Innovative and Inclusive Democratic Spaces for Deliberation and Participation Horizon Europe funded project
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📢 @idem_EU presented the results of its use case in Barcelona at the city council, proving technology can make public participation more accessible to citizens 🔗 idemproject.eu/cat/news/post…
🗣️ download the citizens’ decalog of recommendations ➡️ cibsimplewebs.blob.core.wind…
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La app iDEM en Barcelona facilita la comprensión de textos complejos con inteligencia artificial #Accesibilidad #APP #InclusiónDigital #InteligenciaArtificial #ParticipaciónCiudadana @idem_EU
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@idem_EU project coordinated by @talnupf at @UPFBarcelona presented the results of its use case in Barcelona. During several weeks, citizens tested our text simplification technology in our inclusive and accessible spaces for deliberation. #accessibility #NLProc #inclusion
📣 @idem_EU invited talk at #Convergence2026 conference in Surrey (UK) to teach a summer school session on text simplification evaluation.
How we simplify language is a crucial step toward building genuine accessibility: huge thanks to the participants!
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➡️ El projecte europeu, liderat per la @UPFBarcelona i en què participen @sindicaturabcn i l'Institut Municipal de Persones amb Discapacitat, crea una app per la democràcia inclusiva que simplifica textos polítics i institucionals.
Més informació: sindicaturabarcelona.cat/ca/…
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El projecte europeu iDEM crea a Barcelona una app inclusiva que simplifica textos complexos per afavorir la participació ciutadana #InclusióSocial #BCN @bcn_ajuntament @sindicaturabcn @_dincat @Lectfacil @DavidBondia
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🆕 Acte de cloenda del projecte europeu @idem_EU.
🎙️ @DavidBondia: “Projectes com l’iDEM tenen un gran valor social perquè ajuden a trencar barreres i a fer que més persones puguin fer sentir la seva veu”.
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The @idem_EU Corpus, a big common effort presented at the LREC 2026 conference, is a specialized multilingual dataset designed to support text simplification and improve accessibility in democratic participatory processes!
Further info here! idemproject.eu/en/news/posts…
We are thrilled to share that the iDEM project was featured in two invited presentations at the LREC 2026 conference!
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Our team presented at two invited talks focusing on the intersection of AI, linguistics and accessibility
iDEM at the Smart Tools for Strong Lives Conference in Malta
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📢 As AI continues to transform every aspect of our lives, the conference created a valuable space to reflect on how these advances can support equal opportunities for persons with disabilities
👇CivicTech Lab-CHI2026 14Apr
Panel: AI Agents and the Future of Deliberation: Designing Human–AI Collaboration for Democratic Dialogue. W.Zhang, S.Perrault, A.Liddo, F.Veri, M. Flechtner, H.Saggion. @h_saggion programs.sigchi.org/chi/2026… @idem_EU @talnupf
iDEM interview📣How can we build more inclusive democracies at the local level?
Daro Sakho, Diversity Manager at Bologna Municipality, shares key insights on participation, diversity, and the role of municipalities as drivers of social change: ciber.be/WvKup
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Join us today in Barcelona @4YFN_MCW and lets chat about iDEM, how Text simplification can help break the barriers to democratic participation for people with language/comprehension difficulties Thanks to @XarxaAccessCat for organising together with @xarxardi_ia Hall 8.0-B13.1
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People with intellectual disabilities can make a difference in politics. They work hard to improve their communities and speak up for their rights. Mar Galcerán is an example as became the first parliamentarian with Down syndrome in Spain.
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Our partners have just met in Barcelona at the Poblenou campus of Pompeu Fabra University to review the results of UC1 in Las Rozas and to share updates on the text simplification app, to be tested in the next Use Cases. Stay informed about iDEM!👉ciber.be/8nEbV
This week, older adults, migrants, and people with intellectual disabilities shared their proposals with the City Council of Las Rozas (Madrid), one of the cities taking part in the European iDEM project, together with Barcelona, Malta, and Bologna.
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Residents of Las Rozas have presented 11 recommendations to improve the accessibility and clarity of municipal information: ciber.be/wJVsD
An #iDEM initiative showing how participation helps build more inclusive public communication 🤝
#HorizonEU
Can AI revolutionise citizen participation? 🤖
Tomorrow in Las Rozas, older people, migrants and people with intellectual disabilities will present 11 recommendations to make municipal information clearer and more accessible.
Read more in this article👇
elperiodico.digital/tecnolog…
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🤔¿Puede la IA revolucionar la participación ciudadana? Las Rozas la prueba con mayores, migrantes y personas con discapacidad.
📲La Inteligencia Artificial como puente hacia una ciudadanía más inclusiva.🤝@LasRozasInnova @idem_EU. Vía @elperiodicodigi⤵️ elperiodico.digital/tecnolog…