MyData

MyData Principles- open collaboration meeting- Aug 11
2025-08-11 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Brussels)
THIS IS A TWICE-MONTHLY OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS UPDATES TO THE MYDATA PRINCIPLES, IN PREPARATION FOR THE MYDATA CONFERENCE

Dear MyData Members.

We live in complex and changing times. In such situations, having guiding principles that are clear enough to point us to where we want to go, while flexible enough to allow us to navigate the unpredictable challenges that may arise, is paramount.

The Principles in the MyData Principles Declaration are our guide. With this, we coordinate our efforts and initiatives to develop a more human-centric future. However, our Declaration has had a few years and while it served us well, we have already started to work on it’s update.

The MyData Conference will be the perfect setting to discuss in person. But we also need time to read, think and discuss it, each by itself, and together. This can be done in real time and also asynchronously.

While each person decides when and where to take that it’s individual and async time, we are inviting you all to a fortnight meeting to do it in real time: the proposal is to get to know each other, understand our individual and collective needs and thoughts, discuss and define our next MyData Principles.

Because this is not another formal document: it will be our collective guide for the next 5 years. This is why we ask you to read it, leave out the implementation details (the how), and let’s meet online to define, together, the fundamentals (the what).

The invitation is each 2nd and 4th Monday, at 12:00 UTC, for 55 minutes, at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85014794466.

The rules are simple. A MyData facilitator will help us during the meeting, and we will:

record the sessions for other members to follow.

have a check-in where we very briefly present ourselves.

create and consent our agenda based on everyone’s proposals.

work on the agenda points, together or in parallel, as we define.

take notes of the work done.

close with a synthesis and a check-out to see what went well and what we want to change for the next meeting.

Between sessions, we have the Slack channel to keep thinking and working together, and all notes will be shared on a document.

Any questions and/or proposals, please write me at eduardo@mercovich.net and I will be very happy to help.

I hope to see you then and there.

Warm regards,Eduardo Mercovich, member of the MyData Global Board

PS: as with any videoconference, the 1st time you log in you will have to give your browser permissions to access the camera and microphone.

MyData Principles- open collaboration meeting-Aug25
2025-08-25 14:00 - 15:00
THIS IS A TWICE-MONTHLY OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS UPDATES TO THE MYDATA PRINCIPLES

Dear MyData Members.

We live in complex and changing times. In such situations, having guiding principles that are clear enough to point us to where we want to go, while flexible enough to allow us to navigate the unpredictable challenges that may arise, is paramount.

The Principles in the MyData Principles Declaration are our guide. With this, we coordinate our efforts and initiatives to develop a more human-centric future. However, our Declaration has had a few years and while it served us well, we have already started to work on it’s update.

The MyData Conference will be the perfect setting to discuss in person. But we also need time to read, think and discuss it, each by itself, and together. This can be done in real time and also asynchronously.

While each person decides when and where to take that it’s individual and async time, we are inviting you all to a fortnight meeting to do it in real time: the proposal is to get to know each other, understand our individual and collective needs and thoughts, discuss and define our next MyData Principles.

Because this is not another formal document: it will be our collective guide for the next 5 years. This is why we ask you to read it, leave out the implementation details (the how), and let’s meet online to define, together, the fundamentals (the what).

The invitation is each 2nd and 4rth Monday, at 12:00 UTC, for 55 minutes, at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85014794466.

The rules are simple. A MyData facilitator will help us during the meeting, and we will:

record the sessions for other members to follow.

have a check-in where we very briefly present ourselves.

create and consent our agenda based on everyone’s proposals.

work on the agenda points, together or in parallel, as we define.

take notes of the work done.

close with a synthesis and a check-out to see what went well and what we want to change for the next meeting.

Between sessions, we have the Slack channel to keep thinking and working together, and all notes will be shared on a document.

Any questions and/or proposals, please write me at eduardo@mercovich.net and I will be very happy to help.

I hope to see you then and there.

