Training of trainers on Artificial intelligence: Training Material
The Training of Trainers is an annual training opportunity offered by SOLIDAR Foundation for its members to increase their knowledge of and capacity to engage
in policy themes connected to social affairs, inclusion and education at EU level. The training is based on an interactive methodology and is carried out by experts
in the relevant field.
The Training of Trainers 2024 was dedicated to Artificial Intelligence and its implications for social justice. The objective was to approach a topic that is perceived as very technical but that has (and will have) a massive impact on access to rights and equality in society. In fact, this activity is part of the effort of demystifying AI and affirming the right of civil society to have a say in how AI is developing and to intervene to make sure that fundamental rights are not threatened, but rather upheld through and despite the use of new technologies.
It is under everyone’s eyes that AI is developing at a high pace and becoming more prominent in every aspect of our lives, from work life to service provision, from education to migration management practices. The EU has tried to put in place some measures to regulate AI, namely with the AI Act and the platform work directive, but more is needed to encompass all risks (and opportunities) carried by AI and to democratise its application. Therefore, to ensure that AI is correctly applied, knowledge needs to be created within society at large and within civil society more specifically. For this reason, SOLIDAR started this endeavour with its network, in which AI is still quite an unexplored issue.
