Tech for Democracy: Lessons from the Frontlines

Richard Walakira has long been at the forefront of efforts to merge democratic innovation, civic technology, and cultural activism. As part of his work with the Alliance of Democracies Foundation, he has directed democracy-tech hackathons and an entrepreneurship fellowship in countries like Georgia and Moldova, equipping local innovators with tools to build more transparent, participatory institutions.

On October 30, Richard will share stories, lessons, and reflections from these hands-on projects, how culture and tech combine, what obstacles emerge when you try to scale democracy-oriented tools, and how local context matters deeply when innovation meets civic life.

If you, like us, find this matter interesting we encourage you to come join us and shape the dialogue.

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DemAI and Next Generation Democracy