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Arnau Monterde

Director de la Direcció d’Innovació Democràtica | Barcelona City Council Barcelona, Spain

Biography

Director of Democratic Innovation for the City of Barcelona. Responsible for decidim.barcelona and co-founder of Decidim.org. Head of Canòdrom - Center for Digital and Democratic Innovation. Former Coordinator of Tecnopolítica at the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3-UOC). Holds a PhD in the Information and Knowledge Society from UOC.

Sessions

09:30h

In Focus | SMART CITY EXPO

Public Code & Technologies: Upcoming Digital and Democratic Challenges for Europe

Laura Giesen Democracy Technologies Editor-in-Chief Chair

Laura Dornheim City of Munich City Councillor and Chief Digital Officer (CDO) Speaker

Arnau Monterde Barcelona City Council Director de la Direcció d’Innovació Democràtica Speaker

Paula Grzegorzewska OpenForum Europe Strategic Partnerships Director Speaker

08-11-2023 09:30 08-11-2023 10:15 Europe/Madrid Public Code & Technologies: Upcoming Digital and Democratic Challenges for Europe

Technological developments are advancing increasingly faster, and there is a growing public power inability to generate the necessary regulatory frameworks and lead a model of public tech development for democracy. Can we imagine new models based on free open-source software and communities, that put democratic issues and the rights of citizens at its core? This roundtable will address these issues from different European experiences that are making bold bets on public code.

Hall 1 | Congress Room: Red

Wed 8 09:30h - 10:15h Hall 1 | Congress Room: Red Tomorrow.Building & Full Congress Passes