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By Julienne Chen Civic Engagement, Civic Tech 26/05/2021

3 key takeaways from the Chat for Impact Summit

We recently attended the Chat for Impact summit – a four-day virtual event powered by WhatsApp in partnership with Praekelt.org and Turn.io. The summit brought together 30 organizations, each doing incredible work to support communities around the world. Whether providing training and skills building, enriching and empowering people with the...
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By Vanja Pantic Civic Tech 06/05/2021

Measuring social impact: 4 things to consider for better evaluation

Community engagement platforms can increase civic participation, improve trust between residents and governments, and can help collect data that increases the impact of your projects. When you optimize the way you use social impact data, there’s a real opportunity to assess a project’s performance and outcomes, improve future processes, and...
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4 reasons why digital participation is easier than you think.
By Ilona Lodewijckx25/01/2021
By Coline Cuau Civic Engagement, Civic Tech 26/10/2020

Citizens’ assemblies on a local scale: 4 key learnings

Citizens’ assemblies come all the way from Ancient Greece. Their original purpose was to give all citizens a say in the decision-making process and to reach consensus through deliberation. The rules may have evolved since 6th century BC, but the aim remains the same: to facilitate in-depth deliberation between a...
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By Ilona Lodewijckx Civic Tech 28/07/2020

30 Civic Tech thought leaders to follow on Twitter

What digital democracy builders can’t miss on your Twitter feed? We have curated a list of active and inspiring profiles, ranging from researchers, civil servants to entrepreneurs. You should definitely follow these thought leaders if you are interested in #CivicTech, #GovTech, #CitizenEngagement, #Deliberation and #DigitalDemocracy! Are we missing someone? Let...
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Pioneers #2: Nanjira Sambuli, policy analyst and activist
By Ilona Lodewijckx20/07/2020
By Ilona Lodewijckx Civic Engagement, Civic Tech 13/07/2020

Promoting community engagement: 4 takeaways

When setting up a community engagement project, a strong communication strategy is the most important tool in your toolbox. This article is an extract of our Essential Communication Guide, which features tips from experts and inspiring case studies to help local governments launch online engagement projects. You can download the...
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By Evy Beekers Civic Engagement, Civic Tech 27/05/2020

How to facilitate digital deliberation

The world has received a crash course in digital interaction and tools over the last couple of months. With social distancing as a catalyst for digital engagement, Civic Tech needs to invest in facilitating digital deliberation; a field that historically has not been its forte. But now is as good...
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The online town hall meeting: democratic innovation after the coronavirus
By Wietse Van Ransbeeck28/04/2020
By Evy Beekers Civic Tech 18/04/2020

“It’ll take more than critical thinking, it’ll take civic-thinking.” – an interview with David Lemayian

This interview is part of a series of 12 expert interviews on the future of digital democracy. You can read the full white paper with interviews here. David Lemayian is the Chief Technology Officer of Code for Africa, the continent’s Civic Technology, open data and data journalism initiative. David is an...
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