Almedalen Week 2023: The tech giants are taking over – what can we do to preserve democratic debate? 

28.06.23 | Event
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The global tech giants are increasingly taking centre stage in public debate. Do they have too much power, and are they a threat to democratic debate? How should we tackle the challenges they pose?

Information

Dates
28.06.2023
Time
09:00 AM - 09:45 AM
Location

Almedalsveckan
Strandvägen 4
Strands veranda
Wisby Strand
Sweden

Type
Debate meeting

The Nordic culture ministers commissioned a think tank to look into the influence of the tech giants on democratic process.

The Nordic countries are among the most digitalised in the world, and public debate increasingly takes place online, which presents challenges for democracy.

In April, the think tank presented its recommendations for how the Nordic countries should respond to the challenges. 

Panellists:

  • Hélène Barnekow, Partner Ascension AS, former CEO of Microsoft Sweden and Telia Sweden
  • Carl Heath, Senior Researcher, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE)
  • Sakine Madon, Political editor-in-chief and writer, Upsala Nya Tidning
  • Andreas Salomonsson, International Secretary/Swedish Young Christian Democrats (KDU), Deputy member of the Presidium/Nordic Youth Council

Moderator: Sharon Jåma

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