The introduction of AI in government systems stems from the growing demand for participatory and deliberative forms of democracy, including budget tracking, social audits, and transparent online voting systems.
Technoloxia is the newest member of the Regional Ambassador Programme (RAP). The RAP programme, founded in 2022, is a programme aimed at strengthening regional connections and participation in the civic tech space.
African civic tech plays a significant role on the continent, but many innovators in the space still struggle with their funding and financing options
The Ushahidi Platform helps communities turn information into action with an intuitive and accessible crowdsourcing and mapping tool
Mzalendo Trust, located is a non-partisan entity that keeps an eye on Kenyan Parliament with a mission to facilitate public participation in Parliamentary processes through Information Sharing, Research, and Networking.
YouLead is Africa’s flagship Youth Leadership Program working to unlock youth leadership potential for a prosperous continent by identifying, recognizing, connecting and fostering cooperation among Africa’s vibrant and influential young leaders and their initiatives.
What does a citizen-led look like? How do we leverage technology to help us fulfill the vision of a citizen-led democracy? How do these technological tools help us manifest the African Charter on Democracy Election and Governance?
Dear South Africa (DearSA) is a non-profit organisation that facilitates public participation to help shape legislative policy at a municipal, provincial and national level
Have you come across any stories reported using data visualation tools lately. That’s the work of a data journalist using data to explain complex stories of public interest. Africa Data Hub seeks to lower the barriers that African journalists face to access and use data in their storytelling around health and development.
In this episode, we talk about an initiative aimed at boosting civic participation in issues of democratic governance on the African continent. Justin Arenstein spoke to us about the recently launched Charter Project Africa initiative. We talk about how the Civic Tech landscape in Africa and some initiatives doing great work on the continent.
