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The purpose of this page is to list all apps, software and websites related to government and politics. We will also have an overview of these items. Doing this will let us know what platforms exist out there and what their features are. This will give us ideas for our own software and apps, as well serve as a database for such items.
The purpose of this page is to list all apps, software and websites related to government and politics. We will also have an overview of these items. Doing this will let us know what platforms exist out there and what their features are. This will give us ideas for our own software and apps, as well serve as a database for such items.


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| [https://www.citizenlab.co/ CitizenLab] || Software || Citizen Participation || Belgium || "We give cities and governments a digital participation platform to consult their citizens on local topics and include them in decision-making." - This is a commercial business || - || - ||-
| [https://www.citizenlab.co/ CitizenLab] || Software || Citizen Participation || Belgium || "We give cities and governments a digital participation platform to consult their citizens on local topics and include them in decision-making." - This is a commercial business || - || - ||-
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| [https://decidim.org Decidim]  || Web App || Citizen Participation || Spain || "makes it possible for people to organize themselves democratically by making proposals, attending public meetings, fostering decision-making discussions, deciding through different forms of voting and monitoring the implementation of decisions." Also has a [https://github.com/decidim/decidim github] || - || - ||-
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===Add to Above Table===
* https://congress.crowd.law/case-vtaiwan.html -- "vTaiwan is a four-stage online and offline process for moving from issue to legislative enactment while building consensus among diverse stakeholders. It has been used to craft 26 pieces of legislation relating to the digital economy collaboratively between the government and the public."
* https://horizonstate.com/ - Horizon State ("Our leading role in developing a tamper-resistant digital ballot box and engagement platform that is transparent, verifiable,")  (need to add to the above table)
* https://voteflux.org/ -- Also see their [https://github.com/voteflux/ Github]
* http://democracyinternational.com/ - Democracy International (We are committed to supporting active citizens, responsive governments, and engaged civil society and political organizations to achieve a more peaceful, democratic world.)
* [https://citizens.is/ The Citizens Foundation] - A number of projects going on their [https://github.com/CitizensFoundation Github] ("The Citizens Foundation is a global nonprofit offering creative and secure open source digital democracy solutions used in over 20 countries")


===Links===
===Links===
* https://democracy.foundation/similar-projects/ - long list of projects
* https://democracy.foundation/similar-projects/ - long list of projects
* https://www.solonian-institute.com/post/2020-sdi-digital-democracy-report
* https://horizonstate.com/ - Horizon State ("Our leading role in developing a tamper-resistant digital ballot box and engagement platform that is transparent, verifiable,")  (need to add to the above table)


==List of Groups to Open democracy/Improving the Government==
==List of Groups to Open democracy/Improving the Government==
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| [https://index.okfn.org Global Open Data Index (GODI)]  || Website || Open Data || Germany || Reports on open data sources, survey feedback and statistics. Public accessibility to Data. || - || - ||-
| [https://index.okfn.org Global Open Data Index (GODI)]  || Website || Open Data || Germany || Reports on open data sources, survey feedback and statistics. Public accessibility to Data. || - || - ||-
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| [https://decidim.org Decidim]  || Web App || Citizen Participation || Spain || "makes it possible for people to organize themselves democratically by making proposals, attending public meetings, fostering decision-making discussions, deciding through different forms of voting and monitoring the implementation of decisions." Also has a [https://github.com/decidim/decidim github] || - || - ||-
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| [http://consulproject.org Consul]  || Website ||Civil Participation ||United States ||Open source software platform that encourages participation by providing spaces where people can debate on topics, create proposals and more.|| - || - ||-
| [http://consulproject.org Consul]  || Website ||Civil Participation ||United States ||Open source software platform that encourages participation by providing spaces where people can debate on topics, create proposals and more.|| - || - ||-
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| [https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/who-we-are/what-we-stand-for/ Electoral Reform Society]  ||Website ||Political Engagement ||United Kingdom ||Campaigns to promote democratic reforms,enhance political system and strengthen public participation. || - || - ||-
| [https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/who-we-are/what-we-stand-for/ Electoral Reform Society]  ||Website ||Political Engagement ||United Kingdom ||Campaigns to promote democratic reforms,enhance political system and strengthen public participation. || - || - ||-
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| [https://democracyclub.org.uk/ Democracy Club]  ||Website || Electoral Democracy ||United Kingdom ||Coordinates with volunteers to gather data that are processed to create tools that provides voters election information.*|| - || - ||-
| [https://democracyclub.org.uk/ Democracy Club]  ||Website || Electoral Democracy ||United States||Coordinates with volunteers to gather data that are processed to create tools that provides voters election information.*|| - || - ||-
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| [https://www.theyworkforyou.com TheyWorkForYou]  ||Website ||Political Monitoring ||United Kingdom || Shows data gathered from different platforms to enable monitoring of the Parliament including the representatives' profile, votes and written answers.* || - || - ||-
| [https://www.theyworkforyou.com TheyWorkForYou]  ||Website ||Political Monitoring ||United Kingdom || Shows data gathered from different platforms to enable monitoring of the Parliament including the representatives' profile, votes and written answers.* || - || - ||-
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| [https://www.vevox.com/live-voting-app# Vevox]  ||App ||Voting Assistance || United Kingdom ||Engage participants, allows to vote, share , feedback and interact with audiences. || - || - ||-
| [https://www.vevox.com/live-voting-app# Vevox]  ||App ||Voting Assistance || United Kingdom ||Engage participants, allows to vote, share , feedback and interact with audiences. || - || - ||-
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===Add to the above===
* [https://www.belenios.org/ Belenios] (open-source voting software)
* [https://www.causes.com/ Causes.com] - US citizens vote and debate on bills
* [https://www.isidewith.com/ isidewith.com] - US based
* [https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/ The Open Society Foundations] (founded by George Soros)


==Links to Articles mentioning apps and software and websites==
==Links to Articles mentioning apps and software and websites==
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