Innovative and Inclusive Democratic Spaces for Deliberation and Participation
iDEM project aims to break linguistic barriers and begin a new era of inclusive and participatory democratic spaces for marginalised communities by using Artificial Intelligence tools.
iDEM project will provide...
Analysis of language complexity barriers in participatory democratic spaces, to identify users' needs and the reasons behind their difficulties in understanding information on public matters.
Artificial Intelligence tools that simplify and make information more understandable to participate in democratic debates, these tools are aimed at people with communication difficulties or intellectual disabilities.
Develop and implement three use cases concerned with different languages, and its deliberative approach, engaging hard to reach groups and vulnerable populations, whilst considering a gender perspective.
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In order to develop the new democratic spaces three use cases will be co-created and carried out in three cities with our partner organizations working for user groups rights, ONGs working with marginalized and vulnerable people, and government institutions committed to democracy and human rights.
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iDEM celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day with an event in Barcelona
16/05/2024
Today, 16 May, is Global Accessibility Awareness Day! iDEM is celebrating this important day by participating in the event held by the Accessibility Innovation Network of Catalonia in Barcelona. Horacio Saggion, professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and lead researcher for iDEM, is presenting our project and discussing text simplification technology to support people with intellectual […]
iDEM will participate in the Seminar of the Spanish Society for Natural Language Processing at the 7th Spanish Conference on Informatics
15/04/2024
The iDEM project is excited to announce its participation in the upcoming Seminar of the Spanish Society for Natural Language Processing, which will be held during the 7th Spanish Conference on Informatics. Scheduled for the 20th of June at 15:00, our project will be prominently featured during this seminar, offering an excellent platform to showcase […]
iDEM will be presented at the DELITE 2024 workshop at the Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation
15/04/2024
«The iDEM Project: Addressing Linguistic Barriers in Deliberative Processes» at @LRECCOLING024_DELITE2024 The First Workshop on Language-driven Deliberation Technology, Torino Italy, May 20, 2024. The iDEM project is thrilled to announce its participation in the upcoming International conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources, and Evaluation. Set to take place the 20th May, This presents a remarkable […]
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The iDEM consortium is composed of research institutions, experts in text simplification, user organisations, citizens’ representatives, non-profit organisations and software developers who complement each other and forming an interdisciplinary team from five EU countries (Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain) and one non-EU country (UK). With its intersectional background, the iDEM consortium ensures the capability to achieve its objectives under the coordination of Pompeu Fabra University (UPF).
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This document is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union´s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under the Grant Agreement No. 101132431 . Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.