We talked about Artificial Intelligence in Action24's ActionStory documentary

What are the challenges of using AI applications?
Why is a clear legal framework regulating AI necessary?
What does the draft EU Regulation provide for?

These and many more questions were answered by Konstantinos Kakavoulis for Action24’s #ActionStory documentary representing Homo Digitalis.

Soon on our screens!

 


Don't miss the event on AI and migration

The agenda for the upcoming #ProtectNotSurveil webinar organized by Access Now, Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), and the Border Violence Monitoring Network is ready!

Don’t forget to register in order to learn more about AI, the proposed legislation at the European level, and its provisions related to the border management sector here.

You will have the pleasure of attending a unique line-up of speakers, including Petra Molnar (Refugee Law Lab) Alyna Smith (PICUM), Anna Colaps (EDPS), Hope Barker (BVMN) and Sarah Chander (European Digital Rights)

Find out more here.

 


Development of partnerships with JOIST Innovation Park and iED in Larissa

Yesterday, we were at the JOIST Innovation Park, a unique phygital ecosystem that fosters innovation and knowledge transfer in the fields of entrepreneurship, technology, science, art and design.

There, we had the great pleasure to tour the – high quality – spaces of the park, to meet the members of the JOIST team, the iED – Institute of Entrepreneurship Development and their partners, and to discuss together a number of interesting topics on the interaction between the use of new technologies and the protection of Human Rights.

Thank you very much for your excellent hospitality! Our team was represented at the meeting by Anastasios Arampatzis and Eleftherios Chelioudakis.

Learn more about Joist Innovation Park here.

 


We participate in the Digital Policy Leadership Summit 2023 in Brussels

Last week, Homo Digitalis had the great pleasure of attending the Digital Policy Leadership Summit organized by Aspiration in Brussels!

The two-day event was dedicated to sharing knowledge, building trust and developing skills between organisations and professionals involved in digital policy issues in Europe. Our team was represented by our Board Secretary Eleftherios Chelioudakis.

We would like to thank the organizers for their kind invitation! You can find out more on the organizers’ website.


Pro bono Educational activities in schools: Leontio Lyceum of Nea Smyrni

Continuing our presentations in schools across the country, Kostas Kakavoulis and Stefanos Vitoratos were at the
Lycee Leonin-Nea Smyrni (Leontio Lyceum of Nea Smyrni) where they discussed with more than 250 students of the 1st and 2nd grade about cyberbullying!

Young generations are fully familiar with the internet, social media and online gaming and it is important to learn from an early age how to avoid and/or deal with cyberbullying phenomena.

We would like to thank the school management and all the teachers for their welcome and hospitality.


Participation of Homo Digitalis in the conference "2nd IN-HOUSE LAWYERS FORUM"

Tomorrow, Tuesday 17/1, the conference “2nd IN-HOUSE LAWYERS FORUM” will be held at the Divani Caravel Hotel, in which Homo Digitalis provides sponsorship.

Elpida Vamvaka and Stefanos Vitoratos are participating as speakers analyzing key issues such as the lifting of privacy, metadata of electronic documents and the protection of personal data.
and access to them by police authorities, but also the necessary skills that an in-house lawyer must have today!
Register here.


We spoke to Inside.story as part of the article "On the internet no one knows you're a dog"

Is there a way to protect ourselves on the internet without compromising our privacy?

Members of HomoDigitalis spoke to inside story. and journalist Rafaella Maneli about an issue that concerns us every day.

-Kostas Kakavoulis “The internet started out as completely free, but that era has now passed. Today we do in it what we do in analogue life. In fact on the internet we are more exposed than in the real world. Therefore, human activity in it cannot remain unregulated.”
-Alexandra Giannopoulou: “Since Snowden’s time we still know that the relationship between security and privacy is not orthogonal. Similarly, neither is the relationship between child protection and privacy.”
-Giannis Krontiris: “SSI (Self-Sovereign Identity) technology can provide the appropriate framework for the identification and verification of digital identities, focusing on the user, who becomes the sovereign of his or her data.”
For more statements from Homo Digitalis members you can read the article here.


We participate in the Media Pluralism Monitor study of the European University Institute (EUI)

Elpida Vamvaka, president of Homo Digitalis, participated for the second year as an expert in the Media Pluralism Monitor 2022 survey!
The study highlights the risks to media pluralism and freedom in four areas: Fundamental Protection, Market Pluralism, Political Independence and Social Inclusion.

The Media Pluralism Monitor 2022 is implemented by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom and is a scientific attempt to map the threats to pluralism and media freedom in the Member States of the European Union and in some candidate countries, taking into account legal, political and economic variables.