39 civil society organisations, among which EDRi, will be co-hosting the “Tech and Society Summit”, this event aims to foster dialogue and debate between civil society and recently elected EU decision-makers, focusing on the intersection of technology, society, and the environment.

In June 2024, the European elections took place. The newly elected MEPs are the ones that get to decide on European policies in the coming years in Brussels, including laws about technology. In recent years, a significant part of the legislation came from the EU. The privacy law, the GDPR (AVG in Dutch), is a European law, but so are the AI Act and the new platform regulations DSA and DMA. You get the point: European policymakers are of great importance when it comes to protecting our digital civil rights. That is why it is important that the (new) policymaker gets to know EDRI and partner organizations but most importantly the issues to work on, at the beginning of their term. They are the ones who get to decide on them, so it is good if they know about the current challenges and of course the solutions we come up with.

The event is invitation only. If you have not received an invitation but would still like to attend, please sent a email. During the Tech and Society summit, EDRi facilitates panels, round tables and networking opportunities with partner organizations. In addition to policy makers, panels are filled with civil society, academics and other authorities in this field. There are a number of topics on which sessions are organized. EDRI co-organize the sessions “Limiting Big Tech power” and “From broken by design to building a better internet from the ground up”. These topics are a great fit to the work EDRI and partners will be doing in the coming year. There are also sessions on topics such as the impact of technology on climate, the European legislative process and security.

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A civil society summit on tech, society, and the environment