Panel Discussion: Putting Digital Sovereignty into Practice @ Public Spaces

Michiel Leenaars, our director of strategy, will be a panelist at the Public Spaces conference in Amsterdam on Friday, June 13. In the session titled Putting Digital Sovereignty into Practice, four panelists will discuss how international collaboration can help develop digital sovereignty in Europe. The session focuses on several concrete European initiatives like the Eurostack Framework, the proposed ‘EDIC’ Digital Commons programme and the existing efforts in the Next Generation Internet initiative.

Speakers

Michiel Leenaars will take the stage with Public Spaces keynote speaker Paris Marx. During his keynote he will advocate for a two-pronged approach toward digital sovereignty that combines more aggressive regulatory enforcement paired with efforts to imagine and realize an alternative digital infrastructure. The panel discussion directly follows the keynote and serves as a platform to discuss practical steps supporting such an approach. Emma Ghariani represents a governmental persepective as the Head Open Source and Digital Commons Division at the French Interministerial Digital Directorate. The panel is completed with Zuzanna Warso, Director of Research at Open Future and fellow at the critical infrastructure lab at the University of Amsterdam.

About Public Spaces

Public Spaces is a network of public organizations fighting for an internet based on public values. It is committed to providing an alternative digital ecosystem that serves the common interest and does not seek profit. The Public Spaces conference is an annually returning quality event with great talks and nice people. This year's theme is: shaping our digital future. Tickets are still available.