Citizens Foundation

Better Democracy

admin — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:34:28 +0000

Members of Reykjavík City Council as well as contributors to Better Reykjavík explain how better democracy can be achieved through use of the Your Priorities website Better Reykjavík.

Democracy is changing

admin — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:01:58 +0000

Citizens Foundation Promo

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:19:13 +0000

The top priorities from Better Reykjavik are submitted each month to the City Council.

Watch a video that showcases some of the successful priorities from Better Reykjavik. The priorities showcased are what the Citizens Foundation is about: improving the community through democracy.

How to Use Your Priorities

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:14:39 +0000

Your Priorities is a service that provides a website for every country in the world, free of charge. Groups, cities, or countries can also use this service to improve their communities.

This short animation shows how easy it is to use Your Priorities to better your community.

Better Iceland

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:56:58 +0000

Better Iceland uses Your Priorities to create open discourse between Iceland’s citizens and members of Parliament. Citizens can voice, debate and prioritize their own ideas to improve their community.

Better Reykjavik

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:52:33 +0000

Better Reykjavik is the most successful example of a Your Priorities website. The website creates open discourse between community members and Reykjavik City Council.

Your Priorities

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:51:14 +0000

Your Priorities is a service that provides a website for every country in the world, free of charge. Groups, cities, or countries can also use this service to improve their communities.

Our Mission

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:34:12 +0000

Our Mission is to bring people together to debate and prioritize innovative ideas to improve their communities. Since 2008, we have used Your Priorities to promote online, democratic debate in Iceland and worldwide.

Click the image to watch a short documentary about the Citizens Foundation.

Better Reykjavík wins two more awards

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:25:52 +0000

Citizens Foundation has been awarded prizes for “Most original website” and the “Most interesting website” the latter of which was voted on online by all the members of the Icelandic Association of web industry.

More (in Icelandic) at:

SVEF website

City of Reykjavík website

Gardens for Reykjavik Schools

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:18:45 +0000

This video features a priority requesting Reykjavik schools to grow gardens for cafeteria lunch food. The priority reflects beliefs of the Slow Food movement, linking the pleasure of good food with a commitment to communities and the environment.