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R. 37 27 Gen. 2026

Matt Stempeck on the Civic Tech Field Guide and why projects succeed or fail

Matt Stempeck is founder and curator of the Civic Tech Field Guide, which lists civic tech projects from all over the world. With 20 years experience in civic tech, Matt has seen projects passing and persisting in this challenging field. He has a profound understanding of what makes a project successful and what makes it fail. If you enjoy our podcast, please consider making a donation. It really helps us to sustain the podcast. PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/7KCR9XBSCQVMG

49:33

R. 36 19 Gen. 2026

Samuel Vance-Law on how digital transformation gives space to governance innovation

Samuel Vance-Law is Senior Researcher at the Decentralization Research Center and excited about governance and blockchain. He sees technology, especially blockchain, as an opportunity for governance innovation that can serve as a sandbox for progress also in our political democracies. In this episode we talked about: 🤖 Why governance is not sexy 🔢 Governance in DAOs and the blockchain space 📕 How to engage people in democracies ⚙️ Why efficiency is not everything 💰 Why we need to think bigger and weirder 💸 Support us with a donation: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/7KCR9XBSCQVMG

1:02:04

R. 35 13 Gen. 2026

Cross-podcast dialogue on governance, democracy, and institutional innovation

In a joint live stream between the Democracy Innovators Podcast and Governance Futures Podcast we wrapped up our learnings from last year and gave a perspective on the next year. We examined the evolving relationship between democratic systems, digitally networked communities, and emerging governance architectures. We summarized the technological developments in Web3 and AI, as well as challenges in democratic deliberation, concluding with the mission to nurture a movement of governance innovation.

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R. 34 6 Gen. 2026

Simone Maria Parazzoli about the Agentic State and how algorithms can transform governments

Simone Maria Parazzoli is part of the Agentic State project and previously worked for the OECD and the ISI Foundation. His experience on the digital transformation of governments gives interesting insights. In this episode we talked about the Agentic State, an attempt to use technologies, especially AI, to provide governments with better services and faster decisions. If you enjoy our podcast, please consider making a donation. It really helps us to sustain the podcast. PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/7KCR9XBSCQVMG