EuroDig Conference 2022: Key Messages from Trieste

EuroDIG, the European Dialogue on Internet Governance, is a unique annual event that brings together Internet stakeholders from throughout Europe (and beyond), and from across the spectrum of government, industry, civil society, academia and the technical community.

In this event, which took place last 20-22 June in Trieste (Italy), stakeholders and participants work over the course of each year to develop, in a bottom-up fashion, a dynamic agenda that explores the pressing issues surrounding how we develop, use, regulate and govern the Internet.

EuroDIG participants come away with broader, more informed perspectives on these issues and new partners in responding to the challenges of the information society.

During this last annual event, many messages were discussed in an onsite/online event where young people also had a voice and an opportunity to express their ideas about how we can make the Internet a safer place.

These ones are some of the key messages that were discussed:

• Digital sovereignty – is Europe going in the right direction to keep the Internet safe and open?
• Reality check – do we implement effective regulations and set the right standards to solve the problems of the future?
• Coming next – outlook on new technologies and can existing governance bodies cope with them?
• Internet in troubled times

After two days of workshops, plenaries, individual speeches and a lot of networking, these are some of the conclusions that emerged:

• To benefit from digital transformation processes, it is essential to bring meaningful access to all young people as a pre-requisite for any online activity.
• The global Internet community should foster inter-generational collaboration between youth and the older generation(s) by responding to issues of language, funding and barriers to accessing the Internet.
• There is more involved than just the Internet as a global communication network

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