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Re-wiring Democracy: connecting institutions and citizens in the digital age

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Symbiosis –  Council of Europe School of Political Studies in Greece has implemented the Seminar: Webinars on “Re-wiring Democracy: connecting institutions and citizens in the digital age.”

The Seminar explored democratic participation and addressed key issues concerning the challenges the rise of the internet poses to the traditional functioning of representative democracy. Central to the discussions was the examination of how digital tools and spaces are reshaping the relationship between citizens and institutions, and whether technology alone is sufficient to amplify citizens’ voices in meaningful ways.

Participants engaged with critical questions such as: Can digital organizing set safeguards and standards for e-democracy applications? How can NGOs and other democracy advocates harness these tools to enhance efficiency, accountability, and transparency? Is it possible to make media literacy a universal skill, and should e-citizenship competences become an integral part of civic education programs? Additionally, the seminars considered how education and e-learning can empower citizens with the skills necessary for active participation in digital societies, including responses to challenges like hate speech and digital surveillance.

The thematic focus of the presentations included: digital politics and digital democracy; digital organizing; digital journalism and social media; media and disinformation; digital citizenship education; elections in the digital era; and the impact of digital technology on governance. The programme aimed to raise awareness among participants about the pressing issues and opportunities digitalization brings for democracy today and in the future.

The presentations and discussions involved a range of excellent, globally recognized speakers, including high profile academics and experts. In particular, the speakers were: Carl Miller, Research Director, Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM), Demos; Iryna Sabor, Senior Advisor, The European Wergeland Centre, Oslo; Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, International Hellenic University Partner – Project Coordinator of the “Co-Creating Misinformation-Resilient Societies – Co-Inform” Project; Ned Howey, CEO and Co-Founder at Tectonica Digital Campaign Solutions; Stavros-Nikiforos Spyrellis, Geographer, Researcher at the National Centre for Social Research, Social Research Institute, EKKE, Associate researcher at the Géographie-cités Laboratory, CNRS, Editor, Athens Social Atlas; Eleni (Lenio) Myrivili, Senior Advisor to the City of Athens, Chief Resilience Officer, and Former Deputy Mayor Atlantic Council Senior Fellow and Consultant, AARF Resilience Center Ass. Professor, University of the Aegean, Greece; Nikos Panagiotou, Associate Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Google Research Scholar, DAAD Scholar; Adrià Rodríguez-Pérez, Public Policy Researcher, Scytl.

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