Designing Open Democracy — Landscape News: Democracy Apps & Tools

Consul Democracy: ConsulCon 2026 — three-day gathering on digital democracy and open-source civic tech, Munich

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Major — Flagship conference/summit

The CONSUL DEMOCRACY Foundation in collaboration with the Landeshauptstadt München organises the next ConsulCon on 15-17 September 2026 in München, Germany.

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Germany · Democracy Apps & Tools · Direct Democracy · Deliberative Democracy · Participatory Budgeting · E-Government · Citizens’ Assembly

Civic Hive: Hosted the West Africa CivicTech Conference 2026, convening 400+ participants from across the region

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Major — Flagship regional civic-tech conference

Month-only date — the recap post (published 26 July 2026) doesn't state the exact conference dates in its own text, though other coverage places the 2026 edition around 24 July. Theme was "Youth, Technology & the Future of Governance in West Africa."

For two days, the conference became a meeting point for civic innovators, policymakers, civil society organisations, students, researchers, social entrepreneurs, development partners, and technology enthusiasts committed to one shared vision: building a more accountable, inclusive, and digitally enabled West Africa.

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Nigeria · Democracy Apps & Tools · E-Government · Radical Transparency

Labsus — Laboratorio per la Sussidiarietà: Hosted the second edition of the Festival dell'Amministrazione Condivisa in Assisi, drawing 350+ participants

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Notable — Flagship annual festival, second edition

Translation: "This year too we gathered in Assisi for the second edition of the 'Festival for Shared Administration of Common Goods,' from 26 to 28 March, with the goal of building and strengthening relationships between citizens, institutions, public and private bodies, the Third Sector, and collective organisations." Over 350 people attended from across Italy, promoted jointly by the Municipality of Assisi, Labsus, and the University of Perugia's Department of Political Sciences.

Anche quest’anno ci siamo ritrovati ad Assisi per la seconda edizione del “Festival dell’Amministrazione condivisa dei beni comuni”, dal 26 al 28 marzo, con l’obiettivo di creare e rendere sempre più solide le relazioni fra cittadini, istituzioni, enti pubblici e privati, Terzo settore e organizzazioni collettive.

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Italy · Deliberative Democracy · Participatory Budgeting · Democracy Apps & Tools

Team Mirai: Wins 11 seats in House of Representatives with 3.8 million votes (~6.9%)

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Major — Election result

securing 11 seats in the House of Representatives

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Japan · Democracy Apps & Tools · E-Government · Liquid Democracy · Direct Democracy

Congreso Visible: Co-developed "Populus Senado 2026," a voter-matching tool for the March 2026 legislative elections

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Notable — Latest edition of the recurring voter-information campaign

Month-only date estimate — the article carries no publish-date metadata; Colombia's 2026 legislative elections were held 8 March 2026 and the tool is framed as pre-election. Latest instance of the recurring "Candidatos Visibles" voter-information tradition described elsewhere on this page.

Desarrollado por KeepUp junto con Congreso Visible y el laboratorio GPD, el test propone al ciudadano responder preguntas sobre temas públicos y recibir como resultado tres candidatos con mayor afinidad.

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Colombia · Radical Transparency · Representative Democracy · Democracy Apps & Tools · Parliamentary Monitoring

Movilizatorio: Won the Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Award 2026 at Davos, the first Colombian organisation to do so in its category

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Major — Major international recognition

Translation: "This is the organisation Movilizatorio, which received the Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Award 2026, one of the world's most important recognitions in social innovation and entrepreneurship, presented in partnership with the World Economic Forum during its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland." Corrects this page's earlier "2025" references (in the frontmatter summary and body prose) — multiple independent sources (El País Cali, El Tiempo, El Colombiano, Semana, Portafolio) confirm the award was presented 20-21 January 2026 during the WEF's 56th Annual Meeting, not 2025.

Se trata de la organización Movilizatorio que recibió el Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Award 2026, uno de los reconocimientos más importantes del mundo en innovación y emprendimiento social, entregado en alianza con el Foro Económico Mundial durante su Reunión Anual en Davos, Suiza.

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Colombia · Democracy Apps & Tools · Deliberative Democracy · Democracy