{"id":9142,"date":"2026-01-15T15:19:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snspa.ro\/en\/?p=9142"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:45:34","slug":"invitation-to-cracking-the-code-eu-ai-policy-hackathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snspa.ro\/en\/invitation-to-cracking-the-code-eu-ai-policy-hackathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation to \u201cCracking the Code: EU AI Policy Hackathon\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing together students from Hertie School, IE University, and SNSPA to work in small interdisciplinary teams on AI policy challenges at the heart of Europe\u2019s digital future. <!--more-->Over three days, participants will combine policy brief writing and solution prototyping to address themes such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data governance and cross\u2011border data sharing<\/li>\n<li>AI and democracy<\/li>\n<li>Algorithmic decision\u2011making in public services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Upon selection &#8211; participants will be matched with co-hackers from the other universities and participate in a 2-month long journey involving workshops to clearly define their challenge, work with political and civil society stakeholders to refine their solution and prepare their policy\/prototype to hit the ground running for the three-day intensive in Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>Key features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>21 students, 7 teams of 3 (one cross\u2011country team per theme)<\/li>\n<li>Mix of policy + tech profiles from across the three universities<\/li>\n<li>Mentoring and input from EU policy practitioners and experts in AI governance<\/li>\n<li>Finalists present to MEPs working on AI in a dedicated follow\u2011up session<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anyone with a keen interest in working on AI and Governance issues in the EU context is encouraged to apply. 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