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		<title>The haves and the have-nots: who benefits from civic tech?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Civic tech&#8221; broadly refers to the use of digital technologies to support a range of citizen engagement processes.&#160;From allowing individuals to report problems to local government to enabling the crowdsourcing of national legislation, civic tech aims to promote better policies &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2022/10/20/the-haves-and-the-have-nots-who-benefits-from-civic-tech/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2022/10/20/the-haves-and-the-have-nots-who-benefits-from-civic-tech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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