A presentation by Mary Murphy of some key issues that emerged from the reports from the plenaries and workshop sessions in Day One of the Geneva Internet Conference, 2014
This document discusses several challenges and approaches related to internet governance. It notes the existing ad hoc cooperation between organizations in this space and advocates avoiding overly structured solutions that could harm cooperation. It also addresses the need to map the internet governance landscape to better understand actors, policies, and issues in a dynamic way. Finally, it highlights the importance of inclusion, transparency, decision-making at the appropriate level, and using evidence and data to inform internet governance discussions and policies.
Effective deployment of ICT in wealth creationOlugbenga Adara
(1) Effective deployment of ICT can aid in wealth creation by enabling knowledge-based economies and driving production. (2) Accountants should understand ICT to help businesses maximize revenue and minimize expenses through advising on ICT usage. (3) Open source software offers benefits like lower costs, customizability and avoiding vendor lock-in, providing opportunities for learning about ICT.
Introduction to the Polis LSE Journalism and AI projectPOLIS LSE
This document discusses artificial intelligence (AI) in journalism and summarizes feedback from newsrooms on their experiences with AI technologies. It addresses key questions around how journalists are adapting to AI, the challenges and opportunities it presents, and the financial, ethical and editorial implications. The document outlines some of the main takeaways from discussions with experts, including that newsrooms see huge opportunities in AI but also have big questions about its complexity, costs and ethics. It also notes the importance of having an editorial strategy for using AI.
The document summarizes the key topics and discussions from the ThingsCon Rotterdam conference on the state of the Internet of Things. The conference focused on building a more responsible and human-centric internet by (1) maturing debates and tools around technology impacts, (2) designing better and more respectful products, and (3) making responsible technology a priority through regulations and policies. Speakers discussed frameworks for data consent and accountability, and increasing demand for technologies that prioritize privacy, transparency and human values. The conference aimed to advance practices and discussions to shape a more ethical approach to technology development.
Digital government depends on trust between parties, which can be enabled through cryptography and identification mechanisms. However, cryptography must itself be trustworthy to establish trust, as technology is difficult to control and math implementations get weaker over time. Trust is also fragile and important for digital ecosystems that span borders. To fully realize digital government's benefits, systems must balance tactical gains with strategic consequences like maintaining long-term trust.
This document discusses several challenges and approaches related to internet governance. It notes the existing ad hoc cooperation between organizations in this space and advocates avoiding overly structured solutions that could harm cooperation. It also addresses the need to map the internet governance landscape to better understand actors, policies, and issues in a dynamic way. Finally, it highlights the importance of inclusion, transparency, decision-making at the appropriate level, and using evidence and data to inform internet governance discussions and policies.
Effective deployment of ICT in wealth creationOlugbenga Adara
(1) Effective deployment of ICT can aid in wealth creation by enabling knowledge-based economies and driving production. (2) Accountants should understand ICT to help businesses maximize revenue and minimize expenses through advising on ICT usage. (3) Open source software offers benefits like lower costs, customizability and avoiding vendor lock-in, providing opportunities for learning about ICT.
Introduction to the Polis LSE Journalism and AI projectPOLIS LSE
This document discusses artificial intelligence (AI) in journalism and summarizes feedback from newsrooms on their experiences with AI technologies. It addresses key questions around how journalists are adapting to AI, the challenges and opportunities it presents, and the financial, ethical and editorial implications. The document outlines some of the main takeaways from discussions with experts, including that newsrooms see huge opportunities in AI but also have big questions about its complexity, costs and ethics. It also notes the importance of having an editorial strategy for using AI.
The document summarizes the key topics and discussions from the ThingsCon Rotterdam conference on the state of the Internet of Things. The conference focused on building a more responsible and human-centric internet by (1) maturing debates and tools around technology impacts, (2) designing better and more respectful products, and (3) making responsible technology a priority through regulations and policies. Speakers discussed frameworks for data consent and accountability, and increasing demand for technologies that prioritize privacy, transparency and human values. The conference aimed to advance practices and discussions to shape a more ethical approach to technology development.
Digital government depends on trust between parties, which can be enabled through cryptography and identification mechanisms. However, cryptography must itself be trustworthy to establish trust, as technology is difficult to control and math implementations get weaker over time. Trust is also fragile and important for digital ecosystems that span borders. To fully realize digital government's benefits, systems must balance tactical gains with strategic consequences like maintaining long-term trust.
