Other technology It is possible. With that mantra as a flag, barcelona Will host next Wednesday, October 9 European 4D ConferenceA leading conference organized by the Network of Digital Activists xnet and for Puntkat Foundationa unit focused on the promotion of Catalan Internet,
The phenomenon, which is self-defined as “sonar’s” digital rights“, has a mission to become the center of European debate digitalization Democratic, a space in which both experts and institutions will be able to share experiences in which technology is being put at the service of citizens rather than being subordinated to market interests.
“Our strategic objective is not only to inform civil society so it knows what can be done, but also to create networks that protect democratic digitalization that puts digital rights at the center,” the activists explain. Simona LeviCoordinator of Xnet and organizer of the congress. With 500 people already registered, they are at capacity.
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The European 4D Conference will analyze digitalization policies already in place in other environments that can be adopted here. To act as a bridge, they have received proposals from eight Spanish communities and 12 European countries, including Germany, France and the United Kingdom. In this area we will explore everything from European legislation to initiatives created by civil society.
Xnet, without going any further, is a clear example of this reappropriation of digital to put people at the center. In 2019, after being contacted by several families in the Catalan capital, Levy promoted a pilot project to bring Google Replace the services of schools and American technology giants with an open source public platform that is more transparent and respectful. confidentiality Of minors. Currently, 11 educational centers in Barcelona use a system that could be expanded to more than 50 in the coming months catalonia,
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The event will also serve to internationalize the initiative with which the Puntkat Foundation found that Google was damaging the results Catalan And managed to reverse that situationWith that, they want other European countries to learn from that example to defend minority languages affected by web search engines like Finnish. Digital tools will also be presented in Catalan and the work of roundWhich provides visibility to content creators in this language.
National and International Experts
Putting all these options in the model silicon ValleyThe European 4D Conference will bring together 35 of Europe’s most influential civil organizations to defend digital rights. This is a case of AI forensics, which specializes in investigating algorithmof spain SivioWhich fights against the opaqueness of public administration; or austrian Noyabled by influential lawyers and activists max schremswhich has managed to paralyze the transfer of citizen data between European Union And usa,
The Congress will also bring together experts such as computer engineers and experts artificial intelligence Josep M. GunietExpert in ethics and philosophy of law applied to technology Lorena Jaume-Palassidata Analyst Maryam Hatibidigital strategy specialist Janice stoppedOr Levi himself, among others.
There will also be space for political satire and entertainment in this programme. Therefore its participation will remain world today and of absolute minoritythrough programs poland And it is passing (3cat), as well as podcasts cyberlocutorywith journalists andrea gams And Anna Pacheco,
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During the European 4D Conference and presentations from institutions across the continent.
This Cantabrian computer engineer Jaime Gomez-Obregonwhich has highlighted the problems of digitization in the public sector; 18 year old french inventor gabriel rochetresponsible for paxophoneProject to be able to make your own mobile phone for 30 euros; and Barcelona collective to create domestic data streamers skeptical readerA Placement To detect bias and fraud in news.
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