Warm regards,Eduardo Mercovich, member of the MyData Global Board

PS: as with any videoconference, the 1st time you log in

MyData Principles- open collaboration meeting - Sept 8
2025-09-08 14:00 - 15:00
THIS IS A TWICE-MONTHLY OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS UPDATES TO THE MY DATA PRINCIPLES

Dear MyData Members.

We live in complex and changing times. In such situations, having guiding principles that are clear enough to point us to where we want to go, while flexible enough to allow us to navigate the unpredictable challenges that may arise, is paramount.

The Principles in the MyData Principles Declaration are our guide. With this, we coordinate our efforts and initiatives to develop a more human-centric future. However, our Declaration has had a few years and while it served us well, we have already started to work on it’s update.

The MyData Conference will be the perfect setting to discuss in person. But we also need time to read, think and discuss it, each by itself, and together. This can be done in real time and also asynchronously.

While each person decides when and where to take that it’s individual and async time, we are inviting you all to a fortnight meeting to do it in real time: the proposal is to get to know each other, understand our individual and collective needs and thoughts, discuss and define our next MyData Principles.

Because this is not another formal document: it will be our collective guide for the next 5 years. This is why we ask you to read it, leave out the implementation details (the how), and let’s meet online to define, together, the fundamentals (the what).

The invitation is each 2nd and 4rth Monday, at 12:00 UTC, for 55 minutes, at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85014794466.

The rules are simple. A MyData facilitator will help us during the meeting, and we will:

record the sessions for other members to follow.

have a check-in where we very briefly present ourselves.

create and consent our agenda based on everyone’s proposals.

work on the agenda points, together or in parallel, as we define.

take notes of the work done.

close with a synthesis and a check-out to see what went well and what we want to change for the next meeting.

Between sessions, we have the Slack channel to keep thinking and working together, and all notes will be shared on a document.

Any questions and/or proposals, please write me at eduardo@mercovich.net and I will be very happy to help.

I hope to see you then and there.

Warm regards,Eduardo Mercovich, member of the MyData Global Board

PS: as with any videoconference, the 1st time you log in you will have to give your browser permissions to access the camera and microphone.

CREATIVE SKILLS WEEK 2025
2025-09-22 09:00 - 2025-09-26 17:00
CSW2025 invites the cultural and creative sector to gather in Prague (23–25 September) to collaborate across boundaries, co-create learning pathways, and build the skills we need for a resilient, future-ready sector.

This year’s theme — Create. Transform. Regenerate. — reflects our shared commitment to shaping adaptive, inclusive, and sustainable creative ecosystems.

Join us in Prague for:

CYANOTYPES Training | 23–24 Sept

A hands-on, future-forward training for educators, strategists, and cultural intermediaries. (Onboarding required)

Creative Skills Conference | 24–25 Sept

A gathering of leaders and learners from across the CCI to explore what’s next.

The online programme (22 & 26 Sept) will open for registration later this summer.

Creative Skills Week 2025 Website

Creative Skills Week 2025 is co-organised with EIT CUlture & Creativity, the Creative Pact for Skills, SACCORD (Erasmus+ Forward-Looking Project Scheme co-funded by the European Commission Erasmus+ Programme), and CYANOTYPES (Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills co-funded by the European Commission Erasmus+ Programme).

CSW2025 is led by ELIA and Creative Prague.

MyData Principles- open collaboration meeting-Sept 22
2025-09-22 14:00 - 15:00
THIS IS A TWICE-MONTHLY OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS UPDATES TO THE MY DATA PRINCIPLES, IN PREPARATION FOR THE MYDATA CONFERENCE

Dear MyData Members.

We live in complex and changing times. In such situations, having guiding principles that are clear enough to point us to where we want to go, while flexible enough to allow us to navigate the unpredictable challenges that may arise, is paramount.

The Principles in the MyData Principles Declaration are our guide. With this, we coordinate our efforts and initiatives to develop a more human-centric future. However, our Declaration has had a few years and while it served us well, we have already started to work on it’s update.

The MyData Conference will be the perfect setting to discuss in person. But we also need time to read, think and discuss it, each by itself, and together. This can be done in real time and also asynchronously.

