Over the coming days, 270 researchers and practitioners from around the world will gather in Aarhus to explore how digital technologies can support democracy, participation, and sustainable futures.

The programme includes keynotes, panels, and workshops on topics such as:

• New directions in participatory design

• Democratic innovation and civic technologies

• AI, ethics, and design futures

• Reflections on 50 years of research and practice in Aarhus

See the full programme here: https://aarhus2025.org/

A special thank you goes to the organisers Clemens Nylandsted Klokmose, Morten Kyng, Lone Koefoed Hansen (School of Communication and Culture, AU), Mette Sørensen, and Marianne Dammand Iversen for making Aarhus 2025 possible.

We are proud to host this unique conference tradition at Aarhus University - continuing a dialogue between research and practice that has influenced computing and society for five decades.