With the theme “Territories and Societies in Network,” the School of Public Management, Communication and Tourism of the Bragança Polytechnic University (EsACT-IPB) invites submissions to the 4th Public Policy and Data Science International Conference in the city of Mirandela, between 21 and 23 May 2026, in a hybrid format.
The event is organised in partnership with the International Network of Research in Public Policy and Data Science and seeks to contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies that foster improved territorial and sectoral coordination, efficiency in resource management, environmental sustainability, social equity, and enhanced citizen participation in decision-making processes.
The conference will bring together scholars, researchers and practitioners to debate the social, economic, environmental and territorial dimensions that shape both local and global contexts. It also aims to promote interdisciplinary exchange, highlighting the use of data and technology to support more participatory, transparent and evidence-informed decision-making processes.
The submission of papers is open until 27 February 22 March 2026.
Here are the main goals of this Conference:
- To stimulate the debate around the social, economic, environmental and territorial dimensions that challenge local, regional and global contexts.
- To promote the exchange of experiences between various scientific fields, and focus on the use of data and technologies to support technically informed, participative, transparent and consequent decision-making processes.
The thematic areas to be explored are, among others, the following:
- Intelligent and sustainable cities
- Communication, information and digital ecosystems
- Communities of practice and networks of pedagogical innovation
- Open data and big data
- Data mining and deep learning
- Urban and regional development
- Circular economy, sustainability and digital transition
- Education, health and digital and social inclusion
- Governance and public policies
- Cultural and creative industries
- Infrastructures, transports and accessibility
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Models and methods in regional science
- Population, migration and labour market
- Territorial resilience and crisis management
- Decision support systems and data visualization
- Geographic information systems and localization
- Tourism, culture and network experiences
- Open session (other topics)
As usual, articles outside the main topic will be admitted provided they are related to the theme “Network Territories and Societies”.
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