EYPodcast

Digital and online education have been a struggle for all of us for the past year. Through the COVID-19 breakout, it became apparent that more emphasises should be put on the improvement of the digital skills of European citizens. Accordingly, 1 in 5 young people across the EU fails to reach a basic level of digital skills. Therefore, the Committee of Culture and Education has the agenda to come up with solutions for the improvement of digital and online education.

Cyberactivism has been a hot topic since the COVID-19 breakout. There have been challenges to engage young people in politics virtually. Even before the pandemic, the voter turnout among the young people was very low. The Committee on Constitutional Affairs will discuss these issues during the session and come up with solutions for these issues.

In this podcast, we meet Jef Staes, who after a career as an engineer lost his passion and decided to start working on how our educational systems can better create creative individuals. Jef wants our education system to better suit our talents and passions, and most importantly, help us find them.

In this interview, Joshua Kamer discusses the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with Amit Kumar, head of data privacy at Tata Steel Europe. How do companies guarantee compliance with GDPR? What role do regulators take in the enforcement of the GDPR? How will, or should, GDPR enforcement and compliance change in the future?

In this interview, Joshua Kamer discusses the legal implications of micro-targeting with Mark Leiser, Assistant Professor at the Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University. What are misconceptions about micro-targeting, and what role does the GDPR play? Will transparency solve the manipulative effect of micro-targeting, and what might other viable solutions look like?

In this podcast, Tom Suelmann and Paul Verhagen discuss the implications of quantum computing on encryption and cybersecurity as a whole. Paul Verhagen is a data scientist at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS), with an expertise in security and geopolitics. Together they explore the global race for quantum supremacy and how covid-19 has changed future prospects of the EU in terms of security and strategic autonomy.

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In this podcast, Pepijn de Haan and Dr. Ir. Roel Dobbe take a critical look at the use of AI and algorithms, focussing on the potential of discrimination inherent to these technologies. Roel Dobbe is a veteran in the area of the governance of AI and has a lot of experience analysing different AI systems around the world. His insights can provide listeners with a broader understanding of how carefully AI and algorithms should be implemented in our society.

In this podcast, Margarida interviews two Portuguese youngsters determined to have a positive impact in the fashion market: Inês Moreira, founder of the online vintage store “The Golden Age”, and Sofia Pontes, co-owner of the local slow fashion business “Odara”. Together, they reflect on what the future holds for the fashion industry and on how you can make a difference in your daily life.