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IMPAKT Festival 2023: Our Terms, Our Conditions

01 Nov 2023 - 05 Nov 2023
Utrecht, Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands

The moment has come for us - everyone who uses a smartphone, the internet and other technologies - to stand up for our rights! Let’s make sure our digital future is fair and inclusive. Let’s put an end to user agreements that are impossible to read. No more blindly agreeing to cookies that track our activities, to not knowing what information corporations have on us or what they are doing with it. And, while we’re at it, let’s also make sure our governments are transparent and accountable in their use of technology and our data.

At the IMPAKT Festival 2023 we will discuss how we, as digital users, can take back control over our data and get more agency over the technologies we are so dependent on. We want our conditions to apply when we use online platforms. It’s time to stand up against the way Big Tech companies are commodifying people. And when it comes to digitization, governments should be prioritizing the interests of the people – not efficiency. The IMPAKT Festival 2023 will be a platform for open dialogue with politicians and policymakers. Because they are the ones who should be developing better legislation that forces platforms to be more ethical. It’s their job to make sure our data is protected and that tech corporations operate on our terms. Let’s turn Big Tech into Fair Tech!

Practical info

Pricerange per day

10 to 25 euro

Main target group

25 - 50 y/o

Directions & transport

Car park , Train/tram/bus

Surroundings

City center

Average attendence per day

2000 to 10.000 attendees

Art disciplines

Design, Applied arts , Digital Arts , Film , Interdisciplinary , Photography/Video

Support for disabled people

Yes