Agenda theme
Civic tech and digital democracy
5 events and 7 expected
Participation platforms, open data and civic tech communities. Events where code and democracy look at each other closely, with evidence of what works and what does not.
Related typologies in the atlasCivic labs and participation
Upcoming events 5
World Forum for Democracy 2026Forum mondial de la démocratie 2026
Strasbourg · France
Fourteenth edition, titled 'Rupture or renewal? Democratic security for our future', within the Council of Europe's New Democratic Pact for Europe.
OngoingSee the event →4 to 6 November 2026Democratic innovation6th Citizen Participation and Deliberative Democracy Festival
Brussels · Belgium
Sixth edition, 4 to 6 November 2026 at the Berlaymont, the Commission's headquarters, with the European Democracy Shield as reference.
See the event →11 to 12 March 2027Civic tech and digital democracyDigital Democracy Edinburgh
Edinburgh · United Kingdom · online
Conference produced by mySociety's TICTeC team with the Scottish Government, the Edinburgh Futures Institute (University of Edinburgh) and the AI4CI…
◆Call open until 15 NovSee the event →2 to 3 June 2027Civic design and citizen labsCreative Bureaucracy Festival 2027 (10th anniversary)
Berlin · Germany · online
Tenth anniversary edition, announced for two days at the Alte Münze in Berlin and online.
See the event →8 to 10 June 2027Democratic innovationFORUM PA 2027
Roma · Italy
2027 edition at La Nuvola, already dated by FPA after closing the 2026 edition (168 partners, 1,350 speakers and around 13,700 participations across…
See the event →Expected, not yet announced 7
Open Data Day Bangkok (WeVis)
Bangkok · Thailand
Estimate: it usually takes place in March and the last recorded edition was 2026. The organiser has not announced anything yet.
June 2027PublicSpaces Conference
Amsterdam · Netherlands
Estimate: it usually takes place in June and the last recorded edition was 2026. The organiser has not announced anything yet.
October 2027Code for Japan Summit
Japan
Estimate: it usually takes place in October and the last recorded edition was 2026. The organiser has not announced anything yet.
October 2027Congreso de Innovación Pública NovaGob
Spain
Estimate: it usually takes place in October and the last recorded edition was 2026. The organiser has not announced anything yet.
October or November 2027Decidim Fest
Barcelona · Spain
Estimate: it usually takes place in October or November and the last recorded edition was 2026. The organiser has not announced anything yet.
October or November 2027MozFest (Mozilla Festival)
Estimate: it usually takes place in October or November and the last recorded edition was 2026. The organiser has not announced anything yet.
November 2027World Forum for Democracy
Strasbourg · France
Estimate: it usually takes place in November and the last recorded edition was 2026. The organiser has not announced anything yet.