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 shaping…
DCitizens Summer School Attendees 2024 DCitizens is returning with a five-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. This event will include a one-day Doctoral Consortium…
Doctoral Consortium 14th July 2025: The Doctoral Consortium is a unique opportunity for PhD students working in areas related to Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Civics, and Civic Technologies to present their ongoing research in a supportive and constructive environment. Participants will receive valuable feedback from senior researchers (mentors) and peers, engage in stimulating discussions, explore career…
Speakers Ana Henriques is currently a PhD student at the Interactive Technologies Institute/LARSyS, at the University of Lisbon, advised by Hugo Nicolau and Angelika Strohmayer. Ana has focused their research on the intersections of ethics, feminist HCI and community-based work while exploring what community-led ethics could look like as a process of feminist ethical frameworking…
Speaker Formerly of Google and Meta, Tiffany Knearem is a User Experience Researcher who holds a PhD in Information Sciences and Technology from Pennsylvania State University. Her recent publications span topics of human-AI alignment, AI-supported design workflows, and community informatics. She was recently featured in ACM’s Interactions Magazine and is a regular speaker at ACM conferences….
Speaker Anna Carter is an Innovation Fellow at Northumbria University she has extensive experience in designing technologies for local council regeneration programs, her work focuses on creating accessible digital experiences in a variety of contexts using human-centred methods and participatory design. She works on building Digital Civics research capacities of early career researchers as part of…
The DCitizens team will be getting together in Siegen for a Knowledge Exchange Event from the 19th to 20th of June 2024. The event will include seminar talks and group discussions. Wednesday 19th June Morning (10am – 12pm CET): Wednesday 19th June Afternoon (3PM – 4.30PM, CET): Seminar Talks: Pedro Ferreira Posthumanist Care and Ecologies…
Workshop: “And this is where we fu***d up!” Lessons learned from Participatory Design in Digital Civic Initiatives NordiCHI 2024 We are delighted to be hosting a workshop at NordiCHI – Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Uppsala, Sweden, on October 13, 2024. Participatory design initiatives, especially within the realm of digital civics, are often integrated…
We are delighted to be hosting a workshop at the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems in Copenhagen, on the 1st of July 2024. The workshop aims to explore the intersection of community-led ethics, feminist HCI, and digital civics, with a focus on fostering collaborative research practices grounded in ethical principles. Participants will engage in…
The DCitizens SIG aims to navigate ethical dimensions in forthcoming Digital Civics projects, ensuring enduring benefits and community resilience. Additionally, it seeks to shape the future landscape of digital civics for ethical and sustainable interventions. As we dive into these interactive processes, a challenge arises of discerning authentic intentions and validating perspectives. This exploration extends…