Digital Humanities Forum at the European Parliament

April 18, 2023 at 10:48 am

The Digital Humanities Forum titled "Humanities in the digital age: Securing innovation and empowering democracy" will be held on April 26, 2023, at the European Parliament. The event is organized by the STOA panel vice-chair MEP Ivars Ījabs, assisted by the head of DHELI project, ILFA leading researcher Sanita Reinsone in cooperation with DARIAH-EU and CLARIN ERIC research infrastructures. The forum will feature distinguished speakers from various institutions, including Normunds Grūzītis, a leading researcher at the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences of the University of Latvia.

In Session 1: Digital Humanities and Democracy, the Chair will be Ivars Ijabs, MEP and STOA Vice-Chair. The session will feature the following speakers:

Toma Tasovac, Director of the Belgrade Center for Digital Humanities, who will talk about "Why Europe still needs the humanities, and why they must be digital".

Maciej Ogrodnikzuk, researcher at the Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, who will discuss "ParlaMint: the impact of parliamentary resources for society and (data) science".

Normunds Grūzītis, researcher at the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Latvia, who will present the "SELMA project and beyond: Innovation in multilingual media monitoring".

In Session 2: Digital Humanities: Navigating New Frontiers in Education and Science, the Chair will be Sanita Reinsone, researcher at the Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art, University of Latvia. The session will feature the following speakers:

Agiatis Benardou, researcher at the Digital Curation Unit, Athena Research Center, Greece, who will talk about "Learning and skills development in the digital age: Unlocking the potential of digital humanities with DARIAH-Campus".

Panos Constantopoulos, Professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business, UNESCO Chair on Digital Methods for the Humanities and Social Sciences, who will discuss "Digital humanities and the changing landscape of higher education and research".

Marieke van Erp, Senior Researcher at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, who will present "New frontiers in higher education and research: The role of digital humanities in enhancing understanding of AI-powered tools".

The event will conclude with a special talk on the 'what-Europe-does-for-me.eu' and 'together.eu' initiatives of the European Parliament, given by a representative of the DG COMM.

More information and registration: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/events/details/humanities-in-the-digital-age-securing-i/20230412WKS05201