Call for Papers & Dates

IMPORTANT DATES

August 1, 2024: First call for papers
September 16, 2024: Papers due
September 17, 2024: Author notifications
Workshop Date: September 20 (Full Day)

Call for Papers (CfP)

Recent advancements in AI technologies have greatly expanded the potential for enhancing democratic services and support, ultimately improving communication quality and information-based decision-making. AI-driven systems have transformed how we monitor and manage data, offering innovative solutions for planning and management.

We invite paper submissions on topics related to digital technology, democracy, ICT, and AI in a broad sense. We are especially interested in online discussions and public opinion, digital services, e-government and public administration, AI and governance, civic tech and political participation, regulation of tech platforms, and state repression and surveillance.

We welcome submission across a wide range of fields, including but not limited to:

Lessons learned from applying emerging technologies for Social Good

• Interactive and supportive systems

• Human-(robot)-AI interaction

• Smart cities and environments

• Work support

• Context and process analysis

• Environmental protection

• Education and entertainment

• Social fairness, inclusion, and accessibility

•  e-Government

•  e-Learning 

• Smart Cities 

• Citizen Science

• Crowdsourcing 

• Sustainable Development Goal

• Broader Social Impact of AI

• Application Case Studies 

Application Domains for Digital Democracy

• Human-AI interaction and training

• Explainable and trustworthy AI

• Social impacts of generative AI

• Data spaces in practice

• Challenges for data spaces

• User and customer journeys in digital transformation

• Impacts on interaction, application design, and user experience

Ethics and Social Issues

• Explainable Artificial Intelligence

• Ethics of AI Systems

• Multi-Agent Systems for Social Good

• Ethical Issues in AI

• Ethical issues in Augmented Democracy

Workshop Mode:

In-Person or Online

Submission:

Please submit your abstracts through Google Form: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKExfZxy0lM77D--a9ar75DhING2OEEjIBTSfIOfRXDxPTMw/viewform 

Archival Policy:

While there will be no official proceedings, the abstracts will be made available to workshop attendees via the website.