While each person decides when and where to take that it’s individual and async time, we are inviting you all to a fortnight meeting to do it in real time: the proposal is to get to know each other, understand our individual and collective needs and thoughts, discuss and define our next MyData Principles.

Because this is not another formal document: it will be our collective guide for the next 5 years. This is why we ask you to read it, leave out the implementation details (the how), and let’s meet online to define, together, the fundamentals (the what).

The invitation is each 2nd and 4rth Monday, at 12:00 UTC, for 55 minutes, at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85014794466.

The rules are simple. A MyData facilitator will help us during the meeting, and we will:

record the sessions for other members to follow.

have a check-in where we very briefly present ourselves.

create and consent our agenda based on everyone’s proposals.

work on the agenda points, together or in parallel, as we define.

take notes of the work done.

close with a synthesis and a check-out to see what went well and what we want to change for the next meeting.

Between sessions, we have the Slack channel to keep thinking and working together, and all notes will be shared on a document.

Any questions and/or proposals, please write me at eduardo@mercovich.net and I will be very happy to help.

I hope to see you then and there.

Warm regards,Eduardo Mercovich, member of the MyData Global Board

PS: as with any videoconference, the 1st time you log in you will have to give your browser permissions to access the camera and microphone.

MyData 2025 Conference
2025-09-24 08:00 - 2025-09-26 17:00
A decade in, lightyears ahead!

Celebrating 10 years of MyData

Who?

One thousand human-centric data …

Doers, thinkers, and promoters

Where?

Espoo, Finland

Dipoli, Aalto University

The birthplace of MyData

When?

24-26 September 2025

Three days of festivities

Pre-events by partners

By whom?

Under the auspices of MyData Global

Organised by The MyData Company

Check out MyDAta Conference 2025

Final Open Collaboration Workshop: Updating the MyData Declaration
2025-10-13 14:00 - 15:00
Join the final open workshop in the MyData Declaration update process!

This session builds on the earlier Monday workshops in August and September, the half-day collaborative workshop held at the MyData 2025 conference, and the ongoing discussions in Slack. Please see the draft and leave your feedback here.

During this workshop, we’ll consolidate the community’s input and refine the remaining sections together. Afterwards, a small editorial group will polish the text and prepare it for a one-week open comment period before the end of the month.The updated MyData Declaration will be finalised by the end of the month and presented for approval by the General Meeting.Join the workshop:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82614427066?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 826 1442 7066Passcode: [REDACTED]

Seminar Series: Digital Rules, Human Values
2025-11-20 14:00 - 15:00
The Global Initiative for Digital Empowerment (GIDE), in collaboration with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), MyData Global, and the Global Solutions Initiative (GSI), is launching Digital Rules, Human Values, a 2025–2026 global seminar series on human-centred digital governance.

This series brings together global leaders and practitioners working to develop digital governance that serves human welfare. It explores practical ways to make digital systems and markets more accountable, inclusive, and aligned with human values.

The seminar series begins on November 20, 2025, and continues on the first and third Thursdays of each month through 2026. Every even-numbered session will feature MyData Awardees.

Sessions begin November 20, 2025 | Online | 1 PM UTCSpots are limited. Register now.

Register Here

Invited speakers include world-leading policymakers, companies and practitioners, rights advocates, regulators, NGOs and multilateral organisations.

The overarching theme is building a digital economy that serves human welfare. Speakers will share practical ideas to make the rules of online markets more responsive to the broad interests of humans, not just businesses and governments.

The series builds on GIDE’s Innovation in the Digital Economy Architecture (IDEA) framework.

Key themes include:

Data Governance and individual agency

Emerging models and regional perspectives

Global cooperation and geopolitics

Digital economy and labour governance

Format and timing

60–75 minutes per seminar: presentation, discussion, and live Q&A

Standard session time: 1 PM UTC

Online, first and third Thursday each month, starting on November 20th 2025

Occasional additional sessions may be announced

Who should attendPolicy makers, researchers, business leaders, and civil society professionals engaged in the design of fair and accountable digital systems.

Contact: ceo@thegide.org
