Innovative tools for a social sustainable development: ICTs & participation

This work is founded on the idea of a cultural sustainable development strictly related to the concept of ‘participation’, implying new efforts to make it truly effective. In recent years, participation has become a slogan, government policy all over the world has institutionalized it, but often with weak updates as much in theory as in concrete results. The ever-developing ICTs affect every aspect of our life, and this project aims to express their potential in improving participation: we are developing DE/BaTE (Deconstructing/Building a Thinking Environment), an innovative complex ‘high-tech device’ that aims to act as a ‘facilitator’, allowing entire communities to activate new, dynamic, stronger relationships with their cities.