Societal Transformations in the Digital Age: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research in Horizon Europe

We are pleased to invite you to attend a webinar and networking event on «Societal Transformations in the Digital Age: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research in Horizon Europe» which will be held online on 12 May 2022 from 9.30 to 13.00 (CEST).

The event is jointly organised by four Brussels-based liaison offices: Lithuanian RDI Liaison Office (LINO), Netherlands house for Education and Research (Neth-ER), Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) & Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD).

We aim to bring together the expert scientific community working on issues related to the impact of digital technologies on society.
 

Throughout the half-day, we will:

·       discuss the current challenges related to the digital transformation of our democracies and socio-economic life,
·       present interesting examples of interdisciplinary projects, connecting different research and innovation communities,
·       learn about the main funding opportunities available to researchers active in this area.

The event might be of interest to researchers, research and project managers, public authorities or anyone else willing to join. New collaborations and partnerships will be created through a networking platform.

Registration: here

PRELIMINARY AGENDA:

9.30 – 9.35 Welcome by the organisers

9.35 – 10.20 Digital transformation of our democracies and socio-economic life: the current challenges

• Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit, Union citizenship rights and Free movement, DG JUST, European Commission
• Vladimír Šucha, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Bratislava

10.20 – 10.30 Break

10.30 – 11.20 Connecting the communities: Examples of interdisciplinary research

• DEMOS (Democratic Efficacy and the Varieties of Populism in Europe) – Andrej Školkay, Research Team Leader, School of Communication and Media, Slovakia
• OPERAS (Open Scholarly Communication in the European Research Area for Social Sciences and Humanities) – Marta Błaszczyńska – Cooordinator and Senior Open Science Officer & Digital Humanities Centre at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; Dr Magdalena Wnuk – Open Science Officer; Digital Humanities Centre at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
• Robotics4EU (Societal acceptance of AI-based robotics) – Thomas Gitsoudis, innovation manager, AgriFood Lithuania DIH

11.20 – 11.30 Break

11.30 – 12.55 Funding opportunities and synergies

• Malwina Gębalska, CHANSE (Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe) Programme Coordinator, National Science Centre, Poland
• Francisco de la Torre Francia, Deputy Head of Unit, Democracy & European Values, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
• Beatrice Lucaroni, Policy Officer, Fair Societies and Cultural Heritage, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
• Kristina Kardum, Coordinator for Digital Transformation, Digital Europe Programme, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission

12:55 – 13:00 Closing remarks

14.30 – 15.30 Online networking session (Wonder.me platform)