Ithaca project

🎙️ Democracy Beyond Algorithm: From Research to Action – 4 December 2025

Today Brussels is hosting Beyond the Algorithm: From Research to Action for Democratic Renewal – the joint final event of the Horizon Europe projects AI4GOV, KT4D, ITHACA and Orbis project eu, under the AI, Big Data & Democracy Task Force and the European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities.

🤝 Our partner from Konnektable Technologies Ltd., Epameinondas Koutavelis, presented “How AI & Big Data Technologies Are Transforming the Capacity to Form, Lose, and Rebuild Trust” within the ITHACA project.

🧩 The programme is built around three thematic panels:

🔹 Trust – insights from AI4GOV and ITHACA plus policy perspectives and recommendations
🔹 Literacies – moderated by Angelos Liapis and Spiros Borotis, with contributions from ORBIS, KT4D and European Commission representatives
🔹 Democracy-Centred Technology – findings from KT4D and ORBIS with high-level policymakers and experts

This afternoon, a keynote panel will open space for reflection and debate, followed by closing remarks and a brokerage session combined with an exhibition of tools and methodologies developed by the Task Force.

⏳ 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 “𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹”!

We are pleased to highlight 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝟯 – “𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆”, taking place on 𝟰 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟱:𝟭𝟱 𝗖𝗘𝗧.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
💻 How can we design and deploy AI and data systems that serve democratic goals by default?

We are especially proud that 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀 (University of Patras) will represent the 𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗖𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 of this important discussion.

🟣 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀:
• 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝘀 – University of Piraeus (AI4Gov Project)
• 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀 – University of Patras (ITHACA Project)

🎤 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
• 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗼 – The Open University (ORBIS Project)
• 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 – Democratic Society (KT4D Project)
• 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗶 𝗟𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 – Director, EASSH
• 𝗭𝗶𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝘂 – Manager, PUBLIC

📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝟰 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
📍 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 – 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲, 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀

📢 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 — secure your spot for this action-oriented discussion on the future of democracy and technology.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://kt4democracy.eu/events/final-event

🌍 Need a quick view of national AI strategies? The OECD.AI Policy Navigator makes cross-country comparisons easy with 1,300+ initiatives, 80+ jurisdictions, smart filters, and timestamped updates.

Explore the dashboards: https://oecd.ai/en/dashboards/overview

OECD AI Policy Observatory Portal Organisations developing advanced AI systems can participate by submitting a report. By sharing information, they will facilitate transparency and comparability of risk mitigation measures.

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 - 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

It's your chance to be part of a crucial conversation on how AI and Big Data are shaping democracy and civic participation in Europe.

Join us in Brussels on 4 December 2025 for insightful panel discussions, showcasing the synergies between 𝗔𝗜𝟰𝗚𝗢𝗩, 𝗞𝗧𝟰𝗗, 𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗖𝗔, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗥𝗕𝗜𝗦.

🔎 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:
𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗜
𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗲
𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆

This is a fantastic opportunity to explore how collaborative research can create inclusive digital solutions for the future of democracy.

🚨 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 – 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆:
https://kt4democracy.eu/form/taskforce-event-beyond-algorithm