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mySociety @mysociety.org · 14h

How do we go from better government service delivery to better democratic participation?

Join three insightful speakers for this free online event on Thurs 30 Oct: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-digit...

A #TICTeC Communities of Interest session. #civictech #democracy #publicinfrastructure

From digital public infrastructure to democratic public infrastructure - a TICTeC webinar. Thursday 30 October 12:00-13:00 UK time. Tiago Peixoto, World Bank. Sanna-Kaisa Saloranta, SIntra. Richard Gevers, The Presidency (South Africa)

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 1d

New stuff on TheyWorkForYou ahoy! Join us at lunchtime on Thursday, October 23, when our own @alexparsons.bsky.social and @juliacushion.bsky.social will be talking through what's new.

For full details and to book your free spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theyworkfo...

TheyWorkForYou update: a richer view of Parliament

We want to improve the quality of UK democracy by making more and better information available - join us to hear about our latest updates.

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Climate Emergency UK @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social · 1d

There's just under one week to go to sign up for Local Climate Academy! The sessions for campaigners starts on 13th October - this free six week course will help identify climate action that your council can take and help you influence your local authority. As one campaigner who did the course said:

Image of a chalkboard with 'Local Climate Academy' next to it. The rest of the text reads: Starts 13th October! Less than one week to go!

Image with blue background and a photo of a smiling woman with her arms crossed. There is a quote that says " The course generated a lot of sharing of great ideas, practical suggestions, and inspirational stories. Greatly increased my motivation for climate action." Andrew Durling, Campaigner

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 1d

Rewatch the #TICTeC session from "think and do tank" @politicalwatch.es, "What MPs really do: turning data into democratic power in Spain":

TICTeC 25 - What MPs really do: turning data into democratic power in Spain

Speakers: Celia Zafra and Pablo Martín (Political Watch, Spain) Political Watch is a Spanish think-and-do-tank, enhancing democracy through technology. Their project Qué Hacen Los Diputados (QHLD,…

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 1d

New stuff on TheyWorkForYou ahoy! Join us at lunchtime on Thursday, October 23, when our own @alexparsons.bsky.social and @juliacushion.bsky.social will be talking through what's new.

For full details and to book your free spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theyworkfo...

TheyWorkForYou update: a richer view of Parliament

We want to improve the quality of UK democracy by making more and better information available - join us to hear about our latest updates.

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 6d

The session will be recorded and added to our YouTube channel later. Sign up for our newsletter (check the interest "Freedom of interest, transparency and Journalism" if you'd like to be alerted as to when it's live. #FOI

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 6d

We'll be joined by: Toby Mendel of the Centre for Law and Democracy, Giovanni Esposito of Université Libre de Bruxelles and Mária Žuffová of European University Institute... and you? :)

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 6d

There's still time - but only just - to sign up to today's #FOI event in which three experts will be looking at how FOI law works when it meets the real world. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/putting-tr...

Putting transparency to the test: evaluating FOI in practice

How can we tell if FOI laws are working in practice? Three expert speakers will help us assess whether legislation matches reality.

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 7d

For audiophiles, the session is also on our podcast feed at www.mysociety.org/podcast/beyo.... However, a couple of the talks are quite enriched by their visuals, so bear in mind that the video might be the better choice if you'd like to see everything that the audience was party to!

Beyond websites: How pro-democracy projects reach their audiences

Across the world, civic and pro-democracy tech projects are finding that citizens can’t directly visit their websites and apps. What are the solutions?

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 7d

Tahinduka Joseph from Parliament Watch Uganda on getting parliamentary information to a wider audience with local radio and journalists.

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 7d

Those speakers were:
Ana Arevadze of ForSet in Georgia, on using influencers around election information;
Ufuoma Nnamdi-Udeh of EiE Nigeria on social media, chatbots, and messaging services; and ...

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 7d

If you missed our three great speakers explaining how to engage with audiences when visits to websites are harder to come by, the good news is... you can now watch it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvJV....

