Digital Democracy Edinburgh will take place on 11 & 12 March 2027 in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

Save the date to join us for two days of exploring how digital tools can help make democratic systems more effective, inclusive and participatory.

How can we practically use technology to improve democratic decision-making and resilience?

This is the core question of this event, which we will answer by bringing together a global audience of practitioners and experts from civic tech, democratic innovation, and local and national governments.

Through the conference, we will explore how high-quality, deliberative, participation can be enhanced through digital technology, in democracies around the world. We will explore the use of technology to make collective decisions, solve shared problems, and govern ourselves effectively.

This means bringing together expertise and cutting-edge findings to support groups contributing to difficult decisions around the world – including findings about the uses of AI technologies which the public can trust.

Digital Democracy Edinburgh is a collaboration between mySociety, the Scottish Government, the University of Edinburgh Futures Institute and the AI for Collective Intelligence (AI4CI) Hub.

The conference is made possible with additional generous support from the Evens Foundation, RadicalxChange and Delib.

Bringing together international approaches as well as local innovation from Scotland and across the UK, the conference will showcase and connect some of the most exciting thinking and practice in digital democracy.

It builds on ten years of TICTeC and last year’s Digital Democracy The Hague conference, continuing a growing international exchange around democracy in the digital age.

Across the two days, we’ll explore what technology can make possible, the implications for democratic practice, and the opportunities and challenges for new approaches within democratic institutions.

Registration, and an open call for proposals, will be published in the next few weeks, with opportunities for researchers, practitioners and others working across these areas to contribute to the programme.

Save 11 & 12 March 2027 in your calendar, and sign up for updates to hear when registration and our open call for proposals opens, and further details are announced.