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Wondering what we're all about, or what we do?
You'll find all the facts and figures here, and lots more - we bet there's some part of our work you didn't know about, even if you're quite familiar with others. www.mysociety.org/impact-repor...
You'll find all the facts and figures here, and lots more - we bet there's some part of our work you didn't know about, even if you're quite familiar with others. www.mysociety.org/impact-repor...
#TICTeC rewatch!
youtu.be/0EEknG-ExAM Billy Zhe-Wei Lin of Tainan Sprout, Taiwan, explains how their City Council WatchBot is trained on minutes released by Tainan City Council to analyse and respond to questions about the council's proceedings.
#localgov #AIingovernment
youtu.be/0EEknG-ExAM Billy Zhe-Wei Lin of Tainan Sprout, Taiwan, explains how their City Council WatchBot is trained on minutes released by Tainan City Council to analyse and respond to questions about the council's proceedings.
#localgov #AIingovernment
TICTeC 25: Tainan City Council Watchbot - empowering informed citizens through AI
Speaker: Billy Zhe-Wei Lin (Tainan Sprout, Taiwan)
The Tainan City Council WatchBot uses the proceedings released by Tainan City Council to train its AI-powered system to analyse and respond to…
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#TICTeC rewatch!
youtu.be/0EEknG-ExAM Billy Zhe-Wei Lin of Tainan Sprout, Taiwan, explains how their City Council WatchBot is trained on minutes released by Tainan City Council to analyse and respond to questions about the council's proceedings.
#localgov #AIingovernment
youtu.be/0EEknG-ExAM Billy Zhe-Wei Lin of Tainan Sprout, Taiwan, explains how their City Council WatchBot is trained on minutes released by Tainan City Council to analyse and respond to questions about the council's proceedings.
#localgov #AIingovernment
If you're headed to tomorrow's event at the #Senedd on how democracy in #Wales is evolving, keep an eye out for @juliacushion.bsky.social who will be speaking about what six-MS constituencies mean for citizens and how #TheyWorkForYou & #WriteToThem can help citizens and MSs to work together 💪
Calendar Event - EVENT : Senedd 2026: Wales's Changing Democracy , 26 November 2025 | Senedd
An event in the Assembly diary occuring on 26 November 2025
business.senedd.wales
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you're headed to tomorrow's event at the #Senedd on how democracy in #Wales is evolving, keep an eye out for @juliacushion.bsky.social who will be speaking about what six-MS constituencies mean for citizens and how #TheyWorkForYou & #WriteToThem can help citizens and MSs to work together 💪
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we're sharing the work we've been doing alongside @evawuk.bsky.social. Find out about a crucial data gap that is impeding understanding of violence against women & girls: www.mysociety.org/2025/11/25/a... #EVAW
We prototyped a data hub for the VAWG sector, and it’s already raising important questions
Around the world today, organisations and communities are recognising the 26th International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This is a moment to reflect on one of the most prevalent...
www.mysociety.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we're sharing the work we've been doing alongside @evawuk.bsky.social. Find out about a crucial data gap that is impeding understanding of violence against women & girls: www.mysociety.org/2025/11/25/a... #EVAW
Is there a stopped clock in your town? Have you ever stopped to wonder why?
Alfie Dennen did, and now finds himself winding the clock in his own local clocktower... and also submitting #FOI requests to 308 councils to see how prevalent the issue is:
www.mysociety.org/2025/11/24/w... #localgov
Alfie Dennen did, and now finds himself winding the clock in his own local clocktower... and also submitting #FOI requests to 308 councils to see how prevalent the issue is:
www.mysociety.org/2025/11/24/w... #localgov
What can we learn from a clock that's stopped?
Stopped clocks in the public domain may be a sign of something else... a result of austerity, an indictment of selling public buildings into private hands. The data, obtained via FOI, reveals all.
www.mysociety.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Is there a stopped clock in your town? Have you ever stopped to wonder why?
Alfie Dennen did, and now finds himself winding the clock in his own local clocktower... and also submitting #FOI requests to 308 councils to see how prevalent the issue is:
www.mysociety.org/2025/11/24/w... #localgov
Alfie Dennen did, and now finds himself winding the clock in his own local clocktower... and also submitting #FOI requests to 308 councils to see how prevalent the issue is:
www.mysociety.org/2025/11/24/w... #localgov
Happening at 3pm today: @maviramos.bsky.social from the Brazilian #ATI project
@fiquemsabendo.com.br shares tips on how they unlock data and support investigative journalism. There's still time to nab a free space:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ati-master... #FOI #ATI
@fiquemsabendo.com.br shares tips on how they unlock data and support investigative journalism. There's still time to nab a free space:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ati-master... #FOI #ATI
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Happening at 3pm today: @maviramos.bsky.social from the Brazilian #ATI project
@fiquemsabendo.com.br shares tips on how they unlock data and support investigative journalism. There's still time to nab a free space:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ati-master... #FOI #ATI
@fiquemsabendo.com.br shares tips on how they unlock data and support investigative journalism. There's still time to nab a free space:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ati-master... #FOI #ATI
#TICTeC rewatch! @richardgevers.bsky.social of Open Cities Lab brings practical insights from South Africa's groundbreaking Digital Mzansi initiative, a comprehensive programme to transform government service delivery through democratic digital public infrastructure: youtu.be/zHyyBPHFXYQ
TICTeC 25: MyMzansi: building South Africa’s democratic digital public infrastructure
Speaker: Richard Gevers (Open Cities Lab, South Africa)
Practical insights from South Africa's groundbreaking Digital Mzansi initiative — a comprehensive programme to transform government service…
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November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#TICTeC rewatch! @richardgevers.bsky.social of Open Cities Lab brings practical insights from South Africa's groundbreaking Digital Mzansi initiative, a comprehensive programme to transform government service delivery through democratic digital public infrastructure: youtu.be/zHyyBPHFXYQ
Monday: join our free online masterclass to learn from @fiquemsabendo.com.br on using #FOI law to unlock data for investigative journalism: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ati-master... #ATI #investigativejournalism
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Monday: join our free online masterclass to learn from @fiquemsabendo.com.br on using #FOI law to unlock data for investigative journalism: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ati-master... #ATI #investigativejournalism
Discover three impactful pro-democracy projects in the Netherlands from @openstate.eu: a search tool to make government documents more findable; research on late responses to #FOI requests; and open calendars of ministerial meetings. youtu.be/I2D34Vehdzc with Jan van der Burgt and Quinten Coret.
TICTeC 25: The current state of open government and digital transparency in the Netherlands
Speakers: Jan van der Burgt and Quinten Coret (Open State Foundation, Netherlands)
Discover three of Open State Foundation's most impactful pro-democracy projects in the Netherlands, including a…
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Discover three impactful pro-democracy projects in the Netherlands from @openstate.eu: a search tool to make government documents more findable; research on late responses to #FOI requests; and open calendars of ministerial meetings. youtu.be/I2D34Vehdzc with Jan van der Burgt and Quinten Coret.
You can't say @juliacushion.bsky.social doesn't get about! On 27 Nov, she (alongside Isaac from @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social) will be speaking at this @londonassembly.bsky.social event on Mayoral scrutiny (all welcome): www.eventbrite.com/e/holding-ma... #Mayors #accountability
Holding Mayors to account: The future of scrutiny in devolved government
The London Assembly and Centre for Governance and Scrutiny will hold a conference on 27 November 2025 on the future of Mayoral scrutiny.
www.eventbrite.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
You can't say @juliacushion.bsky.social doesn't get about! On 27 Nov, she (alongside Isaac from @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social) will be speaking at this @londonassembly.bsky.social event on Mayoral scrutiny (all welcome): www.eventbrite.com/e/holding-ma... #Mayors #accountability
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Another chance to join the SocietyWorks team! This time as an Account Manager.
If you're someone with experience working in account management of a tech service, ideally within local government, and you're looking for a change, then we'd love to hear from you!
apply.workable.com/mysociety/j/...
If you're someone with experience working in account management of a tech service, ideally within local government, and you're looking for a change, then we'd love to hear from you!
apply.workable.com/mysociety/j/...
Account Manager, SocietyWorks - Remote - mySociety and SocietyWorks
SocietyWorks is the commercial division of the UK civic technology charity, mySociety, the organisation behind well used services such as FixMyStreet, WhatDoTheyKnow, TheyWorkForYou and WriteToThem. W...
apply.workable.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Another chance to join the SocietyWorks team! This time as an Account Manager.
If you're someone with experience working in account management of a tech service, ideally within local government, and you're looking for a change, then we'd love to hear from you!
apply.workable.com/mysociety/j/...
If you're someone with experience working in account management of a tech service, ideally within local government, and you're looking for a change, then we'd love to hear from you!
apply.workable.com/mysociety/j/...
