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Kim Van Sparrentak

Dutch politician and member of the European Parliament for GreenLeft (GroenLinks)
Speaker's Introduction
CODE 2021 Interview Questions
What implications do technologies hold on our civil liberties? What potential solutions could mitigate the negative impact of technologies on our civil liberties?
How well-equipped are politicians to handle questions around digital agency and civil rights?
Are there examples of civil, creative or other initiatives having a positive impact on public policy making with regards to digital rights?
What changes in regulations would you most like to see implemented as soon as possible?
What do you think are the main problems or dynamics preventing the necessary changes to be implemented?
Have you contributed to changes in legislation to better the digital agency of civilians?
How do you see other parts of the political field in the perspective of necessary changes and regulations?
Which of the reasons politicians use who resist these changes do you understand and which do you not?
Response to Making the Invisible Visible
Response to Smart Border
Response to Googless
CODE 2021 Interview Discussion
Biography
Kim van Sparrentak is a Dutch politician for GroenLinks. She studied Political Science and Urban Environmental Management and during her studies was active as a co-chair at DWARS Amsterdam. With the Young European Greens (FYEG), Kim was a member of the climate and energy working group. Later on, she started working as mobility communication officer at Milieudefensie and was elected as co-president of FYEG.

Since 2019, Kim van Sparrentak has been a MEP where she is part of theSpecial Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA) and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO).