What are the pressing issues and what is this big consortium going to discuss? The digital transition stands as one of the most transformative shifts of the 21st century. Breakthroughs in technology are deeply reshaping societal institutions, political structures, economies, and cultures. It fundamentally alters how we work, how we interact, and even how we think
The European Union aims at a digital transformation to accelerate Europe’s economy and shape Europe’s society in the Digital Decade. As the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade, signed 15 December 2022, sets out, the EU aims to build a just and democratic digital society, protecting and respecting democracy and human rights, putting people at the center of social and technical innovation, and promoting human values shared across Europe and beyond.
To help achieve the ambitions of the Digital Europe Programme, a high-performing Digital European Social Educational Innovation Ecosystem is needed, in which academics, universities, research institutes, societal institutions and businesses work together. These new ecosystem partnerships drive innovation guided by human values and principles, enhance education and research, and will appeal to and attract the best possible staff and students. This is the overall vision and ambition of our EURIDICE project.
In this fall biannual 2025 in Brussels, we will further discuss, also with representatives of the European Union, how to build and achieve a just and democratic digital society, protecting and respecting democracy and human rights, putting people at the center of social and technical innovation, and promoting human values shared across Europe and beyond...