TICTeC 2025, Mechelen & online
The world’s leading summit on pro-democracy technology
June 10, 2025 — June 11, 2025
The world’s leading summit on pro-democracy technology
June 10, 2025 — June 11, 2025
In light of the exceptional political times we’re living through, and that 2025 marks 10 years since TICTeC began, TICTeC 2025 will have a renewed focus on what we’re calling “Pro-Democracy Technology”.
TICTeC 2025 will bring together people working on defensive technology against threats to democracy, and those who are using technologies constructively to enrich and strengthen the heartbeat of civic and democratic life. Read more on our thoughts on reframing civic tech for the current moment.
TICTeC is a place where you can learn about everything from combating corruption and misinformation to empowering communities and enhancing civic participation, and is a unique platform where attendees connect and collaborate.
With a distinctive mix of tech practitioners, civil society leaders, and academic researchers, TICTeC isn’t just about showcasing cutting-edge pro-democracy tech innovations—it’s also about examining their real-world impact and effectiveness.
For its 8th edition, TICTeC 2025 will take place in person in the beautiful historical city of Mechelen, Belgium, and online. At previous TICTeC conferences, between 150-250 people have gathered from more than 35 countries.
Come along and/or submit a session proposal, and be part of the movement to leverage tech for a resilient and proactive global democratic future.
Threats to democracy and civic power are rising across the world.
Anti-democratic actors aren’t standing still – and are constantly learning how to use technology to extend their power and control over people.
Democracy’s reaction to this needs to be not to reject technology but to use it to evolve and compete, particularly in addressing society-changing issues like climate change.
Democracy needs to be fast, effective and popular, and technology can and is helping to achieve this.
That’s why TICTeC exists – to highlight and examine these pro-democracy technologies, in a collaborative and safe space.
The 2025 TICTeC conference will focus on exploring the impact of pro-democracy tech innovations across several critical themes: Access to information (ATI) and open data; Democracy, people and politics; and climate change.
In each of these areas, we want to explore what we’re calling ‘defensive’ and ‘constructive’ approaches. Defensive approaches safeguard the openness democracy needs to operate – while constructive approaches build the capacity of the engine of democratic progress.
Our call for session proposals is currently open, until 15th January 2025, giving you the opportunity to pitch your session ideas on the conference themes. This blog post contains information about the audiences, themes, and formats for the conference – and information on how to submit proposals. You can submit your proposal via this application form.
It is essential to register on Eventbrite in order to attend TICTeC 2025, whether that’s in person or online. Early Bird tickets are available until 3rd March 2025, saving £100. In some cases, it is also possible to register directly with the organisers, please email tictec@mysociety.org to enquire.
TICTeC is run by UK charity mySociety, for the public good and is a not-for-profit event. As a charity, we rely on sponsorship to run TICTeC events and initiatives, and we’re currently looking for more sponsors to make TICTeC the best it can be.
If you’re interested in joining the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in supporting TICTeC 2025 and demonstrating your commitment to defending democracy around the world, we are offering a wide array of sponsorship opportunities, as well as bespoke packages. If you’d like more information about sponsorship options, please see our sponsorship guide, or email tictec@mysociety.org.
If you’d like to be kept informed of TICTeC 2025 updates as they happen – like when keynote speakers are announced and the programme is released – please sign up for updates or get in touch if you have any questions.
Image credits: Meet in Mechelen
