Meet our speakers in Madrid 23-28 May

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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. The conference is a unique chance to hear a wide range of thought leaders, policy-makers, urban planners, philosophers, activists and academics to discuss the future of citizen led movements and democratic technology. Evgeny Morozov is one of the speakers. Morozov will be joining a panel session on the 27th of May, to discuss post-capitalism, digital commons and democratic cities. #DCENTMadrid #DemocraticCity

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.

Democracy Lab 23-27 May, Madrid

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Explore tools, processes and strategies for democratic participation

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 event begins with a five-day Democracy Lab (23–27 May, Medialab-Prado) delivering workshops, hackathons and open sessions to develop, think and design tools, processes and strategies for democratic participation. Read more +

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 +

Welcome to Madrid 23-28 May, 2016!

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Full programme, speaker introductions and registration: http://democratic-cities.cc

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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 +

D-CENT: Desarrollando la próxima generación de herramientas digitales para la democracia directa

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¿Cómo podemos utilizar la tecnología para ayudar a facilitar la democracia directa y la particpacion ciudadana? Aquí puedes ver la entrevista con Francesa Bria, la coordinadora del proyecto internacional D-CENT. D-CENT (Tecnologías de Participación Ciudadana Descentralizadas) es el mayor proyecto europeo sobre democracia directa y participación ciudadana, y uno de los organizadores del evento en Madrid Ciudades democráticas – Tecnologías de los comunes y derecho a la ciudad democrática.

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

Open Call for unconference sessions in Madrid

Democracy Events Pilots Projectadmin 20th April 2016

To showcase and celebrate the results of the D-CENT project a week-long programme of activity Democratic Cities – Commons technology and the right to a democratic city is taking place from the 23-28 May in Madrid, Spain. The week begins with a five-day Democracy Lab (23-27 May) delivering workshops, hackathons and open sessions. The call is now open for sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. Read more +