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Article Evaluation, QuestionJustin.tsubasa (talk) 21:08, 2 September 2021 (UTC)Justin Crouch

The Article is well done as it remains unbiased throughout and distributes information well throughout the countries listed, with an exception to a few. A question that arouse as I went through the article is whether or not social media should be represented in this article. In the modern world, it has taken a big role across all parts of society including government. Thus a mention to social media would be beneficial to the article.

Wiki Education assignment: IFS213-Hacking and Open Source Culture, Fall 2025

Latest comment: 9 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 8 September 2025 and 19 December 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): James MitcheI (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Mic2518407 (talk) 02:58, 6 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Suggested addition: GovLens (EU-level parliamentary monitoring)

Latest comment: 3 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Hello, I noticed the article covers civic technology tools across many countries but has no EU-level parliamentary monitoring tool listed. National tools are well represented (e.g. abgeordnetenwatch.de for Germany, NosDeputes.fr for France), but there's a gap for EU-wide coverage.

I'd like to suggest adding GovLens to the European section. GovLens is a free EU legislative transparency platform that tracks MEP voting records, lobbying activity, legislative procedures, and citizen representation gaps — fitting the article's definition of civic technology that "enables engagement and participation" between citizens and government.

Suggested wikitext for the Europe section:

* GovLens — EU-wide legislative transparency platform tracking MEP voting records, lobbying, and legislative procedures

Per WP:COI, I am disclosing my affiliation rather than making the edit directly. Work90210 (talk) 06:58, 1 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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I have flagged one section of this article as AI-generated, rationale: Text added May 2024 here displays WP:AISIGNS e.g. undue emphasis on signifiance, promotionality, vocab distro typical of 2024 LLM output, etc Gnomingstuff (talk) 21:46, 4 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Talk:Civic technology

Article Evaluation, QuestionJustin.tsubasa (talk) 21:08, 2 September 2021 (UTC)Justin Crouch

Wiki Education assignment: IFS213-Hacking and Open Source Culture, Fall 2025

Suggested addition: GovLens (EU-level parliamentary monitoring)

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