KBC: Youth lead charge in reimagining democracy at Nairobi civic tech hackathon

The Code for Democracy event, convened by the Nuru Trust Network in support of the Global Democracy Coalition, marked International Democracy Day by placing young innovators at the heart of democratic renewal.

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UNDP: Reimagining Young People’s Role in Governance through Civic Technology

Asia-Pacific is home to more than 1.1 billion young people, yet their political and civic participation remains one of the weakest areas of engagement. While youth have been at the forefront of social movements, they are often excluded from decision-making spaces and face a lack of institutional trust.

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Bellevue Innovation Exchange to showcase civic technology advancements

In a continuing, community-based effort to leverage technology to improve municipal services, the City of Bellevue will celebrate new partnerships and promote civic innovation across the region at an Innovation Exchange event hosted at Bellevue City Hall in October.

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WITS: Completion of the second iteration of the Civic Tech Innovation Short Course

CTIN, in collaboration with HSRC, Tayarisha, and Wits Plus, successfully completed the second iteration of the Civic Tech Innovation Short Course.

The course was held from the 10^th to the 14^th of February, 2025. The one-week in-person course provided participants from diverse sectors—including government, civic tech, journalism, and software development with skills to enhance citizen-government interactions in service delivery.

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