Ngi Breaks Down Walls: Decentralize Social Networking With Activitypub

WHAT: Online webinars and workshop on federation and the decentralized social media protocol ActivityPub
WHEN:

• April 19 10:00 – 12:00
• April 26 10:00 – 12:00
• April 29 14:00 – 16:00

WHERE: Online (videoconference link to be announced later)
COST: Free
CONTACT: Joost Agterhoek, NGI Zero

Through two webinars and a workshop, NGI Zero and the ActivityPub-community will showcase to national and European administrations how the decentralized social networking protocol ActivityPub can help European institutions retake their online presence.

Who is this event addressed to?

• Interested European and national administration including the European Commission, European Data Protection Supervisor, European Parliament
• Policy makers notably in relation to platforms, the Digital Service Act and Digital Market Act
• Recipients of NGI0 Discovery / PET-funding
• Active representatives of the ActivityPub-community
• Developers interested in NGI0 and ActivityPub

Co-authors of the official ActivityPub W3C Recommendation, advocates of the ActivityPub-community and developers of the federated universe will engage with representatives of European and national institutions including the European Commission, the European Data Protection Supervisor and European Parliament about the possibilities of federation and how the European Commission can announce important events on the federated universe (also known as the ‘fediverse’).

The agenda

• *Webinar 1 – Introduce the decentralized social media protocol ActivityPub and its role on the fediverse*
• *Webinar 2 – ActivityPub, the EU and the future. Federation and its role in the decentralized technology landscape*
• *Workshop – Demonstrate how national and European administrations can adopt and benefit from ActivityPub*

Access the full agenda on the event website.

Two webinars will be held on Monday morning 19, and 26 of April from 10 to 12. A follow-up workshop will be held on Thursday 29 April afternoon from 14.

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