Waves
activeLargest trial of digital democracy in Britain. AI-powered consensus-finding on local government issues. EUR 1M project. Camden Council first deployment (Sept 2025), South Staffordshire (Spring 2026), expansion planned.
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4| Demos | UK think tank running "Waves" — largest trial of digital democracy in Britain. AI-powered technology for consensus-finding on local government issues. EUR 1M project with partners New Local, CASM Technology, PSi, and Remesh. Camden Council first deployment (Sept 2025). |
| UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) | UK government department responsible for science, research, innovation, and technology policy. Parent department of the UK AI Safety Institute and ARIA. |
| Metagov | Research organization building interoperability standards for deliberative tools. Leading the Interoperable Deliberative Tools (IDT) cohort. $400K Mina Foundation grant. Scotland committed to using their standards nationally. Advising $10M+ in deliberative tech R&D. |
| MASS LBP | Canada's leader in long-form deliberative and participatory processes for public policy. 1 in 36 Canadian households invited to participate across 41 assemblies/panels. Founded by Peter MacLeod. |
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1| DemocracyOS | Open-source platform for online deliberation. Citizens vote on, track, and debate legislation. Built by Democracia en Red (Argentina). Translated into 15 languages. Used in Tunisia (constitutional debate), Mexico, Kenya. |
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