ECHO network | Plea for an ethical and sustainable digital transition
In the framework of the ECHO Network project, SOLIDAR Foundation together with ECHO Network project partners produced a Plea for an Ethical and Sustainable Digital Transition. The document builds on the findings of the ECHO Network project and advocates for an ethical and sustainable digital transition. It contains a plea to European policymakers to promote ethical, responsible, inclusive and sustainable use of digital technology and policy recommendations on how to achieve it.
ECHO Network is a project that ran from January 2023 until November 2024 which intends to promote digital citizenship and responsible use of digital technology, providing citizens and organisations with a clear understanding of how to use digital technology ethically, and focuses on how EU institutions address this matter to safeguard citizens. At the core of ECHO Network lies the aim to engage (young) people in a digital transition towards an ethical, responsible, inclusive and sustainable digital space. The project explored how civil society organisations (CSOs), including youth organisations, can be empowered to understand how our digital society works, and enabled the exchange of practices and shared experiences on the ethical use of digital technologies. ECHO Network aims to spark a change in practices among staff of organisations, and especially organisations and CSOs addressing youth rights to use more ethical and sustainable digital practices and provide them with the necessary tools to train youth with an ethical and sustainable approach to digital technology. On top of that, the project aimed to raise awareness among organisations and their staff about European policies related to digital and environmental issues and to build a European network of trust between popular education associations, ethical hosting organizations and associative lobbying organizations.
To find out more on ECHO Network and its ongoing outcomes, head over to the ECHO Network website!