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Past events

  • BKC Reunion!
    BKC Reunion!
    Thu, 07 Sept
    Cambridge
    07 Sept, 09:00 – 08 Sept, 19:00
    Cambridge, 1557 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    EDDS goes to Berkman Klein Centre at Harvard University for the biggest reunion of the Centre BKC25++! Discussion sessions, reigniting BKC networks and more.
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  • UNESCO Digital Learning Week
    UNESCO Digital Learning Week
    Mon, 04 Sept
    Paris
    04 Sept, 14:00 – 06 Sept, 17:00
    Paris, 7 Pl. de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France
    The inaugural edition of Digital Learning Week will look closely at public digital learning platforms and generative AI, examining how both can be steered to reinforce and enrich humanistic education.
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  • Civics of technology: liberators tech action
    Civics of technology: liberators tech action
    Thu, 03 Aug
    Civics of Technology
    03 Aug, 15:00 – 04 Aug, 20:00
    Civics of Technology
    This is the second annual Civics of Technology online conference on August 3rd and 4th, 2023 which will focus on visioning and enacting just futures.
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  • Quality Framework Showcase
    Quality Framework Showcase
    Tue, 11 Jul
    https://account.edtechimpact.com/quality-fr
    11 Jul, 12:00 – 12 Jul, 13:00
    https://account.edtechimpact.com/quality-fr
    Build a wealth of insights and actions, and position your company to succeed with the new EdTech Impact Quality Framework.
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  • Where Technology and Humanity Meet: Measuring Impact for Education
    Where Technology and Humanity Meet: Measuring Impact for Education
    Thu, 22 Jun
    London
    22 Jun, 11:15 – 12:15
    London, Wapping Ln, London E1W 2SF, UK
    Today, impact is a key demand from potential investors, but how can companies measure impact to demonstrate their value? Join this session at EdtechX Expo as we explore technology’s impact across verticals and how it can be measured.
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  • Third international Data Justice conference: Collective Experiences in the Datafied Society
    Third international Data Justice conference: Collective Experiences in the Datafied Society
    Mon, 19 Jun
    Cardiff
    19 Jun, 09:00 – 20 Jun, 17:00
    Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
    This two-day conference will explore impacts, lived experiences and forms of resistance in relation to datafication.
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  • MyData Conference
    MyData Conference
    Wed, 31 May
    Helsinki
    31 May, 09:40 – 01 Jun, 09:40
    Helsinki, Pikku Satamakatu 3-5, 00160 Helsinki, Finland
    From education software to education policy designs: how to consider children's fundamental rights and best interests?
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  • Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection
    Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection
    Wed, 24 May
    Schaerbeek
    24 May, 08:00 – 26 May, 18:00
    Schaerbeek, Rue Royale-Sainte-Marie 22 a, 1030 Schaerbeek, Belgium
    As part of TRUSTEE consortium, EDDS @ Etoile Partners will join TRUSTEE members to examine the challenges of developing international and European data spaces to meet privacy, security and prioritise individuals' basic human rights.
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  • Towards an ethical and impactful EdTech: A dialogue between East and West
    Towards an ethical and impactful EdTech: A dialogue between East and West
    Tue, 25 Apr
    Zoom
    25 Apr, 10:00 – 11:00 BST
    Zoom
    How should stakeholders balance their commercial interests with ethical and evidence-based practices to ensure product design, business models, and investment strategies are child-centred? Dr Rina Lai and Dr Veli Hillman (EDDS) bring together experts from East and West to explore the topic.
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  • BETT Show UK
    BETT Show UK
    Wed, 29 Mar
    London
    29 Mar, 10:30 – 11:00
    London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL, UK
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  • WSIS Forum: (high-level track) Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
    WSIS Forum: (high-level track) Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
    Tue, 14 Mar
    Genève
    14 Mar, 15:00 – 15 Mar, 16:00
    Genève, Pl. des Nations 1211, 1202 Genève, Switzerland
    Cybersecurity is crucial to ensuring trustworthy and equitable access to connectivity. While digital technologies enable better management and productivity, their use also generate risks. During this high-level policy session EDDS will discuss the need for a security standard for the EdTech sector.
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  • WSIS Forum (sessions): Benefits and risks of implementing digital technology in education
    WSIS Forum (sessions): Benefits and risks of implementing digital technology in education
    Mon, 13 Mar
    Genève
    13 Mar, 16:00 – 17:45
    Genève, Pl. des Nations 1211, 1202 Genève, Switzerland
    EDDS, together with Oxford Internet Institute, bring a multi-stakeholder panel to WSIS to discuss the challenges and opportunities and ways forward for governing and ensuring trust, transparency and accountability in a digitised education.
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  • The State of Cybersecurity in K-12 Education
    The State of Cybersecurity in K-12 Education
    Wed, 08 Feb
    Zoom
    08 Feb, 19:00 – 20:00 GMT
    Zoom
    The State of Cybersecurity in K-12 Education: The Need for a Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Standard for Education Technologies
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  • Privacy by Design Conference 2023 (子供のプライバシー対策に必要なもの)
    Privacy by Design Conference 2023 (子供のプライバシー対策に必要なもの)
    Fri, 27 Jan
    Virtual Event
    27 Jan, 06:30 – 7:30
    Virtual Event
    Dixon Siu, MyData Global Board Member, Keiko Tanaka, Assistant Professor, Kyoto Institute of Information Studies, Dr Velislava Hillman, and Kohei Kurihara, Director of Privacy by Design Lab, will discuss the risks to children's privacy in highly digitalised educational systems.
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  • EDDS working paper: The state of cybersecurity: voices from the edtech sector
    EDDS working paper: The state of cybersecurity: voices from the edtech sector
    Thu, 15 Dec
    Webinar
    15 Dec 2022, 15:00 – 16:00
    Webinar
    EDDS launches its report on the state of cybersecurity: voices from the edtech sector, after meeting with edtech providers from across the globe. Cybersecurity organisations and edtech vendors, policymakers, researchers and security experts will join to discuss the research findings and what's next.
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  • EDDS @ Westminster Education Forum
    EDDS @ Westminster Education Forum
    Tue, 06 Dec
    Westminster Forum Projects
    06 Dec 2022, 09:00 – 13:00
    Westminster Forum Projects
    EDDS founder Dr Velislava Hillman joins the WFP panel experts to discuss the challenges and opportunities in harnessing technology to raise attainment - curriculum integration, aligning with the needs of teachers, tackling the digital divide, promoting accessibility and digital skills.
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  • EDDS @ ECIAIR - 4th European Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
    EDDS @ ECIAIR - 4th European Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
    Thu, 01 Dec
    Virtual conference
    01 Dec 2022, 10:00 – 02 Dec 2022, 10:00
    Virtual conference
    The European Conference on the Impact of AI and Robotics (ECIAIR 2022) brings natural scientists, social scientists and philosophers together to envision the future of society in the context of advanced AI and Robotics. EDDS founder Dr Velislava Hillman joins as a keynote speaker.
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  • EDDS @ IGF 2022 WS #258 Governing AI & Education Technologies Transforming Education
    EDDS @ IGF 2022 WS #258 Governing AI & Education Technologies Transforming Education
    Mon, 28 Nov
    Addis Ababa
    28 Nov 2022, 09:30 – 02 Dec 2022, 09:30
    Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    EDDS founder Dr Velislava Hillman leads a workshop on the need for independent governance and benchmarking of the EdTech sector in this year's UN Internet Governance Forum, the global multi-stakeholder platform that facilitates the discussion of public policy issues pertaining to the Internet.
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