Presentation at final workshop for EC project Towards a Future Internet, held in Brussels 22 Nov 2010

1. Networking humanity:
Tensions and Transitions
TOWARDS ATOWARDS A
Dr. Lara Srivastava
Professor, Webster University
Policy Consultant, infoDev/World Bank
Final Public Workshop, Brussels, 22 November 2010
image: PeterDuke

2. so what’s the big digital deal?
• speedspeed of change and innovation
• dependencedependence on the network
• unpredictabilityunpredictability of market
development and user adoption
• portabilityportability and mobilitymobility of
always-on digital information
and communication
(e.g. through broadband wireless
networks & device innovation)
• technological ubiquityubiquity as sensors,
nanotechnology and identification
technologies connect more
and more “things” to the network
(i.e. internet of things)
• rise of the so-called web 2.0,web 2.0, with passive consultation of
the network by users giving way to active participation,
collaboration and creativity
(e.g. social networking, wikis, MMORPGs, virtual worlds...)
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3. the new
techno-social paradigm
• technology goes from being a mere
tool to be used when required
to a pivotal social artefact
• it becomes an intimate aspect
of daily life, 24/7
• human identity is more often than
not formulated and transmitted in
the digital environment
• as a result, human relationships are
increasingly mediated by
technology
Hey it’s
persona
l!

4. who am I?
image: brittney bush

5. reflection
illusion Image: Sha Sha Chu

6. i n v e r s i o n
distortion Image: yourbartender

7. m u l t i p l i c i t y
fragmentation
Image: Onkel Wart

8. p r e s e n c e
absence
image: kyknoord

9. Image: Faithful Chant
v i s i b i l i t y
invisibility

10. Image: delaney/srivastava
r e c i p r o c i t y
voyeurismOBJECTS IN THE MIRROR
ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

11. self–appropriation
self-alienation

12. FUTURE INTERNETFUTURE INTERNET
Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles
1. Available & Accessible
2. Diverse & Inclusive
3. Scalable & Sustainable
4. Open & Shareable
5. Green & Affordable
6. Reliable & Resilient
7. Safe & Secure
8. Private & Trustworthy
9. Appealing & Usable
10. Adaptable & Customizable

13. t h a n k y o u !
lara.srivastava@gmail.com
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We become what we behold.
We shape our tools
and thereafter they shape us”
Marshall McLuhan