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.

Plebiscites? Surveys? Budgeting? Which "participatory mechanisms" should shape DigitalDemocracies, and how? Find out more➡️https://tinyurl.com/4kdyns7k

Our webinar is starting off STRONG thanks to all the members of the Scientific Community that joined us to #ShieldDemocracy! You're still in time to join, get the link here➡️https://tinyurl.com/yjxw8yhu

🛡️ Democracy is under digital pressure. 🗓️ Join our webinar 21 Oct, 15:00 CET to explore how to protect it. Fake news, AI bias, echo chambers — we’re tackling it all with experts from academia and industry. Register now➡️https://tinyurl.com/yjxw8yhu

🗳️ What if citizens could directly shape local decisions through an app? As Hybrid Core's Joseph Vural explains, our #DigitalDemocracy app will let users vote, give feedback & even earn badges for civic engagement. AI + democracy = stronger participation! Stay informed➡️https://tinyurl.com/464k9em3

Digital democracy isn’t just code — it’s people, process and policy. 🌐 Our Living Lab defined ideas, challenges and solutions. Next stop → integrating them into our Digital Democracy Toolkit 🧰 Learn more about the event ➡️https://tinyurl.com/baeb67ws

And with that, our Living Lab is over! These two days will impact the rest of the project and beyond, thanks to the insights we collected and formulated into actionable tasks. Want a sneak peek of what we're working on? Check out our Interdisciplinary Knowledge Base➡️https://tinyurl.com/4kdyns7k

A big thank you to our external participants! In addition to taking part in the workshops, each one of them contributed a presentation on their expertise related to the topics of #Digitalisation and #Democratisation. Want to get involved? Let us know here➡️https://tinyurl.com/mv3s7xat

Yesterday's session concluded with a workshop on Challenges for Digital Democracy! After a good night's sleep, it's now time to get to work on envisioning the path forward for these initiatives🤝

Our first workshop is complete✍️ Together, we discussed objectives, challenges, and solutions for different dimensions of #DigitalDemocracy. Our work was supported by the researches that worked on the Interdisciplinary #KnowledgeBase. Find out more about these topics➡️https://tinyurl.com/4kdyns7k

It's finally time! We're starting now in Paderborn our interactive Living Lab. Great to see many new and interested faces, we're looking forward to some very productive sessions✍️ What is a Living Lab?👉https://tinyurl.com/zc7je595

What if you could propose projects and give feedback to your local gov directly through an app? 🗳️ That’s what INNOVADE is building🚀 Watch Xenia Klinge explain how we’re making it happen and join us in Paderborn next week to shape the discussion➡️https://tinyurl.com/yzy4ksn7

Big milestone for INNOVADE 🎉 We’ve just published our Interdisciplinary Knowledge Base on #DigitalDemocracy – a 300-page resource on how tech is reshaping democracy, the risks, and the opportunities. Learn about it here👉 tinyurl.com/4kdyns7k

Digital #democracy needs your voice. 🗣️ Our next Living Lab (23–24 Sept, Paderborn) is open for registration. Sign up now and help shape the future 👉https://tinyurl.com/yzy4ksn7

⚖️ Privacy. Inclusivity. Feasibility. These are the priorities Laurien Coenen brings to INNOVADE’s Work Package 3. Read how her team is advancing the state of the art 👉 tinyurl.com/4wr4mwur

🗃️ The Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (#FIMI) Incidents and Digital Democracy Dataset (2020–2025) is now publicly available. It provides crucial evidence for understanding how foreign actors exploit digital platforms to undermine democratic institutions. zenodo.org/records/1688...

📢 New interview! Laurien Coenen from @kuleuven.bsky.social discusses how Work Package 3 is shaping the optimum digital democracy by combining research, innovation, and practical application. Watch now▶️

🧠 “What is digital democracy really all about?” INNOVADE is starting with theory to build tools that work. Christian Fuchs leads WP2—mapping models, risks & principles that will shape our #DigitalDemocracyApp. Read more🔗https://tinyurl.com/3ayyf2b6

🗳️ “Digitalisation brings both opportunity & challenge for democracy.” -Fatih Yilmaz, Coordinator Project Coordinator We're tackling both, with 7 Living Labs & a citizen-centred digital democracy app. 🎯 Goal: 20+ public adopters across the EU. Read More👉https://tinyurl.com/34cmekd6

What should #democracy look like in the digital age? Let’s build the answer together. Join us for Living Lab in Paderborn: a 2-day deep dive into e-voting, digital inclusion, foreign interference & more. Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/yzy4ksn7

Our series of recommendations wraps up with a bold call: Let’s stop copying Silicon Valley. Let’s build an autonomous, democratic, European internet. Read the full document in support of the European Democracy Shield📖https://zenodo.org/records/15528869

Equal access doesn’t mean equal participation. Digital democracy needs secure, intuitive platforms, support for vulnerable groups, and design choices that encourage real engagement—not just inclusion. Read our latest set of recommendations for the #DemocracyShield🛡️https://zenodo.org/records/15528869

Digital democracy can only thrive if citizens are equipped to navigate it. Our recommendations brief calls for EU-wide media literacy, critical thinking in schools, rapid response to misinformation, and stronger cross-sector partnerships. Read the full brief📝https://zenodo.org/records/15528869

Fair elections are under pressure from cyber threats, AI misuse, and hidden campaign financing. Our second set of recommendations for the #DemocracyShield comes with concrete solutions like AI rules for fairness & campaign finance transparency. Read it here📘https://zenodo.org/records/15528869

How can the EU protect democracy in the digital era? We just published a policy brief responding to the #DemocracyShield consultation. It reflects our early research on inclusive governance, civic tech, and Europe's digital future. Read it here🔗https://tinyurl.com/hypmmfr2

How should democracy work in the digital age? Christian Fuchs explains how INNOVADE is mapping out different democratic models and creating a Knowledge Base to guide inclusive innovation. Interview here🎥https://youtu.be/SB1ZdE_Wal4?si=I2VSGckgoHzYYlNQ

Just dropped 🎬 — a kickoff interview with Fatih Yilmaz, explaining what #INNOVADE is all about and how we’re working to build better digital democratic tools. Watch the video here🎥https://youtu.be/ST2xqEQsDrs?si=Y6RfO-wJQC4UiRvd

🇪🇺 It’s Europe Day! A time to reflect on what unites us — and how we shape democracy for the future. INNOVADE is working across borders to reimagine democratic participation in the digital age. Stay in the loop📰https://tinyurl.com/fxjj5kaz

Only a few more weeks before the EU Public Consultation on the #DemocracyShield ends! Don't forget to make your voice heard by adding your perspective to this crucial initiative➡️https://tinyurl.com/52f57pmz