7/07/2017
KCSS researcher Donika Emini is participating in the fifth edition of the Warsaw Euro-Atlantic Summer Academy (WEASA) entitled "Digital Community: Security, Information and Economy. The WEASA is being organized and hosted by the College of Europe in Natolin The summer academy, jointly organised by the College of Europe in Natolin, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and the Polish-American Freedom Foundation, will gather over fifty young leaders from across the Eastern Partnership and the Western Balkans. The participants include experienced mid-career journalists, activists, and civil servants.
WEASA speakers similarly represent a wide range of experts. Some of them come from prestigious institutions, such as NATO, EEAS, The Economist, the Oxford Internet Institute, investigative journalism outlet Bellingcat, fact-checking network StopFake, and the Estonian e-governance academy.
The summer academy looks into several aspects of contemporary digital communities. It investigates the impact that digital tools and social media can have on democracies whilst also looking at the way in which digital businesses differ from their analogue equivalents. It also studies topics related to fake news, disinformation, and propaganda in a digital era, and concludes with several sessions on cyber security.
WEASA will not focus on lectures alone. It will also include several practical sessions that teach participants’ basic cyber security and social media skills. Participants will also hone their debating, public communication, negotiation, and policy writing expertise — abilities that often prove invaluable in their professional lives.