Is Agile the Prescription for the Public Sector’s IT Woes?TechWell
Information technology (IT) projects are notorious for exceeding budget and schedule estimates, and high visibility failures are common. IT projects in the public sector are particularly challenging. State, provincial, and federal governments worldwide have sponsored noteworthy disasters in the past twenty years. As agile methods have evolved, become more mainstream, and demonstrated their value in the private sector in the past decade, they are often cited as a remedy for the public sector’s IT misery. Payson Hall examines the gap between current public sector IT project challenges and the often-suggested agile solution. Payson explores the challenges to effective vendor-delivered public sector agile projects and possible responses to those challenges. He answers the questions: Is agile ready for large public sector projects? Is the public sector ready for agile? Leave with a better understanding of the problems public sector entities and vendors face and ideas for overcoming some of those barriers.
Estonia has evolved a remarkable digital society. Here we'll explore key aspects of the technical infrastructure behind Estonian digital governance and provide some theories as to why they have emerged.
4Boards.ai is a research initiative that aims to identify, codify, and disseminate best practices for corporate boards to leverage AI and other emerging technologies. It will conduct interviews and workshops with boards to explore challenges, practices, and solutions regarding digital transformation and governance. The goal is to develop a framework of checklists, services, and training to help boards successfully oversee innovation and sustainability efforts involving new technologies. The initiative is led by academics from Chalmers University of Technology and the Stockholm School of Economics and invites various organizations to participate in and provide input to the research.
Solving the scalar problem. Living Lab to Smart City - Smart Cities Summit 20...Smart Algiers
Graham Thrower of Urban Foresight gave a presentation on smart city infrastructure and challenges at a summit in Algiers. He discussed how smart city technology is implemented in silos but experienced holistically by people, and scales may not match between technology, cities, and citizens. Financial challenges include bringing together stakeholders and reconciling investor expectations with citizen needs, as business models are unclear. Urban Foresight works with smart cities, investors, and technology providers to develop citizen-driven solutions and strategic relationships that address these challenges.
Building government e-services in EstoniaAndres Kütt
This document provides an overview of building e-government services in Estonia. It discusses the foundations of Estonia's e-government, including establishing trust between parties, requiring ubiquitous electronic identification, and allowing flexibility for change. It also describes Estonia's e-government architecture, including its use of electronic identity, delivery channels, integration platform, and infrastructure. Additionally, it addresses organizational infrastructure and governance for e-services, as well as information security concerns. Finally, it discusses understanding the ecosystem of stakeholders involved and how to join that ecosystem when developing new services.
Pervasive computing involves embedding microprocessors in everyday objects so they can communicate information by converging wireless technologies, advanced electronics, and the Internet. The goal is to create smart products that communicate unobtrusively and make computing ubiquitous. Ultimately, pervasive computing aims to eliminate the need to carry devices like watches, wallets, phones and documents by integrating computing into everyday objects and environments.
The document discusses how HR, IT, and cloud computing will impact productivity and lifestyle management in the coming decade. It notes that technological transformation is continuous and being driven by major tech companies. The cloud provides an integrated platform and transforms the datacenter, providing a new platform for skills and experience. It discusses how the 21st century worker and firm will change, and how technology is accelerating and impacting various industries and business segments. The document encourages starting simple steps like surveying employees and using voice recognition software, and defining a cloud strategy to prepare for these changes.
Tim Willoughby discusses open government and open data. He explains that open data can help people better understand how technology might help organizations by making government more transparent, efficient, and user-oriented. However, fully implementing open government will require overcoming challenges such as establishing policies and standards, engaging communities, and addressing issues around data quality, management, and sharing. Adopting open data principles like those used in FixYourStreet could help advance open government goals.
Disrupt the Status Quo : Digital Revolution, Fintech & Stakeholder ImplicationsSid Kurian
Business models are being disrupted and real alternate choices to traditional products and services are evolving. Technology is empowering the voice of the customer through more fulfilling buying experiences, enabling a more level playing field for challengers. While a broader impact of digital revolution is coming, the tremors can already be felt. Though this spans across industries, financial services is an ideal poster child where disruption is long overdue.
Disruptors are emerging, incumbents are reinventing, while innovation and technology is ever changing. Welcome to the world of “No Status Quo”
Disruption leads to better customer choice enabled by start-ups redrawing industry boundaries while incumbents become more nimble and responsive. This will no doubt lead to consolidation, but also lead new avenues for business, employees and society. Similar to the prosperity of the industrial revolution, the digital revolution will no doubt present short to medium term challenges but holds the promise of longer term prosperity.
