Democratizing AI – Empowering Citizens through Transparent Decision-making

This project is a part of The DECIDE project – Democratizing AI: Empowering Citizens through Transparent Decision-making. DECIDE is a large-scale, NWO-funded research initiative under the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). It brings together 10 Dutch universities, over 50 academic researchers, and 30 societal partners in an ambitious inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration. Our shared mission is to develop strategies towards the design and implement a new generation of transparent, citizen-empowering AI systems, with a focus on AI-supported decision-making that contribute to the empowerment and democratic participation of citizens.
The DECIDE project addresses real-world challenges across domains such as healthcare, mobility, public governance, and healthy lifestyles. By co-developing strategies with societal stakeholders, DECIDE aims to create solutions that have tangible impact on society.

The aim of this project focuses on the development of transparent and explainable AI-based Decision Support Systems (AI-DSS) for sustainable mobility, in close collaboration with societal partners. The aim is to empower citizens particularly SMEs, entrepreneurs, and policy makers by enabling them to understand, explore, and evaluate the consequences of mobility-related policy and business decisions.