The founding conference of the Cooperation Network for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in the Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Greece was successfully completed! The provisional title of the network is Greek Artificial Intelligence Network – GAIN.

The network aspires to become a space for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and mutual support, fostering initiatives in awareness-raising, advocacy, and legal assistance — with the central goal of safeguarding Human Rights in the development and use of Artificial Intelligence systems.

The network’s activities aim to go beyond the minimum legal guarantees, drawing guidance from codes of ethics that emphasize morality, transparency, and accountability in the design, implementation, and evaluation of AI technologies.

The event took place on October 7, 2025, hosted at the offices of the Greek Forum of Migrants, where members and observers of the network had the opportunity to discuss, plan, and lay the foundations for an open, collaborative, and socially responsible AI community in Greece.

During the event, Open Lab Athens delivered an educational presentation on the technical characteristics and materialities of machine learning, significantly contributing to the discussion and collective understanding of the related technologies and their limitations.

The initiative is coordinated by the Homo Digitalis team, with the support of the European Artificial Intelligence & Society Fund (EAISF).

You can read the related Press Release (ΕL) here.

Organizations participating in the network’s processes as members or external observers include (in alphabetical order):

Ανοιχτό Εργαστήριο Αθήνα | Open Lab Athens

Διεπιστημονική Εταιρία Έρευνας στην Αιματολογία – ΔΕτΕΑ

Δίκτυο για τα Δικαιώματα του Παιδιού | Network for Children’s Rights

Ε.Κ.ΠΟΙ.ΖΩ.Ένωση Καταναλωτών «Η Ποιότητα της Ζωής» | Consumers’ Association “The Quality of Life” EKPIZO

Ελληνική Ένωση Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου | Hellenic League for Human Rights

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΥΣ ΠΡΟΣΦΥΓΕΣ | GREEK COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES

Ελληνικό Φόρουμ Μεταναστών | Greek Forum of Migrants

Εταιρεία Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης και Ψυχικής Υγείας – ΕΠΑΨΥ | Association for Regional Development and Mental Health – EPAPSY

Ένωση Πληροφορικών Ελλάδος

Ινστιτούτο Έρευνας Ρυθμιστικών Πολιτικών – ΙΝΕΡΠ | Institute for Regulatory Policy Research – INERP

Κέντρο ΔΙΟΤΙΜΑ

ΚΥΤΤΑΡΟ ΕΝΑΛΛΑΚΤΙΚΩΝ ΑΝΑΖΗΤΗΣΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΝ – ΚΕΑΝ | CELL OF ALTERNATIVE YOUTH ACTIVITIES

Με Άλλα Μάτια | Me Alla Matia

Οργανισμός Ανοιχτών Τεχνολογιών – ΕΕΛΛΑΚ | Open Technologies Alliance (GFOSS)

ΠΑΡΑΤΗΡΗΤΗΡΙΟ ΑΣΤΥΝΟΜΕΥΣΗΣ copwatch.gr

AMKE REVMA – ROMA EDUCATIONAL VOCATIONAL MAINTAINABLE ASSISTANCE

Athens Network of Collaborating Experts -ANCE

DATAWO

ERGO.Academy

HIAS Greece

Homo Digitalis

I Have Rights

In contACT

inside story.

KnowledgeRights21 (National coordinator for Greece and Cyprus)

OmniaTV (iCase Κοιν.Σ.Επ.)

Reporters United

SolidarityNow

Solomon

VISIBLE MACHINES

Vouliwatch

WHEN Equity Empowerment Change

WWF Greece

We are proud to announce the official launch of a collaborative and inclusive network, committed to the protection and promotion of Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law in the development and use of Artificial Intelligence systems in Greece.

The network was born out of a multi-stakeholder dialogue initiated during the February 2025 event organized by Homo Digitalis, in light of the implementation of the European Artificial Intelligence Regulation (Regulation 2024/1689).

The text of the Declaration is available here.

The mission of the network is to serve as a space for collaboration, advocacy, legal interventions, and public awareness, ensuring that AI systems in Greece comply with fundamental rights and democratic values, as enshrined in the Greek Constitution, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and the European Convention on Human Rights.

The working title of the network is Greek Artificial Intelligence Network – GAIN. The founding conference, which will take place within three (3) months, will determine the network’s governance framework, guiding principles, and future direction.

The initiative is coordinated by Homo Digitalis, with the support of the European Artificial Intelligence & Society Fund (EAISF), and is open to any interested organization.

If you are interested, you can fill in the participation form here.

Founding organizations of the network (in alphabetical order):

Ανοιχτό Εργαστήριο Αθήνα | Open Lab Athens

Δίκτυο για τα Δικαιώματα του Παιδιού | Network for Children’s Rights

Ε.Κ.ΠΟΙ.ΖΩ.Ένωση Καταναλωτών «Η Ποιότητα της Ζωής» | Consumers’ Association “The Quality of Life” EKPIZO

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΥΣ ΠΡΟΣΦΥΓΕΣ | GREEK COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES

Οργανισμός Ανοιχτών Τεχνολογιών – ΕΕΛΛΑΚ | Open Technologies Alliance (GFOSS)

ΠΑΡΑΤΗΡΗΤΗΡΙΟ ΑΣΤΥΝΟΜΕΥΣΗΣ copwatch.gr

DATAWO

HIAS Greece

Homo Digitalis

I Have Rights

KnowledgeRights21 (National coordinator for Greece and Cyprus)

OmniaTV (iCase Κοιν.Σ.Επ.)

Reporters United

Solomon

Vouliwatch

WHEN Equity Empowerment Change

WWF Greece