Digital Enlightenment Forum
Acronym: DEF
General Information
Identification Code: 328575115987-19
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Stichting
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 2/10/2015
Last Update: 5/11/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: The spirit of the 18th Century Enlightenment movement gives our non-profit association Digital Enlightenment Forum (DEF) the drive and inspiration to address the challenges for man and society that arise from the digital revolution that comes over us. Similar principles as were central to the debate in the Enlightenment period should again be at the basis of developing the potential that digital technology promises for the 21st century:
•sharing of information and knowledge
•respect for the freedom of choice of the citizen as a prerequisite for a flourishing and creative relation between humans and technology and for society as a whole
•scientific and intellectual inquiry and open debate in service to all.
Since the establishment of DEF in 2011 we have seen a rapid development shifting the debate from individuals using new and convenient technology to the effects on these individuals and society of this technology.
DEF aims at stimulating and guiding a multi-disciplinary (...)
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Borders and security
- Business and industry
- Communication
- Competition
- Consumers
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Institutional affairs
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Public health
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Trans-European Networks
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: All files that relate to digitisation and society, including:
- Digital Agenda
- Data Protection and Privacy
- Cyber Security
- Human rights and Surveillance
- Digital Ethics
- Trusted digital services
- Net Neutrality
- Internet Governance
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Digital regulation
Communication Activities: Regular Digital Enlightenment Forums (2012 in Luxembourg, 2013 in Brussels, 2015 in Ireland).
Yearbooks DEF2012 (Digital Governance), DEF2013 (Personal Data Management), DEF2014 (Social networks and social machines, surveillance and empowerment). Conferences on IoT in EU (2015), Data management in Health Care (2016), EU Health Data Ecosystem.
Organisation of discussion on the Internet and in smaller expert groups on Cyber security and Human Rights, Digital Ethics and Policy report on these issues. Organisation of workshops in eHealth, skills and jobs, Fake news, democracy, European sovereignty, Covid19 and Democracy. Study activities in AI and labour market, on digitalisation in a green economy and Education in the digital world. Associate membership of EU Internet Foundation. Organisation of video meetings on subjects of interest to foundation
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Competitive European Industry: long-term and sustainable investment,Artificial intelligence and digital,Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development
Head Office
Address: Oostvoornestraat 2
Post Code: 2729DC
City: Zoetermeer
Country: NETHERLANDS
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EU Office
Address: Oostvoornestraat 2
Post Code: 2729DC
City: Zoetermeer
Country: NETHERLANDS
Phone: [object Object]
Financial Data
New Organisation: false
Closed Year: [object Object]
Current Year: [object Object]
Complementary Information: balance at 31/12/2023: 14939
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 4
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 4
Members F T E: 1
Info Members: The actual work is done by the Board members (4).
Friends of the Foundation participate in activities.
The conferences, website, debates and publications are paid for by donations, sponsorship and from income from studies.
The Foundation is Non-profit.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: We have no members.
No affiliate organisations
Organisation Members: Associate to European Internet Foundation
EC Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition
Re-Imagine Europe Knowledge member