Our online seminar on digital democracy vs. digital authoritarianism at IAMCR by the Paderborn University team has wrapped up! 🏛️📉 Head over to the event page to read a brief recap of what happened and check out our recommended reading on the topic 📖👇 tinyurl.com/4sm5w24v

Exciting news! #INNOVADE has been featured on the EC's CORDIS platform 🇪🇺 The article highlights our 2050 scenarios, exploring how Europe can reject "technofascism" and build a human-first participatory digital democracy. Read it here➡️https://tinyurl.com/3dxbt3mt @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

Our KER Factsheets are waiting for you! You can now learn about 4 major outputs of the project in an easily-digestible format... not to mention, nice to look at! Check out what we've been working on➡️https://tinyurl.com/4d6d8jf3

We're in Brussels for the European Democracy Shield high-level event organised by the Commission! INNOVADE and plenty of other innovators are gathered here today to learn and discuss the updates to the EC's flagship initiative. Check out our highlights from the event➡️https://tinyurl.com/y6kwbzj5

New INNOVADE report warns of 'technofascism', where big tech aligns with far-right politics. 77% of experts surveyed are pessimistic, calling for a public service Internet alternative to save digital democracy. Read the report➡️https://zenodo.org/records/20753802

What does democratic innovation look like in practice? 🏛️✨ Catch the video overview of our recent Living Lab 5 organised in Leuven to see how we are bringing citizens and policymakers together to co-create inclusive digital public spheres📽️

Missed our last online seminar? Now you can find the slides and recording online! This is the perfect opportunity to look into the future of digital democracy transitions with its promises and pitfalls. Check them out here➡️https://tinyurl.com/2exukuyv

Tomorrow! 🔮 What digital futures do we (not) want? Join the #INNOVADE Paderborn team as we unveil 4 future scenarios for our digital society and share the results of our citizen participation survey. Register now! 👇 tinyurl.com/2exukuyv

What’s the biggest risk in digital democracy? -For citizens, it's governments ignoring their input (4.28/5) -For governments, it's keeping citizens engaged (21%) At the PERYCLES workshop, Xenia Klinge shared how to design tools to fix this trust gap. Find out more➡️https://tinyurl.com/4t82e7w6

Last week, María Ruiz de Assín from @cibervoluntarios.bsky.social repped #INNOVADE at the Global Digital Rights Forum! 🌍 She joined a brilliant panel to discuss digital rights, literacy, and breaking divides for vulnerable groups🤝 Read about it here➡️https://tinyurl.com/52hjtkve

Is the future of the internet a democratic dream or a Big Tech nightmare? 🏛️🛰️ Prof. Christian Fuchs dives into the "poly-crisis" of our digital age in this new video. Join the deep dive at our May 26 webinar: "What Digital Futures Do We (Not) Want?" tinyurl.com/2exukuyv

How do we buld digital tools people will actually to use?🏛️🛰️ Next Monday at the PERYCLES workshop, Xenia Klinge shares the Preference Toolkit results, aligning what citizens dream of with what governments can actually deliver🤝💻 Full program here🔗https://tinyurl.com/4t82e7w6

What is digital democracy in an age of "poly-crisis"?🏛️🤖 New research is out now in the Journal of Information Technology & Politics! It moves beyond established models to offer a multidimensional theory of how technology and society shape our democratic future. Read it here🔗 tinyurl.com/3p8k5e5a

Strengthening digital democracy, together🤝 We're pleased to announce that the AI, Big Data & Democracy Taskforce, in which INNOVADE plays a key role, now has a LinkedIn channel! Get the updates directly from the source➡️https://www.linkedin.com/company/aibdd

Our final interview from our 2nd Living Lab is here! Klaus Unterberger has plenty of experience when it comes to dealing with ownership of broadcasting and media channels. Here's what he has to say about this fight➡️https://tinyurl.com/hjd78nma

What’s next for #DigitalDemocracy ?🗳️✨ Join us in Leuven on May 7th for Living Lab #5! We’re moving beyond current tech to envision the future of civic participation based on real social & tech trends. Let’s build a democracy that works for 2026 and beyond🇪🇺 Register here🔗 tinyurl.com/2dcc7jfd

