U sklopu edukativne inicijative ExChange 2025, u Palermu je održan međunarodni trening projekt EYES koji je okupio radnike s mladima i aktiviste iz Italije, Portugala, Hrvatske, Španjolske, Grčke i Rumunjske. Glavni fokus ovog intenzivnog treninga bio je kritičko promišljanje o novim, digitalnim i nedigitalnim oblicima kontrole u javnom prostoru, s posebnim naglaskom na zaštitu ljudskih prava. Sudionici su kroz duboke rasprave istražili goruće teme današnjice, poput biometrijskog nadzora kroz alate umjetne inteligencije (AI), suradnje između tehnoloških divova (Big Tech) i vlada u svrhu prikupljanja privatnih podataka, Opće uredbe o zaštiti podataka (GDPR) te stvarnog utjecaja tih procesa na svakodnevni život građana i samu kvalitetu suvremenih demokracija.

Kroz metode neformalnog obrazovanja, kao što su rješavanje konkretnih problema, participativno mapiranje, analize stvarnih studija slučaja, igranje uloga i imerzivne simulacije, projekt EYES oblikovao je zajednički proces učenja. Poseban naglasak stavljen je na haktivizam i hakersku pedagogiju kao prakse koje mogu potaknuti svijest i preuzimanje inicijative u digitalnom dobu. Ovaj je trening uspješno povezao različita iskustva i prakse, stvarajući plodan dijalog između aktivizma, odgojno-obrazovnog rada i europske suradnje.

Trening je dizajnirala organizacija Maghweb u suradnji s partnerima: Vallis Colapis, elKambio, Sojovem, SystemandG i Aryas. Projekt se provodi unutar okvira ExChange 2025, inicijative koja spaja mlade i radnike s mladima iz cijele Europe, a podržan je od strane Talijanske agencije za mlade (Agenzia Italiana per la Gioventù).

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Within the framework of the ExChange 2025 educational initiative, the international training course EYES was held in Palermo, bringing together youth workers and activists from Italy, Portugal, Croatia, Spain, Greece, and Romania. The core focus of this intensive training was a reflection on new forms of control in public space, both digital and non-digital, approached from a rights-based perspective. Participants explored pressing contemporary topics, such as biometric surveillance through AI tools, the collusion between Big Tech and governments in the extraction of private data, the GDPR, and the concrete impact these processes have on people’s daily lives and on the quality of modern democracies.

Through non-formal education methodologies, including problem-solving activities, participatory mapping, case studies based on real events, role-playing, and immersive simulations, the EYES project shaped a shared learning process. A particular emphasis was placed on hacktivism and hacker pedagogy as practices capable of generating awareness and agency in the digital age. This training successfully wove together different experiences and practices, creating a fruitful dialogue between activism, educational work, and European cooperation.

The training was designed by the organization Maghweb in collaboration with partners: Vallis Colapis, elKambio, Sojovem, SystemandG, and Aryas. The project is implemented within the framework of ExChange 2025, an initiative that brings young people and youth workers from across Europe into dialogue, supported by the Italian Youth Agency (Agenzia Italiana per la Gioventù).