We participate in InfoRights 2024 in Corfu
Homo Digitalis has the great pleasure to participate in the Third Interdisciplinary Conference, organized by the Corfu Reading Society on 17 & 18 May 2024 entitled “Human Rights in the Information Age: Benchmarks of History, Law, Ethics and Culture”.
Our member Christos Zanganas will represent Homo Digitalis at the Conference, and on Saturday 18 at 12:00 he will present Homo Digitalis’ work for the protection of human rights in relation to the information society in Greece!
We would like to thank the organizers for the very honorable invitation!
You can register for free to attend the conference in person or read more about it here.
The focus of the interdisciplinary themes of the conference is human rights in relation to information in terms of history, regulation (law and ethics) and culture. It is co-organised by the Cultural and Historical Heritage Documentation Laboratory of TABM, the IHRC Research Group of TABM, and the Ionian University Library and Information Centre with the collaboration of the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Heritage-related Activities of the Ionian University, as well as the Corfu Bar Association and the Ionian University Museum Collections.
We bring the "Misinformation" and "What The Future Wants" editions of the international exhibition "The Glass Room" to ADAF 2024!
The “Misinformation” and “What The Future Wants” editions of Tactical Tech’s international exhibition “The Glass Room” will be at the Athens Digital Arts Festival 2024 (ADAF2024)!!
In collaboration with Tactical Tech, the exhibition is brought to Greece by Homo Digitalis, Digital Detox Experience and Open Lab Athens, with the Homo Digitalis team and specifically our members Sophia Antonopoulou, Ariana Rapti and Alkmini Gianni, organising the two exhibitions for ADAF 2024!
ADAF 2024 will take place from 16 to 26 May at the Former Santarosa Courts (48 Stadiou & Arsaki). “The Glass Room: Misinformation Edition” will be available to the audience throughout the festival, while “The Glass Room: What the Future Wants Edition” will be presented in the form of a workshop on Saturday 18/5 at 14.00 by our members Sophia Antonopoulou, Ariana Rapti and Alkmini Gianni.
You can buy tickets for ADAF 2024 and read the full festival programme here.
Many thanks to our three members for their time, energy and dedication in organizing these exhibitions, as well as to ADAF for hosting us!
The Glass Room exhibition has travelled to 61 countries around the world, counting 471 award-winning events and more than 350,000 visitors worldwide. In the past, Homo Digitalis, Digital Detox Experience and Open Lab Athens have presented the exhibitions at the National Library of Greece in Athens and at JOIST Innovation Park in Larissa.
Event of the Greek Chapter of IAPP "AI & Personal Data: Challenges & Solutions in the Age of Digital Privacy"
The Presidency of the Hellenic Chapter of the IAPP-International Association of Privacy Professionals, is organizing on 14 May at 18:30 – 19:00 at FHW GSEBEE, Small Business Institute of GSEBEE an event on “AI & Personal Data: Challenges & Solutions in the Era of Digital Privacy”.
The discussion will be moderated by Stefanos Vitoratos Partner – Digital Law Experts, and Co-Founder and Vice President of Homo Digitalis, while speakers include:
-Dr. Prokopios Drogaris, Cybersecurity Expert, Deputy DPO ENISA, CIPP-E
-Maria Alexandra Papoutsi, Managing Associate, KBVL Law Firm Member of Deloitte Legal, CIPP-E/US
-Alexandros Papacharalambous, CEO-CTO AETHON Engineering, Cofounder & VP Product TransiTool
To register and attend the event in person click here, or to register for an online presentation, click here.
Homo Digitalis is honored that all members of the Bureau of the Hellenic Chapter of the IAPP-International Association of Privacy Professionals are members!
Homo Digitalis participates for the 4th time in CPDP!
Homo Digitalis participates for the 4th time in CPDP, the most recognized international conference for the protection of personal data and privacy!
After our continuous presence there with panel talks and workshops, this year we are honored to be present with a new medium! Namely, we will be interviewed as part of Avatar.fm, a live radio project organized by the social radio station dublab.de and the privacy salon during the CPDP!
Avatar.fm will set the pulse of the conference from 22 to 24 May, providing a platform for organisations with a leading role in data protection and privacy, highlighting their activities in the field of AI and new technologies!
Avatar.fm will be broadcasting live from the iconic Gare Maritime in Brussels, and will also host recorded broadcasts and live DJ Sets! For those of you not there, you can listen to the shows on dublab.de
Homo Digitalis will be represented in this interview by our Director on Artificial Intelligence & Human Rights, Lamprini Gyftokosta.
Stay tuned for the full programme!
Homo Digitalis' actions in the field of Artificial Intelligence featured in No.1 Academic Legal Journal in the world, the Computer Law & Security Review Journal
The important actions of Homo Digitalis and its allies in the field of border maangement are featured in the internationally renowned and world’s first in its category academic legal journal “Computer Law & Security Review Journal”, published by Elsevier.
In particular, our co-founder Eleftherios Chelioudakis recently published his article in this legal journal (Volume 53, 2024) entitled “Unpacking AI-enabled border management technologies in Greece: to what extent their development and deployment are transparent and respect dataprotection rules?”
We would like to thank the Editors of the Special Issue of the journal entitled “Vulnerability, Marginalisation and Data Protection Law” Katerina Demetzou and Gianclaudio Malgieri for their excellent cooperation.
Elsevier has provided for a short period of time (until 2/6) a link through which everyone can download/read the article completely free of charge, available here.
We participated in a survey of experts on the use of new technologies in the field of education in the framework of the MILES project
In the age of hyper-connectivity, people are inundated by a constant flow of information and news that brings, on the one hand, better and stable information about world events and, on the other hand, many risks associated with fake news and misinformation.
