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Empowering Voices. Enriching Democracy
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IDEAL’s mission is to create a political space where language is no longer a barrier but a bridge.
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🔡 The #IDEAL project aims to make democracy debates accessible to all, regardless of language.

👉 Read our article to find out more info: www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/what-ma...

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One of the main goals of the IDEAL project is to make the democratic collaboration more accessible to various communities, including those that may have difficulties using the dominant language of the...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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🗣️ Day 2 of the #IDEAL project meeting has come to a close! Over the past two days, we’ve 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, and 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 to the next level.

👉 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝 www.idealdemocracy.eu

#Citizendeliberation #CitizenEngagement #Innovation #HorizonEurope #FutureOfDemocracy
December 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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💫 Today’s IDEAL project meeting from Paris is more than just a gathering—it's a powerful step 👟 toward 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 across Europe.

👉 Follow us: www.idealdemocracy.eu

#Citizendeliberation #FutureOfDemocracy #Participation #Democracy #Innovation #HorizonEurope #FutureOfDemocracy
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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⭐ At the #𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬, #IDEAL & MultiPoD shared powerful insights on how to 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in Europe.

➡️ Read more: www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/key-tak...

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December 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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🆕 On November 27th, the IDEAL Consortium joined forces with Independo, a startup dedicated to integrating people with intellectual disabilities through accessible digital tools.

Together, we’re stronger 💪!

Read more ➡️ www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/ideal-c...

#Inclusion #Accessibility
IDEAL Consortium Teams up with Independo for Greater Inclusion
On 27th November, the IDEAL consortium took an important step towards inclusivity by meeting with Independo, a small but innovative startup dedicated to integrating people with intellectual disabiliti...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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🚧 #IDEAL aims to remove the barriers that keep millions of citizens from participating in deliberation & decision-making.

🔑 Want to find out what the Key Characteristics of the #IDEAL project are? Follow us!

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IDEAL Key Characteristics
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December 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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🆕 New Video Alert!

💡Want to understand what the 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 is all about?

🎥Our latest video breaks it down—clear, engaging, and inspiring. Watch now, discover how IDEAL is shaping the future, and follow us!

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IDEAL Video
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November 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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🔦 Spotlight on Shefali Virkar. Shefali opens our Women in ICT interview series in the #IDEAL project. Her insights are powerful, and her advice is inspiring. Don’t miss it!

📰 To read the whole interview, visit the link below⤵️
www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/play-bo...

#Citizendeliberation #WICT
Play Bold, Learn Deep, Stay True
Please share a short biographyI am Assistant Professor at the Institute for Public Management and Governance, WU Vienna University for Economics and Business. With a background in political science, e...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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🌟 Partners of #IDEAL project explored a vital question: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦?

📰 Full article: www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/ideal-e...

#HorizonEurope
IDEAL Empowers Austria's Citizens
In the first half of 2025, two of the IDEAL project partners, WU Vienna University of Economics & Business and Caritas Vienna, collaborated for hosting group discussions with beneficiaries from divers...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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🙏 Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for “𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰” - a very inspiring session held as part of the #𝘌𝘜𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, brought to life by the 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 and 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐏𝐨𝐃 projects.

#HorizonEurope #democracy #EUinmyRegion
October 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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📢2 days left until we kick off our workshop “𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰”! #EURegionsWeek

📅22 Oct
🕙10:00 - 11:00 CEST
➕More info: www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/no-citi...
October 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Save the date!!!

📅22 Oct
🕙10:00 - 11:00 CEST
📍Online
🔗https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-without-borders-empowering-citizens-to-shape-tomorrow-tickets-1529813265659?aff=oddtdtcreator

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#EURegionsWeek #HorizonEurope #democracy #multilingualspaces
No Citizen Left Behind: Rethinking Participation Across Borders
Deliberation and political participation are fundamental rights that are out of reach for many vulnerable or marginalised groups. Language barriers, cultural divides, and lack of access to inclusive p...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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📢 #Democracy thrives when every voice is heard. Your input isn’t just valuable—it’s vital to designing tech that empowers participation across Europe.

