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.
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!
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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We participate in the event "Artificial Intelligence Meets Education" at JOIST Innovation Park
JOIST Innovation Park and the Secondary Education Directorate of Larissa invite you to the open event for Teachers, School Counselors, Parents & Students “Artificial Intelligence Meets Education” under the auspices of the Regional Directorate of Education of Thessaly.
Date. Saturday 27 of April at 11:00
Place: Future Learning Lab with Free Entrance
It is our great honor and pleasure that the Director of Artificial Intelligence & Human Rights of Homo Digitalis, Lamprini Gyftokosta , will represent us there with a speech! We would like to thank the organizers for their kind invitation and inclusion!
How ready is the educational community to safely and effectively integrate AI and related digital tools in the learning process? The event aspires to ask key questions and present all those aspects related to the introduction of AI in the educational process.
The event is addressed to Teachers, School Staff, School Counsellors, Parents, Students from 12 to 18 years old.
Register for free here.
Voluntary educational actions in schools: Homo Digitalis visits the 3rd High School of Heraklion
Last week Homo Digitalis traveled far again! Following the very successful tour in Peloponnese, Central Greece, and Northern Greece, Crete was next.
Homo Digitalis spoke at the 3rd High School of Heraklion, talking to more than 90 students about Cyberbullying. The members who represented us were Adamantia Volikou, Angelina Barla and the President of Homo Digitalis Elpida Vamvaka.
We would like to thank the responsible Professor Mrs. Fotini Konstantaki (Computer Science Teacher) for the invitation and the excellent hospitality!
Voluntary educational actions in schools: Homo Digitalis visits the 63rd Primary School and the 28th High School of Thessaloniki
Last week Homo Digitalis literally hit the road again! Following the very successful 1500 km tour in Peloponnese and Central Greece, it was the turn of Northern Greece with 5 different schools!
After the visits to the 3rd Serres High School, the Ierissos High School and the Arnaia High School in Halkidiki, it was time for the capital of Macedonia, the beautiful Thessaloniki!
Homo Digitalis spoke at the 63rd Primary School of Thessaloniki about cyber bullying to teachers and children of the 5th and 6th grade! Many thanks to our members Melina Skondra & Athanasia Tychala for their representation, their unquenchable desire to pass on their knowledge to children and the school’s director Ms. Adamidou for the invitation!!!
But one school is not enough! So, our President Elpida Vamvaka and Charalampos Daftsios represented Homo Digitalis at the 28th General High School of Thessaloniki talking to teachers and students of the 1st grade about the digital footprint. Thanks to the school’s Director, Mrs. Halvatzi for the invitation!
Voluntary educational actions in schools: Homo Digitalis visits Arnaia High School in Halkidiki
Last week Homo Digitalis hit the road again!
After the very successful 1500 km tour in the Peloponnese and Central Greece, the 4 schools and the more than 600 students and teachers we met there, this time it was the turn of Northern Greece with 5 different schools and a new record of kilometers and students!
After Serres, it was the turn of Chalkidiki!
The second school (see the first one here) we visited there was the High School of Arnaia! Our Director for Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Lamprini Gyftokosta, spoke with the students of the first grade about the digital footprint and was lucky enough to be in front of an incredible audience, who asked pertinent questions, exercised their critical thinking and responded positively to our call for more control of our personal data!
We would like to thank the Director Mr. Tsiliverdi Dimitrios and the IT Teacher Ms. Eleni Letta for the invitation!
Homo Digitalis’ actions in the field of student awareness are carried out with the organization’s own resources and with the contribution of our network of volunteers! Your support is very important to achieve more in the new year!
Voluntary educational actions in schools: Homo Digitalis visits the High School of Ierissos
Last week Homo Digitalis literally hit the road again!
After the very successful 1500 km tour in the Peloponnese and Central Greece, the 4 schools and the more than 600 students and teachers we met there, this time it was the turn of Northern Greece with 5 different schools and a new record of kilometers and students!
After Serres, it was the turn of Chalkidiki!
Homo Digitalis talked about the digital footprint to all the students of the Ierissos High School and Ierissos Gymnasium. The active participation of the children and teachers in these interactive presentations fills us with joy and hope, but also with ideas for a wider public awareness on these issues.
We thank Charalambos Daftsios and Lambrini Yftokosta for representing us to over 350 children and especially to our excellent host and Director of the High School, Mrs. Mavroudi for inviting us to host the event.
Homo Digitalis’ actions in the field of student awareness are carried out with the organization’s own resources and with the contribution of our network of volunteers! Your support is very important to achieve more in the new year!
Voluntary educational actions in schools: Homo Digitalis visits the 3rd High School of Serres
Last week Homo Digitalis hit the road again!
After the very successful 1500 km tour in the Peloponnese and Central Greece, the 4 schools and the more than 600 students and teachers we met there, this time it was the turn of Northern Greece with 5 different schools and a new record of kilometers and students!
We started from Serres, in a historic place, a neoclassical building built in 1885 to house the city’s hospital and then converted into the first Gymnasium of Thileon Serres, and now operating as the 3rd Gymnasium of the city! We were there on April 1 to talk to students and teachers about the digital footprint.
We would like to thank the Director Mrs. Arapaki Chrysanthi and the IT teacher Mr. Moscholios Stavros for the invitation!
Homo Digitalis’ actions in the field of student awareness are carried out with the organization’s own resources and with the contribution of our network of volunteers! Your support is very important to achieve more in the new year!