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Register for the Online Releasing Event for Our New AI for Digital Democracy Guide with Global Case Studies on Sept. 16

On September.16, : On September 16, from 9:00–10:30 a.m. ET/1:00–2:30 p.m. UTC, People Powered and us will host AI for Digital Democracy: New Guidance from Global Case Studies online webinar to release our new Digital Participation Guide. The guide includes a new chapter on AI for democracy and case studies of best practices from around the world.

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Since 2023, People Powered, a global hub for digital and participatory democracy, has collaborated with us to update and develop a series of online resources for digital participation. These resources include the Online Training on Digital Participation and Participation Playbook. In 2025, we are also honored to collaborate with them to release the new version of Digital Participation Guide.

The new content about AI and global case studies of best practices came just about time. We use AI in our lives so often and everyday we discover its potential of being applied for new purposes, but we also worry about its discovered and undiscovered risk. It’s the same for citizens who are exploring how AI can incentivize and facilitate people’s participation. The new chapter on AI in this guide has identified the scope and purposes that AI has been applied for participatory programs by studying global cases; for example, how AI is used for transcription, translation, analysing transcription and other purposes. Based on the real-life experience and expert’s knowledge, the new guide analysed how citizens design their participatory program to enable these features of AI to become a real helping forces instead of merely advocating for technology as ultimate solution. The new chapter also list the risk of using AI in participatory program and strategy and recommendations to prevent it. 

The new content about AI and global case studies of best practices arrived just in time. We use AI so often in our lives, and every day, we discover that it can be applied in new fields and for new purposes, but we also worry about its discovered and undiscovered risks. The same is true for citizens exploring how AI can incentivize and facilitate people’s participation. This guide's new chapter on AI identifies the scope and purposes for which AI has been applied to participatory programs by studying global cases. For example, it introduces how AI is used for transcription, translation, and analysing discussion. Based on real-life experience and experts' knowledge, the new guide analyses how citizens design their participatory programs to enable these AI features to become real helping forces instead of merely advocating for technology as the ultimate solution. The new chapter also lists the risks of using AI in participatory programs and strategies, as well as recommendations to prevent them. 

People Powered also added studies of best practices in digital participation from more regions around the world. This will allow citizens around the world to find references closer to their own contexts and learn from more various experiences.

You will be able to learn more about the guide from this webinar. In short, you will :

• Get an early look at the new guide and its section on AI-powered participation
• Hear recent case studies from experts across sectors and regions
• Learn how to choose the right tools and platforms to meet your participation goals
• Explore both the potential and risks of AI for democratic engagement

Speakers include:

• Emanuele Sapienza, UNDP
• Matt Stempeck, Civic Tech Field Guide
• Ya-wei Chou, FNF Global Innovation Hub
• Juan Esteban Uribe, Mayor’s Office of Bogotá
• Melissa Zisengwe, People Powered (Moderator)

Please click here to register! See you on Sept.16