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Augmenting participation,
co-creation, trust and transparency
in deliberative democracy

ORBIS has received funding from the Eruopean Union’s Horizon Europe Framework Programme under grant agreement no 101094765

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Empowering digital democracy for a collaborative future

Innovating participation through technology and inclusivity

Shaping transparent decision-making with innovation

About us

Citizens increasingly demand to be engaged in democratic and inclusive discussions about new ways to prevent, mitigate, and even resolve ongoing crises and conflicts.

About us
 Advancing digital democracy through innovation, fostering inclusive participation and transparent governance across Europe.

Pilots: testing democracy in action

Discover our diverse pilots, spanning local, regional, national, and European scales, each designed to innovate democratic processes.

Pilot 1

Reimagining the Building Blocks of Democracy

This pilot will test the ORBIS solution by using it in democratic debates in some of the core parts of democracy: the people, leadership, information, voting and funding. These discussions have so far been held in expert roundtables worldwide. The pilot will focus on evaluating how ORBIS gathers and combines opinions, identifies conflicts and helps create policies and reforms based on evidence for each of these key areas.

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Pilot 2

Teens for Democracy

This pilot will use the ORBIS solution in projects with teenagers and decision makers to see how well it meets goals, gains support and makes an impact.
It will also act as an educational tool, empowering young people with democratic principles and processes and encouraging their meaningful participation in different parts of their civic life.

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Pilot 3

Young Thinkers and EU decision-makers

This pilot will use the ORBIS solution in projects with teenagers and decision makers to see how well it meets goals, gains support and makes an impact. It will also act as an educational tool, empowering young people with democratic principles and processes and encouraging their meaningful participation in different parts of their civic life.

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Pilot 4

Future4Citizens

Re-Imagine Europa (RIE) is an international non-partisan think-tank dedicated to fostering innovative political ideas and inclusive dialogue for a democratic Europe. Within its Future4Citizens programme, RIE will pilot the ORBIS toolkit to explore AI-enhanced deliberation on critical topics like sustainable agriculture. The initiative unites diverse stakeholders to co-create solutions for Europe’s shared future.

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Pilot 5

Transition Frameworks for Democratic Urban Governance

The Pilot relies on gathering emerging voices from loosely coordinated groups in Milan advocating for democratic processes in urban challenges. Through Orbis the experimentation, lead by Rob de Matt, facilitates citizen-institution dialogue using a hybrid digital/in-person deliberation methodology, for space-based action across various scales and issues.

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Pilot 6

Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Development in Western Greece

This pilot application will test the ORBIS solution by using it in in-person (and hybrid) meetings on topics related to entrepreneurship, research, and innovation. The focus will be on evaluating how well the ORBIS solution facilitates the collection and aggregation of citizens’ opinions and feedback.

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Technology

ORBIS leverages the power of AI to enhance public engagement and support deliberative democracy. With advanced tools, it makes complex debates more accessible, understandable, and impactful. By employing data analysis techniques such as natural language processing, ORBIS transforms extensive public input into meaningful insights that foster better democratic discussions. Integrated into platforms like BCause, PolisOrbis, and Democratic Reflection, these tools promote inclusive, reflective, and data-driven dialogue.

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ORBIS uses AI-enhanced tools to support democratic deliberation by simplifying and enriching public engagement. These tools improve the clarity and reach of debates, turning complex input into actionable insights. Platforms like BCause, PolisOrbis, and Democratic Reflection apply these tools in different contexts, from structured debates to large-scale discussions, promoting participation and reflective thinking in decision-making processes.

Events that shape the future of democracy, innovation, and engagement.

This section collects all the information about meetings, events, publications of the Orbis Project

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