Human centric multi-disciplinary NGI4EU Iceland 2018Chris Marsden
This document discusses six questions around human-centric research on the next generation internet (NGI) in under 12 minutes:
1. It defines the internet as an enabling technology like electricity that is profoundly shaping the digital socio-economic ecology.
2. It discusses how internet code influences decisions but that the internet is not amoral and we must instill human values into its code.
3. It raises questions around what constitutes a person and who owns data, AI, and private property in the digital age.
4. It briefly touches on issues like data consent, the legal frameworks around internet law, and challenges around discerning true from fake information online.
5. It concludes by introducing the
SoftCat SAM Seminar, Thursday 20th March 2014Martin Thompson
Presentation from my SoftCat SAM Seminar at the London Distillery.
- Your SAM Maturity
- 4 Market Trends in 2014
- 5 Key SAM Concepts
- About The ITAM Review and Campaign for Clear Licensing
Open Knowledge Danmark is a non-profit organization that is part of Open Knowledge, a worldwide network focused on openness and technology. Their vision is a world where knowledge empowers people, data allows for informed choices, and information is accessible to all. They work with open data from the Danish Parliament and on projects like Open Data Day to advance this vision and help create smarter cities that use data and technology to improve operations, economic growth, and political transparency while empowering citizens.
This briefing note outlines an upcoming session at Impact Hub that will explore how exponential technologies such as AI, robotics, IoT, and 3D printing can be harnessed to build equitable and inclusive societies. The objective is to identify new use cases for how emerging technologies can increase speed, provide deep insights, enable customization, and democratize information to drive system transformations in developing countries. The session will include presentations from enterprises leveraging technologies for impact related to speed, insights, customization, and democratization. Attendees will then brainstorm additional use cases in breakout groups before sharing back to the full plenary.
This document discusses the development of an application called Urgent Appeals Map by Amnesty International Czech Republic. It was created at a hackathon involving 4 NGOs and over 20 IT professionals to combine open data with new technologies in order to empower people. The map would display urgent human rights cases needing attention. It highlights both the opportunities and challenges of collaboratively creating such an application under time constraints in just 2 days.
The document summarizes the purpose and activities of the Co-Creation Hub Nigeria. It is an innovation hub and open living lab located in Lagos, Nigeria that is designed to catalyze social tech ventures. The hub facilitates creative thinking, technology innovation, and collaborative problem solving. It connects stakeholders like technologists, entrepreneurs, companies and investors. Key programs include an open living lab for co-creative innovation, pre-incubation support like training and funding, and projects addressing issues like health, education, transportation and more.
Enriching Internet of Things through design thinking - Melanie Gorka (Design ...Info.nl
Internet of Things (IoT) is in need of a better design language, a system to help businesses engaging in IoT projects to ensure value. At the Emerce TechLive! event on 30 May 2017, Melanie Gorka shared her vision on applying design thinking and strategy to the IoT.
The document discusses the rise of smart and intelligent buildings and the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in enabling user engagement. It defines smart buildings as those that integrate systems to effectively manage resources and maximize technical performance, costs savings, and flexibility. However, critics argue that buildings are often designed with a techno-centric focus rather than prioritizing user goals. The document suggests that innovation is needed in tools that offer increased user participation and collaboration in building management. It questions whether providing users with more information will change their behaviors and if users want greater control of their buildings. Further research is needed to apply themes of co-creation and participation within the built environment.
This document discusses how social media can be used to curate information for small island states. It provides an agenda for a session that will present on digital competencies and e-diplomacy, with a focus on prioritizing resilience, social media monitoring, engaging influencers, and having the capability to reach mass audiences. Foundational competencies for digital diplomacy include passive skills like reading, listening, and maintaining a low online profile, while core competencies involve active engagement, developing an online presence, and collaboratively curating interconnected content.
Is Agile the Prescription for the Public Sector’s IT Woes?TechWell
Information technology (IT) projects are notorious for exceeding budget and schedule estimates, and high visibility failures are common. IT projects in the public sector are particularly challenging. State, provincial, and federal governments worldwide have sponsored noteworthy disasters in the past twenty years. As agile methods have evolved, become more mainstream, and demonstrated their value in the private sector in the past decade, they are often cited as a remedy for the public sector’s IT misery. Payson Hall examines the gap between current public sector IT project challenges and the often-suggested agile solution. Payson explores the challenges to effective vendor-delivered public sector agile projects and possible responses to those challenges. He answers the questions: Is agile ready for large public sector projects? Is the public sector ready for agile? Leave with a better understanding of the problems public sector entities and vendors face and ideas for overcoming some of those barriers.
