Launch of the project

We launched the research-action project Algo->Lit (Developing algorithmic literacy for greater transparency in the EU) on 26 February 2025 in the BeCentral's Boardroom in Brussels (BE).

The cooperatives Datactivist and La Mednum (France) along with the research centres FARI (Brussels) and Waag Futurelab (Amsterdam) invited key inclusion workers and algorithmic transparency advocates to share their knowledge and will to collaborate with us through training programs and tools co-design.

The morning was divided into two round tables: the first was devoted to feedback from digital inclusion workers on their activities in the field of AI and algorithms; the second helped to map public policies on digital inclusion in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as identify the difficulties and opportunities coming with developing inclusion programs on AI and algorithms.

PROGRAM AND LINKS TO THE SLIDES :

09:30 – 09:50 | Presentation of Algo->Lit, a project for algorithmic transparency and digital inclusion. Slides here: Loup_Cellard.pdf (Datactivist).

09:50 – 10:35 | Roundtable #1: Algorithms & Digital Inclusion – Field Experience : Insights from practitioners on making AI more accessible :

From left to right:
🔹 Florence Camus (CybeRogier, Belgium) - Inclusion and algorithms in Belgium
Slides here: Florence_Camus.pdf
🔹 Adrien Pouillot (Mednum), moderator
🔹 Erwan Le Luron (Lyon Métropole, FR) on The game experience Aïe Aïe AI.
🔹 Djamel Dris (City of Armentières, FR) — Conducting participatory workshops to elucidate algorithms and AI

10:35 – 10:50 | Keynote: AI Literacy & Social Impact with Nicolas Chagny (Internet Society – Renaissance Numérique).

"Why is AI education essential to bridging the digital divide and ensuring responsible algorithm usage?"

Slides here: Nicolas_Chagny.pdf

11:00 – 11:45 | Roundtable #2: How are governments in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands addressing AI and digital inclusion?
From left to right:
🔹 Ondine Vernier, moderator (Mednum)
🔹 Hugues Marchal (Paradigm, Brussels)
🔹 Danny Lammërhirt (Waag Futurelab, Amsterdam)
🔹 With Léa Gislais (ANCT – National Agency for Territorial Cohesion, France),

Slides here : Danny_Lammerhirt.pdf, Hugues_Marchal.pdf.

11:45 – 12:00 | Keynote: Building Ethical & Inclusive AI for Future Generations with Nathanael Ackerman (AI4Belgium – BOSA).

"Why is it necessary and how can we give ALL citizens the keys to an informed adoption of AI, from the earliest age and throughout life?"

The event was broadcasted on the Social Good Accelerator Youtube channel:

Thank you to everyone who made that day a success: Nicolas Chagny, Léa Gislais, Hugues Marchal, Danny Lämmerhirt, Nathanael Ackerman, Lea Rogliano, Alice Demaret, Bente Zwankhuizen, Jeanne Bretécher the whole SOGA team, Ondine Vernier, Quitterie de Marignan, Carl-Maria MÖRCH, Adrien Pouillot, Erwan Le Luron, Florence Camus, Loup Cellard, Maëlle Fouquenet.