European Union,General,International
Vienna, 13 April 2021: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other forms of automation have a rapidly increasing impact on how citizens access and share information, especially through social media networks and online platforms. These platforms use AI as part of highly complex and opaque systems to curate content, resulting in significant impact on Freedom of Expression that is, however, poorly understood.
Jointly with VDSG / data4good Election-Watch.EU tackled this issue from two sides:
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AI and social media, AI in elections, AI on freedom of experession in political competition, election campaign, social media and elections
Vienna/Tirana, 3 March 2021: Election-Watch.EU has launched its workshop “Active Youth in the Electoral Process” in partnership with the Young Professionals Network (YPN) in Albania. The workshop is dedicated to enhance the knowledge and skills of a young generation of Albanian voters to get engaged in the electoral process ahead of parliamentary elections on 25 April in a non-partisan manner. It includes learning [...]
Vienna, 27 January 2021: Election-Watch.EU/wahlbeobachtung.org, with the Vienna Data Science Group (VDSG) and the kind support of Women [...]
Austria,European Union,General
Vienna, 24 January 2021: On the occasion of elections in Vienna in October, Election-Watch.EU undertook an assessment of the Viennese Municipal and District Elections under the Conditions of Covid-19. The report, which is based on expert interviews, web-based research and the appraisal of questionnaires, [...]
covid-19 and elections, lessons learned, vienna municipal elections
Vienna, 18 December 2020: Election-Watch.EU presented the findings and recommendations of the Election-Watch.EU Election Assessment Mission to the 2019 European Parliament elections at the RECONNECT Virtual Workshop – The European Elections and Beyond on 18 December 2020. RECONNECT is a four-year academic multidisciplinary research project of 18 academic partner institutions from 14 countries, which seek to understand the recent challenges to the EU and find solutions for it.
Brussels, 20 October 2020: Election-Watch.EU participated in an online discussion panel organised by Carnegie Europe, European Movement, European Partnership for Democracy and Democracy Reporting International to share its social media monitoring experience and discuss online electoral integrity.
European Democracy Group: Civil Society Series; 20 October 2020
The panel of kick-off speakers included Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit, Union Citizenship [...]
digital services act, dsa, edap, social media and elections, social media monitoring, social media regulation
Vienna, 16 October 2020: wahlbeobachtung.org conducted an assessment of the 11 October municipal elections in Vienna and the appropriateness of measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, under the aspect of international human rights standards. The study was based on desk research and interviews with the Vienna municipal election office, the election office of the Ministry of Interior, municipal health authorities, electoral staff, political parties, [...]
corona and human rights, elections and corona, elections under covid-19
Austria,European Union,International
Vienna/Tirana, 6 October 2020: Wahlbeobachtung.org, in partnership with the Albanian Young Professionals Network (YPN), has developed a workshop for young and first-time voters, which will take place between 1 and 5 December 2020. The workshop is dedicated to a young generation who is interested in learning more about elections in European comparison and wants to get actively engaged.
As a result of political disputes and compromises, an electoral reform process is [...]
activism, social media, social media monitoring, young voters, youth
Brussels/Vienna, 25 September 2020: Election-Watch.EU was invited by the European Commission to share the findings and recommendations of its Rapid Assessment on Covid-19 and Elections in Europe with the European Cooperation Network on Elections, which assembles representatives of election management bodies from the EU Member States.
In April 2020, Election-Watch.EU has conducted a Rapid Assessment [...]
covid-19 and elections, covid-19 rapid assessment, european cooperation network on elections