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Delib Citizen Space

Next-generation engagement tools for 21st century democracy.

Active
Since 2001
Orchard Street Business Centre, 13-14 Orchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5EH
Open source: No (N/A)

Citizen Space is a comprehensive online citizen engagement platform trusted by central governments and local authorities worldwide. For public consultation, community engagement, spatial planning, calls for evidence and more. Citizen Space's features include geospatial mapping, advanced survey tools, and real-time analysis. It supports public consultation, surveys, and public participation across desktop and mobile. Streamline your citizen and community engagement with secure, accessible, and customisable solutions.

Evidence of this project's impact

10 million+ responses 100,000+ engagement activities (Source)2024-12

Resources

Founder(s)

Andy Parkhouse, Chris Quigley, Matt Golding

Project type
Tool or platform
Founded
2001
Language(s)
Welsh, English
Employees
30
Pricing
https://www.delib.net/citizen_space/how_to_buy?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Added
2023-10-31
Last modified
2026-04-21T17:33:53.000Z

Additional details

Tech stack
HSTS, Font Awesome, jQuery, Apache HTTP Server, Bootstrap, Shopify
Integrates with
Salesforce.org
Institutions using the platform
**National and State Governments**: - The **Scottish Government** employed Citizen Space during the Scottish Independence Referendum, engaging citizens in one of the nation's most significant decisions. **Local Authorities**: - **Birmingham City Council**, the largest local authority in Europe, uses Citizen Space for transport planning processes, including managing experimental traffic orders. **Regulatory Bodies and Public Services**: - Organizations such as environmental agencies, forest services, and providers of services including transport, healthcare, housing, police, and other emergency services utilize Citizen Space to engage with the public on various issues.
How AI is used
"Citizen Space, from Delib, was originally developed as a joint initiative with the UK government, and we continue to develop our products and introduce third-party tools mindfully, with statutory processes at the forefront of our planning. It is therefore critical for us to fully test capabilities before they are introduced to our product. We currently have AI sentiment analysis running in test and in use with one customer. We plan to make this more widely available in 2025, once we've verified it, piloted it with additional customers, and are confident in our offering."
Content moderation policy
Citizen Space does not have a built-in content moderation policy for public responses, as it is primarily designed for structured consultations and surveys where respondents provide feedback through predefined forms. Unlike open discussion forums, Citizen Space typically does not display individual responses publicly by default, reducing the need for active moderation. However, organizations using Citizen Space can choose to publish response summaries or reports. In such cases, it's advisable to review and redact any inappropriate or sensitive content before publication to ensure compliance with organizational standards and legal requirements.
Number of end users
600+
Number of integrations
3
GitHub contributors
2
Metrics of success
10 million+ responses 100,000+ engagement activities
Geographic focus
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧, Australia 🇦🇺, New Zealand 🇳🇿, United States of America 🇺🇸, Canada 🇨🇦
Geographic focus — country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧, Australia 🇦🇺, New Zealand 🇳🇿, United States of America 🇺🇸, Canada 🇨🇦
Pricing — license model
Subscription based license.
Pricing — government / nonprofit discount
No
Support included
Yes. We include support services in our license subscription.
Documentation & learning
<https://help.delib.net/>
Support resources
<https://help.delib.net/>

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