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Course Overview

Summer Program "Parliamentary Democracy in Europe" 

AI and Parliaments. Challenges in representation, law-making and administrative support

14th Edition

Challenges in representation, law-making and administrative support

14-18 July 2025

Campus of Viale Romania, 32

Luiss School of Government

in partnership with EPLO (European Public Law Organization)

PROGRAMME

Monday 14 July

Morning

10:30-11:00 - Introduction to the course

11:30-13:00 – Opening Lecture

Afternoon

14:30-16:00 Lecture on “AI Act and Political Rights”

Andrea Simoncini (University of Florence)

16:30-18:00 – Roundtable on “The interdisciplinary challenges of artificial intelligence”

Coordinated by Giuseppe Italiano (Luiss University)

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Tuesday 15 July

Morning

9:30-11:00 Lecture on “AI, parliamentary procedures and decision-making process”

Fotis Fitsilis (Hellenic Parliament)

11:30-13:00 Roundtable on “Democracy and AI”

Coordinated by Giovanni Piccirilli (Luiss University)

Afternoon

14:30-16:00 Lecture on “AI in the law-making process: potentialities, risks, solutions”

Monica Palmirani (University of Bologna)

16:30-18:00 - Simulation on “AI, legislative monitoring and amendments drafting”

Coordinated by Federico Bonomi (Asimov AI)

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Wednesday 16 July

Morning

9:30-11:00 –Lecture on “AI regulatory framework in comparative perspective: a focus on Parliaments”

Avinash Bikha (Inter-Parliamentary Union)

11:30-13:00 – Presentations by the participants

Afternoon

14:30-16:00 Roundtable on “AI in the Italian Parliament: problems and prospects”

Coordinated by Nicola Lupo (Luiss University)

Speakers:

  • Claudia Di Andrea (Italian Chamber of Deputies)
  • Carlo Marchetti (Italian Senate of the Republic)
  • Giovanni Rizzoni (Luiss University)

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Thursday 17 July

Morning (Palazzo Altemps, Piazza of Sant'Apollinare, 46)

9:30- 10.00 Introductory Remarks

Dimitris Tsaknis (European Public Law Organization)

10.00 - 11:30 - Lecture on “Elements and trends on AI in Higher Education policies and practices”

Luca Lantero (European Public Law Organization)

11:30-13:00 Lecture on “Women’s participation in decision-making assembly: chances and challenges of the AI”

Valentina Rita Scotti (European Law and Governance School)

Afternoon

h. 15:00 Visit to the Italian Chamber of Deputies

h. 17:30 Visit to the Senate of the Italian Republic

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Friday 18 July

Morning

9:30 – 11:00 – Written test

11:30-13:00 – Lecture on "Regulating the algorithms" by Giovanni Sartor (University of Bologna)

Afternoon

14.30-16.00 Closing lecture

16:00- Commencement of diplomas

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Luiss School of Government Director: Gaetano Quagliariello (Luiss University)

Summer Program Director: Nicola Lupo (Luiss University)

Co-director of the 2025 edition of the summer program: Luca Bartolucci (Luiss School of Government)