Abstract
This reflection paper has been produced at the request of the cabinet of the President of the European Parliament. Digital transformation is currently at the core of the European agenda. Starting from a case study, this paper has detected a number of loopholes relating to the foundations on which societies are being digitalised. These deficiencies could undermine the benefits of valuable and distributed human capacities, and even human rights themselves. The paper analyses the situation and the efforts already made in the EU. It proposes policy recommendations and three actions/prototypes as correctors of the main flaws, to foster digitalisation that reaches all citizens in a democratic way
This reflection paper has been produced at the request of the cabinet of the President of the European Parliament. Digital transformation is currently at the core of the European agenda. Starting from a case study, this paper has detected a number of loopholes relating to the foundations on which societies are being digitalised. These deficiencies could undermine the benefits of valuable and distributed human capacities, and even human rights themselves. The paper analyses the situation and the efforts already made in the EU. It proposes policy recommendations and three actions/prototypes as correctors of the main flaws, to foster digitalisation that reaches all citizens in a democratic way
