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In the concluding session of the EuroDIG the audience was asked to express 3 takeaway thoughts inspired by the two days of the meeting. Here are mine:

First, I firmly state as well the necessity of a more inclusiveness of the European IG debate, with a direct reference to a broader participation of East European stakeholders’ representatives. I was glad to hear the Diplo fellows rising up this issue in the last session and other speakers supporting it. Our active participation at this me… Continue

When I read the description of the workshop 5 - Effective media literacy for the end-user – and chose to attend it, I was expecting a debate on what media literacy would mean for different end users, on what kind of skills and / or competences define the concept of “media literacy” and make it efficient.

To be honest my expectations were only partially fulfilled. The workshop evolved around presentations on 3 main topics that have been examined mainly in relation to provision of media li… Continue

The opening session gathered representatives from the institutions which are the main supporters and organizers of the EuroDIG, and reflecting on the same time the multistakeholderism principle of IG debate.

The Swiss Government representative underlined the importance of having an inclusive dialogue also in terms of geographical representation and in this context she mentioned the funding of the Diplo programme that brought to EuroDIG the successful participants of the European Capacity Develo… Continue

Today is my last day of winter holiday spent back home, in Bucharest, Romania. Tomorrow I fly back to Brussels, back to the DG INFSO office at the European Commission where I’ve been working since September. And surprisingly I’m excited to get back and I look forward to it (surprisingly because I, for one, have always wished for weekends, holidays and such to last longer …).

That made me think some more about my work and my life in Brussels. Family and friends have asked me the whole holiday ho… Continue