Beyond the Algorithm. From Research to Action for Democratic Renewal

ORBIS Final Conference

The final conference of ORBIS, a European Horizon project coordinated by Politecnico di Milano (Department of Design – Francesca Rizzo, with Ilaria Mariani and Sabrina Sacco; DASTU – Grazia Concilio, with Anna Moro and Michelangelo Secchi), will take place in Brussels.
The event will be held as part of the joint conference of the AI, Big Data & Democracy Task Force and the European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities (EASSH).

“Beyond the Algorithm: From Research to Action for Democratic Renewal” brings together four Horizon Europe projects – KT4D, ORBIS, AI4GOV and ITHACA – engaged in exploring how Artificial Intelligence and Big Data are transforming democratic processes, public governance, and civic participation.

The conference will:

Present the main findings and concrete policy recommendations emerging from the four projects
Showcase actionable results and tools for transparency, participation, and democratic engagement
Foster dialogue among researchers, policymakers, civil society, and practitioners

Agenda

09:00 – 09:30, Welcome and Opening Remarks

09:30 – 10:45, Panel 1
How AI & Big Data Technologies Are Transforming the Capacity to Form, Lose, and Rebuild Trust

10:45 – 11:15, Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:30, Panel 2
Literacies: Transform Vulnerability into Empowerment

12:30 – 14:00, Lunch

14:00 – 15:15, Panel 3
Democracy-centred Technology

15:15 – 16:00, Keynote Address

16:00 – 17:15, Closing Remarks and Exhibition

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