The YouthGovAI transnational project meeting took place on 7–9 September 2026 in Athens, hosted by the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”. Representatives from all consortium partners came together to review the progress made so far, exchange insights and agree on the project’s next steps. A key focus of the meeting was the evaluation of …
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Can You Experience Philosophy?
On Monday, 7 September, members of the YouthGovAI project team had the opportunity to visit Aitherion, an interactive exhibition that brings philosophical questions to life through participation, experience and dialogue. Colleagues from Eurosoc#Digital, Alfa Liguria and NCSRD stepped into the exhibition’s interactive world. They explored its exhibits and, most importantly, took the time to reflect, …
From AI Users to AI Co-Creators: RomeCup 2026 Places Young People at the Centre of Responsible Innovation
Discussions about artificial intelligence and young people often focus on risks, restrictions and the need for protection. While these questions remain essential, they represent only one side of the relationship between youth and emerging technologies. A recent event in Italy offered a more optimistic perspective: one in which young people were not treated merely as …
Protecting Young People in the Age of Conversational AI
Italy’s Action on Character.AI As generative artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in young people’s everyday lives, the debate around AI governance is moving beyond questions of innovation and technological performance towards a more fundamental issue: how should societies protect young users when AI systems are designed not simply to provide information, but to interact, converse …
New Regulatory Framework in Greece: Defining issues related to the use of Αrtificial Ιntelligence systems in the educational process and the protection of personal data
A new Ministerial Decision comes to regulate the use of AI systems within schools in Greece. The Decision Β 2639 was published in the Government Gazette of the Hellenic Republic in May 2026 and comes to clarify a grey area regarding the use of AI systems in official educational environments. More specifically, this framework sets …
Where is the Pause Button?
By Ahmet Göçen. When we talk about artificial intelligence, we usually talk about speed. AI writes fast.AI searches fast.AI translates fast.AI summarizes fast.AI answers before we have even finished thinking about the question. And maybe this is exactly the problem. In education, we often ask: “How can students use AI better?”But perhaps we should first …
Who wrote this blog post?
Who wrote this blog post? Well, in this case, I did: Holger Haberstock from the YouthGovAI project team. And in writing it, I did not use ChatGPT, Le Chat, or any other kind of LLM to produce the text. This means that I sat down and first outlined the blog post in order to give …
From Consumers to Creators: How Türkiye’s Youth Are Shaping the AI Era with TEKNOFEST
Türkiye is home to one of the youngest, most dynamic, and digitally connected populations in Europe. Walk into any classroom, university campus, or cafe, and you will see young people integrating Artificial Intelligence into their daily lives, using it to brainstorm projects and build new outputs. But a critical shift is happening right now. Turkish …
Italy Takes a Historic Step Toward Responsible AI Governance
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the way societies work, learn, and communicate. Over the past year, Italy has taken a significant step in defining how this transformation should unfold: in September 2025, the Italian Parliament approved a comprehensive national law regulating artificial intelligence, becoming one of the first countries in the European Union to adopt …
Beyond the Screen: Why We Need a Seat at the AI Governance Table
We often hear that we are living through a new technological revolution. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes an increasingly integral part of our societies, it is fundamentally changing how we live, learn, and transition into adulthood. But while young people are the largest user group of the internet and AI applications, there is a striking …
