The Council of Europe Digital Partnership established in 2017 includes 27 digital companies and their associations that pledged to cooperate on protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law through a unique public-private initiative.

A workshop organised in Strasbourg on 21-22 May 2024 reviewed progress and brainstormed on challenges that can be addressed in a realistic and proactive manner. The Programme included presentations of the new AI Convention, a novel Metaverse report and eight thematic sessions. The resulting Roadmap is an invitation and a commitment to act further together in good faith and a forward looking manner.

Workshop Presentations:

• Council of Europe Convention on Artificial Intelligence
• Metaverse and its impact on human rights, the rule of law and democracy
• Digital governance and freedom of expression
• ICCO Media Information and Education Pledge
• Addressing online child sexual exploitation and abuse
• Digitalisation, training and human rights
• Study on the impact of AI on gender equality
• Fraunhofer Study on Multilevel Governance
• Public-private partnerships in support of action on cybercrime and electronic evidence
• Action on cybercrime and electronic evidence: Budapest Convention and its Second Protocol on electronic evidence
• CoE Digital partnership 2017-2024