Connecting for an informed and conscious society : ALL DIGITAL SUMMIT 2024 • ALL DIGITAL
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Connecting for an informed and conscious society : ALL DIGITAL SUMMIT 2024

16 Oct, 2024

Madrid, Wednesday, 16 October 2024

The event serves as a platform to share knowledge and insights on the latest advancements in digital education and training, while also facilitating networking and alliances in digital skills, employability and entrepreneurship, media education and STEAM areas. Additionally, it aims to reach agreements on how digital rights are reflected in the various official international documents, to advance in the fight against social exclusion and discrimination, and to promote more conscious and committed citizenship.

Earlier this morning Altheo Valentini, President of ALL DIGITAL, opened the event by highlighting the role of ALL DIGITAL in shaping European policy and enhancing digital skills. He emphasised that, when talking about digital rights, ‘’everyone in Europe should be included, regardless of their citizenship status’’.

In today’s morning keynote speech, Marta Markowska, Team Leader for Digital Education, Training, and Outreach at the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, underscored the European Commission’s commitment: ‘’We look to empower young people by boosting their digital skills and strengthening their digital literacy to let them thrive personally and professionally in our society. The Digital Education Action Plan (DEAP) is Europe’s ambitious way forward for resilient and informed digital citizenship’’.

Civil society perspectives were represented in the keynote speech of Anahí Vallejos Mihotek, Director of Innovation and Management at Fundacion Esplai, who stressed: ‘’Digital social innovation empowers communities to solve social problems collaboratively and sustainably, using digital technologies to create a positive and lasting impact. By fostering this innovation, we promote a more inclusive and equitable future, where everyone can contribute and benefit’’.

This year’s event features the Digital Village, an interactive exhibition space divided into thematic neighborhoods, allowing attendees to explore cutting-edge digital transformation projects in a participatory format, stepping into the role of digital citizens of the future. The Village was opened by the Major for a day, Achilles Kameas, Professor at HoU and Director at DAISSY Research: ”To be aware, to be informed, to be engaged: this is what it means to be a digital citizen. Anyone can become a digital citizen!

Over the course of three days, experts from across Europe and Latin America are engaging in insightful panel discussions, hands-on workshops, maker-space demo experiences, and lightning talks. These activities are structured around four thematic streams designed to promote responsible and engaged digital citizenship amidst rapid technological change: Fostering the Digital Society; Educating on Media Literacy, Data and AI; European Digital Rights, Online Safety and Wellbeing: Principles guiding policies; Empowering Digital Social Innovation.

Key themes covered during the event include digital rights, digital social innovation, skills development, media literacy, and one of the most pressing issues facing the sector today: the role of artificial intelligence in shaping the future of education.

About the organizers

ALL DIGITAL 
ALL DIGITAL is a leading pan-European association based in Brussels, representing more than 100 member organisations across Europe that work to enhance digital skills and competences of all people, making them aware and capable to exploit the opportunities of digital transformation.

ALL DIGITAL represents digital education stakeholders, such as digital competence centres, adult education centres, community centres, schools, libraries and their networks across Europe where young people and adults can access training and support to improve their digital skills and keep up to date with the latest technology developments.

ALL DIGITAL focuses on supporting all Europeans to enhance their digital skills and employability, to use online services and to be included in today’s society, with the ultimate goal of improving their quality of life.

Fundación Esplai

Fundación Esplai, Committed Citizenship is a state-level organization created in 1999 that shares a project with Fundesplai (Fundació Catalana de l ‘Esplai).

The mission is to promote citizenship committed to social inclusion, socio-educational action and the responsible use of information and communication technologies, with a special dedication to children and youth, and betting on the promotion of the Third Sector.

Currently, the organisation has three main fields of work, Social and educational and e-inclusion (main target group: youth and low skilled citizens); training and employment (unemployed youth and ICT/Social professional); Participation and Third Sector (main target group: NGO’s, municipalities, experts, Third Sector Stakeholders).

Fundacion Esplai vision is to be a recognized and sustainable organization, which combines the local and global logic of its performance and territorial presence, characterized by quality and innovation and by establishing strategic alliances, especially with city councils and the general local world.

 

For more information, please contact:
ALL DIGITAL
Andrea Bedorin,
Communications Manager
andrea.bedorin@all-digital.org