Digital Festival 2017 / Marco Marsella

Marco Marsella is Head of Unit, Learning, Multilingualism and Accessibility in the Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) of the European Commission.The unit supports policy, research, innovation and deployment of learningtechnologies and key enabling digital language technologies and services toallow all European consumers and businesses to fully benefit from the DigitalSingle Market. The unit is responsible for the Web Accessibility Directive which aims to make public sector websites and mobile applications accessible to people with impairments. The unit also promotes a better internet for children by protecting and empowering children online and improving the quality of content available to them.He has worked on policy development, innovation and research implementation inthe areas of digital content, technologies for learning, e-inclusion, assistivetechnologies and better internet for kids. Prior to joining the European Commission, Marco worked as a researcher and AI specialist in Italy.