This library of "DemTools" consists of software, approaches, toolkits and guides that DemTech regards as trusted technology-related resources for the democracy community. It is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather a curated list of tools and resources known by DemTech experts to be valuable for enabling democratic actors to conduct their work in a safe, reliable, and cost effective way.
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An initiative that applies open data principles to the context of elections. The Initiative contains two main components:
- The Election Data Guide outlines which open data principles are most important in elections.
- The Election Data Academy helps civic actors use and analyze…
A tool that allows users to upload documents and extract data in a form that is more easy to organize, analyze, annotate, search, and embed.
Mattermost is the leading open source collaboration platform supporting teamwork with a thriving community.
Webinar and video conferencing provider that has advanced moderation and webinar recording features. Zoom is among the most popular/utilized webinar platforms. Zoom is a good option for recording video, hosting breakout rooms, allowing for simultaneous translation, and automated closed…
A simple-to-use newsletter sending system for large lists of contacts.
Google tool available through Google Workspace that serves a digital analog to putting stickies on a wall.
Allows for the use of polls with target groups in real time. The tool is intuitive and user friendly. Accessing it is not hard, just need to access the platform and enter a code. Offers different ways to ask the questions (word cloud, multiple choice, open question, etc).
Miro is a collaborative online whiteboard platform designed for remote and distributed teams.
Create interactive presentations and meetings in real time.
A graphic design tool that enables users to drag-and-drop feature and layouts to easily design beautiful visual content and infographics.
An SMS and IVR-based systems for reaching citizens on mobile phones
Twine is a free and open-source platform for making interactive fiction games, much like a "Choose Your Own Adventure" story, or practice quizzes. Twine doesn't require you to write any code, and it publishes directly to HTML so you can post your game almost anywhere. NDI hosts Twine for…
A global trend tracking, prediction technology and access to fast-changing consumer and citizen sentiment in all countries.
A one-size-fits all solution for visualizing data from a variety of sources, including monitoring, evaluation and learning, stabilization and transition, democracy and governance, and economic development.
A graphic design tool that enables users to drag-and-drop feature and layouts to easily design beautiful visual content and infographics.
An form creation tool that integrates with Google Sheets.
Google product similar to Open EdX, but meant for smaller groups of students in a closed classroom, rather than a massive open online course (MOOC).
A Google service that enables anonymized tracking of user interactions with websites and apps.
A firm that uses SMS, online, voice and in-person survey tools to conduct polls in remote locations or with otherwise difficult-to-reach populations.
An online service that enables messaging through SMS, WhatsApp and other social channels.
