This report is based on a debate titled “Technology and democracy: is it a match?”, focusing on the current strategic competition between democracy and authoritarianism in the realm of technologies. The  debate explored the positive and negative aspects of technology in the context of democracy, public participation, technology and pro-democratic movements. The main problems discussed were violations of privacy, digital rights and fake news disseminated by the authoritarian governments. Panelists suggested solutions to ensure more opportunities for civil society to engage them in digital rights discussions and to invest in educational programs of digital awareness.