Participation of Homo Digitalis in the 3rd LAW FORUM ON DATA PROTECTION

We are pleased to announce that two representatives of Homo Digitalis will speak at the 3rd LAW FORUM ON DATA PROTECTION, organized by CLEON Conferences & Communications on Thursday 8/2/2024 in Athens!

Our Director of Human Rights & Artificial Intelligence, Lambrini Gyftokosta, and our Vice President of the Board of Directors, Stefanos Vitoratos, will participate in the panel discussions and talk to the other speakers and the audience!

We are honored that for the third consecutive year, the conference is held under the auspices of Homo Digitalis and other major players in the field, such as the Hellenic Association of Data Protection and Privacy , ISC2 Hellenic Chapter, PA.SY.S.DI.K. HARIMA, Association of Compliance Officers in Greece – ASCO Greece and DPO Network.

More information can be found on the organizer’s website here.

 


Pro bono Educational Presentation at the 1st Lyceum of Nea Philadelphia

Homo Digitalis continues its informative talks in schools pro bono!

On Friday 12/1 Konstantinos Kakavoulis and Lamprini Gyftokosta were at the 1st Lyceum of Nea Philadelphia and talked to the students about the digital footprint.

We would like to thank the teachers for the invitation and the students, who once again impressed us with their knowledge and their willingness to delve deeper into a topic that concerns them on a daily basis.

 


Pro bono Educational Presentation at the Leontio School of Nea Smyrni

Yesterday Lamprini Gyftokosta and Konstantinos Kakavoulis spoke with the students of the Leontio School of Nea Smyrni about the digital footprint and their rights.

We would like to thank the students and teachers for the excellent interactive discussion.

Homo Digitalis briefings in schools all over Greece continue!

 


We gave one of our greates interviews... in the school newspaper and the web channel of the 1st Model High School of Ilion

On Friday 15/12 Homo Digitalis gave one of the most beautiful interviews it has ever given!

Lambrini Gyftokosta and Konstantinos Kakavoulis talked about the digital footprint in the group of the school newspaper and the web channel of the 1st Model High School of Ilion!

We would like to thank teachers Chrysanthi Sotiropoulou and Ioanna Kassimi for hosting us and of course the students who impressed us with their questions and interest!

We wish the best to the young journalists and we are sure that we will have many more opportunities to meet them in the future!

You can read the article in the school newspaper here.

 


Participation of Homo Digitalis with an intevention at the Public Consultation of the Competition Commission in the framework of its Final Report on the Sector Inquiry into the Provision of Private Health Care and Related Insurance Services.

On 30 November, the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) organised a Public Consultation in the context of its final Report on the Sector Inquiry into the provision of private healthcare and related insurance services.

The President of Homo Digitalis, Elpida Vamvaka, received an honorary invitation from the Competition Commission and its Chairman, Mr. Ioannis Lianos, to attend this Public Consultation and to make a statement. We thank them warmly for their practical interest in the views of Civil Society!

In our statement we welcomed the initiative of Eur. Commission’s initiative to create the European Health Data Space (“EHDS”) and its intention to provide for common rules and interoperable data standards that will facilitate the exchange of health data when it is in the medical interest of patients.

At the same time, we have not failed to highlight the highly problematic new rules that will completely limit medical privacy and the reasonable expectations of privacy that citizens have when they trust their doctor.

You can read more on the website of the Hellenic Competition Commission here.

 


We participated in the DFF's Berlin event on the use of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in our legal actions

Last week we participated in the workshop organised by DFF in Berlin focusing on the importance of using the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in our legal actions!

DFF launched the digiRISE project to raise awareness of the potential of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in defending and protecting digital rights.
The workshop was attended by Privacy International, Access Now, Share Foundation and many other civil society organisations.

Homo Digitalis was represented by Elpida Vamvaka, President of the Board of Homo Digitalis.

Many congratulations to the DFF team for the organization!

 


The opening of the 2 exhibitions we co-organize at JOIST Innovation Park in Larissa was a great success

Last Thursday, 16/11 we had the opening of the exhibition TheGlassRoom and its two editions, Misinformation and What The F*ture Wants, at the wonderful premises of JOIST Innovation Park in Larissa.

Many local TV channels were there to cover the event, including Thessalia Television, where Katerina Diminikou, Stefanos Vitoratos and Anastasios Arabatzis gave statements. Many thanks to the channel for the coverage of the inauguration and the interest in our actions!

It is a great honor for us and our partners from Open Lab Athens and Digital Detox Experience to bring to Greece and outside of Athens these unique exhibitions of high educational character of Tactical Tech and we would like to thank once again Joist Innovation Park for the unique hospitality.

Admission to the exhibitions is free and they will be available in Larissa for young and old until December 15. You can see highlights and statements from the interview here.

 


Opening of the exhibitions we co-organize at JOIST Innovation Park in Larissa

Today is the opening of The Glass Room Exhibition and its two editions, Misinformation and What The Future Wants, at JOIST Innovation Park in Larissa.

It is a great honor for all of us at Homo Digitalis, Open Lab Athens and Digital Detox Experience to be able to bring together for the first time in Greece both publications, curated by our dear partners at Tactical Tech!!

The “Misinformation” edition focuses on the concept of misinformation, the way it is formed and evolves. Similarly, “What the F*ture Wants” is an interactive youth-focused version of the exhibition, presenting different aspects of technology, seen from a personal, political and global perspective.

Admission is of course free and we are looking forward to young and old from today until 16 December to enjoy these two unique versions of TheGlassRoom exhibition!

Homo Digitalis was represented at the opening by Stefanos Vitoratos and Anastasios Arampatzis!!! We would like to thank our partners at Tactical Tech, Joist Innovation Park, Open Lab Athens and Digital Detox Experience for this unique collaboration!