DCitizens is returning again with a three-day training event in Lisbon, Portugal, that will explore the strategies and techniques to engage and work with communities to co-create, deploy, and evaluate civic technologies that seek to empower citizens in service provision and civic participation. The Summer School has been designed for students studying, working on research,…
🇵🇹 Versão em Português DCitizens opened a call for Collaborative projects that should use digital technologies to promote positive social change. DCitizens is funded by the European Commission and promotes Digital Civics research and innovation in Lisbon. Digital Civics posits using technology to empower citizens and non-state actors to co-create, take an active role in…
Speaker Katta Spiel is an Assistant Professor for ‘Critical Access in Embodied Computing’ at TU Wien. They research marginalised perspectives on embodied computing through a lens of Critical Access. Their work informs design and engineering supporting the development of technologies that account for the diverse realities they operate in. In their interdisciplinary collaborations with neurodivergent…
Abstract : In this presentation, I share research insights on the complex societal effects of AI-generated content, with a particular emphasis on Deepfakes and their ethical implications. Drawing on empirical research, I will discuss how society perceives and interacts with AI-generated content and its technologies. Through audience participation, I aim to showcase the impact of digital…
The DCitizens Project will be hosting a Special Interest Group (SIG) at CHI 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii DCitizens Roles Unveiled: SIG Navigating Identities in Digital Civics and the Spectrum of Societal Impact. Anna R. L. Carter, Kyle Montague, Reem Talhouk, Shaun Lawson, Hugo Nicolau, Ana Cristina Pires, Markus Rohde, Alessio Del Bue, and Tiffany Knearem…
🇵🇹 Versão em Português We are excited to announce the second civic engagement workshop of DCitizens. It is a one-day workshop on the 27th of February that aims to bring together a diverse group of participants from academia, the public and 3rd sector, and industry to discuss the needs and opportunities in Civic and Inclusive…
Abstract In this talk, I will talk about the way in which artificial intelligence mirrors collective intelligence, and what that means for its governance. I will draw from research exploring citizen deliberation to explain how collective ideas and values are shaped in a variety of domains, including in online townhalls and Indigenous parliaments. I will…
Miriam Sturdee: Abstract Human Computer Interaction is already the unusual subfield of computer science, but it gets even better! Research methods can reach far beyond quantitative and qualitative, and even become More Than Human. With the advent of technology that requires a whole subgenre to make it ‘explainable’, how can we re-establish the ‘human’ in…
Abstract In this talk, I will share our key findings from a multi-year ICT4D research on mobility aid for Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. Humanitarian crises hit vulnerable groups hardest, such as people with disabilities. Conflicts also increases disabilities caused by injuries or malnutrition. When these disabilities result in the need for mobility assistive devices, navigating environmental…
The DCitizens project recently concluded a highly productive meeting in Siegen, Germany, from November 21 to 23, 2023. Internal Project Meeting: Progress, Challenges, and Planning Ahead The first and third days of the meeting were dedicated to an internal project discussion. The partners delved into the progress made so far, current challenges faced, and the…