about the project
DCitizens aims to foster Digital Civics research and innovation in Lisbon. Digital Civics is a cross-disciplinary field that posits the use of technology to empower citizens and non-state actors to co-create, take an active role in shaping agendas, make decisions about service provision, and make such provisions sustainable and resilient. Particularly how digital technologies can scaffold a move from transactional to relational service models and the potential of such models to reconfigure power relations between citizens, communities, and institutions.
latest news & events
DCitizens meets in Newcastle
The DCitizens project recently concluded it’s final lab retreat in Newcastle, UK from November 19 to 20, 2025. This lab retreat corresponded to the DCitizens wrap-up consortium meeting, and it was co-located with the Early Stage Researcher training. Moreover, it featured two invited presentations from community partners that commissioned research projects: Aga Khan Foundation and…
ESR Event in Newcastle & Online
DCitizens is delighted to host its wrap-up ESR event in Newcastle. This programme brings together a series of hybrid events designed to: Participants can engage in a variety of formats — from presentations and workshops to reading groups, showcases, and seminars. Each session can be joined in person or online, with flexible ways to participate: you may present, facilitate, contribute a paper or demo, or simply…
Summer School Recap
Day 1: Building Communities, Breaking (and Making) Collaborations The day began with a warm welcome to the week from Prof Hugo Nicolau and Prof Kyle Montague and a fast-paced round of introductions. Through quick talks and informal conversations, we started getting to know one another — our backgrounds, interests, and motivations for being here. These…
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