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ECHO

Record, reflect, report: At lightspeed

Netherlands
2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital participation platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Speech recognition
https://www.hirondelle.org/fr/Active

Contrer la désinformation avec l’IA - Studio Hirondelle RDC

An AI project uses natural language processing to identify and neutralize hate speech on community radios in eastern DRC, enhancing social cohesion and stability in conflict-affected areas by providing reliable information through adapted radio content.

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Digital peacebuilding, Media and social media analysis, Natural Language Processing, Speech recognition
peace, hate speech, "Peace, justice, and strong institutions"
https://ai.gov.uk/projects/minute/ActiveOpen-source

Minute (GOV.UK)

Minute is a secure AI transcription service that produces customisable summaries in the formats that public servants need.

10 Downing Street
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Govtech, Public meetings, Speech recognition
United Kingdom (government)
https://www.dembrane.com/Active

Dembrane

Let participants record conversations, we transcribe and help you analyse it in minutes..

Netherlands
2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Audio processing, Digital participation platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Speech recognition, Tech for your meetings
https://cartodebat.com/Active

CartoDEBAT

Argument and transparency in public debate

Saint-Etienne, France
2017 (but the first debate was facilitated in 2012)
Debate, Digital participation platforms, Engagement tech, Natural Language Processing, Participatory democracy, Speech recognition
Sustainable cities and communities, Quality education
https://civicsearch.org/Active

CivicSearch

CivicSearch is a search and discovery tool for everything that is said in local government meetings, texts, and laws. It covers 547 cities and towns in the US and Canada.

Massachusetts
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Civic data, Government transparency, Public meetings, Speech recognition, Watchdogging government
local
https://converlens.com/Active

Converlens

Discover the modern engagement platform powered by natural language AI to help you gather feedback, manage your data and understand what is being said.

Melbourne VIC, Australia
2018
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Engagement tech, Natural Language Processing, Participatory democracy, Speech recognition, Surveys & polling
https://www.localview.net/Active

LocalView

LocalView is a database co-created by Soubhik Barari and Tyler Simko to advance the study of local government in the United States. It is the largest dataset of local government public meetings — the central policy-making process in American local government — as they are captured on video.

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
2023
Archives, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Audio processing, Communicating with the people, Participatory democracy, Public meetings, Speech recognition
YouTube
https://openparliament.tv/Active

Open Parliament TV

We make parliamentary debates more transparent and accessible

Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Audio processing, Government transparency, Parliamentary and congressional monitoring, Speech recognition, Watchdogging and transparency