It’s 'Live'! Explore the New Guide and Ratings for Digital Participation Platforms
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It’s here! Now you can visit our Digital Participation Platforms Resource Center to explore:
The Guide to Digital Participation Platforms. You can download the full guide, or explore the sections most relevant to your current context, ranging from:
What an online platform can, and can’t, do.
How to select the best platform for your needs, including assessing the total cost.
What to know about setting up a platform.
The fine points of running a participation process, including when and how to integrate off-line activities.
Ratings of the 26 platforms considered “the best” by our expert Technology Review Committee. We divide them into three categories (complex, simple, and specialty) and rate each according to criteria such as cost, features, and the capacity they require.
For more insight into how we developed these materials and they fit into the broader context of civic tech:
Read our interview with Matt Stempeck, principal author of our Guide to Digital Participation Platforms and curator of The Civic Tech Field Guide. He recently joined Cornell University as technologist in residence.
Watch the video of the launch event.
Enjoy exploring the guide and ratings, and share them with your networks!