Tech Lounge Association
Acronym: Tech Lounge
General Information
Identification Code: 987496251725-66
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Entity Form: Association
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 10/26/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: Tech Lounge is a non-profit association that kindles young people’s personal growth and social engagement through tech innovation and trust in digital technologies. Our programs incite young students and graduates to find their voice and make it real in hands-on labs of tech innovation, working through state-of-the-art technologies and mindfulness to users’ experiences. We bridge student and University communities with the IT industry and the Romanian startup ecosystem, cultivating young people’s self-efficacy in tech creativity and entrepreneurship. We pursue a mission of advancing public trust in digital technologies through education and national and European level regulations that minimize harms from digital technologies, enhance transparency for the general public, and support individuals' autonomy when navigating digital platforms.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Research and innovation
- Single market
Levels of Interest:
- european
- national
- sub-national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: We are targeting legislative proposals and education strategies concerning Digital Identities, Artificial Intelligence, Privacy and Personal data, and other issues concerning digital technologies, innovation, and education, such as: the European Digital Identity Act, the AI Act and its successful implementation, the implementation and evaluation of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, and the implementation and evaluation of the GDPR.
At education level we aim to improve European strategies by making sure that they reflect the Romanian experiences and they take advantage of the Romanian potential in the digital technology arena (such as the initiatives within the Digital Education Action Plan).
Tech Lounge Association is participating in Romanian initiatives in the European Parliament dedicated to digital technologies and education, such as the Romanian Digital Day - 14 November 2023 and the Romanian Digital Day - 11 October 2022.
Communication Activities: Participation in:
- The Romanian Digital Day, The European Parliament, 14 November 2023 (incoming)
- Romanian startups and the EU, The European Parliament, 8 December 2022
- The Romanian Digital Day, The European Parliament 11 October 2022
- The Romanian Presidency conference, organized in the European Council, on 21 May 2019
Organization of The Innovation Labs accelerator for tech startups: https://www.innovationlabs.ro
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: University Politehnica of BucharestSplaiul Independentei Street 313, Room EG106b
City: Bucharest
Country: ROMANIA
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EU Office
Address: University Politehnica of BucharestSplaiul Independentei Street 313, Room EG106b
City: Bucharest
Country: ROMANIA
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 3
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 3
Members F T E: 0.30000001192092896
Info Members: Three members of the Tech Lounge Association are involved with part time activities in monitoring, evaluating, and shaping European regulations and policies regarding digital technologies, education, and skills: Razvan Rughinis, Andrea Budeanu and Daniel Rosner.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Within the Innovation Labs Accelerator, we are long term partners with the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest (UNSTPB), the University of Bucharest (UB) and other 17 universities in Romania, and with the UEFISCDI - The Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development, and Innovation Funding.
More details on Innovation Labs partnerships: https://www.innovationlabs.ro/
Organisation Members: We are not members of other bodies.