DDC Online Assembly 2

Technology for democracy & care

What can we learn from hacktivists, artists & political researchers to ensure AI compliments instead of competes with democracy? Could AI help us leave current trajectories into fascism? Could technology help us build systems of care and human connection?

In the 2nd online assembly we will discuss tech uses for community, care and democratic practice. And introduce our very own civic tech tool – Panoramic AI – made in collaboration with make.org, and explore how participants can contribute to its creation & learning.

Including:

1. Make.org
    Make.org is a neutral and independent civic tech organization whose mission is to engage people in the positive transformation of society. We strengthen our democracies by using innovation, building technology and methodologies. Our teams draw, shape and build democratic methods and infrastructure that enables citizen participation in public decision-making, increase democratic resilience, identify societal consensus and stay easily informed: tech for democracy in practice.
    
2. The School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe
    The School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the imaginative exploration of art, technology, design, and human connection. We develop unique programs to teach the latest technologies while simultaneously questioning their usage, the world around us, and ourselves.
    
3. Eumans
    EUMANS is a paneuropean movement of citizens for democracy and sustainability, grounded in the belief thatcitizens’ participation in shaping transnational, national and local policies can not and should not be constrained to ‘election days’. One of their main campaigns is the ‘For A Civic Artificial Intelligence’ proposing a series of tools to create a civic AI ecosystem that fosters citizen participation and more transparent, democratic governance.