Global Issues

The Consul Project

The award-winning open-source platform for citizen participation “Consul” ensures open, transparent, and democratic governance.

In Brief

About the project

The project supports open-source technology and participation methods to gather constructive input from citizens and facilitates solution-focused deliberation and participation. With the help of these tools, diverse groups in society are encouraged to meet and work together toward the same goal of creating a better society, together with their institutions.

Learn more

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Contact person

Simon Strohmenger

Direktor

Consul Democracy Foundation

e-mail to Simon Strohmenger

Contact at Robert Bosch Foundation

Eva Roth

Senior Project Manager

Phone+49 711 46084-885

e-mail to Eva Roth

This project is part of the topic

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