The 8th NGI TALER Open Call for Funding is Here! Help Us Spread the Word!
Do you have a groundbreaking idea for a free software or privacy-enhancing project that supports the mission of NGI TALER? Did you miss the first seven funding calls? No problem!
The 8th Open Call for funding launched on June 1, 2025, and you have about two months to apply! The deadline is August 1, 2025, at 12:00 noon (Central European Time).
We are looking for proposals that will revolutionize digital payment systems and contribute to an open, trustworthy, and secure internet for all.
Funding amounts range from €5,000 to €50,000! Whether you’re an SME, academic, public institution, non-profit, community group, or individual, we want your innovative ideas!
You can support GNU Taler by:
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Developing supporting tools,
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Improving user experience,
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Integrating with free/open source applications,
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Strengthening infrastructure (e.g., merchant subsystems),
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And much more!
For more information about this and other calls by NGI – The Next Generation Internet, visit their website.
Read the full Call for Proposals, the Applicant Guide, the Eligibility Criteria, the FAQ, and submit your application through the NLnet Foundation website.
Join the TALER Integration Community Hub (TALER ICH) developed by petites singularités, to ask questions and connect with others.
Need inspiration? Check out 14 successful projects already working with us here.
Homo Digitalis successfully participated in the Business Integrity Forum of Transparency International
Today, Homo Digitalis took part in the 17th Round Table titled “Greek Business and Transparency: Building Trust and Competitiveness”, organized within the framework of the Business Integrity Forum, a commitment of Transparency International Greece!
Specifically, Lamprini Gyftokosta from our team moderated the panel “AI and Ethics in Business Compliance”, with contributions from Alexandros Nousias (Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications at NCSR Demokritos), Panagiotis Sourlas (Growthfund, the National Fund of Greece), Irene Papadopoulou (ΣΟΛ Crowe), and Sofoklis Karapidakis (Metlen Energy & Metals).
We warmly thank the organizers and the Executive Director of Transparency International Greece, Angelos Kaskanis, for the kind invitation!
Homo Digitalis successfully participated in the Digital World Summit Greece 2025
Last week, the Co-Founder of Homo Digitalis, Stefanos Vitoratos, spoke at the Digital World Summit Greece about the next steps in the evolution of Artificial Intelligence, what we can expect over the next decade, and best practices that can help create a safer environment.
“Artificial Intelligence is not going to wipe out human labor; as in every phase of technological transition, what changes is not the need for work, but the environment and the way it is carried out. What is required is adaptation and active participation in the new reality,” he emphasized.
You can watch highlights from the speech in the video here.
We warmly thank the organizers for this opportunity to collaborate, as well as the fellow speakers and the panel moderator for the fruitful discussion!
Homo Digitalis meets with the Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission
The Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) welcomed the non-profit organization Homo Digitalis to its offices on May 29, 2025. In this context, we discussed with the Directorate of Digital Services and Digital Affairs of EETT its work in the field of supervising compliance with the DSA in Greece.
We are very pleased with EETT’s kind invitation to this meeting and look forward to strengthening our cooperation in the near future.
Our Joint Action with Reporters United & Vouliwatch: The Cameras at the Polytechnic Threaten Personal Data
On March 29, 2025, the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) installed surveillance cameras at the Zografou Campus and the Patission Complex without informing the public about its data processing policy for students and staff.
On May 26, 2025, Vouliwatch, Reporters United, and Homo Digitalis jointly submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) Request to determine whether NTUA complies with the law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and other national regulations. A similar request was also submitted by 61 Architecture students.
NTUA may not be fully complying with Articles 12, 13, 35, and 36 of the GDPR, which ensure transparent information for data subjects, data protection impact assessments, and the obligation of prior consultation.
In our request, we explain that NTUA has not responded to student and staff inquiries about how their personal data is being processed, and we request access to the government’s confidential security plan for universities.
In our request to NTUA, we also seek to know who is being recorded by the cameras, where their data is stored, and whether this data is being shared with the Hellenic Police (ELAS).
NTUA has a deadline to respond to our request by June 15, and to the students’ request by June 19. We will continue to monitor the issue and will follow up with further reporting. Our organizations’ FOI request and information provision document is available here.
Homo Digitalis meets with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) welcomed the non-profit organization Homo Digitalis to its offices on May 30, 2025, for a meeting on issues related to digital rights, personal data protection, and artificial intelligence. Among other topics, the discussion covered recent developments in the field of new technologies, relevant cases and requests we have submitted before the Authority, as well as the role of the HDPA under the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, following its designation as one of the authorities under Article 77 of the Regulation (Powers of the authorities for the protection of fundamental rights).
Participating in the meeting were Homo Digitalis Co-founder and Executive Director Eleftherios Chelioudakis and Homo Digitalis Director of Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence Lamprini Gyftokosta.
Homo Digitalis Successfully Participates in TEDxPatras Representing NGI TALER
On May 17, Homo Digitalis had the great honor of participating in TEDxPatras at the Conference and Cultural Center of the University of Patras, proudly representing NGI TALER!
We delivered a 40-minute workshop, during which we had the opportunity to discuss digital payments, business models that track consumer behavior for profit, the relevant legal framework, and the importance of reshaping the future of digital payments with a focus on privacy protection and promoting free software solutions like GNU TALER (Taler Systems S.A.).
Our presentation also highlighted the ongoing funding calls under the NGI TALER project, as well as the academic materials that have been developed and are freely available on the NGI TALER website.
Alexandra Giannopoulou and Eleftherios Chelioudakis represented Homo Digitalis at this event.
We warmly thank the organizers for the opportunity to participate!
Homo Digitalis meets with the European Commission
On May 19, 2025, Homo Digitalis welcomed to its offices the representative of the European Commission in Greece (Directorate-General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology – Platforms Policy and Enforcement, Unit CNECT.F1) regarding the implementation of the DSA. In this context, we discussed the Commission’s work in the field of supervision, as well as possible avenues for cooperation.
Homo Digitalis Speaks Once Again at CPDP!
Homo Digitalis participated once again in the largest international conference on data protection, Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP), with a talk on the panel “Protecting the Digital Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees”, organized by the Centre for Fundamental Rights – Hertie School!
Eleftherios Chelioudakis, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Homo Digitalis, represented us as a speaker on the panel, alongside Francesca Palmiotto (IE University), Derya Ozkul (University of Warwick), and Joanna Parkin (EDPS – European Data Protection Supervisor) on Friday, May 23.
Congratulations to the organizing team at the Hertie School and to Ida Reihani for the excellent collaboration!