Estonia has evolved a remarkable digital society. Here we'll explore key aspects of the technical infrastructure behind Estonian digital governance and provide some theories as to why they have emerged.
4Boards.ai is a research initiative that aims to identify, codify, and disseminate best practices for corporate boards to leverage AI and other emerging technologies. It will conduct interviews and workshops with boards to explore challenges, practices, and solutions regarding digital transformation and governance. The goal is to develop a framework of checklists, services, and training to help boards successfully oversee innovation and sustainability efforts involving new technologies. The initiative is led by academics from Chalmers University of Technology and the Stockholm School of Economics and invites various organizations to participate in and provide input to the research.
Solving the scalar problem. Living Lab to Smart City - Smart Cities Summit 20...Smart Algiers
Graham Thrower of Urban Foresight gave a presentation on smart city infrastructure and challenges at a summit in Algiers. He discussed how smart city technology is implemented in silos but experienced holistically by people, and scales may not match between technology, cities, and citizens. Financial challenges include bringing together stakeholders and reconciling investor expectations with citizen needs, as business models are unclear. Urban Foresight works with smart cities, investors, and technology providers to develop citizen-driven solutions and strategic relationships that address these challenges.
Building government e-services in EstoniaAndres Kütt
This document provides an overview of building e-government services in Estonia. It discusses the foundations of Estonia's e-government, including establishing trust between parties, requiring ubiquitous electronic identification, and allowing flexibility for change. It also describes Estonia's e-government architecture, including its use of electronic identity, delivery channels, integration platform, and infrastructure. Additionally, it addresses organizational infrastructure and governance for e-services, as well as information security concerns. Finally, it discusses understanding the ecosystem of stakeholders involved and how to join that ecosystem when developing new services.
Pervasive computing involves embedding microprocessors in everyday objects so they can communicate information by converging wireless technologies, advanced electronics, and the Internet. The goal is to create smart products that communicate unobtrusively and make computing ubiquitous. Ultimately, pervasive computing aims to eliminate the need to carry devices like watches, wallets, phones and documents by integrating computing into everyday objects and environments.
The document discusses how HR, IT, and cloud computing will impact productivity and lifestyle management in the coming decade. It notes that technological transformation is continuous and being driven by major tech companies. The cloud provides an integrated platform and transforms the datacenter, providing a new platform for skills and experience. It discusses how the 21st century worker and firm will change, and how technology is accelerating and impacting various industries and business segments. The document encourages starting simple steps like surveying employees and using voice recognition software, and defining a cloud strategy to prepare for these changes.
Tim Willoughby discusses open government and open data. He explains that open data can help people better understand how technology might help organizations by making government more transparent, efficient, and user-oriented. However, fully implementing open government will require overcoming challenges such as establishing policies and standards, engaging communities, and addressing issues around data quality, management, and sharing. Adopting open data principles like those used in FixYourStreet could help advance open government goals.
Disrupt the Status Quo : Digital Revolution, Fintech & Stakeholder ImplicationsSid Kurian
Business models are being disrupted and real alternate choices to traditional products and services are evolving. Technology is empowering the voice of the customer through more fulfilling buying experiences, enabling a more level playing field for challengers. While a broader impact of digital revolution is coming, the tremors can already be felt. Though this spans across industries, financial services is an ideal poster child where disruption is long overdue.
Disruptors are emerging, incumbents are reinventing, while innovation and technology is ever changing. Welcome to the world of “No Status Quo”
Disruption leads to better customer choice enabled by start-ups redrawing industry boundaries while incumbents become more nimble and responsive. This will no doubt lead to consolidation, but also lead new avenues for business, employees and society. Similar to the prosperity of the industrial revolution, the digital revolution will no doubt present short to medium term challenges but holds the promise of longer term prosperity.
Human centric multi-disciplinary NGI4EU Iceland 2018Chris Marsden
This document discusses six questions around human-centric research on the next generation internet (NGI) in under 12 minutes:
1. It defines the internet as an enabling technology like electricity that is profoundly shaping the digital socio-economic ecology.
