UNICA Secretary General to speak at LLLWeek’26 session on Digitalisation | 2 December, Brussels

12 November 2026 | From UNICA - From partners

Professor Luciano Saso, UNICA Secretary General, will be among the speakers at the session “Whose Digital Future? A Discussion on Digitalisation, Innovation and the Role of Citizenship, Global Citizenship and Adult Education”, taking place in Brussels on 2 December, from 9:30 to 11:00, as part of LLLP Week 2026.

While digitalisation is often associated with innovation and progress, its growing impact on society calls for a broader debate about the kind of digital future we want to shape. Issues such as digital sovereignty, polarisation and the growing influence of digital platforms highlight the need to critically reflect on how digital societies and markets are being shaped, both in Europe and in relation to other regions of the world. In this context, citizenship education, global citizenship education and adult learning have a key role to play in ensuring that everyone can actively and critically engage with digital transformation.

Organised by the Lifelong Learning Platform, in association with the DARE Network (Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe) and the EAEA (European Association for the Education of Adults), the session will explore what Digital Citizenship Education, adult learning and democracy-related education can contribute to ongoing debates and decisions about the future of digitalisation in Europe.

Besides Prof. Saso, the session includes speakers from DARE, EAEA, the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission (DG EAC), and CEMEA (Éducation Active en Mouvement).

About LLLWeek’26

The LLLWeek is an annual event organised by the Lifelong Learning Platform that aims to raise awareness on lifelong learning’s capacity to answer many challenges of modern societies and it has become a milestone in the European education agenda, thanks to the support of civil society actors and Members of the European Parliament.

In 2026 the LLLWeek will see its 16th edition, running on 30 November – 4 December 2026. The LLLWeek will be inscribed in the 2026 Annual Theme “Reimagining validation and recognition: give value to all learners, learning and competences”, and will address it through LLLP’s 5 renewed priorities: Investment, Inclusion, Innovation, Internationalisation and Intermediaries. To ensure consistency and belonging, each day of the week will be dedicated to one of the topics and each day will have a host MEP.

Learn more and check the complete programme of the LLLWeek’26, HERE.