about the project
DCitizens aims to foster Digital Civics research and innovation in Lisbon. Digital Civics is a cross-disciplinary field that posits the use of technology to empower citizens and non-state actors to co-create, take an active role in shaping agendas, make decisions about service provision, and make such provisions sustainable and resilient. Particularly how digital technologies can scaffold a move from transactional to relational service models and the potential of such models to reconfigure power relations between citizens, communities, and institutions.
latest news & events
DCitizens is wrapping up… what’s next?
The DCitizens project successfully built research and innovation capacity in the field of Digital Civics in Lisbon. The project established a collaborative network among IST-ID, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, the Italian Institute of Technologies, and the University of Siegen to foster scientific excellence. Major outcomes DCitizens achieved the three major outcomes: 1) Enhanced scientific…
DCitizens meets in Newcastle
The DCitizens project recently concluded it’s final lab retreat in Newcastle, UK from November 19 to 20, 2025. This lab retreat corresponded to the DCitizens wrap-up consortium meeting, and it was co-located with the Early Stage Researcher training. Moreover, it featured two invited presentations from community partners that commissioned research projects: Aga Khan Foundation and…
ESR Event in Newcastle & Online
DCitizens is delighted to host its wrap-up ESR event in Newcastle. This programme brings together a series of hybrid events designed to: Participants can engage in a variety of formats — from presentations and workshops to reading groups, showcases, and seminars. Each session can be joined in person or online, with flexible ways to participate: you may present, facilitate, contribute a paper or demo, or simply…
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