2. It discusses how internet code influences decisions but that the internet is not amoral and we must instill human values into its code.
3. It raises questions around what constitutes a person and who owns data, AI, and private property in the digital age.
4. It briefly touches on issues like data consent, the legal frameworks around internet law, and challenges around discerning true from fake information online.
5. It concludes by introducing the
SoftCat SAM Seminar, Thursday 20th March 2014Martin Thompson
Presentation from my SoftCat SAM Seminar at the London Distillery.
- Your SAM Maturity
- 4 Market Trends in 2014
- 5 Key SAM Concepts
- About The ITAM Review and Campaign for Clear Licensing
Open Knowledge Danmark is a non-profit organization that is part of Open Knowledge, a worldwide network focused on openness and technology. Their vision is a world where knowledge empowers people, data allows for informed choices, and information is accessible to all. They work with open data from the Danish Parliament and on projects like Open Data Day to advance this vision and help create smarter cities that use data and technology to improve operations, economic growth, and political transparency while empowering citizens.
This briefing note outlines an upcoming session at Impact Hub that will explore how exponential technologies such as AI, robotics, IoT, and 3D printing can be harnessed to build equitable and inclusive societies. The objective is to identify new use cases for how emerging technologies can increase speed, provide deep insights, enable customization, and democratize information to drive system transformations in developing countries. The session will include presentations from enterprises leveraging technologies for impact related to speed, insights, customization, and democratization. Attendees will then brainstorm additional use cases in breakout groups before sharing back to the full plenary.
This document discusses the development of an application called Urgent Appeals Map by Amnesty International Czech Republic. It was created at a hackathon involving 4 NGOs and over 20 IT professionals to combine open data with new technologies in order to empower people. The map would display urgent human rights cases needing attention. It highlights both the opportunities and challenges of collaboratively creating such an application under time constraints in just 2 days.
The document summarizes the purpose and activities of the Co-Creation Hub Nigeria. It is an innovation hub and open living lab located in Lagos, Nigeria that is designed to catalyze social tech ventures. The hub facilitates creative thinking, technology innovation, and collaborative problem solving. It connects stakeholders like technologists, entrepreneurs, companies and investors. Key programs include an open living lab for co-creative innovation, pre-incubation support like training and funding, and projects addressing issues like health, education, transportation and more.
Enriching Internet of Things through design thinking - Melanie Gorka (Design ...Info.nl
Internet of Things (IoT) is in need of a better design language, a system to help businesses engaging in IoT projects to ensure value. At the Emerce TechLive! event on 30 May 2017, Melanie Gorka shared her vision on applying design thinking and strategy to the IoT.
The document discusses the rise of smart and intelligent buildings and the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in enabling user engagement. It defines smart buildings as those that integrate systems to effectively manage resources and maximize technical performance, costs savings, and flexibility. However, critics argue that buildings are often designed with a techno-centric focus rather than prioritizing user goals. The document suggests that innovation is needed in tools that offer increased user participation and collaboration in building management. It questions whether providing users with more information will change their behaviors and if users want greater control of their buildings. Further research is needed to apply themes of co-creation and participation within the built environment.
This document discusses how social media can be used to curate information for small island states. It provides an agenda for a session that will present on digital competencies and e-diplomacy, with a focus on prioritizing resilience, social media monitoring, engaging influencers, and having the capability to reach mass audiences. Foundational competencies for digital diplomacy include passive skills like reading, listening, and maintaining a low online profile, while core competencies involve active engagement, developing an online presence, and collaboratively curating interconnected content.
Presentation on E-diplomacy at the GCSP Conference on 'Diplomacy 2.0'DiploFoundation
This document discusses e-diplomacy and the evolution of modern diplomacy with the introduction of new technologies and tools. It provides background on DiploFoundation, an organization focused on e-diplomacy training and education. The document outlines how new communication technologies have changed the environment and actors in diplomacy, introducing new topics to diplomatic agendas. It describes essential e-competencies for diplomats, including skills like curating, communicating, collaborating, creating, and critiquing in the digital space. Finally, it discusses challenges for developing these skills and ensuring institutions are capable of effective e-diplomacy.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document discusses the socio-economic relevance of ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) and the role of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) in supporting ASEM. It outlines how ASEF links the intergovernmental ASEM process to people-to-people exchange through various programs. ASEF focuses on engagement in areas like culture, sustainable development, governance, and education. It also discusses challenges to ASEM's relevance like ensuring visibility, effectiveness of high-level dialogue, and balancing open dialogue with measurable impact. The document asks how ASEM can best promote added value to improve Asia-Europe dialogue.
