“How can we make sure our digital services are top-notch and reflect the public good?”
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A new digital platform is underway – smart, efficient, promising better services for citizens. But who defines what “better” means?
Concerns around accessibility, bias, or social impact arise, but the process keeps moving fast. Teams care about doing the right thing – yet there’s often no clear structure to turn values into concrete design decisions.
VBE helps structure these concerns into a transparent, accountable, participatory process that guides responsible innovation.
A method that supports public responsibility
Public institutions are expected to innovate – and to uphold democratic values, inclusion, and fairness at every step. But digital projects often move faster than the discussions around them. Value-based Engineering (VBE) creates space for reflection and helps ensure that public values shape the final system – not just the intent behind it.
Whether you work in a city administration, public agency, or innovation unit, VBE helps you:
- Involve diverse stakeholders early and meaningfully
- Identify social and ethical risks before they escalate
- Align systems with values like inclusion, accessibility, and transparency
- Build common ground across policy, tech, and operations
- Strengthen public trust through clear, value-driven design decisions
VBE brings structure to responsible innovation – so that doing the right thing is not just possible, but practical.
Your starting point with VBE
Whether you want to understand the basics or bring structured participation into a real project — we offer guided formats tailored to your role.
🧭 Explore
Find out how VBE works and why it matters. Dive deeper into the methodology, discover tools, and see how values become actionable in real-world projects.
🎓 Learn
Ready to build your skills?
Join our training programs to understand and apply VBE – from orientation to certification.
🤝 Engage
Looking for guidance or collaboration? Work with us to implement VBE in your organization – through tailored consulting, co-creation, or speaking engagements.