New interview coming your way! Thank you to Katarzyna Anna Klimowicz, PhD for her reflections on the importance of #transnational and #transdisciplinary efforts on democratic solutions in a globalised world. Watch it here➡️https://youtu.be/CalK77vHuow?si=-Mv1CAbSf4cqwd7k

#INNOVADE is growing! 🇪🇺🗳️ ✅ New Partner: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) ✅ New Pilot City: Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 ✅ New AI Tools: DemocratAIze & DemocraSeek We're using #AI and #CitizenScience to make sure citizen voices actually lead to policy action. Read more🔗https://tinyurl.com/344kkrnt

Digital democracy is meaningless if it isn't inclusive🗣️✨ Join our next Living Lab to support: 🔹 Vulnerable & underrepresented groups 🔹 Practical accessibility for local councils 🔹 Meaningful government feedback loops Register now ➡️https://tinyurl.com/2dcc7jfd

🔴 WE ARE LIVE! Join the webinar now to bridge the gap between citizen voices and government action. As Laurien Coenen notes: "People need to feel they are part of the story." We’re exploring why many DDAs fail and how to make them sustainable. Tune in now: innovade-democracy.eu/form/digital...

Starting now, come on in and tell us what you think about bringing together governments and citizens👉https://tinyurl.com/czn8crwe

Digital democracy fails when it ignores the needs of those using it🤝 Catch our webinar to learn about: 🔹 Citizen demands for trust and impact. 🔹 Practical barriers facing local governments. 🔹 Design blueprints for inclusive digital platforms. 📅 March 25 Register here👉https://tinyurl.com/czn8crwe

The recording of our workshop on the Digital Democracy Score (DDS) is now available! Catch up with the recording and slides to learn how the tool measures different dimensions of digital participation➡️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeI-IEHmLng #CivicTech #DigitalDemocracy

Our website is looking fresh! We've recently revamped the main page and the entire Living Lab section, as these are at the heart of the INNOVADE project. Check it all out here➡️https://tinyurl.com/5awd7nf4

🎥 New interview from our Living Lab in Paderborn! We spoke with Berta Mizei from @ceps.eu about the opportunities and challenges of digital democracy in Europe. Here's why collaboration between research, policy, and civil society matters👉https://tinyurl.com/5fu7b9ws #DigitalDemocracy #CivicTech

Missed our Digital Democracy Score Training last week? Not to worry! This wednesday, we will be conducting another round of Training for those interested in understanding how to use the DDS (available for free here: tinyurl.com/v7p3pysy) Register here➡️https://tinyurl.com/mzfpaw53

Our first DDS workshop is starting now! We're sharing how we created this tool and how everyone can use it (for free!) to calculate Digital Democracy ratings. Find out more and register for the next one here➡️https://tinyurl.com/mzfpaw53

Are badges and points in civic apps harmless motivation or do they risk becoming social scoring? Our latest article reflects on ethical questions around gamification in digital democracy, following input from our Ethical Advisory Board. Read and share your thoughts ➡️https://tinyurl.com/3nmd7ntt

Last week, we presented results from our report on citizen preferences, linked to our Preference Toolkit. Feedback from the research community is helping shape the next steps! Read the toolkit to explore the findings and insights➡️https://zenodo.org/records/18258934 #DigitalDemocracy #CivicTech

Another successful workshop! Thank you to #EUMANS and the organizing team in Paris for their invitation to conduct a participatory session on #CivicAI. More on the event➡️https://tinyurl.com/yn6hucex

We’re hosting a workshop on the Digital Democracy Score (DDS)! Learn the method, see a live demo, and ask questions about using the tool to strengthen digital participation. 📅 24 Feb / 4 Mar 🕙 10:00–11:00 CET 💻 Online Register now➡️https://tinyurl.com/mzfpaw53

New press clipping! Pontydysgu writes about our commitment to advancing the study and development of #DigitalDemocracy through our Interdisciplinary Knowledge Base and Digital Democracy Score tools. Read it here➡️https://tinyurl.com/479f7bwm