🗒️ The IDEAL Survey: www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/shaping...

it's your opportunity to shape the future of civic engagement.

#HorizonEurope
Shaping Democracy: Why Your Voice Matters in the IDEAL Survey
Democracy is more than just casting a vote on election day. A truly effective democracy thrives when people engage in public debates, use their right to free speech, and actively participate in civil ...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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💬 Join us for the #workshop "Voices Without Borders: Empowering Citizens to Shape Tomorrow"

📅 22 October 🕙 10:00-11:00 CET 📍 Online

👉Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-wit...

#EURegionsWeek #IDEAL #MultipodProject
October 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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🗒️Your voice matters! The IDEAL Survey is a chance to speak up about what democracy means to you.

💻 Check out our website for more info www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/shaping...

➡️ Take the survey in English: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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July 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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☑️ Leaders International held 2 wksp in Brussels, where refugees & migrants shared a powerful message: access begins with understanding.

💡 From language platforms to voice-to-text tools, real solutions are emerging—ones that meet people in their language.

www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/bridgin...
Bridging the Civic Gap: What We Learned from Two IDEAL Project Workshops in Brussels
On May 21st, 2025, Leaders International hosted two workshops in Brussels as part of the Horizon Europe-funded IDEAL Project, which is working to make civic participation more inclusive across Europe—...
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July 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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🏃‍➡️ Day 2 of the #IDEAL project meeting started. We grabbed our ☕& started a day that promises to be full of interesting presentations, brainstorming, & decisions on our next steps.

💻 Check out our website for more info: lnkd.in/eUCVAt-D

#Citizendeliberation #Multilingualspaces #Languagetools
July 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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🌞 The #IDEAL consortium met on the beautiful island of Samos, the home of our coordinator, the University of the Aegean, for the 2nd project meeting.

🔗 Check our website www.idealdemocracy.eu

Stay tuned for more updates from our project meeting!

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July 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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🧔‍♀️ 💻 On May 27, 2025, the Center for the Study of Democracy hosted experts in Sofia to explore how digital tools can enhance meaningful participation, especially for vulnerable communities.

For more info: 🔗 www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/shaping...

#Citizendeliberation #Multilingualspaces
Shaping the Future of Digital Democracy: Ethics, Inclusion, and Civic Engagement
In the rapidly growing digital world of today, we bear witness to the fast-paced development of the digital dimension of the public space for democratic participation. Importantly, we are faced with c...
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June 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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🗳️ Help the #IDEAL project shape a technological solution, and policy & innovation recommendations to enhance democratic engagement at local, national, and regional levels.

🔗 More info: www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/shaping...

📔 Survey: tinyurl.com/rp39hjbn

📢 Your voice matters!

#Citizendeliberation
Shaping Democracy: Why Your Voice Matters in the IDEAL Survey
Democracy is more than just casting a vote on election day. A truly effective democracy thrives when people engage in public debates, use their right to free speech, and actively participate in civil ...
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June 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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🔍 At #IDEAL, we're exploring how culture, language & digital tools influence participation in political engagement —and we need your perspective!

Please fill out our survey 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📢 Your voice matters. Your insights drive change!

#Citizendeliberation #Multilingualspaces
May 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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🆕The #IDEAL Project is transforming democracy by breaking language & cultural barriers with innovative multilingual tools

#IDEAL empowers underrepresented communities, enabling = participation in democratic processes.

www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/empower...

#Citizendeliberation #Multilingualspaces
Empowering Every Voice: The IDEAL Project's Mission for Inclusive Democracy
Democracy in Europe is undergoing a dynamic transformation as nations and organizations work together to address challenges and reinforce democratic values. From research initiatives to grassroots mov...
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April 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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🚀 Exciting Times Ahead, as we kick off our #IDEAL project this week!

🌟#IDEAL aims to transform language into a bridge in the political arena by leveraging AI-powered real-time translation, creating a multilingual deliberation platform.

#Citizendeliberation #Multilingualspaces
February 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM