The 67th session of the Working Group Electronic Commerce of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) opens in Vienna on November 18. Professor Finocchiaro, after chairing the Group from 2014 to 2022, is now the Italian representative. The session will be focused on the guide to enactment of the model law on contracts concluded through automated systems and data provision contracts.

22 November 2024
A government bill on AI is currently under discussion in the Senate. Within the framework of the AI Act, the bill addresses a number of key issues, from scientific research, to copyright, to the identification of the Italian authorities responsible for AI. Professor Finocchiaro will examine the bill at the event “The European Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: Problems and System,” the Scientific Conference sponsored by the Cesifin Alberto Predieri Foundation and the Legal Observatory on Digital Innovation, under the patronage of the Italian Data Protection Authority.

20 November 2024
Cybersecurity, the focus of much European legislation, is also a cultural issue. Professor Finocchiaro will address security culture and European legislation at the Women Economic Forum 2024, the international Women Economic Forum event designed to foster women's empowerment through discussion of topics of collective interest.

5 November 2024
AI systems for healthcare, although intuitively risky, are increasingly proving to be of great importance. There are still many open legal questions. Among these, the issues of liability and the valorisation of personal data stand out as particularly important. Professor Finocchiaro will address these issues during the seminar on AI in healthcare, the sixth meeting of the seminar cycle of the University of Bologna’s School of Law and School of Legal Studies, "Artificial Intelligence and Law”.

25 October 2024
Rare neuropediatric diseases represent a large and heterogeneous group of disorders of varying severity, with a high impact on the development and quality of life of patients and families. This is the starting point of the Mariani Foundation's course on rare neuropediatric diseases, a course that in its first edition, represents an opportunity for young neurologists, geneticists and paediatric neuropsychiatrists to keep abreast of the latest clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic developments. Among the speakers will be Professor Finocchiaro, who will address the issue of data protection in the field of scientific research in her talk "GDPR and privacy: how to get out of the maze without getting lost”.

24 October 2024
How GDPR and AI interact? It is a critical question, because artificial intelligence is based on data. Data, both personal and non-personal, are the resource on which the digital economy is based, and personal data are at the same time the subject of the right to personal data protection, recognised by Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Professor Finocchiaro addressed the issue during the GDPR DAY, the national conference dedicated to data protection.