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Democracy Technologies@DemTech_org
23 Jan 2025
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16 Jan 2025
🌍 Nehmen Sie an der Safe Democracy Convention 2025 am 13. Februar im Wiener Rathaus teil! Entscheidungsträger und Führungspersönlichkeiten aus Österreich und anderen Ländern werden erkunden, wie Technologie die Bürgerbeteiligung, Datensicherheit ...
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20 Dec 2024
Our team extends our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones this holiday season. 🎄❄ May this festive time bring moments of joy, peace, and inspiration, setting the stage for an exciting and innovative 2025.
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📣 The Innovation in Politics Awards 2025 Are Open for Submissions! Now’s your chance to spotlight political innovation in the Democracy Technologies category. Submit your projects by 15 March 2025. 🔗 Get involved: awards.innovationinpolitics.…
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What happens when you combine open data, interactive visualizations, and civic participation? Pavel Bulíček discusses Hradec Králové's pioneering open data portal, which uses interactive maps and visualizations to make local data accessible. democracy-technologies.org/a…

Enhancing Transparency with Data | Democracy Technologies

A local data portal in the Czech Republic uses interactive maps and other visualisations to make local data more accessible.

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"Uniting and rebuilding Brazil will not be possible without popular participation." Asserts Renato Simões. The Brasil Participativo platform is engaging 1.4M citizens in shaping national policies, the largest of its kind.
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This digital tool, integrated with the government's 4-year planning process, focuses on issues like combating hunger, deforestation, and climate change. democracy-technologies.org/p…

Scaling Participation in Brazil - Democracy Technologies

The Participatory Brasil platform has seen 1.4 million citizens help shape policies to combat hunger, deforestation, and climate change.

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What is Open Data? What makes it 'open'? And how can it benefit democracy? Data that’s easy to use, interpret, and share can enhance decision-making and enable accountability, all while protecting data privacy. democracy-technologies.org/g…

What is Open Data? | Democracy Technologies

A growing number of countries, cities, and regions now have dedicated open data portals. What are they, and how do they benefit democracy?

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“Is AI the answer for public administrations? And to what question, exactly?” Administrations in Germany have learned an important lesson: While #AI isn’t always the answer, labelling projects as “AI” helps secure funding.
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This “AI washing” could benefit public administration by supporting basic digitisation and organisational improvements. democracy-technologies.org/o…

AI-Washing Is an Opportunity  - Democracy Technologies

The hype surrounding AI isn't going anywhere. Administrations can exploit it to support basic digitisation and organisational improvements.

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🏙️ What if you could help design your city? Sven Lohmeyer and Pascal Fuhr explain how tools like mixed reality and AI can enable citizen feedback and make it easier for residents to contribute to urban planning. democracy-technologies.org/p…

Visions for the Future of Participation in City Planning

We talked to Sven Lohmeyer, Urbanista, and Pascal Fuhr, Senf app, about their visions for participation in city planning.

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"Democracies are stronger when we experience them in all aspects of life." Vanessa Liston, founder of CiviQ discusses new participatory tool OpenConsult, and making public participation in Ireland an everyday practice beyond party politics. bit.ly/3T6CN0y

Rethinking Participatory Processes in Ireland

Vanessa Liston of CiviQ talks about her her experience of democracy and her project to reshape public representation in Ireland.

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How is AI used in digital participation tools? In this article we look at all the different functionalities from the basics like toxicity screening and content clustering to novel ideas like AI supported process design or policy making. democracy-technologies.org/p…

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"preventing a falsehood from taking hold in the first place is far easier than trying to debunk it after it has spread." Governments can stay ahead of disinformation in the digital age by providing secure, transparent, and accessible communication.
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Key strategies include clear branding, non-partisan messaging, and prioritising accuracy over speed to strengthen public trust. From our archive: democracy-technologies.org/g…

How Governments Can Fight Disinformation with High-quality Communication

It is easier for governments to fight disinformation by preventing a falsehood from taking hold in the first place.

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Could government rollouts of AI put vulnerable communities at a disadvantage? Like many countries, Italy is integrating AI into public services, starting with programs for disadvantaged groups. @mstem argues this approach could lead to unequal outcomes. democracy-technologies.org/a…
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How can society combat disinformation in the digital age? The @BertelsmannSt with partners like the German Ministry of the Interior, held a citizens' assembly that combined digital and in-person participation to foster debate and generate actionable recommendations. 🧵
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We spoke with Dominik Hierlemann about the project. democracy-technologies.org/p…

Citizens' Assembly on Disinformation | Democracy Technologies

Dominik Hierlemann of the Bertelsmann Stiftung discusses the design of Germany's new citizens' assembly on disinformation.

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The citizen report of this assembly was recently published and will be brought forward to the Federal Ministry of the Interior on September 12, 2024. The report can be read here: forum-gegen-fakes.de/de/erge…
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One in three Brussels residents is non-Belgian and can't vote in regional elections. To make their voices heard, the Manifesto of the International Brusseler was created.
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This manifesto, comprising 22 proposals developed through participatory initiatives, aims to address the concerns and needs of international residents. democracy-technologies.org/p…

Brussels Voice: Can Participatory Democracy Replace Voting?

One in three people living in Brussels don't have the right to vote. Is participatory democracy the answer?

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