FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES: LEGAL PROFILES AND PRACTICAL ISSUES
Program Overview
Program Overview
The RAISE Citizenship Training Digital Courses are carried out as part of the P4|Basic AI & Robotics Skills at University Level project that is developed in the Training program of RAISE Liguria. The project is aimed at students at all university courses, but is also open to interested citizens, to increase awareness and autonomy in the use of advanced digital skills.
Aims and Content
Learning Outcomes
The goal of the training courses on the topics of AI and Robotics is to increase the level of awareness and boost the ability to use advanced digital skills, ensuring, regardless of the sector of specialization, the acquisition of sensitivity, culture and basic skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics.
Aims and Learning Outcomes
Base level course. Understanding the legal aspects related to the use of face recognition technologies and gaining awareness on issues related to individual rights.
Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
Teaching is provided through interactive videos on the platform RAISE Aulaweb that can be followed autonomously and in asynchronous mode. The Course has a total duration of 25 hours, divided into modules of about 30 minutes. The teaching, designed by experienced teachers aided by educational innovation experts, is divided into:
- Distributed didactic (4 hours)
- Quizzes, games, and exercises (4 hours)
- Self-learning: reading and use of in-depth materials such as articles, videos, sites, etc. recommended by the teacher (17 hours).
Syllabus/Content
- Notion of face recognition technology
- Operation and purpose of face recognition technologies
- Regulatory framework: proposal of EU Regulation on AI
- The Italian context: introduction of a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technologies in public and open to the public places in Law No. 205/2021
- Interventions of the Guarantor for the protection of personal data on the S.A.R.I. system (Automatic Image Recognition System) and on experiments in some municipalities
- The impact of face recognition technologies on the exercise of public authority and the enjoyment of fundamental rights.
Teachers and Exam Board
- PATRIZIA VIPIANA
- Exam Board:
- PATRIZIA VIPIANA (President)
- LORENZO SOTTILE (President Substitute)
Lessons
The timetable for this course is available on the Portale EasyAcademy.
Exams
Exam Description
Final skills test on the platform RAISE Aulaweb
Exam Schedule
- 14/01/2026, 09:00, GENOVA
- 11/03/2026, 09:00, GENOVA
- 10/06/2026, 09:00, GENOVA
- 09/09/2026, 09:00, GENOVA
Further Information
All course and teaching details are available on the specific platform RAISE Aulaweb of the course. Upon passing the final verification, once the satisfaction questionnaire is completed, you get an Open Badge, which certifies the acquisition of the Training to citizenship competence. Unige students wanting to obtain the open badge and view the CFU in their career must include the citizenship training course with its code in their study plan, at the page formazione alla cittadinanza. The CFU and the Open Badge will be available only after the registration of the final verification is done by the teacher in charge of the course.