- The document is a record in the CH@World intranet system providing information on a 2010 event at the United Nations in New York hosted by Diplofoundation.
- It includes documents like a presentation on the event, a UN Secretary General report on sustainable mountain development, and a draft resolution on the topic.
- Comments from various EDA departments and a Swiss culture office discuss the draft resolution and suggest including a reference to indigenous people in the mountains.
The document provides an overview of the history of Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and what it reveals about current Asia-Europe relations. It discusses the origins and structure of ASEM, including its three pillars of political, economic, and socio-cultural cooperation and emphasis on informal, multi-dimensional, and equal partnerships. The document also notes ASEM's focus on high-level dialogues and people-to-people exchanges, and its expansions over time. It concludes by asking questions about experiences with and awareness of ASEM activities in one's own country context.
This document provides an introduction to internet governance from DiploFoundation. It discusses key concepts of internet governance including that it is the development and application of shared principles, norms, rules, and programs by governments, the private sector, and civil society that shape the evolution and use of the internet. The document also outlines some of the main issues in internet governance today such as access, critical internet resources, net neutrality, cybersecurity, and privacy. It encourages readers to visit DiploFoundation websites and social media for more information on internet governance.
E diplomacy 16 Social Media for Public Diplomacy and engagementDiploFoundation
This document discusses using social media for public diplomacy by St. Kitts and Nevis to engage target audiences. It notes that social media allows for interaction with large audiences and that St. Kitts and Nevis can use tools like blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and images to develop targeted campaigns. The agenda then outlines presentations and discussions on identifying priority audiences and effective use of various social media platforms to engage those audiences around topics relevant to St. Kitts and Nevis' diplomacy.
Great advice that was collected from different Smart Cities Conferences, Workshops and Seminars. Each of the top ten nuggets of wisdom is augmented by supporting info and examples.
The document provides information about Payal Arora, an expert in user experience design for the next billion users. It discusses her work helping organizations understand diverse global user practices to build more inclusive digital platforms and products. Arora uses approaches like digital ethnography and field research to gain insights into underserved markets. She then guides clients on transferring these insights into culturally appropriate and ethical design. The document lists some of Arora's consulting projects and publications addressing topics like healthcare apps in Africa, privacy and data governance. It also provides positive feedback on her motivational speaking style and ability to engage audiences on issues related to innovation, sustainability and inclusive digital systems.
The document provides information about Payal Arora, an expert in user experience design for the next billion users. It discusses her work helping organizations understand diverse global user practices to build more inclusive digital platforms and products. Arora uses approaches like digital ethnography and field research to gain insights into underserved markets. She then guides clients on transferring these insights into culturally appropriate and ethical design. The document lists some of Arora's consulting projects, publications, and positive feedback on her motivational speaking engagements on topics related to the next billion users and inclusive digital innovation.
This document summarizes interim results from a study on collaborative e-government. It defines collaborative e-government and provides examples of existing projects. It discusses who participates in these projects and why, how government can enable collaboration, and recommendations for stimulating collaborative e-government through policy changes and funding mechanisms.
Will robots take our jobs? A report from the World Economic Forum found that while 7.1 million jobs may be lost due to automation, 2.1 million new jobs will be created, resulting in a net loss of over 5 million jobs by 2020 across major economies. The drivers of increased robotization include technological advances in areas like machine learning, 3D printing, and quantum computing, as well as the increased productivity, lower costs, and improved safety that robots provide compared to human workers. Nearly every industry like transportation, farming, healthcare, and IT will be impacted. Proposed solutions include retraining workers, incentivizing lifelong learning, and political actions like a universal basic income.
Fallon Brainfood x VCU Brandcenter: The Engagement OpportunityAki Spicer
Aki Spicer, Fallon's Director of Digital Strategy conducted a workshop at VCU Brandcenter's Executive Training Program for account planners.
"The Engagement Opportunity" outlines the evolving role and function of strategic planning in this age of digital and social technologies and proposes a methodology for integrated creative ideation.
