Why this matters

Civil society in 2025 needs to think not only about political pressures, systems and the effects of economic disparity but also about  the structural fragility of the digital foundations it relies on to communicate to the world.

The combination of platform dependence, information disorder, climate risk and geopolitical fragmentation creates a strategic  challenge. Traditional tools and assumptions are no longer sufficient.

This report therefore explores whether participatory, decentralised and community owned technologies could help civil society  strengthen resilience, autonomy and collective power in a rapidly changing world.

The following sections build the conceptual foundation for that exploration.