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Stories of digital social innovation, tech for good and civic tech, and updates from the DSI4EU project.

Innovation and the paradox of for-profit care

Innovation and the paradox of for-profit care

by Zoe Romano
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WeMake
Jun 22, 2019
Beyond the numbers: What the European DSI Index has taught us about DSI — and about indexes

Beyond the numbers: What the European DSI Index has taught us about DSI — and about indexes

We discuss some of the key questions and challenges raised through our work on the European DSI Index.
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DSI4EU
Jun 18, 2019
Launching the European Digital Social Innovation Index

Launching the European Digital Social Innovation Index

We’ve ranked 60 European cities on how their ecosystems support DSI to grow and thrive.
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DSI4EU
Jun 18, 2019
Presenting: the DSI4EU jewel cabinet

Presenting: the DSI4EU jewel cabinet

The DSI4EU consortium presents six special products in the lead up to its final conference.
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Socrates Schouten
Jun 18, 2019
Bureaucracy has never been so alive: body, politics and molecules

Bureaucracy has never been so alive: body, politics and molecules

(versione italiana sotto)
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WeMake
Jun 14, 2019
3 steps to release Open Source Medical Devices — A visual guide for makers

3 steps to release Open Source Medical Devices — A visual guide for makers

We are very happy to share the infographics “Open Source Medical Device — a visual guide for makers”. The guide has been developed during…
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WeMake
Jun 8, 2019

We (still) need to do better at failing in civic tech

How and why do civic tech projects die?
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Ben Mason
Jun 6, 2019
Fully showing up when talking about inclusion

Fully showing up when talking about inclusion

There was a pleasing symmetry to it: after I wrote my last blogpost about how a physical space can get in the way of meaningful discussion…
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Ben Mason
Jun 3, 2019
Caring for the Carers

Caring for the Carers

(versione italiano sotto)
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WeMake
Jun 3, 2019
New urban visions: Bringing digital social innovation into City Hall

New urban visions: Bringing digital social innovation into City Hall

How can city governments and DSI work better together to tackle big social and environmental challenges?
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DSI4EU
May 20, 2019

The road ahead for digital social innovation

A round-up of some of the top tweets from our policy workshop held at Les Ateliers des Tanneurs, Brussels, on 26 April 2019.
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DSI4EU
Apr 30, 2019
Co-design as competitive advantage

Co-design as competitive advantage

(versione italiano sotto)
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WeMake
Apr 29, 2019
What furniture showed me about newcomer integration

What furniture showed me about newcomer integration

I was recently in Brussels to attend the Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion conference. It It was excellent, with an inspiring mix of…
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Ben Mason
Apr 1, 2019
The 13 commandments of bicycle data commons

The 13 commandments of bicycle data commons

What if we could share data on our own terms to improve mobility and urban traffic?
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Socrates Schouten
Mar 10, 2019
The Social Tech Tour #1: Onefarm

The Social Tech Tour #1: Onefarm

The Social Tech Tour is a series of site visits to innovative, tech-enabled social enterprises. The main objective is a peer learning…
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DSI4EU
Feb 28, 2019
A first run of the DSI Index

A first run of the DSI Index

Matt Stokes shares key findings from the prototype DSI Index, as well as the new questions it raises and next steps for the months to come…
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DSI4EU
Feb 27, 2019
The home straight: What’s coming up for DSI4EU in 2019

The home straight: What’s coming up for DSI4EU in 2019

Matt Stokes rounds up DSI4EU’s activities between now and June. Find out what we’ve got coming up and how you can get involved.
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DSI4EU
Feb 27, 2019
What does the future of education look like?

What does the future of education look like?

Matías Verderau from Fab Lab Barcelona shares lessons from the Skills & Learning cluster’s peer learning events.
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DSI4EU
Feb 27, 2019
Fostering inclusion is the only way to radical innovation

Fostering inclusion is the only way to radical innovation

Makerspaces and fablabs were mostly conceived with the aim to put technology in the hands of citizens, and to use these environments as…
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WeMake
Jan 30, 2019
Amsterdam Social Tech Tours

Amsterdam Social Tech Tours

We’re excited to announce that over the coming weeks we’ll be holding four Social Tech Tours, in collaboration with Amsterdam Smart City…
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DSI4EU
Jan 30, 2019
Civic tech’s diversity problem

Civic tech’s diversity problem

“Talk with refugees, don’t just talk about refugees.” This is a slogan that did the rounds during the explosion of digital projects…
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Ben Mason
Dec 18, 2018
Equipping DSI for integration projects with the tools to counter online hate speech

Equipping DSI for integration projects with the tools to counter online hate speech

Lavinia Schwedersky rounds up lessons from betterplace lab’s recent peer learning workshop.
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DSI4EU
Dec 13, 2018
Where DSI for integration is headed: Time for a transnational approach to a transnational issue

Where DSI for integration is headed: Time for a transnational approach to a transnational issue

Lavinia Schwedersky reflects on betterplace lab’s summer DSI for integration meetup.
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DSI4EU
Dec 13, 2018
The Cities Coalition for Digital Rights: a global initiative to put citizens’ digital rights at…

The Cities Coalition for Digital Rights: a global initiative to put citizens’ digital rights at…

A joint global initiative of cities banding together to protect, promote and uphold people’s digital human rights.
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DSI4EU
Dec 13, 2018
Maker Mornings: Data Education, Circular Economy and Citizen Empowerment

Maker Mornings: Data Education, Circular Economy and Citizen Empowerment

The fourth and final Maker Mornings session for 2018 focused on best practices and lessons learned from eight successful local DSI…
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DSI4EU
Dec 13, 2018
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