Mobile Governance And Accountability Mobileactive08Katrin Verclas
The document discusses the potential for using mobile technology to improve citizen participation and local democratic governance in developing countries. It raises questions about how mobile technologies could be used for participatory budgeting, public consultations, and democratic accountability. While some e-democracy initiatives have emerged in Latin America, barriers still exist around cultural acceptance of technologies and economic constraints. The document argues that mobile technologies may help address some of these challenges by making democratic applications more accessible and usable. It calls for collaboration between networks to research, develop, and test innovative mobile tools that can strengthen local governance and participation.
World Future Society talk on Work/Technologh Global 2050 scenariosJerome Glenn
This document outlines three potential global scenarios for the future of work and technology in 2050 based on an international study. Scenario 1 is a mixed outcome where new technologies are adopted irregularly, leading to high unemployment in some areas. Scenario 2 involves political and economic turmoil as governments fail to address widespread job loss from new technologies. Scenario 3 envisions governments implementing universal basic income and promoting self-employment, allowing a transition to a "self-actualization economy." The study involved experts from over 45 countries developing the scenarios and discussing strategies for education, government, business, and culture. National workshops were held to stimulate long-term strategic thinking about managing technological change and its impacts on employment.
Control over information is distributed unjustly, creating an "information oligarchy" where a small group controls information access and use. This negatively impacts human well-being, especially in impoverished regions lacking information wealth and access. A potential solution is promoting free and open source software, which grants users freedom over software use, modification, and distribution. This could help reduce information poverty by providing a wealth of technical knowledge and freeing users from outside corporate interests.
Tim willoughby - Presentation to Open IrelandTim Willoughby
Tim Willoughby explains the benefits of open government and open data. He advocates for making government data openly available in standardized, machine-readable formats and developing applications that leverage open data. While open data faces challenges including loss of control and fear of the unknown, its benefits include more informed decisions, higher quality data, and new business opportunities through opening up data.
What Internet Operations Teach Us About the Future of ManagementAPNIC
The document discusses how technology is changing the nature of work and the global economy. It argues that 47% of jobs are at risk of automation in the next 20 years. However, it also notes that technology can help solve major problems like climate change and help rebuild infrastructure. The document discusses how algorithms are increasingly managing human tasks and decisions, with implications for how companies and governments are organized. It argues we must ensure technology augments rather than replaces humans, and that regulation needs to focus on outcomes rather than rules to keep up with the pace of technological change.
Technicity: the connected city photo highlightsitworldcanada
IT World Canada and the City of Toronto hosted Technicity on Dec. 3, inviting some of the most innovative companies in the region to discuss the possibilities of building a smart city alongside city staff leaders. Speakers discussed the Internet of Things (IoT), open data initiatives, and how different stakeholders can draw together to help make a successful city.
Read more: http://www.itworldcanada.com/slideshow/technicity-the-connected-city-photo-highlights#ixzz3zrk8FecZ
or visit http://www.itworldcanada.com for more Canadian IT News
A somewhat longer version of my Frontiers talk about technology and the future of the economy, with additional material pitched to an audience of Internet operators at Apricot 2017, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on February 27, 2017
This document provides an overview of mobile innovation in Southeast Asia based on interviews and research. It uses an "8 Cs" framework to analyze digital ecosystems. Key points:
1) Southeast Asia is a crossroads for mobile innovation, with both local giants and global players active in the region.
2) The report profiles mobile trends in 6 countries - Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam - examining connectivity, content, communities and other factors.
3) It finds Southeast Asia reflects diverse cultures and economies, with some nations having large, resource-rich markets and others focusing more on rural users. Mobile is increasingly important compared to other media.
This document provides an overview of mobile innovation trends in Southeast Asia. It finds that the region is a crossroads for mobile innovation, with a growing strength in areas like connectivity infrastructure, mobile commerce, and smartphone adoption. The mobile ecosystem involves stakeholders from industry, entrepreneurs, government, academia and more. Countries in the region vary significantly in their levels of mobile and internet penetration. Singapore tops rankings for mobile payment readiness, while Indonesia lags due to lack of consumer readiness. Mobile commerce, especially through smartphones, is growing rapidly across Southeast Asia.
This document discusses designing social media services to engage senior citizens. It notes that most social media has focused on younger users and that seniors make up an increasing portion of populations. The challenges of bridging the "generation gap" in technology use are discussed. The project aims to use participatory design methods like cartographic mapping to involve seniors in developing a social media service tailored for their experiences and delivered through smart TVs. The expected outcomes are actively engaging seniors throughout the design process and deploying a social media service that strengthens their participation and connections through accessible interfaces adapted to their needs and wishes.
