About us

We’re a team of passionate civic tech professionals and expert partners on a mission to to empower as many people as possible to participate in respectful, meaningful discussions. We’re based in Estonia and Indonesia, but are working with partners across the world.

The Citizen OS Foundation

We are a civic tech non-profit organisation headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, with a second office in Jakarta, Indonesia. We work both locally and internationally, running various global projects.

Our mission is simple: To empower as many people as possible to participate in respectful, meaningful discussions and collaboratively decide on issues that impact their wellbeing.

We focus on two key areas:
  1. Building and maintaining a secure and open-source collaborative decision-making platform for civic initiatives. We offer this platform free of charge to anyone who wants to use it.
    The platform enables deliberative discussions, collaborative decision-making, and voting, even when participants can’t be physically together.
  2. Running participatory e-democracy projects, which drive our vision of a society where every voice matters.
    Collective decisions are shaped by the collective will of the people.


In Estonia, where a national e-ID system is available, the Citizen OS platform is used for signing important documents such as petitions, people’s initiatives, housing association agreements, and NGO meeting minutes. These documents are recognized by all levels of government, including the Riigikogu (Estonia’s Parliament) and the National Commercial Register.

We are dedicated to returning decision-making power to communities by fostering e-democracy and developing innovative technologies that support high-quality collaborative decision-making.

Visit our Vision and Projects pages to learn more about our goals and work. You can also visit our News page for the latest updates or follow us on social media.

Key facts:

  • The Citizen OS platform launched in September 2015, and since then, we’ve gained the trust of public and private user groups worldwide.
  • We take security very seriously. You can read more about our security measures here or review our legal documents.
  • We are proud members of Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations,
    adhering to ethical principles for NGOs as outlined on the Hea Kodanik (The Good Citizen) website.
  • Additionally, we belong to People Powered, a global network of organisations, government practitioners, researchers, and advocates supporting participatory democracy. Together, we work to grow collective power and enhance impact.

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Funding:

We are supported through private donations and grants. Project Citizen OS is funded by the NGO Fund EEA Grants, via the Open Estonia Foundation.

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