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The Civic hacktivist Community — Who and Why?

May 14, 2020 - Becca Melhuish

Who’s at the helm of the Civic hacktivist Community, and what’s it for? Members of the community’s founding organisations share their hopes for the future of this new participatory e-democracy network.

Team Decisions in the Time of Corona.

April 28, 2020 - Becca Melhuish

Still haven’t found the perfect tool for remote group decision-making? Our free co-decision platform might be just what you’re looking for.

Is the time of representative democracy over - Estonia without a parliament?

November 13, 2019 - Margo Loor

Political events across the democratic world have created a ghost – the ghost of direct democracy. Populist movements everywhere demand that the people’s voice be heard more, mostly in the form of Swiss-style referendums.

The Civic hacktivist Community — Who and Why?

May 14, 2020 - Becca Melhuish

My Mistake - My Best Lesson.

May 5, 2020 - Agustina Iskandar

Agustina Iskandar, leader of civic movement Let’s Do It Indonesia, recounts a candid and heartfelt story of a leadership mistake, and how she regained trust with the help of the Citizen OS platform.

Team Decisions in the Time of Corona.

Apr 28, 2020 - Becca Melhuish

Still haven’t found the perfect tool for remote group decision-making? Our free co-decision platform might be just what you’re looking for.

Estonia’s Richness Of Life Party - a recipe for post-ideology participatory politics?

Apr 20, 2020 - Becca Melhuish

A radically different approach to party politics – paving the way for a bottom-up digital eco-state led directly by the people.

Digital Signing through Smart-ID - our open source gift

Feb 27, 2020 - Becca Melhuish

Here at Citizen OS, we’ve been busy writing two free, open source sets of code in JavaScript, which act as interfaces for using Estonia’s Smart-ID and Mobile-ID services. They’re yours if you want them!

Where is participation heading and how can each of us change it?

Dec 20, 2019 - Questions by Gertha Teidla-Kunitsõn, written answers by Margo Loor.

Gertha Teidla-Kunitsõn from the Estonian Youth Work Center asked our CEO about the status of participation in society today and where is participation heading in the future.

Le Ciel and Citizen OS join forces for the planet.

Dec 2, 2019 - Becca Melhuish

"The Twelve", a new documentary revealing indigenous communities’ wisdom to inspire global collective action, is being supported by Citizen OS through the creation of an online community platform.

Is the time of representative democracy over - Estonia without a parliament?

Nov 13, 2019 - Margo Loor

GMB Indonesia - empowering Youth Leaders for unity and peace.

Nov 8, 2019 - Anett Linno, edited by Becca Melhuish

Our Head of Partnerships, Anett Linno, walks us through her experiences at our partner GMB Indonesia’s Youth Adventure and Leaders Forum, in this personal blog and in-depth photo story.

AFoorum - Widening the scope of the Opinion Festival in Estonia.

Sep 5, 2019 - Becca Melhuish

This annual democracy festival’s mission to improve debate culture and enhance civic education is supported by Citizen OS’s open source platform for the second year running.

The unexamined life is not worth living - On Socrates and Citizen OS.

Jul 18, 2019 - Paul Emmet

Socratic discourses are no longer the privilege of the scholars and the intellectuals — now concerned citizens can propose, discuss, and learn from others, with the Citizen OS e-democracy platform.

Meet The Team - Localisation lead Oksana Naidjonova

Jul 4, 2019 - Oksana Naidjonova answered, Becca Melhuish asked

Citizen OS’s localisation lead on her childhood translation profession, coffee-addicted eagles, and a cunning plan to take over the world.