Disinformation: a problem of ignorance or lack of participation?
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Fake news seems to be prevalent everywhere. Two experts explain how participatory democracy can combat it.
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Q&A: Two experts share insights into the new digital participation platform ratings
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Stéphane Dubé and Caroline Khene share some of the thinking that informed the 2023 edition of the People Powered digital participation platform ratings.
Read MoreCheck out the 2023 Digital Participation Platform Ratings
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We tell you how to use our new ratings, plus offer a host of other useful resources.
Read More$3 million in new funding invested in participatory democracy
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Three foundations are contributing $3 million to support People Powered work to accelerate participatory democracy.
Read MoreAfroLeadership uses coaching to bring more public participation to Africa
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This pan-African think tank is working to nurture the “seeds” of participatory democracy across the continent.
Read MoreNew program will engage communities in national environmental decisions
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New resources for national legislatures wanting to increase citizen engagement in responding to environmental challenges will be developed through a new partnership between the National Democratic Institute and People Powered.
Read MoreDigital platform and training boost participation in rural Kyrgyzstan
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The World Bank shows how donors can support local decision-making and play an important role in enabling community residents to decide which projects will most benefit them.
Read MoreIn China, popular social media platform is harnessed to increase participation
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China’s Participation Center has developed a WeChat “mini app” to grow the number of participatory budgeting participants to more than 3 million in Chengdu city.
Read MoreQ&A: COVID, Civic Tech and Participatory Democracy
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Katya Petrikevich, cofounder of Participation Factory, talks about the impact of COVID on civic tech and the contribution of the new People Powered Guide to Digital Participation Platforms.
Read MoreQ&A: Civic Tech in Africa–the Power and the Possibilities
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Melissa Zisengwe, program officer for the Civic Tech Innovation Network, talks about the evolution of the field in Africa and the contribution of the new People Powered Guide to Digital Participation Platforms.
Read MoreQ&A: The Growth of Civic Tech and the New Guide to Digital Participation Platforms
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Civic tech expert Matt Stempeck talks about what scares and excites him about the growth of the field and the role of the new People Powered Guide to Digital Participation Platforms.
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