If you're interested to learn how pro-democracy projects are protecting themselves, their data and their users, do join us for this event today. It kicks off at 2 and there's still time to register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defending-... #civictech #cybersecurity
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If you're interested to learn how pro-democracy projects are protecting themselves, their data and their users, do join us for this event today. It kicks off at 2 and there's still time to register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defending-... #civictech #cybersecurity
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Notes on the 2025-11-17 register:
A new House of Commons register of interests has been released and uploaded to TheyWorkForYou https://www.theyworkforyou.com/interests
Register of Interests
Making it easy to keep an eye on the UK’s parliaments. Discover who represents you, how they’ve voted and what they’ve said in debates.
www.theyworkforyou.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Notes on the 2025-11-17 register:
The fast-moving innovations around AI bring new opportunities & new challenges to the #civictech world - & to #democracy more widely. See how & where mySociety is applying AI, and then hear from stakeholders what a good future looks like for our international conference #TICTeC. youtu.be/B5YuXv1CkGM
TICTeC 25: The future of tech, the future of TICTeC: Navigating AI in Pro-Democracy Tech
Speakers: Louise Crow, Alex Parsons, Julia Cushion from mySociety
Maria Vitoria Ramos of Fiquem Sabendo
Matt Stempeck of the Civic Tech Field Guide
Thanisara Ruangdej (GG), WeVis, Thailand
As the…
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The fast-moving innovations around AI bring new opportunities & new challenges to the #civictech world - & to #democracy more widely. See how & where mySociety is applying AI, and then hear from stakeholders what a good future looks like for our international conference #TICTeC. youtu.be/B5YuXv1CkGM
Involved (or interested in) in procurement, contracts, and how public bodies spend money?
On Nov 25, our own @zarino.co.uk will be bringing insights at this event from Government Outcomes Lab: golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/community/ev...
#procurement #publicmoney #government #contracts #accountability
On Nov 25, our own @zarino.co.uk will be bringing insights at this event from Government Outcomes Lab: golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/community/ev...
#procurement #publicmoney #government #contracts #accountability
The Role(s) of Civil Society and the Public in Public Procurement and Government Contracting
golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Involved (or interested in) in procurement, contracts, and how public bodies spend money?
On Nov 25, our own @zarino.co.uk will be bringing insights at this event from Government Outcomes Lab: golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/community/ev...
#procurement #publicmoney #government #contracts #accountability
On Nov 25, our own @zarino.co.uk will be bringing insights at this event from Government Outcomes Lab: golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/community/ev...
#procurement #publicmoney #government #contracts #accountability
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New report: What should we do about mayoral scrutiny? www.mysociety.org/2025/11/18/m...
Mayoral scrutiny: building an ecosystem of accountability
New report: Building and supporting civic scrutiny of devolution
www.mysociety.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
New report: What should we do about mayoral scrutiny? www.mysociety.org/2025/11/18/m...
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Want to know how you check on your local council's climate action using the Scorecards? We have a quick video to get you started!
Thank you to @mysociety.org for producing this handy little video that will get you uncovering your council's climate action in no time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ngc...
Thank you to @mysociety.org for producing this handy little video that will get you uncovering your council's climate action in no time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ngc...
Checking your council on the Council Climate Action Scorecards
Learn how to explore and understand your council’s results in the 2025 Council Climate Action Scorecards, from @climateemergencyuk7328 and @mysociety – https://councilclimatescorecards.uk
In this…
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November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Want to know how you check on your local council's climate action using the Scorecards? We have a quick video to get you started!
Thank you to @mysociety.org for producing this handy little video that will get you uncovering your council's climate action in no time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ngc...
Thank you to @mysociety.org for producing this handy little video that will get you uncovering your council's climate action in no time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ngc...
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We talked at our team meeting the other day about areas of it we want to update, but also a few reports that writing down "think about the problem you're trying to solve" has been helpful for orgs having internal arguments about AI. Which is nice research.mysociety.org/html/ai-fram...
mySociety AI Framework
Our approach to AI in our experiments and services
research.mysociety.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
We talked at our team meeting the other day about areas of it we want to update, but also a few reports that writing down "think about the problem you're trying to solve" has been helpful for orgs having internal arguments about AI. Which is nice research.mysociety.org/html/ai-fram...
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Nice to see Icebreaker One build on @mysociety.org's AI Framework here ib1.org/2025/11/13/i...
