MNLT at the ITHACA Plenary Meeting in Patras!

On 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟯-𝟰, we were excited to participate in the ITHACA Project’𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, kindly hosted by our partners at the University of Patras. The two-day hybrid event marked a key milestone as the project transitions from platform development to real-world pilot testing in Martin, Slovakia, and Brașov, Romania.

The meeting’s insightful discussions focused on:
🔹 Finalizing the ITHACA platform’s UX design and preparing for its pilot testing
🔹 Aligning with policy guidelines and ethical frameworks
🔹 Fostering coordination and engagement across the consortium
🔹 Advancing the project’s dissemination, exploitation and communication strategies

𝗢𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗡𝗟𝗧, 𝗗𝗿. Spyridon Gavalas presented our progress in developing the project’s 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆. MNLT is committed to ensuring that ITHACA creates a lasting impact, by clearly defining the platform’s 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, actively 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 who can champion its adoption and long-term use and shaping a comprehensive 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 that can support both short-term uptake and long-term viability across diverse European contexts.

We are very grateful to our hosts at the University of Patras for their warm welcome and excellent organization of the meeting!

The ITHACA Project is moving steadily toward delivering a 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 that empowers citizens and strengthens trust in local decision-making.

📢 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 as we bring ethical, participatory AI closer to communities across Europe.

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