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Technology & democracy: is there any hope?
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Blog post by Gijs Boerwinkel, original article published at the Waag Society’s website.

The presence of publicist and Internet sceptic, Evgeny Morozov, was just one of the reasons why the Theatrum Anatonicum was filled to the brim at the event Decentralizing Democracy – on our terms. The European project D-CENT, Decentralised Citizens ENgagement Technologies and the refreshing views of Francesca Bria provided the audience with inspiring perspectives on the use of technology for societal and democratic goals. The event was truly at the core of Waag Society’s topics and beliefs. D-CENT, together with Waag Society and Internet Society Nederland. Read more +

International Conference 27-28 May, Madrid
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Technologies of the Democratic City

D-CENT (Decentralised Citizens ENgagement Technologies) is the biggest European project on direct democracy and citizen engagement. It is a flagship project that reshapes the future of digital democracy, by supporting large scale pilots and research on network democracy, new forms of citizen participation and the governance of digital commons.

Democratic Cities – Commons technology and the right to a democratic city taking place from the 23–28 May in Madrid, will gather together +400 participants to discuss network democracy, new forms of citizen participation, digital tools for democratic participation, and urban commons for democratic cities. The International Conference (27-28 May, Museo Reina Sofia) will conclude the week’s activities, and is the final event of the D-CENT project.

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Developing next generation digital tools for direct democracy  
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How technology can be used to help facilitate direct democracy and citizen engagement? View the interview with Francesca Bria, the coordinator of the international D-CENT project. D-CENT (Decentralised Citizens ENgagement Technologies) is the biggest European project on direct democracy and citizen engagement, and one of the organisers of the Democratic Cities – Commons technology and the right to a democratic city event in Madrid 23–28 2016.

Interview: Francesca Bria, Nesta from D-CENT on Vimeo. Read more +

Registration open! Commons technology and the right to a democratic city, Madrid
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During the past two years, D-CENT (Decentralised Citizens ENgagement Technologies) has been working to transform democracy in a very concrete way: helping movements, cities, and political parties to build technologies, methods and tools that can make the democratic system more in-sync with collective aspirations of the 21st century.

To showcase and celebrate our results, a week-long programme of activity is taking place from the 23–28 May in Madrid, Spain. Welcome! #DCENTMadrid #DemocraticCities Read more +

Net futures 2016: Interview with Francesca Bria
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On the 20-21 April, Net futures 2016 gathered over 1.000 attendees in Brussels to discuss European Digital Single Market Strategy, Future internet, Cloud, 5G, and the Internet of Things, among others. Our coordinator Francesca Bria from Nesta Innovation Lab was presenting in a workshop diving into sharing economy. In this interview, Francesca Bria explains how technology is being used to help facilitate direct democracy and citizen engagement. Bria also is active in grassrooots movements advocating for open access, knowledge commons and open, decentralised privacy aware technologies.  Read more +

D-CENT event in Rome: Network democracy and new forms of citizen participation
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D-CENT welcomes you in Rome on the 18th of April 2016, to join out event Network democracy and new forms of citizen participation. Organised together with the Five Start Movement Italy, this event brings together politicians, activists, researchers and academics, civil society organizations, developers and hackers to discuss the future of direct democracy and citizen participation.

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