Democratic Transparency Community of Practice

A this gathering we heard the latest techniques to help civic and pro-democracy tech projects protect their services, data and users.

Speakers were:
Patricia Musomba, The Engine Room

Hui Hui Ooi, Advisor, Technology & Democracy at the International Republican Institute (IRI)

Jocelyn Woolbright, Program Manager at Cloudflare Impact,

At this TICTeC community gathering, we discussed if DPI can, and should, go beyond better service delivery, to provide opportunities for citizens to fully participate in their democracies.

Speakers: Richard Gevers (Head of Service Design and Delivery at the Digital Services Unit of The Presidency South Africa) and Sanna-Kaisa Saloranta (Specialist in the Democratic Innovations programme at Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund).

Slides from Ana Arevadze (ForSet, Georgia)’s talk about their work with social media influencers to inform and educate Georgian youth on voting and democratic information.

At this TICTeC gathering, we heard directly from practitioners running civic and pro-democracy tech initiatives from across the world.

They shared the strategies they’re using to reach people where they are, ensure their services remain accessible and relevant, and find new ways to track impact in this changing digital landscape.

As the rapid development of AI reshapes how societies function, how should the civic and pro-democracy tech communities respond? Join mySociety’s CEO, Programme Leads, and special guests for a lively and interactive discussion on striking the right balance between automation and human agency in pro-democracy tech—and how TICTeC initiatives might help shape this critical frontier going forwards.

In this TICTeC 2025 presentation, discover three of Open State Foundation’s most impactful pro-democracy projects in the Netherlands, including a search tool to make documents of all levels of government more findable; research on late responses to Access to Information requests; and open calendars of ministerial meetings that anyone can subscribe to.

Slides from Ana Arevadze (ForSet, Georgia)’s talk about their work with social media influencers to inform and educate Georgian youth on voting and democratic information.

What is made possible by new forms of technology — especially in the civic participation space — and what needs to happen to make those possibilities a reality? Tech innovations are making political participation easier and more accessible across the globe, while open data and access to information continue to play a vital part in strengthening our democracies. In her TICTeC 2025 keynote address, Fernanda Campagnucci (InternetLab & University of Muenster) will draw on her latest research as lead of the State Capacity in Smart Cities for Online Participation (SCOPE) project.

Public meetings are an important part of democracy, but they are not always well-attended. Creating localised and real-time agenda alerts allows people to be engaged, informed citizens.

In this TICTeC 2025 presentation by Julia McKenna (Northwestern University, US) and Alex Cabral (Georgia Tech, US), learn how one Indigenous nation is employing natural language processing to uphold sovereignty and rights in the 21st century.