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Kourion2030 | Co-designing a long-term cultural strategy
From April 2024, OLA Team collaborates with the organization KOURION2030 – Candidate City for the European Capital of Culture, in order to develop the 10 years Cultural Strategy of the Municipality of Kourion. Our intention is to develop a chain of interaction and sharing between different actors and stakeholders of the Municipality. Such a procedure […]
CORPUS – Phygital models of cooperation in the retrofitting of public space
Community reclaiming of the city through the lens of participation and circularity Co.R.Pu.S. aims to conduct research on alternative processes of retrofitting public space at neighbourhood level, grounded on Circular Urban Economies (CUE) through involvement of local stakeholders and citizens. Having as its main challenge the revival of degraded public space in the periphery of the […]
Tech Talk Workshops
Navigating Technosocial Challenges Together – A platform for discussion and exchange of ideas TechTalk project by Sociality Cooperative aims to popularize and raise awareness about the major challenges that arise at the intersection of technology and society. The goal of the project is to provide a platform for discussion and exchange of ideas, where people […]
Co-designing with Energy communities
Digital Platform Co-design In November 2021, OLA had the opportunity to get involved in the development of a digital platform for the internal functioning of energy communities with cooperative Sociality and Greenpeace Greece. OLA was responsible for the co-design process of specific functionalities of the platform, but the workshop structure worked also as an overall […]
The Glass Room _ Misinformation Edition
The “Glass Room Misinformation Edition” exhibition was presented in Greece between 21-27 of November 2022 in the National Library of Greece in order to help Greek audiences to develop a more critical thinking about technology and its diverse aspects, as well as to acknowledge which personal data we share and with whom. The Glass Room: […]
Kalotrofa | Food Sovereignty and Sustainability Hub
Kalotrofa is a research program about Food sovereignty and the diffusion of Social and Solidarity Economy, coordinated by the Department of Social Policy of Panteion University of Athens and funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation. It aims to build on existing research findings and materials by using diverse participatory tools and processes […]
PDC Places Athens | Politics of Participatory Design
Politics of Participatory Design in Greece: how people participate for/through technology Athens and Greece brings a particularly interesting context in relation to the politics of place and designing in ways that wouldn’t conventionally be understood as PD. As such, this PDC place will focus on non-conventional ways of designing together, particularly in relation to solidarity […]
Network of laboratories for civic technology co-production
NLAB4CIT is a European network, coordinated by the University of Turin (UNITO), consisting of three local authorities, three knowledge institutions, and the Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities (VVSG). The project has the ambition to make public services, such as the promotion of financial inclusion or innovative welfare services, more accessible. We achieve this […]
SEEDS | Erasmus +
Supporting E-Learning and Education on the Fringe of the Digital Sphere The corona pandemic has uncovered a number of systemic inequalities with regard to education and access to learning opportunities. Across countries and settings in the EU, the necessity to resort to the digital sphere with learning has shown that it is not equally […]
Box for Expression | The Public Toilet of Thoughts
The “Box for Expression” project is an installation that supports storytelling and sharing experiences in puplic space of the city. It is a small scale modular/mobile infrastructure that can be installed in different parts of the city of Athens depending on the needs of each action. It is available to creative groups and organizations that are active in the field […]