Welcome to the Discontinued Civic Tech Workshop Community (DisCT)!

The design of civic tech is often confronted with impediments, barriers, and a lack of resources. These and other causes may lead to the discontinuation and even abandonment of initiatives. Since seemingly failed projects are much more difficult to publish as articles, this workshop will provide academics and practitioners with a rare opportunity to exchange experiences and insights on discontinued civic tech initiatives. The goal of the workshop is to develop a better understanding of why some civic tech initiatives fail and ask whether discontinued initiatives may still somehow contribute to social change and the growth of digital civics. A variety of sub-questions around discontinued civic tech will be addressed in the workshop, including matters of participation, citizen science, public management, power structures and biases, and communication.

The 3rd Workshop of Discontinued Civic Tech

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We are pleased to announce that the 3rd Workshop of Discontinued Civic Tech will take place in Berlin on October 30, 2026. The workshop is organized in cooperation with the Civic Data Lab and the Weizenbaum Institute.

Researchers and practitioners are invited to share experiences and lessons from civic tech projects that have ended, are approaching the end of their funding period, or have successfully continued over the longer term. The workshop results will contribute to a joint whitepaper for stakeholders in politics and public administration.

Learn more about the 3rd Workshop

Information and registration (in German)