A civil society summit on tech, society, and the environment: Draft programme out now

We are excited to announce that 39 civil society organisations, among which EDRi, will be co-hosting the “Tech and Society Summit” this fall, 1 October 2024. This event aims to foster dialogue and debate between civil society and recently elected EU decision-makers, focusing on the intersection of technology, society, and the environment. Check out the draft programme to see what will drive the day.

What to expect?

During the event, we will facilitate panels, networking opportunities and round-table conversations that will cover issues defining everyone’s agendas in 2024 and beyond:

• Digital austerity: Impact of digitalisation on essential services
• Limiting Big Tech power
• Exposing the environmental costs of technology: Is an alternative possible?
• Vision for our safety in the age of surveillance, securitisation, and criminalisation
• From broken by design to building a better internet from the ground up
• Human rights-based enforcement of legislation, EU law and decision-making process – A civil society perspective
• Building a healthy online public sphere: Reigning in Big Tech and building rights-respecting alternatives
• Brussels in the world: Platform regulation and surveillance export control beyond 2024
• … and much more!

Here is what we want to achieve:

Through this event, EDRi and our partners aim to bring civil society’s voices to the forefront of EU’s digital policy debates. Together we are building this space to create a bridge between digital rights organisations and new policymakers to achieve accountable, people-focused policies that advance everyone’s digital rights.

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TECH AND SOCIETY SUMMIT PARTNERS