List of 4 projects received

• https://github.com/svcaf/2025-AI4Legislation-Public/blob/main/submissions/project-list.md

Deadlines

• If you’re willing to serve as a judge, please let us know by August 16th.
• Scoring Deadline: The deadline to submit your review comments is set to be Sept 6th.

Scoring Guidelines for Judges (1–5 Scale)

Each category should be scored using the following scale:

1. Innovation & Creativity (25%)

• 5 – Highly original and groundbreaking; demonstrates inventive use of AI
• 4 – Strong creativity; introduces a new perspective or method
• 3 – Somewhat innovative; includes a few creative elements
• 2 – Minimal creativity; largely based on existing approaches
• 1 – Lacks innovation or creative value

2. Impact & Relevance (25%)

• 5 – Exceptionally relevant; addresses urgent real-world needs and is highly scalable
• 4 – Strong relevance; offers clear societal benefits and applicability
• 3 – Moderately relevant; addresses a real issue but with limited scope
• 2 – Low relevance; unclear or limited societal impact
• 1 – Not relevant to legislative or civic engagement goals

3. Technical Excellence (20%)

• 5 – Technically outstanding; robust, efficient, and well-executed AI system
• 4 – Strong technical foundation; mostly well-designed and stable
• 3 – Adequate technical quality; functional but with minor issues
• 2 – Weak technical implementation; limited understanding or flaws present
• 1 – Poor technical design; major issues or lack of AI competence

4. Usability & Accessibility (15%)

• 5 – Highly intuitive, well-designed interface; easily usable by target audience
• 4 – User-friendly with minor usability concerns
• 3 – Reasonably usable; some improvements needed
• 2 – Difficult for users to navigate or understand
• 1 – Unusable or inaccessible for the intended audience

5. Ethical Considerations & Fairness (15%)

• 5 – Thoughtfully addresses fairness, bias, and transparency; clear safeguards included
• 4 – Good ethical handling; addresses most concerns with minor gaps
• 3 – Acknowledges some ethical issues but lacks depth
• 2 – Minimal attention to ethics or potential misuse
• 1 – No consideration of ethics, fairness, or transparency

AI4Legislation 2025 Project Judging Form

Judge Name: ____________________
Project Title: ____________________
GitHub Link: ____________________

Evaluation Criteria	Weight	Score (1–5)	Comments
1. Innovation & Creativity	25%
Does the project introduce a novel solution to a legislative or civic issue? How creatively is AI used?
2. Impact & Relevance	25%
Does it address real-world challenges in legislation, policy, or civic engagement? Is it scalable?
3. Technical Excellence	20%
Is the AI system technically sound and well-designed?
4. Usability & Accessibility	15%
Is it user-friendly and accessible to the intended audience?
5. Ethics & Fairness	15%
Are fairness, bias, and transparency considered? Are there safeguards?

Total Score (Weighted Sum): __________ / 5.00

Additional Comments (optional):

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