Democracy Data Space

Let's build tomorrow's democratic infrastructure together

Discover our vision for a Democracy Data Space, an interoperable digital ecosystem where citizen participation flows freely between platforms, territories and levels of governance.

 

Who is this document for?

European stakeholders

You are interested in digital commons

Public institutions

You are looking to modernise citizen participation

Citizen organisations

You want to strengthen your democratic impact

What you will discover

The challenges

Why civic tech interoperability is crucial for the future of participatory democracy

The 4 design principles

The foundations of a connected, transparent and collaborative digital democratic infrastructure

Practical recommendations

Concrete ideas for building an ecosystem where citizen participation becomes fluid and accessible

The roadmap

The next steps towards a collective proof of concept

The Democracy Data Space, a unique collaborative project

This document is the result of several months of work involving:

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An Open Source Politics project in partnership with Startin’blox and Bordeaux Métropole.