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Peer networks

Peer networks allow you to collaborate with others, share ideas, and work together for a common interest or cause. Check them out and see how to experiment, research, and achieve concrete actions.

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Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology (LASST)
lasst.org

Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology (LASST)

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. Lea...

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Legal tech, Pro bono and volunteer, Peer networks
AI for Grantmakers
wearecast.org.uk/our-work/how-we-work-with-funders-and-partners/ai-in-grantmaking-peer-group-meeting

AI for Grantmakers

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

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Peer networks, Artificial Intelligence, Tools for Funders
Global Privacy Assembly
globalprivacyassembly.com

Global Privacy Assembly

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 acr...

Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Predecessors & Pioneers, Digital security and privacy, Data rights
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
Library Freedom Project
libraryfreedom.org

Library Freedom Project

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

Peer networks, Digital security and privacy
libraries, trainings
Local Policy Lab (LPL) Network
localpolicylab.org/democracynet

Local Policy Lab (LPL) Network

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 engag...

San Diego, CA
Peer networks
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
Political Party Peer Network
globaldemocracycoalition.org/2023-political-party-peer-network-conference

Political Party Peer Network

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...

since 2010
Political parties, Peer networks, Conferences
Open Digital Planning
opendigitalplanning.org

Open Digital Planning

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

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2018
Urban planning, Govtech, Digital transformation
Local Government Information Unit (LGiU)
lgiu.org

Local Government Information Unit (LGiU)

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

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 1983
Peer networks, Govtech, Supporting public sector from outside government
local
Africa Tech Workers Rising
parispeaceforum.org/projects/africa-tech-workers-rising-kenya

Africa Tech Workers Rising

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, hea...

Nairobi
Peer networks, Labor platforms, Whistleblowing
labor, Decent work and economic growth
Digital Leads Network
wearecast.org.uk/our-work/programmes-and-initiatives/digital-leads-network

Digital Leads Network

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.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Meet the others, In-person meetings, Peer networks
Women in Water Governance
wiwg.knowledge4development.org

Women in Water Governance

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

Peer networks, Story-based campaigns, Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D)
Clean water and sanitation
Public Technology Institute (PTI)
fusionlp.org/public-technology-institute

Public Technology Institute (PTI)

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

United States of America 🇺🇸
Govtech, Supporting public sector from outside government, Peer networks
Technologists For Public Good
publicgood.tech

Technologists For Public Good

A professional association for technologists that serve the public good

Washington, DC
Peer networks, Trade groups
International Association of Algorithmic Auditors (IAAA)
iaaa-algorithmicauditors.org

International Association of Algorithmic Auditors (IAAA)

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 Resp...

since 2024
Artificial Intelligence, Fieldwide resources, Peer networks
Political Leadership Entrepreneur Network (PLEN)
apolitical.foundation/plen

Political Leadership Entrepreneur Network (PLEN)

The movement building better leaders for better democracies

Berlin
Peer networks, Build something
Public AI Network
publicai.network

Public AI Network

The Public AI Network is a coalition working to bring about public AI.

since 2023
Artificial Intelligence, Peer networks, Digital Public Infrastructure
The Things Network
thethingsnetwork.org

The Things Network

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

Amsterdam
Smart Cities and sensors, Emerging tech, Peer networks
AfricTivistes
africtivistes.com

AfricTivistes

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...

Dakar, Senegal
since 2013
Peer networks
diaspora
Digital Donors Exchange (DDX)
dial.global/work/digital-donors-exchange

Digital Donors Exchange (DDX)

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.

United Nations Foundation
Peer networks, Tools for Funders
development
Africa Data Leadership Initiative
dial.global/work/adli

Africa Data Leadership Initiative

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 wo...

United Nations Foundation
Peer networks, Data governance, Digital transformation
Local Independent Online News (LION)
lionpublishers.com

Local Independent Online News (LION)

Creating and supporting independent news entrepreneurs

United States of America 🇺🇸
Media, Journalism, Peer networks
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
thecommonwealth.org/organisations/commonwealth-human-rights-initiative-chri

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

56 countries working together for prosperity, democracy and peace

London
since 1987
Peer networks
human rights
Statewide News Collective
lenfestinstitute.org/national-solutions-for-local-news/statewide-news-collective

Statewide News Collective

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.

