Are We Digitally Safe? | Georgios Dimitropoulos | TEDxSwansea

Georgios asserts that societal and technological trends have been shaping certain processes of digitalisation of our decision-making, at regional, national and international levels over centuries. Democratic systems have been evolving in the last two and a half thousand years based on demographics, cultural and technological advances, trade, and other contributing factors. But never before have we seen such drastic changes purely contributed by technology alone. He questions whether our democratic systems be digitalised ‘safely'. Innovation incubator, academic & entrepreneur who founded & accelerated several technology transfer & regeneration business ventures. Worked for various start-up projects involving third sector NGOs, NPOs, CBOs, public and private sector organisations. Received 9 international awards of excellence for transformational leadership & innovative entrepreneurial activities. Currently lecturing, mentoring, researching in content verification technologies & leading the Media Suite Innovation Lab. at Swansea University. Donating his time contributing to regional engagement projects & leading not-for-profit community initiatives by promoting media literacy & the use of ethical technologies for the fight against inequality & online disinformation. Received 17 international awards from various Film Festivals for his documentary films. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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