A vision for the democracy data space

Une vision pour le democracy data space: un espace de données démocratiques

Louis Cousin ()
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Louis Cousin: LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - Université Paris-Saclay - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], ULaval - Université Laval [Québec]

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Abstract: Why a Democracy Data Space? Across Europe and beyond, democratic institutions face growing challenges: declining trust, fragmented participation tools, and increasing disconnect between civic engagement and public decision-making. While citizens continue to seek meaningful ways to contribute -particularly through digital means -current platforms often remain isolated, poorly coordinated, and insufficiently linked to institutional processes. The result is a widespread sense of disempowerment and limited democratic impact. This paper is not a final blueprint, but a call to action. It aims to lay the foundation for a broader ecosystem that enables democratic processes to be more connected, transparent, and responsive — using digital tools not to replace democracy, but to strengthen it.

Keywords: Digital Infrastructure; Social Economy; Civic Tech; Democratic Governance; Data Spaces (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-09-01
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Published in Open Source Politics; Startin'blox. 2025

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