Innovators, activists, civil society and policy-makers will gather for the second edition of the Council of Europe Democracy Hackathon and the third edition of the No Hate Speech Week to co-design tools that fight hate speech.
The hackathon will host 80 participants who will have the opportunity to connect with 120 experts of the field, ranging from civil society to national authorities and academics to co-create concrete tools and systems. The interdisciplinary teams of “hackathoners” will tackle one of four challenges designed by representatives and researchers from Democracy Reporting International, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, the Technical University of Munich and the University of Strasbourg. A jury will select a winning team for each challenge, and the four winners will compete in a final presentation. With the support of Microsoft and the Council of Europe, the winning teams will receive financial backing and mentoring to further develop and implement their projects, transforming promising ideas into concrete solutions.
Secretary General Alain Berset will open the events and actively engage in the debate, underlining the organisation’s commitment to safeguarding democracy across the continent. The Hackathon and the No Hate Speech Week events are key milestones of the consultation under the New Democratic Pact for Europe to gather innovative solutions to strengthen the foundations of democracy, to renew its forms and to make its benefits more tangible for all.
The event is open to the press. Registration is required.
