Global Innovation Hub

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• Quantum technologies
  07.01.2026 Céline Nauer

  Tech Radar Episode 2

  Quantum technologies have been hailed for years as the key technology of the future. Europe has a strong scientific foundation in this field.

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  Innovation for Democracy
  06.01.2026 Ya-Wei Chou

  AI for Democracy, More Digital Participation Best Practices from across the World, and More in the New Digital Participation Guide!

  This year, People Powered collaborated with us again to update their Digital Participation Guide and Rating by adding a chapter on how AI can facilitate public participation, as well as including more case studies of best practice from around the world. Come and take a look!

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  EVENT
  11.12.2025 Iris B. Müller Ya-Wei Chou Céline Nauer Zoë van Doren

  Students in Bonn Test an AI Tool for Public Debate

  The Global Innovation Hub is exploring how digital tools can support transparent and inclusive public deliberation. One such tool is “Talk to the City” (T3C), an open source system that collects participants’ arguments, organizes them by theme and provides an overview of the discussion.This opportunity arose when Iris Müller from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s NRW office and Zoë van Doren from the Berlin office organized a student event in Bonn on the potential reintroduction of conscription.

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  PUBLICATION
  09.06.2025 Ya-Wei Chou

  A Guide to Win Democracy Back: Civic Tech Project and Community Handbook

  As a citizen, have you recently felt powerless to influence the decision-making process of public policy or to make a change in society? Do you find it more difficult to shape the development of technology than engineers or big tech companies do? Civic Tech Project & Community Handbook—From Taiwan’s g0v Community to the World: The Collaborative Wisdom of Digital Citizens is here to help you to regain your strength as an active citizen.

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  EVENT
  19.09.2025 Ya-Wei Chou

  We Proudly Supported TICTeC 2025, Where 212 Technology for Democracy Advocates from 37 Countries Inspired Each Other.

  TICTeC 2025 brought together 212 experts and advocates of pro-democracy technology. They showcased their incredible digital initiatives and digital projects for democracy and shared their perspectives on how to address the current democracy crisis. We and our partners were also honoured to present our projects there: Civic Tech Project and Communities Handbook, Dream Con project, and Tainan City Council Watchbot.

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  EVENT
  01.08.2025 Yueh Chen

  Defending Democracy: Collaborative Approaches to Counter Disinformation

  On June 23, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) and the Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology (DSET) co-hosted a closed-door round table titled "Defending Democracy: Collaborative Approaches to Counter Disinformation." Experts examined the DISARM Framework, the relationship between influence networks and online behavior, with a focus on the challenges faced by Taiwan and other democracies when countering digital manipulation.

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  ARTICLE
  25.07.2025 Jim Hsu-sung Wu

  Better than Human? AI-Assisted Moderation Sparks Innovative Dialogue on Deliberative Democracy

  The Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s Global Innovation Hub hosted the 7th episode of its Innovation for Democracy (I4D) Café webinar series— How Can AI Facilitate Public Participation and Deliberation? Featuring Dr. Alice Siu, Associate Director of the Deliberative Democracy Lab at Stanford University, and Mr. Yen-Ting Hsu, co-founder of Taiwan Reach-Out Association for Democracy (T-ROAD), the webinar explored how AI-assisted participation platform, like Stanford’s Online Deliberation Platform, could enhance a democratic dialogue and citizen’s public participation. Beyond showcasing its features, the event prompted critical discussions on the role of AI in public discourse and its implications for democracy.