The proposed project aims at delivering innovation training content based on already established sustainable and long-term Strategic Partnership between national supervisory authorities, academia and civil society organisations. It ensures the delivery of knowledge and the development of skills related to privacy and personal data protection while reflecting new technologies with special attention to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT). The project is first of its kind unifying Data Protection Authorities (DPAs), universities and civil society organisation from 4 (four) Programme countries as well as one Partner country – Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, Portugal and Moldova. It is a cross-sectorial project targeting horizontal policy as personal data protection is. AI, IoT, smart home gadgets, etc. are not science fiction, they are present tense not only at home but also at work. New skills, abilities and knowledge are required. Innovative base of such capacity building is grounded on privacy and personal data protection reflection over these technological issues. 1. Overall objective: Promotion of innovative education and awareness in a field of modern high-tech challenges by privacy and personal data protection training content. 2. Specific objectives: a. Supporting sustainable strategic partnership between data protection authorities, academics and the non-governmental sector in the EU in the field of AI and IoT through data protection learning and privacy awareness raising; b. Elaboration of user-friendly innovative training content in the area of AI and IoT through data protection learning and privacy awareness raising; 3. Duration – 24 months 4. Partners: Project Coordinator: Commission for Personal Data Protection - Bulgaria; i. LIBRe Foundation – Bulgaria; ii. University of Lodz – Poland; iii. Privacy Research Association – Moldova; iv. United Nations University (UNU - EGOV) – Portugal v. GVMAS ONLUS - Italy vi. Polish Data Protection Authority (UODO) - Poland. 5. Target groups: a. Adults; b. Practitioners; c. Civil servants; 6. Intellectual Outputs: O1: Summary of contemporary tendencies; O2: Methodology for design and delivery of IoT training; O3: Online IoT courses; O4: Catalogue of future; O5: Code of IoT DPOs 7. The methodology of the project proposal will be based on the European values and good practices principles: - Innovation; - Inclusiveness; - Lifelong learning; - Gender equality; - Partnership. It will include consistent steps for elaboration, organisation, coordination, conduct, distribution, monitoring and controlling, and overall project assessment. 8. The overall expected impact on all target groups will be increased awareness on AI, IoT, privacy and personal data protection based on easily accessed non-formal digital learninng related to the topic for improving: - their practical skills and knowledge on topics related to AI, IoT, privacy and personal data protection; - their ability for finding information related to AI, IoT, privacy and personal data protection; - their practical skills for protecting their personal data and advise in the areas of AI and IoT; - their ability for summarizing and presenting information on AI and IoT from privacy and personal data protection point of view.
The main purpose of the project proposal was to establish stable and useful innovative knowledge grounds via the exchange of best practices, lessons-learned, shared experience between different experts in their own fields – either public or private. In order to enhance the cooperation and develop any competences and abilities, the best way is through the establishment of international cooperation and relations.The supranationality of the EU plus the European integration has proven to be the engines of the future, not only in political or socioeconomic areas, but also touching over the everyday lives of people. The new Digital Single Market paves the way to new dimensions in exchange of big data flows. The impacts of AI are everywhere and present opportunities as well as important challenges for the lives and futures of billions of people. It alarms unambiguously that lack of specific knowledge, skills and abilities for dealing with challenges of AI as well as IoT will become threats for social security, labour market and data subject's rights.
"AI-Trans" project provided a free online course for everyone interested in learning what Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) are, what is possible (and not possible) with AI and IoT, and how it affects our lives – with no complicated math or engineering required. It was designed around the legal and social issues of privacy for consumers in three main areas: care robots and smart home gadgets, wearable medical devices, and toys; addressing the needs of both young people and adults. The curricula provides non-specialists and low-skilled and low-qualified citizens with modern understanding of the technology (incl. the digital competences required to deal with such technologies) and their effect on people’s lives, as well as and with knowledge and skills to protect their privacy and defend their rights. It develops critical thinking, strengthen their sense of initiative, empower them to take control over their privacy, and encourage them to connect with, express their opinions to and influence providers with digital services and interest groups in a consumer environment.