During our youth project „Let’s design the future” which took place May 7-14/2022, young participants “faced” a few of the biggest challenges that mankind has ever had to deal with. Our overriding goal was to work out a set of good practices, propositions of international programs, and reforms aimed at counteracting the effects of threats that all nations with no exceptions no matter the level of economic or social advancement will have to deal with the upcoming decades.

The first challenge was concerning the increasing automation, robotization, and the rising scope of artificial intelligence which can eventually lead to the marginalization of average people. The further challenge was to face Bigdata and the consolidation of sensitive data in the hands of powerful corporations and governments. Big data gives authoritarian governments a tool to control and manipulate society and it provides big corporations yet another competitive advantage, and, hence, power. Another challenge was to do with the destructive effects of climate change