2nd Edition - 2025
4D AWARD
DIGITAL RIGHTS BY DESIGN
Grants for democratic digitalisation projects
Grants for democratic digitalisation projects
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// About the call
The application process to the 4D Call is intentionally quick and easy to encourage participation from anyone who has a project that might be eligible. If the project has possibilities, we will proceed to a detailed interview. In any case, we guarantee a response to each request received.
__GOALS
The goal of the 4D Digital Rights by Design Call is to provide support for the developments or initiatives focused on action in terms of digital commons and rights, such as:
Technological developments
Protocols to change institutional and/or general habits
Strategic litigation
Legislative amendments and advocacy
Surprise us with other types of solutions we cannot imagine
The central idea is to intervene so that digitalisation is democratic and/or digital rights are applied systemically (possibility of scaling with wide impact), by design and by default, in the public and/or private sphere. We’re looking for technologies, actions and/or action protocols, beyond theoretical research or reports.
__FINANCIAL PROVISION
The 4D Call offers two financial provisions of 15000 euros (*) to implement projects by European entities, consortia or individuals, whether either already running or already partially funded.
_15.000€
_For entities, consortia or individuals in Europe.
90% will be issued at the time of public presentation (October 2025) and the remaining 10% at the time of agreed completion with the recipient individual/entity.
All projects must include licenses which are not strict copyright. Priority will be given to those projects that use free-software and free licences. The use of more restrictive licences is accepted but requires justification.
* Taxation on this provision will depend on the legal status of the awarded proposal
{ TERMS }
until 25 May
_Call open until 25 May 2025
_Results of first screening: 30 June 2025
_Interviews from first screening: July 2025
Availability to present the project on 28 October 2025 in Barcelona in-person is required.
# ABOUT US
We promote this call:
ACCENT OBERT
Accent Obert (formerly Fundació .cat until June 2025) is a private non-profit foundation whose mission is to defend our way of being in the digital world. It promotes an open and diverse internet where the Catalan-speaking community has its own voice, supporting initiatives that connect language, technology and society. Our areas of action include: the management of community infrastructure —such as the .cat domain—, the defence of the digital rights of the Catalan-speaking community, the promotion of digital talent in Catalan, and the development of tools that enable full digital life in Catalan.
XNET, Institute for Democratic Digitalisation
Xnet is a network of specialists and activists that proposes advanced solutions in different fields related to democratic digitalisation, digital rights, and updating democracy to the 21st century, such as privacy, the use of data, AI and net neutrality; freedom of expression and information vs fake news, propaganda and disinformation; the defence of whistleblowers, leaks and anti-corruption; technopolitics and advocacy, updating democracy with the political R&D method, transparency and participation; free culture.
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THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THE 2024 EDITION CLOSED ON 05/25/2025
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