INNOVADE is heading to Paris for the 4th Eumans Congress 🇪🇺 We’ll take part in a participatory session on Civic AI, running a Living Lab on how AI can empower citizens and strengthen democratic participation 🤖🗳️ Find out more➡️https://tinyurl.com/yn6hucex

📊 New tool alert! The Digital Democracy Score (DDS) is live 🚀 Measure, visualise & improve digital democracy initiatives. Want to learn how it works? Sign up for our upcoming workshops! Tool and registrations here👉https://tinyurl.com/4c78j5j6

Our latest video is out! In it, Anastasia Kavada from University of Westminster explains the importance of working on Digital Democracies in today's sociopolitical climate. More interviews coming soon! Watch it here➡️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GcvdzkPzQ4

Our latest video is out! We recently held our 4th Living Lab in Brussels, working on the co-design of the Digital Democracy App. Check out the highlights here➡️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJC66_JulM4

📱 New Project Insights! The INNOVADE digital democracy app lets citizens propose ideas, give feedback, vote on projects & report local issues, all in one place 🗳️🤝https://tinyurl.com/7bhcpmxc

From all of us at INNOVADE, Happy Holidays! ❄️ May you spend these weeks relaxing and reflecting on what's important for you. See you in 2026!

🛡️What is a resilient digital democracy? Democracy doesn’t survive by default: people build it. From misinformation to Big Tech power, this piece explores how democracy can adapt & endure in the digital age💡https://tinyurl.com/jm9dap47

🚀 New INNOVADE insights! Xenia Klinge shares how the team is developing a scalable, research-driven digital democracy app, from early design to pilots in Belgium 🇧🇪 and Spain 🇪🇸. Read how co-creation is powering better participation✨https://tinyurl.com/mrxxhnya

🗳️ Does your organisation still rely mostly on offline participation? We’d love your insights on digital tools, expectations, and concerns. Take our latest survey➡️ tinyurl.com/4z53vavk Your experience matters for building better democracy 💡🤝

🗳️ Want to help design Europe’s next Digital Democracy App? Join INNOVADE’s Living Lab 4 on 2 Dec in Brussels! Co-design features, improve UX, shape v0.1 of the app 🚀 Register now👉https://tinyurl.com/yk3tuc56 #DigitalDemocracy #CivicTech

We've made the news! Professor @fuchschristian.bsky.social from @unipaderborn.bsky.social was featured in Westfälisches Volksblatt, bringing insights from our European project to the local reality of Paderborn's elections. Find the article here➡️https://tinyurl.com/59zkenp5

ICYMI: A few weeks ago, we proudly took part in the Digital Democracy The Hague 2025 event conference! Here's what we had to say➡️https://tinyurl.com/mpvxnu48

Webinar coming your way! Tune in on 18 November to hear Prof. Christian Fuchs present his latest book, "World War and World Peace in the Age of Digital Capitalism". INNOVADE builds on some of its key insights on Digital Democracy. Register here➡️https://iamcr.org/webinars/war-peace-digitalcapitalism

Another Living Lab done! Here's a sneak peek of what we worked on... Stay tuned for more! What are living labs? Find out here➡️https://tinyurl.com/zc7je595

Here comes the 3rd Living Lab! Today we'll be working closely with government and CSO representatives to see which Digital Democracy elements to highlight and improve on.

🗓️ Join us on 29 Oct for INNOVADE’s next Living Lab! Let’s bridge the gap between citizens & governments 💬 Your ideas will help shape the new Digital Democracy App 🏛️ Register now👉https://tinyurl.com/mr3r26z3 #DigitalDemocracy #INNOVADE

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference #FIMI is on the rise. We analysed over 100 cases to get the most accurate and valuable takeaways... find them in chapter 8 of our Knowledge Base➡️https://tinyurl.com/4kdyns7k

Let's talk about Open Governance! This topic is of utmost importance as more and more governmental processes take the leap to digital tools, to ensure that results are connected to real challenges and needs.