July 5 - July 9
COP-PILOT at DIGITAL 2026 – Special Track on Digital Inclusion and Societal Participation (DISP)
COP-PILOT Horizon will co-organise, together with the 6G-VERSUS and SUSTAIN-6G Horizon Europe projects, the Special Track on Digital Inclusion and Societal Participation (DISP) at DIGITAL 2026: Advances on Societal Digital Transformation, taking place from 5–9 July 2026 in Nice, France. The track is chaired by Dr. Amizan Omar (University of Bradford).
The DISP track provides a dedicated forum to explore how emerging digital infrastructures (such as edge computing, IoT, and AI-orchestrated platforms, including those developed within COP-PILOT) shape the conditions for societal participation. It moves beyond traditional notions of digital inclusion to critically examine structural dynamics such as data representation, access asymmetries, and the societal implications of large-scale digital deployments.
From a COP-PILOT perspective, the track is directly aligned with the project’s vision of interoperable, cross-domain platforms. It investigates how advanced digital ecosystems influence civic engagement, equity, and justice in increasingly automated environments, and how these systems can be designed to better reflect diverse societal needs.
The track welcomes contributions from researchers, innovators, and practitioners addressing topics such as inclusive digital transformation, societal impacts of future networks, digital inequalities, responsible AI, participatory approaches, and sustainability in digital innovation.
Submission deadline: 1 May 2026
More information and submissions: https://www.iariasubmit.org/conferences/submit/newcontribution.php?event=DIGITAL+2026+Specia|
Conference: DIGITAL 2026
Track details: DISP.pdf
