Webinar #1 of the series Future of Online Participation in Cities
A.I and Online Participation
Impacts and emerging challenges for cities and democracy
In this webinar, we will explore the challenges and possibilities of AI-driven technologies in democratic smart city participation initiatives. Experts from diverse backgrounds will discuss the implications of AI on the design of participatory processes, its impact on the relationship between government and society, and its potential applications.
Attendees can watch live on YouTube and submit questions. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the future of AI in urban governance and participation!
PAST EVENT
October 16th 2024
Meet the participants
Norbert Kersting
MODERATOR
Professor’s Chair of Comparative Political Science with main emphasis on Municipal and Regional Politics at the Institute of Political Science (IFPol) at the University of Münster, assembling of the research center “Urban and Regional Innovation” (URII).
Ricardo
Poppi
PANELIST
Director of Instituto Cidade Democrática, he holds a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Brasília. From 2011 to 2016, he coordinated social participation platforms for the Brazilian federal government. He is currently part of the senior research team developing the Brasil Participativo platform.
Clara Iglesias Keller
PANELIST
Legal scholar specialized in information technology and media regulation and Research Leader for the group “Technology, Power and Domination” at the Weizenbaum Institute, a research group affiliated with the WZB Berlin Social Sciences Center.
Andreas Jungherr
PANELIST
Professor of Political Science, especially Digital Transformation, at the Institute of Political Science, at the University of Bamberg. The main focus of his research is on how societies deal with the use of artificial intelligence and digital technology.
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Organization and partners
The webinar series is a product of the research project Scope – State Capacity in Smart Cities for Online Participation. The research is is hosted by the Institute of Political Science (Ifpol) at the University of Münster and supported by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education of Brazil (CAPES) and by the Brazil Center of the University of Münster, Germany. Learn more about the research and its team. The webinar series initiative also has the institutional partnership of the International Digital Dialogues of the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport and the Goethe Institute – Sao Paulo.
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