POINT Conference

We had a great time at Point, discussing current topics, sharing ideas, and connecting with inspiring people. 🎤

Take a look at the Hayd u Park report below to catch some of the key discussions and moments from the event.
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On the last panel of the 14th POINT Conference, Ukrainian journalist and researcher Anna Romandash discussed Diia, Ukraine’s digital government platform that has transformed how citizens access public services during one of the most challenging periods in the country's history.

The discussion explored the benefits of digital governance, efforts to reduce corruption, cybersecurity challenges, accessibility concerns, and the role of technology in maintaining trust between citizens and institutions in times of crisis.

Ukraine: How Does Accountability Work in a Digitally Mediated Conflict - Point conference During the final panel of the 14th POINT Conference, titled “Ukraine: Democracy Under Extreme Stress – How Does Accountability Work in a Digitally Mediated Conflict”, moderator Emir Zulejhić spoke with Ukrainian journalist and researcher Anna Romandash about Diia, Ukraine’s flagship digital...

Participants in the panel “Crowdsourced Abuse: Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence”, held on the second day of the POINT 14 Conference, agreed that this type of harassment is not a new phenomenon but rather an extension of deeply rooted patterns from the offline world. Technology didn’t create misogyny - it amplified it - and it can have real-life consequences.

Crowdsourced abuse: Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence - Point conference During the second day of the POINT 14 Conference, special attention was paid to online gender-based violence issues. Moderated by Tijana Cvjetićanin, Program Director of CA “Why not”, the session “Crowdsourced abuse: Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence” covered various topics that ...

How accurate are responses that AI assistants give about the news and current events? How can we know what a good response even looks like? These topics were discussed in the workshop “The News Integrity in AI Toolkit: The challenges of evaluating LLM factuality” held on the second day of the 14th Point Conference by Hicham Yezza, Principal Data Scientist for Responsible AI at the BBC.

The News Integrity in AI Toolkit: The challenges of evaluating LLM factuality - Point conference In the afternoon of the second day of the 14th Point Conference, the Backstage of Dom mladih hosted a workshop titled “The News Integrity in AI Toolkit: The challenges of evaluating LLM factuality.” The workshop was held by Hicham Yezza, Principal Data Scientist for Responsible AI at the BBC, wo...

📸 Photos from Day 2 of the POINT 14 Conference 🙌

📸 by Almin Tabak

The Western Balkans cannot achieve digital sovereignty by adopting laws that remain unimplemented. At a POINT 14 session, experts examined the region’s dependence on foreign technology, the risks of using AI in public procurement, threats to mental privacy, and the lack of a clear model for aligning candidate countries with the EU digital acquis.

Western Balkans at a Digital Crossroads: Sovereignty, AI and Rights - Point conference Researchers and digital-policy experts from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider region discussed whether the Western Balkans can build meaningful digital autonomy while navigating EU integration, limited institutional capacity and competing foreign influence. Their presentations showed tha...

POINT 14 panel titled “Too good to be true, The Scam Economy” explored widespread online scams as a sophisticated global industry that exploits technology, human psychology, and regulatory gaps.

Too good to be true: The Scam Economy - Point conference Online scams have evolved into a sophisticated global industry that exploits technology, human psychology and regulatory gaps. This was the central message of the panel “Too Good to Be True: The Scam Economy,” held at the POINT 14 Conference, where fact-checkers and investigators from Georgia, B...