We asked KU Leuven's Laurien Coenen about her work on ensuring INNOVADE addresses important topics on the governance of Digital Democracy. Check out her response here🎬 youtu.be/lVa9Svs1MF0

Living Lab 5 Interviews: Laurien Coenen

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Happening tomorrow! 🗓️ Join us on 6 October from 14:30–16:00 CEST for our online policy workshop: Holding Democracy Together. 🏛️🇪🇺 We’ll be discussing key policy recommendations for making civic tech accountable, accessible, and trusted. Register here👉https://tinyurl.com/mthmf9jb

INNOVADE is heading to Dublin for the AI in Science Summit 2026 #AIS26🇮🇪🇪🇺 We’ll be representing the AI, Big Data & Democracy Task Force on a panel exploring how Social Sciences & Humanities actively shape trustworthy AI for democratic society. Read the full announcement👉https://tinyurl.com/57728zjd

What makes digital democracy work isn't shiny new tech—it's discipline, transparency, and trust🏛️🇪🇺 Our latest feature highlights the core findings of our policy brief, establishing a common European baseline for trustworthy civic tech before launch. Read the full news update👇 tinyurl.com/3vrr7yd6

How can European public administrations govern the transition to digital democracy? 🏛️🇪🇺 We've published a Governance Framework for the Transition to Digital Democracy, combining legal, organisational, communication, and infrastructural research. Read it here📖https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22655673

How can local authorities prepare internally for digital participation?🏛️🇧🇪 We recently held a hands-on workshop at Geel to help municipal teams assess 40 organisational priorities ahead of our pilot deployment. Find out about it here➡️ tinyurl.com/yh7c9rre

Will digital technologies strengthen democratic participation or accelerate digital fascism? 🏛️📉 Our new paper shows that while experts envision a future built on participatory digital democracy, they fear corporate digital fascism is far more likely. Read more📖https://zenodo.org/records/22114475

The European Commission JRC has announced the 6th Citizen Participation & Deliberative Democracy Festival! 🏛️🇪🇺 Join the Community of Practice as we explore how citizen engagement, hybrid participation, and trustworthy civic tech are reshaping European policymaking 💬👇 tinyurl.com/vj5c33ad

INNOVADE is heading to Vienna for EDDY 2026! 🇦🇹🏛️ Join us on 21–22 September, where we will be presenting a live demo of our Digital Democracy App in the conference Demos Track! Come test our hybrid participation prototype and chat with the team➡️https://tinyurl.com/4yaa5m49

The official report for theLiving Lab 5 in Leuven is now live! 📂🇧🇪 You'll find key takeaways on stress-testing our Digital Democracy App, navigating the EU AI Act & GDPR, and building inclusive, hybrid civic tools. Read the report📖 tinyurl.com/4w8muhu9

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...