A European Digital Deal. Building the future of democracy through art, science and technology.

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A European Digital Deal (EUDigitalDeal) explores how the accelerated processes of digital transformation and uprise of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain and algorithmic processing directly affect European democratic values and the integrity of our democratic systems. A network of European and global partners consisting of actors from the cultural sector, artists, creatives, researchers, scientific institutions and representatives from the public sector come together to explore how artistic perspectives can act as catalysts for human-centred, sustainable innovation. EUDigitalDeal calls for the deployment of technologies that preserve individual and societal human rights, consider long-term environmental implications and center on the needs of the people who use them. The project focuses on critical challenges such as the need to tackle mis-/disinformation in media driven by algorithms, the urgency to create digital public spaces that protect the fundamental rights of European citizens, and the demand to significantly increase the investments in digital literacy. It calls for the involvement of civil society, artists and cultural institutions in technological innovation and an Action Plan for tech development that honours gender equality, privacy and fosters diversity. The 13 partners tackle these questions heads on through a programme that focuses on innovation, education and guidance driven by more than 200 artists: 12 artistic pilots will bring out new forms of innovation; 41 capacity building programs and training materials will support artists, educators and the young generation of changemakers in their learning; 24 EUDigitalDeal Days, Festivals and Exhibitions will open the doors for a shared understanding and public discourse. And EUDigitalDeal's roadmap will manifest its human-centred path towards digital transformation in the interactive, web based Digital Futures Action Plan.