I went this week to Zurich to attend the 3rd edition of the European Symposium Series on Societal Challenges in Computational Social Science. This was the final edition of the series and focused on polarization and radicalization. In particular, the symposium chairs designed an inspiring program of workshops, tutorials, keynotes, talks and posters discuss how … More Euro CSS 2019
MediaLab UGR is a space created at the University of Granada for the analysis, research and dissemination of the possibilities of digital technologies in culture and society. One of the ongoing projects promoted by this space is a course on data science and network analysis to address the Sustainable Development Goals. The course is structured in … More UGR: Data Science for the Common Good
In DECODE project we are developing different tools that put citizens in control of whether they keep their personal data private or share it for the common good. The first practical example of our vision in Barcelona was the Digital Democracy and Data Commons (DDDC) pilot that concluded in April. Since then, we have been … More DECODE: IoT Pilot Tech Onboarding
What an unforgettable week in Munich! The International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM-19) was held this year at the the Bavarian capital. This edition (the fourth in a row) I attended the conference to present, together with Vicenç Gómez and Andreas Kaltenbrunner, a tutorial on generative models of discussion threads. The tutorial … More International Conference on Web and Social Media 2019
The Association of Archivists of Catalonia is helding its XVII Annual Congress this week. This edition is taking place in the Benedictine monastery of Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Girona) with the following objectives: to evidence the role of document management as the foundation of open government and the digital economy, to promote the use of … More XVII Congrés d’Arxivística de Catalunya
I went last week to Gdańsk to attend the 7th edition of Personal Democracy Forum Central and Eastern Europe (PDF CEE 2019). The conference, held at the emblematic European Solidarity Centre, is a reference venue for the exchange of experiences from people working for civic participation and transparency in public life with the help of … More PDF CEE 2019
Derived from: https://dddc.decodeproject.eu The Digital Democracy and Data Commons (DDDC) pilot came to an end. Yesterday we closed a 6-month process with the official presentation of the DECODE–Decidim technology and the DDDC Manifesto, for data sovereignty and commons. The event included an open debate with experts in the field of technology policies and the digital … More DECODE: DDDCFinale
