Digital Democracy Score (DDS)

https://innovade-democracy.eu/

The Digital Democracy Score (DDS):
Digital democracy is the use of digital media in the practice of democracy. It refers to the mediation, support, and enablement of democracy by digital technologies.This tool helps you measure the qualities of concrete digital democracy applications or projects. It calculates varieties of digital democracy scores and combines them into one overall Digital Democracy Score (DDS), depending on what features your application or project uses. The tool will ask you a set of questions that will be used for this purpose. No personal data is stored. At the end, it will calculate the DDS and show the result.

Depending on what kind of project you have, calculating your DDS takes on average between 15 and 35 minutes.

Methodology:
If you want to read more about the DDS methodology, you can read our methodology paper here.

Information Sheet:
An information sheet about the survey is available here.

Data Protection:

The calculation of the Digital Democracy Score (DDS) is using the free and open source software LimeSurvey (you can find more information about LimeSurvey here: https://www.limesurvey.org/).

The DDS platform does not collect personal data and does not store IP addresses or metadata. The DDS platform stores the answers given in a database but does not connect the answers to personal identifiers of the users. The data is stored on a server that is located in Germany.

Please, in order to start using our platform, you need to accept the following terms of use: 

Terms of Use:

* I confirm that information about the Digitial Democracy Score (DDS) has been provided to me via an information sheet. 

* I agree that the answer options chosen by me in the survey are stored in a database and can be analysed and used by INNOVADE researchers for academic purposes. I understand that no personal data is processed.

* I freely and voluntarily agree to be part of this survey, though without prejudice to my legal and ethical rights. 

* I understand that I may withdraw at any time without penalty by closing my web browser. 

* I am aware of the potential risks and benefits of my participation. 

* I understand that if I or anyone in my family has a history of epilepsy then I am proceeding at my own risk.