Countries Eye Azerbaijan's ASAN Service Model
Hungary, Greece, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Madagascar have expressed interest in studying or applying Azerbaijan's ASAN Service model.
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Coverage here follows civic engagement — voter registration campaigns, community organizing, ballot initiative campaigns, public comment processes, volunteering and the tools and movements that shape how people participate in democratic and civic life. Coverage spans major gift announcements and foundation strategy through the donor-advised fund and accountability debates that make philanthropy a policy subject.
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November 5, 2026
Venezuela Joins Ombudsmen Congress in Buenos AiresVenezuela's Ombudsman's Office takes part in the XXX Congress and XXXI General Assembly of the Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsmen.
November 5, 2026
Afrobarometer Named to 2026 Think Tanks to WatchThe African survey network was selected for the honour roll for a second consecutive year, alongside 54 other organisations worldwide.
November 5, 2026
Azerbaijan Hosts UN Governance Innovation SummitPresident Ilham Aliyev welcomed participants to the summit, highlighting Azerbaijan's ASAN Khidmet public service model.
November 4, 2026
Liberal International Passes Taiwan Democracy ResolutionThe Liberal International general assembly, held in Taipei, returned to Asia for the first time in 15 years and adopted resolutions on Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific.
November 3, 2026
Anjinho Urges Fair, Transparent Democratic InnovationThe EU Ombudswoman spoke at the Innovation in Politics Awards 2026 in Cascais, Portugal, on democratic renewal.
November 2, 2026
CIVIS Media Prize Opens 2027 CompetitionThe CIVIS Media Foundation has opened entries for its 2027 European prize, which recognizes productions on migration, integration, cultural diversity and social cohesion.
October 29, 2026
African Union Advances Democracy Socialisation RoadmapOfficials convened the 2nd Roundtable on Democracy to discuss media, digital platforms, and civic integration in Ethiopia.
October 29, 2026
Activists Gather for MEGAPHONE & e-Society 2026The conference in Skopje addresses growing threats to civil society across Eurasia and the Western Balkans.
October 29, 2026
Resource Justice Network to Attend COP31 SummitThe Resource Justice Network delegation will join global leaders in Antalya for the COP31 climate conference this November.
October 29, 2026
Cameroon Studies Ivorian Digital Civil RegistrationA Cameroonian delegation is visiting Côte d'Ivoire to exchange strategies for modernizing national civil registration systems.
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This section follows voter registration drive results and their geographic distribution, community organization campaigns and the decisions they influence, ballot initiative filings and campaigns, public comment period participation data and the civic technology and platform developments that affect how engagement is organized and measured. Voter registration data has become more analytically available than in earlier eras, making registration drives a source of quantitative coverage that tracks changes in electorate composition ahead of elections. Ballot initiatives have grown as a mechanism for policy change in states that allow them, generating campaign-style coverage that tracks signature gathering, qualification, campaign finance and polling before the vote itself. Community organizing coverage has expanded beyond election cycles to include the year-round work of organizations whose campaigns generate policy results through routes other than voting, including regulatory proceedings, budget advocacy and zoning decisions.