IB1 Research Guidance: Using Large Language Models – Icebreaker One
ib1.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Nice to see Icebreaker One build on @mysociety.org's AI Framework here ib1.org/2025/11/13/i...
What is made possible by new forms of technology — especially in the civic participation space — and what needs to happen to make those possibilities a reality? Enjoy @fecampagnucci.com of @internetlab.bsky.social's keynote from #TICTeC 2025 all over again.
TICTeC 25: Fernanda Campagnucci - A stronger democracy – through data, information and technology
Keynote: What is made possible by new forms of technology — especially in the civic participation space — and what needs to happen to make those possibilities a reality? Tech innovations are making…
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
What is made possible by new forms of technology — especially in the civic participation space — and what needs to happen to make those possibilities a reality? Enjoy @fecampagnucci.com of @internetlab.bsky.social's keynote from #TICTeC 2025 all over again.
This Weds, join us to discover how pro-democracy tech orgs can protect their services, data and users in this free online webinar: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defending-... #civictech #cybersecurity
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This Weds, join us to discover how pro-democracy tech orgs can protect their services, data and users in this free online webinar: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defending-... #civictech #cybersecurity
This online event starts at 12:00 today - it's not too late to join us if you'd like to discover how civic tech orgs in Nigeria, Poland & Germany are using crowdsourcing and #ATI laws to uncover data, monitor public projects, and drive accountability: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/networked-... #FOI
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This online event starts at 12:00 today - it's not too late to join us if you'd like to discover how civic tech orgs in Nigeria, Poland & Germany are using crowdsourcing and #ATI laws to uncover data, monitor public projects, and drive accountability: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/networked-... #FOI
Can tech strengthen #democracy by making new approaches possible? This panel explores the possibilities to increase democratic trust and resilience, and strengthen the heartbeat of civic and democratic life. A #TICTeC rewatch. youtu.be/gITYofPD-po
TICTeC 25: Growing the Open Society: Tech and democratic innovation
Speakers:
Louise Crow (mySociety - MODERATOR)
Colin Megill (Polis / The Computational Democracy Project)
Fernanda Campagnucci (InternetLab & University of Muenster)
Lula Chen (MIT GOV/LAB)
Can tech…
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Can tech strengthen #democracy by making new approaches possible? This panel explores the possibilities to increase democratic trust and resilience, and strengthen the heartbeat of civic and democratic life. A #TICTeC rewatch. youtu.be/gITYofPD-po
One thing we've discovered from talking to @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social volunteers is that helping to gather data for the Climate Action Scorecards brings a new understanding of the challenges faced by councils. Mat in County Antrim is no exception! www.mysociety.org/2025/11/10/i...
"I found inspiring things happening in councils all over the UK, pockets of brilliance!"
Our partner organisation Climate Emergency UK put us in touch with Mat Allen, based in Northern Ireland. They described him as “one of our most dedicated Scorecards volunteers” — and when we heard wha...
www.mysociety.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
One thing we've discovered from talking to @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social volunteers is that helping to gather data for the Climate Action Scorecards brings a new understanding of the challenges faced by councils. Mat in County Antrim is no exception! www.mysociety.org/2025/11/10/i...
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🌟 Tomorrow! 🌟
We've had a fantastic run of events all about the power of freedom of information to make real world change, and I think this one could be our best yet!
We'd love to see you there!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/networked-...
We've had a fantastic run of events all about the power of freedom of information to make real world change, and I think this one could be our best yet!
We'd love to see you there!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/networked-...
Networked auditors: crowdsourcing and community-led ATI
Discover how three organisations are using crowdsourcing and ATI laws to uncover data, monitor public projects, and drive accountability
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🌟 Tomorrow! 🌟
We've had a fantastic run of events all about the power of freedom of information to make real world change, and I think this one could be our best yet!
We'd love to see you there!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/networked-...
We've had a fantastic run of events all about the power of freedom of information to make real world change, and I think this one could be our best yet!
We'd love to see you there!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/networked-...
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Hear from one of our Scorecard volunteers, Lucy Bramley on what motivates her to spread the word about the Council Climate Action Scorecards! Thank you to @mysociety.org for speaking to Lucy about her experience:
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hear from one of our Scorecard volunteers, Lucy Bramley on what motivates her to spread the word about the Council Climate Action Scorecards! Thank you to @mysociety.org for speaking to Lucy about her experience: