Conference Program

The use of new digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence, including generative AI, has been increasingly emerging as an enormous potential with regards to the promotion of active citizenship and participation in a truly democratic perspective, as it can offer numerous possibilities for all citizens to access resources in terms of effective equity. In fact, if we start from the analysis of education as a dependent variable within a complex system of a complex society in which profoundly different languages, religions, sexual orientations, cultures and ways of behaving coexist on a daily basis, the need to see a new perspective emerges for education for multicultural global citizenship which is striving to also become intercultural. A pedagogical reflection in this regard shows how this phase of the educational process is the favorable terrain for developing a conscious adherence to shared values ​​and cooperative and collaborative attitudes that are the prerequisites for practicing civil coexistence. clearly in such a complex and articulated training process, generative AI takes on an essential role, both in the research and improvement of contents, as well as in their structuring and re-structuring to support the greatest possible usability: especially in terms of participatory and inclusive citizenship, it is essential to make continuous references to the specific weight of the values ​​and to the most suitable teaching methodologies and strategies for their easier internalization. Above all, new digital technologies can truly constitute an enormous bridge, not only virtual but also physical, in bringing cultures closer together in sharing cultural instances, ways of behaving and traditions, thus reducing the distances between ethnic groups and thus contributing to smoothing out the edges of the risks of inter-ethnic conflicts that contemporary globalised society can generate in terms of commercial and working efficiency and effectiveness. Clearly, the identification and use of new digital tools and new digital technologies cannot ignore a general consideration of the economic conditions at various latitudes of the globe. And this can undoubtedly invalidate the use of the Internet and the global network. This serves, democratically speaking, as a stimulus for governments to invest more and more in research and to reduce economic and social inequalities that can jeopardize the effective use of the elementary human rights connected to democracy. It is clear that a complex universe such as that of digital technologies, which is always undergoing profound and rapid change, always requires constant updating in terms of skills and knowledge for its real use in terms of equity and democratic effectiveness.