Research INITIATIVE
State Capacities in Smart Cities for Online Participation
Research
The project aims to produce and to disseminate knowledge concerning online political participation in smart cities, within the context of the data-driven government paradigm expansion.
Dialogues
We seek to facilitate dialogue between practitioners and researchers from Latin America and Europe, with a particular focus on Brazil and Germany, regarding emerging topics in the online participation agenda.
About us
The research initiative is part of the Brazil Chair at the University of Muenster, Germany, with support of the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES).
webinar series
The future of online participation
Join us in this webinar series bridging conversations
from Latin America to Europe
resources for practitioners
Policy briefs
Artificial Intelligence and Participation
Digital Public Infrastructure for Participation
Participatory Smart Cities Modeling
what we have been doing
Latest news
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Citizens as Sensors? Join the 4th Scope webinar on IoT
Smart cities are on the rise, with sensor networks tracking everything from air quality to traffic patterns. But here’s the big question: are these systems empowering citizens or just collecting their data? On December 10th, 2024, we’re diving into this debate with Webinar #4 of the Future of Online Participation in Cities series: “Citizens as…
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Nov 19th: Participatory Smart Cities Modeling
Future of Online Participation in Cities – Webinar #3Upcoming Webinar: Participatory Smart Cities Modeling: Urban Simulations and Imaging for Social Participation Cities worldwide are increasingly turning to advanced technologies—such as artificial intelligence, digital twins, and augmented reality—to model and visualize urban environments with new levels of precision. But can these technologies also serve to foster…
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October 31st: Webinar on Public Infrastructure for Online Participation
The Brazil Chair and the Brazil Center at the University of Münster are proud to present the second part in its webinar series, “Future of Online Participation in Cities”. The session Building Public Infrastructure for Online Participation will explore the pivotal role of data and Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs) in fostering more democratic smart cities.…
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About us
The research project Scope – State Capacity in Smart Cities for Online Participation is conducted by the Brazil Chair hosted at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Münster. We are supported by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education of Brazil (CAPES) and by the Brazil Center of the University of Münster. Find out more.
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