Homo Digitalis had the pleasure to participate in a relevant research-discussion conducted by the MILES project (MIL and PRE-BUNKING approaches for Critical thinking in the education sector) and addressed to experts regarding the use of new technologies in the field of education.
The aim of the debate is to gather information on misinformation in order to develop effective strategies for the education sector. The discussion focused on issues such as digital literacy, the cultivation of critical thinking as a tool for identifying fake news, the role of education and the education system, and exploring possible policy interventions.
Homo Digitalis was represented in the research debate by the Director of Human Rights & Artificial Intelligence, Lambrini Yftokosta. We would like to thank the civil society organization KMOP Social Action and Innovation Centre for the inclusion and the honorary invitation.
Our participation in the event "Artificial Intelligence Meets Education" at the JOIST Innovation Park was a great success
Our Director on AI & Human Rights, Lamprini Gftokosta, spoke at the JOIST Innovation Park in the event “Artificial Intelligence Meets Education” under the auspices of the Regional Directorate of Education of Thessaly!
We would like to thank JOIST and its representative, Ms. Katerina Diminikou, as well as Mr. Nikos Zervas, Director of Secondary Education of Larissa for the invitation to participate in their event, and the more than 200 teachers who were there.
Homo Digitalis spoke about digital literacy, the provisions of the AI Act for education and our experiences in secondary schools in the country. Of course, the active presence was also given by Homo Digitalis member in Larissa, Anastasios Arampatzis, who spoke about The Glassroom Misinformation Exhibition and the detection of deepfakes!”
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Apply for the 2nd funding call of NGI TALER!
Make sure to apply to the second #funding call of NGI TALER until June 1st 2024 12:00 CEST (noon)!
Part of the budget of NGI TALER is reserved for open calls to fund free software and privacy preserving efforts that are aligned with the topics and approach of NGI TALER! We invite your contributions to help reshape the state of play of digital payment systems, and to help create an open, trustworthy and reliable internet for all!
We are seeking project proposals between 5.000 and 50.000 euro. The call is open to SMEs, academics, public sector, nonprofits, communities and individuals. You can contribute exciting new capabilities to GNU Taler itself, build auxiliary tools, work on user experience, develop integrations into FOSS applications and open standards (for example, enabling P2P micropayments in an instant messenger, open social media platform or video conferencing tool), or develop improvements to infrastructure components (like merchant backends)!
Visit the website of NGI – The Next Generation Internet for more information about this, and other NGI funding calls here.
Check NLnet foundation‘s website to read the detailed Open Call, the Guide for Applicants, the Eligibility Requirements and our FAQs and submit your form here.
Join now our TALER Intergration Community Hub (TALER ICH) to discuss together and ask your questions here.
We submitted important questions to the Minister of Interior, Ms Kerameos, on the project "Development and operation of a tool for the strategic planning of public sector staffing in terms of artificial intelligence" and its pilot application in 9 institutions
On April 15, Homo Digitalis submitted an electronic letter to the Minister of Interior, Ms Kerameos, regarding the Ministry’s project entitled “Development and operation of a tool for strategic planning of public sector staffing in terms of artificial intelligence”.
Our letter was communicated to the President of the Personal Data Protection Authority, Mr. Menoudakos, and to the Data Protection Officer of the Ministry of Interior, Mr. Theocharis.
More specifically, this project relates to the development and operation of a tool for the strategic planning of human resources in the public sector in terms of artificial intelligence and concerns the following axes:
– Creation of an integrated framework for strategic staffing planning (optimal allocation of existing and new staff) in the public sector (including technical specifications for the implementation and revision of existing frameworks)
– Pilot implementation in 9 Public Sector Entities and more specifically in MOD SA, AADE, OAED, Athens General Hospital “G. Municipality of Thessaloniki, Region of Attica, Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Energy and Ministry of Culture and Sports,
– Design of training programmes for (a) users and (b) upgrading the skills of civil servants, and
– Development of the knowledge repository of civil servants.
According to relevant information posted on the website of the Ministry of Interior and articles in various media, the Ministry of Interior is the project manager and has already contracted with Deloitte for its preparation. In fact, according to the timetable, the work has made significant progress.
In its letter, Homo Digitalis requests information from the Minister on a number of questions regarding both the legal framework for the protection of personal data (Law 4624/2019 – GDPR), and the legal framework for the use of artificial intelligence systems by the public sector (Law 4961/2022), as the pilot implementation of the project is expected to take place immediately in the 9 institutions mentioned above.
Specifically, we put the following questions to the Minister in our letter:
-Has the Ministry of Interior carried out a data protection impact assessment before the project was announced, in accordance with the principles of data protection “already by design” and “by default”?
-Has a relevant Data Protection Impact Assessment been carried out specifically in relation to the pilot implementation of the platform in the 9 public bodies?
-If the relevant Assessments have been prepared, has the Ministry considered it necessary to consult the Data Protection Authority in this respect?
-Does the Ministry consider the 9 public bodies as joint controllers and if so, has the Ministry proceeded with the relevant obligations as set out in Article 26 GDPR?
-Can the Ministry inform us of the relevant categories of personal data, the purposes of the processing for which such data are intended, and the legal basis for the processing you intend to use?
-Can the Ministry point us to the exact website where the Ministry of Interior’s contract with Deloitte is posted so that we can study the relevant provisions contained therein, especially with regard to the processing of personal data?
-Finally, has the Ministry of Interior proceeded to comply with the obligations arising from the provisions of Law 4961/2022, and in particular has an algorithmic impact assessment been carried out (Article 5), has it taken the necessary transparency measures (Article 6), has the project contractor fulfilled their obligations in this respect (Article 7), and has the Ministry kept a register (Article 8) in view of the forthcoming pilot use of the system?