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Beyond Digital Sovereignty: A Polycentric Digital Future for Europe

Digital sovereignty has been at the centre of the EU’s policy agenda for some years now. In her 2019 political guidelines, the then candidate for President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen stated that it was ‘not too late to achieve technological sovereignty in some critical technology areas’. A plethora of policy instruments emphasising technological and digital sovereignty followed up, including the European strategy for Data, the 2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade, or the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030.

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Engaging Youth on Responsible Data Reuse: 5 Lessons Learnt from a Multi-Country Experiment

Young people seeking essential services — like mental health care, education, or public benefits — are often asked to share personal data in order to access the service, without having any say in how it is being collected, shared or used, or why. If young people distrust how their data is being used, they may avoid services or withhold important information, fearing misuse. This can unintentionally widen the very gaps these services aim to close.

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The NextGenData project informs the tools suite of the Data for Children Collaborative

The Data for Children Collaborative has adapted some of its Responsible Innovation framework suite of tools to build a Workbook for Designing Responsible Youth Participation. The workbook aims to serve as a guide to good practice for your team when engaging children and young people. You can download the guide here!

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Event with MEP Kristian Vigenin on Data and AI Governance in Preventive Healthcare

We were delighted to coordinate this event at the European Parliament on the 26th March, with the European Internet Forum and the IEEE. This was a high-level discussion on the role of artificial intelligence and data governance in advancinWe were delighted to coordinate this event at the European Parliament on the 26th March, with the European Internet Forum and the IEEE. This was a high-level discussion hosted by MEP Kristian Vigenin on the role of artificial intelligence and data governance in advancing preventive care. Our co-founder Dr Stefaan Verhulst talked about the importance of leveraging data frameworks for more inclusive and anticipatory healthcare.

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