und Gestaltungsprozesse!

Berlin
Participatory democracy, Co-design, Participation consultants
DIPAS
dipas.org

DIPAS

Das erste medienbruchfreie digitale System zur Bürgerbeteiligung online und vor Ort. DIPAS entdecken DIPAS Repository

Hamburg
Digital participation platforms, Participatory democracy, Engagement tech
Open Dev Africa
opendev.africa

Open Dev Africa

"[A] network of more than 700 members across 21 countries unified in the belief that the Francophone world should have a stronger voice in the Open Government Partnership (OGP), where English-speaking...

Nairobi
since 2025
Govtech, Government transparency, Partner networks and coalitions
Open Government Partnership (OGP), Open Dev Africa
Deliberation.io
deliberation.io

Deliberation.io

Facilitating large-scale, open dialogues between citizens to strengthen collective decision-making.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Digital participation platforms
TICTeC 25
Waves
demos.co.uk/waves-frequently-asked-questions

Waves

Demos is trialling AI-powered digital deliberation to strengthen trust in local government

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2025
Digital participation platforms, Participatory democracy, Engagement tech
local
New Belarus
newbelarus.com/index_en.html

New Belarus

New Belarus is a digital ecosystem created by Belarusians and for Belarusians, where we can be useful to each other, stay together wherever we are, and also learn to find and solve our national challe...

Belarus (Bielaruś / Беларусь / Belarus / Беларусь) 🇧🇾
Civic apps outfits, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
diaspora, apps, TICTeC 25
Bunge Bits
bungebits.ke

Bunge Bits

A civic tech tool that uses AI to summarize and simplify Kenyan parliamentary proceedings, making them accessible to all.

since 2024
Parliamentary and congressional monitoring, Parliamentary and legislative tech, Participatory democracy
Justice Code Foundation
justicecodefoundation.org

Justice Code Foundation

We promote, protect and remedy Human Rights in Zimbabwean communities through the use of technological means.

Harare, Zimbabwe
Civic apps outfits, Participatory democracy
human rights, Gender Equality
Fundacja Optimum Pareto
optimumpareto.com

Fundacja Optimum Pareto

Racjonalny dyskurs publiczny jest możliwy

since 2014
Participatory democracy, Engagement tech
Transparentes
transparentes.cl

Transparentes

Transparentes es una invitación a tomar el mando y construir un espacio donde la transparencia y la ciudadanía sean parte de cada jugada de la sociedad civil.

Chile 🇨🇱
since 2025
Government transparency, Watchdogging and transparency, Parliamentary and legislative tech
Swarmcheck
swarmcheck.ai

Swarmcheck

Argument mapping software combining collective intelligence and AI

Poland (Polska) 🇵🇱
Engagement tech, Collective intelligence, Group decision making
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
Tree company
treecompany.be

Tree company

Innovatiebureau voor digitale democratie

Mortsel, Belgium
Engagement tech, Digital participation platforms, Participatory democracy
TICTeC 25
Citizen Dialog Kit
citizendialogkit.com

Citizen Dialog Kit

With wireless survey devices, we make it easy to gather the opinions of more and different people.

Belgium (België / Belgique / Belgien) 🇧🇪
since 2018
Surveys & polling, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
place-based
Consult Evaluation: Scottish Government’s Non-surgical cosmetic procedures consultation
ai.gov.uk/docs/Scot_Gov_NSCP_Evaluation_Report.pdf

Consult Evaluation: Scottish Government’s Non-surgical cosmetic procedures consultation

"Consult was generally good at identifying the themes in a given consultation response."

10 Downing Street
since 2025
Evaluate impact, Artificial Intelligence, Participatory democracy
reports
Frankly
frankly.org

Frankly

Frankly™ is an open source online video-based discourse platform designed to facilitate constructive dialogue and collaborative decision-making across and within diverse groups.

The Berkman Klein Center for the Internet & Society at Harvard University
since 2025
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Tech for your meetings
SAAFE DelibTech
delibtech.com

SAAFE DelibTech

Human-centred principles for the design and implementation of deliberative technologies

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Trustmarks
Colaboratório de Inovação Cidadã para o Desenvolvimento Social (CLIC)
inovacaocidada.procomum.org

Colaboratório de Inovação Cidadã para o Desenvolvimento Social (CLIC)

São Paulo
since 2024
Democratic Innovations, Specific digital participation instances, Participatory democracy
GNOVA
gnova.enap.gov.br/index.php/pt

GNOVA

Na GNova somos pessoas apaixonadas por impulsionar a inovação no setor público, resolvendo problemas de forma criativa.

Brasília - Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil
since 2016
Innovation teams and labs, Govtech, Participatory democracy
Instituto Procomum
procomum.org

Instituto Procomum

Inventar, ativar e participar de redes cujo foco é promover acordos de convivência  e modelos de colaboração para a transformação social, contribuindo de forma criativa e inovadora para a construção...

São Paulo
Participatory democracy, Civil society research outfits
TheyWorkForYou Votes
votes.theyworkforyou.com

TheyWorkForYou Votes

Votes in the UK’s Parliaments determine the laws that we all live by, and we want the information about who voted for what to be as accurate, easy to use and easy to understand as possible.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2025
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Participatory democracy, Government transparency
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
What Could BG Be
report.whatcouldbgbe.com

What Could BG Be

Engagement project with the city of Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green, Kentucky
since 2025
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Specific digital participation instances
Google, Sensemaker, reports
BG 2050
wkuspirit.mydigitalpublication.com/winter-2024/page-29?m=14048&i=815445&p=50&fbclid=IwAR05vjL0lpziy1m2u60bnAyjRy-Sa-cgUtgCsmUrKlywChTtstkHmraHKk0_aem_AUgGvC-rlogpB7YqTAUQexccYsTbzHqK02uoKpFmF00vE4ZSovvO6bAMPU3MA2HOB2s&ver=html5

BG 2050

Imagining the Bowling Green and Warren County of the Future

Bowling Green, Kentucky
Specific digital participation instances, Participatory democracy
Tackling civic participation challenges with emerging technologies
oecd.org/en/publications/tackling-civic-participation-challenges-with-emerging-technologies_ec2ca9a2-en.html

Tackling civic participation challenges with emerging technologies

This paper offers a comprehensive examination of the role emerging digital technologies can play in improving citizen participation.

OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, France
since 2025
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Reports
reports
Guía para el Desarrollo de Espacios Participativos
argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/aaip_guia-espacios_participativos.pdf

Guía para el Desarrollo de Espacios Participativos

Abordaje conceptual y metodológico para la incorporación de las preferencias de la ciudadanía en políticas públicas

Argentina 🇦🇷
since 2025
Learn about civic tech, Fieldwide resources, Participatory democracy
Argentina (federal government), guides
Colab
colab.com.br

Colab

Com o Colab, os cidadãos podem participar ativamente das decisões da cidade, acessar os serviços da prefeitura, contribuir com ideias, reportar demandas e votar em questões cruciais para suas comunida...

São Paulo
since 2013
Engagement tech, Digital participation platforms, Participatory democracy
apps, WhatsApp
Orçamento Participativo Digital do Estado do Piauí
seplan.pi.gov.br/projetos/opa

Orçamento Participativo Digital do Estado do Piauí

O OPA é um instrumento pioneiro que permite à população participar da elaboração do orçamento anual do Estado do Piauí. Através do programa, os cidadãos podem indicar diretamente como desejam que part...

Teresina, Piauí, Brasil
Participatory budgeting, Participatory democracy, Participatory budgeting programs
Analysis of the digital democracy ecosystem
civicus.org/documents/ddi/ddi_synthesis-report_analysis-of-the-digital-democracy-ecosystem.pdf

Analysis of the digital democracy ecosystem

A comprehensive analysis of the digital democracy ecosystem across six regions: East Asia, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean, the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), Sub-Saha...

Johannesburg, South Africa
Participatory democracy
reports
Digital Democracy Initiative (Denmark)
digitaldemocracyinitiative.net

Digital Democracy Initiative (Denmark)

The Digital Democracy Initiative (DDI) is a programme aimed at safeguarding inclusive democracy and human rights in the digital age.

Johannesburg, South Africa
Participatory democracy, Digital security and privacy, Needs assessment
AI and the Future of Digital Public Squares
arxiv.org/abs/2412.09988

AI and the Future of Digital Public Squares

Here, we explore four applications of LLMs to improve digital public squares: collective dialogue systems, bridging systems, community moderation, and proof-of-humanity systems.

since 2024
Peer-reviewed research, Learn about civic tech, Artificial Intelligence
ParticipationAI
participationai.org

ParticipationAI

ParticipationAI explores the intersection of public participation and Artificial Intelligence (AI),focusing on integrating diverse civil society perspectives into the public procurement process.

Spain (España) 🇪🇸
Artificial Intelligence, Participatory democracy, Procurement
ECHO
dembrane.com/en-US/products/echo

ECHO

Record, reflect, report: At lightspeed

Netherlands (Nederland, Holland) 🇳🇱
since 2024
Engagement tech, Artificial Intelligence, Speech recognition
Metagov Slack
metagov.org/join

Metagov Slack

Metagov is host to a community of research and practice.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Participatory democracy, Meet the others, Socialize online
Make Votes Matter
makevotesmatter.org.uk

Make Votes Matter

Make Votes Matter is the [UK] national movement for Proportional Representation

London
Democratic Innovations, Participatory democracy, Voting and elections
Our House
ourhouseuk.org

Our House

Our House is building a popular case for democratic reform through a new People's Charter [in the UK].

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2025
Democratic Innovations, Participatory democracy
Democracy Innovation Hub
hac.bard.edu/programs/democracy-innovation-hub

Democracy Innovation Hub

We convene and train public servants, community leaders and educators to use participatory methods of engagement and tools, with a focus on citizens’ assemblies.

New York
Research and policy centers, Academia, Sortition & Citizen Assemblies
Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium (PAIRS)
pairs25.notion.site

Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium (PAIRS)

The first edition of PAIRS took place as an independent side-event of the Paris AI Action Summit (10th - 11th Feb 2025) providing a space to present research and case studies on the state of the art i...

Paris
since 2025
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
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
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
ash.harvard.edu

Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

Harvard’s hub for research and teaching on democracy

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
since 2003
Research and policy centers, Academia, Participatory democracy
Humankind
humankind.city

Humankind

Agency For Urban Change

Rotterdam, The Netherlands
User experience, Participatory democracy
youth, city, place-based
CrownShy
crown-shy.com

CrownShy

We provide democratic tools and methods for communities of all shapes and sizes.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Civic and social impact companies, Building in the private sector, Participatory democracy
G1000
g1000.org

G1000

G1000 is a Belgian platform for democratic innovation. We develop, support and promote new forms of deliberation that reinforce democracy from the local to the national level. We believe democracy sho...

Brussels
since 2011
Participatory democracy, Sortition & Citizen Assemblies, Democratic Innovations
Zesumme Vereinfachen
zesumme-vereinfachen.lu/fr-FR

Zesumme Vereinfachen

Bienvenue sur la plateforme officielle dédiée à la simplification administrative participative au Luxembourg.

Luxembourg (Luxembourg, Letzebuerg) 🇱🇺
Participatory democracy, Engagement tech, Specific digital participation instances
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