The Knowledge Technologies for Democracy (KT4D) project is investigating how democracy and civic participation can be better facilitated in the face of rapidly changing knowledge technologies - such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data – to enable actors across society to capitalise on the many benefits these technologies can bring in terms of community empowerment, social integration, individual agency, and improved trust in both institutions and technological instruments while identifying and mitigating potential ethical, legal and cultural risks.

KT4D harnesses the benefits of knowledge technologies to foster more inclusive civic participation in democracy. 

 

4 Use Cases

The project is validating its approach and results by deploying a suite of 4 Use Cases, based in different European cities, where each Use Case follows a common methodology, based upon three touch-points between the project and their addressed stakeholder groups, involving interaction points at the start (Autumn 2023, focussed on Participatory Design), middle (Autumn 2024, focussed on the Digital Democracy Lab) and end of development (Autumn 2025, focussed on Valorisation of Results).

 

5 Major Objectives

Mission
  • Objective 1: Publish clear definitions and guidelines for where and how democracy is threatened and big data.
  • Objective 2: Create an innovative system development of AI and big data ("Digital Democracy Lab").
  • Objective 3: Develop assessment tools and frameworks to drive/enable more ethically informed software development practices.
  • Objective 4:Foster more holistically informed regulatory processes with a governance framework and policy recommendations.
  • Objective 5: Deliver a radically new conceptual framework and platform for educating the digitally engaged citizen.

 

6 Targeted Stakeholders

KT4D has mainly been targeting six target stakeholder groups. Their mapping and engagement is based on the the identified needs and the benefits the KT4D project results can bring to them. They are especially Policy Makers and Public Administrations, Civil Society Organisations, Citizens, Computer Scientists, Researchers in disciplines revolving round Social Science and Humanities, Tech companies and providers.

KT4D Stakeholders

 

12 KT4D Partners

KT4D is led by Trinity College Dublin and has a consortium of 12 partners organisations with extensive expertise in technology, communication, and research (4 research performing organisations, 4 SMEs, and 4 non-governmental organisations).

Find more information about the consortium, reports and funding details on the project factsheet.

 

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