March 21, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - (via Skype) Presentation for the 5th Annual Ukrainian New Media Conference - The conference program «New media - new possibilities 2014» "Independent Association of Broadcasters' (NAM)
The Open Group Panel Explores Ways to Help Smart Cities Initiatives Overcome ...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a discussion on how The Open Group is ambitiously seeking to improve the impact of smart cities initiatives by easing the complexity and unique challenges inherent in public sector digital transformation projects.
The document discusses how smart cities rely on big data and open data to function effectively. It describes how smart cities utilize various digital technologies and data sources across different domains like transportation, energy, infrastructure, and services. The challenges of smart cities include training, staffing, budgets, cooperation, and ensuring systems can manage large data loads. Open data and big data are seen as essential for smart cities to make better decisions, stimulate innovation, and gain predictive insights that support residents. Data is a major driver enabling smart cities to address challenges and turn them into opportunities.
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Asia Europe Workshop - Introduction to Public Diplomacy presentation DiploFoundation
This document discusses public diplomacy in Asia-Europe relations. It outlines the differences between traditional and public diplomacy, defining public diplomacy as "efforts by the government of one nation to influence public or elite opinion in a second nation." The document also discusses concepts related to public diplomacy like soft power and nation branding. It notes the importance of networks, two-way dialogue, cultural dimensions, and perceptions in public diplomacy efforts. Throughout, it provides examples from different countries to illustrate key points about conducting effective public diplomacy.
E-diplomacy - Asia Pacific Public Diplomacy workshopDiploFoundation
This document discusses strategies for effective use of digital tools in public diplomacy. It recommends prioritizing resilience, social media monitoring, and engagement with influencers to reach mass audiences. It then outlines various digital skills including curating, collaborating, creating, critiquing, and communicating information online through tools like wikis, blogs, social networks and more. It provides an example of how China's Sina Weibo microblogging platform is used. Finally, it presents hypothetical scenarios involving an assault on a foreign national or an environmental protest and asks how communication strategies could address related risks and opportunities.
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Launch the Geneva Internet Platform - presentation by Dr Jovan KurbalijaDiploFoundation
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Diplo E-Participation Day, Social Media for Resource Mobilisation, Claudia Go...DiploFoundation
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At a Diplo Foundation webinar Pete Cranston made the case that public institutions in general and in Diplomatic institutions in particular are constraining the engagement that is the essence of social media communication by not liberating their staff to operate as themselves, albeit openly members of organisations.
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Presentation at the Arab IGF Consultations in Dubai (5th March 2013)DiploFoundation
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
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Presentation by Rebecca Sachs and Joshua Varcie, analysts in CBO’s Health Analysis Division, at the 13th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists.
3. “Mapping IG is a big mistake. The Internet is
constantly changing and covers the whole
world and its activities. The map will never
be up to date and complete.”
(Mapping)
vs
“We need mapping!”
4. “Diversity of actors engaged with IG”
(Opening session)
vs
“Absence of business sector, except IT”
(Mapping the IG landscape)
Vs
“Business wants to protect its present interests
while IG is mostly looking towards the future”
(Mapping)
5.
6. “NETmundial initiative set new standards on
how to shape the IG process”
(Opening session)
Vs
“NETmundial initiative is a blank canvas on
which solutions can be written” (Keynote)
vs
“It’s purely business: showbusiness”
(Mapping the IG landscape)
7. “Human Rights: The double-edged sword:
political, economic, and social life are
increasingly reliant on platforms such as
the Internet yet these platforms are not
only subject and vulnerable to mass
surveillance, but it is their very existence
that facilitates this surveillance”
(Policy angles)
8. “ICANN is a monopoly and like every monopoly
it has a dominant position and abuses it”
(Mapping)
vs
“ICANN collaborates very closely with many
different countries and other stakeholders”
(Keynote)
9. “Remote participation inclusive2
vs
“Not enough just to be in the room: how can
remote participants be involved in
decisions made during a coffee break”
(Inclusion)
11. “A common language that is understandable
to Human Right experts, IT developers,
and business entrepreneurs is
necessary”
(Policy angles)
12. • To map or not to map?
• How do we engage the business sector at ALL
levels?
• NETmundial – showbusiness vs new paradigm?
• Human rights – the double-edged sword, ways
forward?
• ICANN – monopoly vs model of diversity?