Horizon Europe call HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-02 funds research into how local democratic practice works in low- and low-middle income countries, including fragile contexts, decentralisation, and the link between public service delivery and pro-democratic sentiment. EUR 12 million, deadline 23 September 2026.
An EU-funded project combining universities and fact-checking organizations across Europe to build educational escape rooms that teach young people to recognize disinformation — open source, multilingual, and designed for schools.
ecoCompute 2025 brings together software developers, hardware designers, and data center professionals to create a sustainable digital future in Berlin this November.
Explore the ESA Climate Change Initiative (CCI)—an open data platform providing satellite-based climate data and tools for risk assessment and adaptation planning.
Horizon Europe call HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-10 funds a single SSH-STEM Action at European level: a new monitoring and impact evaluation framework, annual reporting on SSH-STEM cooperation, guidelines and training, and a science-for-policy forum. EUR 3.5 million, deadline 23 September 2026.
The line between grassroots activism and automated influence is collapsing. A new paper by Anton Gollwitzer, Jonas R. Kunst, Gary Marcus, and others introduces 'cyborg propaganda' — AI-assisted campaigns that use real, verified humans as distribution channels for algorithmically optimized messages.
Open data for infrastructure climate risk assessment and resilience.
A look into 'AI for Low Carbon Cities,' focusing on AI’s impact on making urban spaces greener and more efficient.
Horizon Europe call HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-05 funds a single four-year network bringing together academia, public bodies, and civil society around inclusive democracy and intersectionality, with a dedicated online platform and repository at its core. EUR 4.5 million, deadline 23 September 2026.
Over 50 European scholars warn that the Commission's 'simplification' push risks normalizing emergency lawmaking that undermines EU Treaty-based safeguards on participatory democracy, transparency, and the rule of law.
Open data for climate change projections and risk assessment from the IPCC.
Working paper argues that 'simplicity by design' can only reduce bureaucracy if operationalised through outcome-first lawmaking, balanced democratic participation, disciplined use of exemptions, and mandatory ex post evaluation.