Beyond websites: How pro-democracy projects reach their audiences

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 7d

Find out how our free digital tools, data and websites help you take positive action - subscribe to mySociety updates at buff.ly/4jFiJOq

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 7d

Hope to see you there for some informed insights into one of the crucial issues of our time. #OGP #OGPsummit #civictech #citizenparticipation #participativedemocracy

mySociety @mysociety.org · 7d

<<@politicalwatch.es, Naiara Goia of Arantzazu Lab; @bethnoveck.bsky.social of @thegovlab.org and Valentin Chaput of Open Source Politics.

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 7d

Joining Louise on the panel - at 9am on Weds the 8th, a week today - will be: @carlabezerra.bsky.social, Director of Digital Participation at the General Secretariat of the Presidency of Brazil; Eric Wamugu of Code for Africa; Eugenio Cañizares of @mintradigital.bsky.social; >>>

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 7d

This ‘challenge clinic’ workshop will explore two main issues: firstly, the problems in citizen participation that new technologies are being applied to; and secondly, the challenges that they raise in turn when creating new spaces for collaboration and decision or inclusive participation processes.

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 7d

Going to the #OGP summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz next week? Say hello to mySociety's Chief Executive @itscrowbot.bsky.social - and don't miss our session "Designing the public participation we want in a digitized world: AI & Civic Tech" which we're running with @politicalwatch.es.

Spain 2025 OGP Global Summit 6-10 October Vitoria-Gasteiz

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 9d

Rewatch this #TICTeC session on countering information disorder in Nigerian elections, and discover how Centre for Democracy and Development 's real-time factchecking, via a social-media enabled bot, prevented the spread of disinformation:

TICTeC 25: Countering information disorder in Nigerian elections

Speaker: Aluko Ahmad (Centre for Democracy and Development, Nigeria) Tasked to identify trends and actors fuelling information disorder ahead of the elections, the CDD West Africa team launched a…

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 12d

So many people told us this session from Tree Company was one of their top highlights of #TICTeC 2025. Now you can see for yourself how they are informing young people and bringing a whole new generation to democratic engagement:

TICTeC 25: Empowering young voters through Voting Aid Applications

Speaker: Sofie Marien (Tree company, Belgium) In times of increasing misinformation and declining voter turnout, particularly among younger generations, well-designed Voting Aid Applications (VAAs)…

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 14d

We'll be hearing from Toby Mendel of @law-democracy.bsky.social, Giovanni Esposito of Université Libre de Bruxelles, and @mariazuffova.bsky.social of @eui-eu.bsky.social, all of whom will bring unique insights into how #FOI laws work in the real world. #ATI

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 14d

Join us as three experts discuss "How can we tell if #FOI laws are working in practice?" Here's where to book your spot:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/putting-tr... #RightToKnowDay

Putting transparency to the test: evaluating FOI in practice

How can we tell if FOI laws are working in practice? 3 expert speakers will help us assess whether legislation matches reality.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 14d

This starts at 1pm today - there's still time to join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-web...

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mySociety @mysociety.org · 14d

Carl Jacobs of OpenUp South Africa presented at #TICTeC about capacity-building at scale: sustainable civic tech. Rewatch this session at youtu.be/Ukf8Xwo7VeE?....

TICTeC 25: Anti-Corruption, Collaboration, and Capacity

How African Civil Society is advancing Pro-Democracy Innovation Speaker: Carl Jacobs (OpenUp, South Africa) There is a growing global democratic crisis, whilst civic actors in Africa have decreased…

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Maria Zuffova @mariazuffova.bsky.social · 15d

Very excited to take part in the upcoming @mysociety.org event. I’ll be sharing my research on what information citizens seek from their governments, drawing on an analysis of ATI requests sent to the UK central government via the @whatdotheyknow.bsky.social platform. Join us here: bit.ly/3In2szZ

mySociety @mysociety.org · 16d

3 experts discuss the question "How can we tell if #FOI laws are working in practice?" Join Toby Mendel of @law-democracy.bsky.social, Giovanni Esposito of Université Libre de Bruxelles & @mariazuffova.bsky.social of @eui-eu.bsky.social on Oct 2: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/putting-tr... #RightToKnowDay

Putting transparency to the test: evaluating FOI in practice

How can we tell if FOI laws are working in practice? 3 expert speakers will help us assess whether legislation matches reality.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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