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Conceived and produced in collaboration with Reset! Network, this training cycle is a comprehensive and multi-perspective introduction to critical digital literacy that aims to address the needs expressed by our members with reference to digital skills. The programme is designed to empower cultural workers to adopt ethical alternatives to GAFAM platforms in their daily activities, thus strengthening organisational independence and enabling more sustainable and value-driven connections with their communities.
The cycle consists of three blocks of two sessions each. Sessions will last 90 minutes (from 13:00 to 14:30 CET) and their recordings will be available to ENCC and Reset! members only. The content of each session will be condensed into audio capsules which will be made available to the broader public. The programme will take place between May and November 2026.
The training is free of charge. Attendees of at least five out of the six sessions will be awarded a Digital Open Badge issued by Awero. These badges are digital micro-credentials that are aligned to Mozilla’s Open Badges standard. They contain information, in the form of meta-data, about the learning activity, criteria, achievements, evidence, and more.
Don't miss this valuable learning opportunity. Reach out to Irene at irene.fici@encc.eu to register.
1: Mapping the digital terrain: power, ethics, and big tech (May 7th, 2026)
Trainer: Onur Olgaç
Power, politics, and economics of big tech (GAFAM and cloud infrastructures)
What digital sovereignty and digital ethics mean in practice
Who owns our tools, data, and attention—and at what cost
2: Digital governance: why leave big tech (June 4th, 2026)
Trainer Onur Olgaç
Why and how to move away from Big Tech;
Ethical and sustainable toolkits: opportunities and limitations;
An honest assessment of the costs and trade-offs of leaving the corporate cloud;
Digital governance ans organisational strategies for cultural organisations: enhancing democratic participation through online tools;
Case studies from other organisations.
3 and 4: Exploring ethical alternatives to GAFAM tools (July 7th and September 9th, 2026)
Trainer: Lapo Bettarini
A practical, solutions-based exploration of ethical, open-source, cooperative, and decentralised tools. Exploring alternatives for:
Communication and collaboration;
File storage and cloud services;
Project management and publishing;
Design.
5 and 6: AI, privacy, and digital safety (October, November 2026 - specific dates TBC)
Trainer TBC
Unpacking AI: what it is, what it isn’t, and why dependency matters;
Ethical implications of AI use in organisational contexts, with specific reference to the cultural sector;
Privacy, data extraction, communication surveillance, and digital safety;
Strategies for minimising harm while remaining operational.
Lapo Bettarini holds a PhD and has extensive experience in academic research in astronomy and space physics. Always torn between a keen scientific curiosity and an active social and cultural commitment, he went on to lead the Brussels-based French-speaking regional network of cultural centres for a number of years. He worked with and eventually coordinated the PUNCH collective – Pour Un Numérique Humain et Critique (For a Human and Critical Approach to Digital Technology) – for several years, organising dozens of workshops, debates and meetings on digital technologies, their social impact and influence on the cultural sector, and ethical alternatives. In 2025, he became an independent cultural and scientific mediator and trainer for professionals in the arts and culture, with a particular focus on issues such as the ethics of diversity and inclusion in the management of cultural projects and institutions, the co-creation of participatory and socially-engaged artistic projects, and the complexity of the challenges posed by the digital transition and technology, such as AI, from the perspective of cultural practitioners.
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