Media, Journalism, Peer networks
state
Engaged Cities Community of Practice
lenfestinstitute.org/national-solutions-for-local-news/engaged-cities-community-of-practice

Engaged Cities Community of Practice

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

Media, Journalism, Peer networks
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Audience Community of Practice
lenfestinstitute.org/national-solutions-for-local-news/audience-community-of-practice

Audience Community of Practice

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

Media, Journalism, Peer networks
Peer 2 Peer Support
deliveraidbetter.org

Peer 2 Peer Support

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

Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Peer networks
United Nations
Network Know-How Guides
networkimpact.org/resources/network-know-how-guides

Network Know-How Guides

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.

since 2023
Peer networks, Meet the others
guides
All Things Urban
allthingsurban.net

All Things Urban

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

Berlin
Peer networks, Meet the others, Socialize online
city, Sustainable cities and communities
ICLD Municipal Partnership Programme
icld.se/en/what-we-do/municipal-partnerships

ICLD Municipal Partnership Programme

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...

Visby
Peer networks, Govtech
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Out In Tech
outintech.com

Out In Tech

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

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Peer networks, Meet the others
LGBTQI
Team CommUNITY
digitalrights.community

Team CommUNITY

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

London
Digital rights, Digital security and privacy, Adjacent Fields
Collectif Solvo
collectifsolvo.com

Collectif Solvo

A collective of solutions journalists

Media, Solutions journalism, Peer networks
Worker Info Exchange
workerinfoexchange.org

Worker Info Exchange

Data Rights for Digital Workers

London
Crowdsourcing, Civic data, Peer networks
labor
Hispanics in Philanthropy
hipfunds.org

Hispanics in Philanthropy

Build, fund, and fuel Latinx power with us.

Oakland, California
Get funding, Peer networks, Funders & donors
racial equity, Latinx
Canadian Municipal Information Systems Association
misa-asim.ca

Canadian Municipal Information Systems Association

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

Canada 🇨🇦
since 2006
Peer networks, Smart Cities and sensors, Trade groups
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Computer Professionals' Union
cp-union.com

Computer Professionals' Union

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.​

Philippines 🇵🇭
since 2009
Peer networks, Professional associations
State Software Collaborative
softwarecollaborative.org

State Software Collaborative

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 he...

Procurement, Peer networks, Govtech
local
Community Connections in the Responsible Data community
responsibledata.io/2021/03/02/curating-connections-in-the-responsible-data-community

Community Connections in the Responsible Data community

Last year we piloted an initiative called Community Connections at the Responsible Data mailing list, where we connected two or more members of the community based on their shared interests in respons...

Peer networks, Socialize online, Meet the others
Hacks/Hackers
hackshackers.com

Hacks/Hackers

Hacks/Hackers is an international grassroots community of people who seek to inspire and inform each other to build the future of media.

Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, In-person meetings
Conectados al Sur
conectadosalsur.org

Conectados al Sur

Bienvenidxs!

Peer networks, Academia
youth
Innovation Exchange
innovationinpolitics.eu/services/exchange

Innovation Exchange

Initiators of successful political projects in a specific area of politics provide their know-how, experience and dos-and-don’ts in a highly motivating dialogue

Vienna
Peer networks, Conferences
European Capital of Democracy
capitalofdemocracy.eu

European Capital of Democracy

The European Capital of Democracy Initiative will build a strong network of Cities that will foster participation; a platform for hope, and for exercising the will and power to change our world for th...

Barcelona
since 2023
Challenges, Awards and prizes, Participatory democracy
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Institute for Representative Government
irgov.org

Institute for Representative Government

The Institute for Representative Government (IRG) was established in 1988 by a group of former Members of Congress as an independent, bipartisan, non-profit organization to provide high level, profess...

Washington, DC
Peer networks
Community Solutions Network
opennorth.ca/community-solutions-network

Community Solutions Network

Our experienced and diverse team of advisors supports municipalities and organizations of all sizes across Canada on a range of data and tech issues. We work alongside our partners’ teams to assess th...

Montreal, QC, Canada
Supporting public sector from outside government, Peer networks, Govtech
trainings, city, Sustainable cities and communities
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
icfj.org

International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

Journalists in ICFJ's unparalleled network produce news reports that lead to better governments, economies and societies.

750 17th Street NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006
Media, Peer networks
free speech
Code4Dev Network
code.iadb.org/en/code4dev

Code4Dev Network

The Inter-American Development Bank's network for developers working with governments in Latin America and the Caribbean

South America
Meet the others, Peer networks, Govtech
Liga Contra el Silencio
ligacontraelsilencio.com

Liga Contra el Silencio

We define ourselves as an alliance that involves the media, a central newsroom and a network of freelance collaborators.

Colombia 🇨🇴
Media, Fight disinformation, Peer networks
Black Women In Data
blackwomenindata.com

Black Women In Data

the largest gathering of black women data leaders and professionals

Peer networks, Conferences
racial equity
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