MT 03 2026
27 May 2026 | 14:00 - 15:30 CEST | Main Auditorium
Consolidated programme 2026
Sessions are organised in a multi-stakeholder bottom up manner. Anyone interested in the topic can become a member of the Org Team. The EuroDIG session principles must be followed.
The final title and all sections of this page should be completed by 30 April 2026.
Please use the discussion tab as a sandbox and collaborative space for the Org Team. You can post there meeting minutes, resources and timelines. It will help new Org Team members to catch up.
DO NOT edit the title of the page yourself, the link to your session may otherwise disappear. Please send the final title as early as possible to wiki@eurodig.org.
Working title: Main Topic 3: Trustworthy AI in Public Services: Transparency, Accountability, and Crisis-Resilient Communication
Proposals: #5, #7, (#12, #15), #28, #34, #41, #42, (#48), #55, #58, #61, #63
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Kindly note that it may take a while until the Org Team is formed and starts working.
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Building on the European normative framework, governments are rapidly integrating AI into public services. However, it is critical to ensure these systems are transparent, explainable, and accountable, as the shift toward automated decision-making poses risks to public trust, fairness, and data protection if not governed by strict oversight. While AI can enhance citizen engagement, ensuring human-centric oversight is essential to prevent social polarization and safeguard both democratic legitimacy and fundamental rights.
The session will explore whether this challenge can be solved by utilizing AI Regulatory Sandboxes to ensure 'human-rights-by-design' from the earliest stages of development, or if it requires a more fundamental shift toward human-centric governance, fostering active participation through 'anticipatory governance' and 'civic AI'.
Session description
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Format
Please try out new interactive formats. EuroDIG is about dialogue not about statements, presentations and speeches.
Further reading
Links to relevant websites, declarations, books, documents. Please note we cannot offer web space, so only links to external resources are possible. Example for an external link: Main page of EuroDIG
People
Please provide the name and affiliation/institution of all people you list here like this:
- First Name Last Name, Affiliation/institution
Programme Committee member(s)
The Programme Committee (PC) supports the programme planning process throughout the year and works closely with the Secretariat. Members of the PC give advice on the topics, cluster the proposals and assist session organisers in their work. They also ensure that session principles are followed and monitor the complete programme to avoid repetition. 1-2 PC members have signed up to each session and will compile the messages.
Focal Point
Focal Points take over the responsibility and lead of the session organisation. They work in close cooperation with the Programme Committee and the EuroDIG Secretariat and are kindly requested to follow EuroDIG’s session principles
Organising Team (Org Team)
- Octavian Sofransky, Digital Governance and Sport Department, Council of Europe
List Org Team members here as they sign up.
The Org Team is a group of people shaping the session. Org Teams are open and every interested individual can become a member by subscribing to the mailing list.
Key Participants
Key Participants are experts willing to provide their knowledge during a session – not necessarily on stage. Key Participants should contribute to the session planning process and keep statements short and punchy during the session. They will be selected and assigned by the Org Team, ensuring a stakeholder balanced dialogue also considering gender and geographical balance. Please provide short CV’s of the Key Participants involved in your session at the Wiki or link to another source.
Messages
The Programme Committee is responsible for taking notes during the session and to formulate 3 (max. 5) bullet points that are presented at the end of each session. The audience shall agree on the messages in (rough) consensus.
Messages should:
- reflect the discussion in the particular session
- relate to European Internet governance policy
- be forward looking and propose goals and activities
Video record
Will be provided here after the event.
Transcript
Will be provided here after the event.