YOUTH EXCHANGE: DIGITOPIA Green Code: Managing E-Waste and Digital Footprint

March 2026 - Ankara/Türkiye

The Digitopia Youth Exchange is bringing together young ambitious people to explore the important and relevant topics of Environmental Sustainability, E-waste Management, Digital Transformation, Clean Technology, Digital Cleanliness, Youth Empowerment & Civic Action, Quality Learning. Digitopia aims to transform young people from passive consumers into responsible digital citizens and environmental advocates with its Green Code, designed as a direct response to the growing problems of physical e-waste and invisible digital carbon footprint caused by unconscious digital habits.

The project provides participants with practical green skills like creative reuse and data cleaning, blending technical knowledge with creativity. By co-creating a toolkit for local action and producing digital outputs, this exchange focuses on turning awareness into real, applicable action within their communities. Participants will engage in practical workshops, hands-on labs, e-waste art labs, and Green Code Sessions. They will get entrepreneurship insights from entrepreneurs operating at technology centers such as Orion and inspiration for new innovative business ideas from the innovative thinkers at Tekmer. The project will also offer academic and technical insight from TESPAM as well as field visits to recycling/waste management facilities in Ankara.