[liberationtech] The Digital Democracy Score (DDS) launched: A Tool for Measuring Digital Democracy

[Christian Fuchs]

The Digital Democracy Score (DDS) launched: A Tool for Measuring Digital 
Democracy

The EU research project INNOVADE project has released a prototype of a 
new tool for measuring digital democracy: the Digital Democracy Score 
(DDS). The tool uses survey questions to calculate a series of digital 
democracy scores, visualises the results, and provides tailored 
recommendations. The DDS is designed as a support tool for anyone who 
uses or operates digital democracy technologies, from local to national 
and transnational contexts.

Depending on the functionalities of the digital democracy initiative 
being assessed, the tool calculates various scores and combines them 
into an overall Digital Democracy Score (DDS) ranging from 0 (very low) 
to 100 (very high).

The INNOVADE project will host two free online training workshops to 
introduce and explain the DDS:
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 10:00 CET - 11:00 CET
Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 10:00 CET - 11:00 CET

Registration is possible here:
https://bit.ly/digds

More information:
https://innovade-democracy.eu/news/digital-democracy-score