Universitat de Barcelona
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The UB hosts Democracy4All, the international conference on the challenges of governance in the digital world
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The UB hosts Democracy4All, the international conference on the challenges of governance in the digital world
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(13/11/2024)
How digital technology can contribute to better governance is the main theme of the international conference Democracy4All, which this year celebrates its fifth edition at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona on 21 and 22 November. Politicians, academics, entrepreneurs and professionals from the new technologies sector will debate issues such as the governance of digital reality, with special emphasis on the dangers of artificial intelligence for democracy. The sessions will be opened by the rector of the UB, Joan Guàrdia, the president of the Catalan Parliament, Josep Rull, and the president of Democracy4All, Quirze Salomó.
News | Institutional | Academic | Divulgation | Technology
13/11/2024
How digital technology can contribute to better governance is the main theme of the international conference Democracy4All, which this year celebrates its fifth edition at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona on 21 and 22 November. Politicians, academics, entrepreneurs and professionals from the new technologies sector will debate issues such as the governance of digital reality, with special emphasis on the dangers of artificial intelligence for democracy. The sessions will be opened by the rector of the UB, Joan Guàrdia, the president of the Catalan Parliament, Josep Rull, and the president of Democracy4All, Quirze Salomó.
"We are going to analyze, for example, whether blockchain technology can be the tool to manage the dangers of artificial intelligence and prevent it from being used to carry out social engineering that is harmful to citizens as a whole", says Salomó. The aim is to explore how new digital technologies can strengthen transparency, efficiency and citizens' commitment to democracy.
Among the speakers include are Michael Casey, journalist and internationally known expert on new technologies; Kristian Bartholin, head of the digital development unit of the Council of Europe; and Evan Henshaw-Plath (known as Rabble), social media activist. The sessions will include lectures, panel discussions and interactive workshops, among other activities.
Further information and registration here.
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