The Future Internet: The Social Nature of Technical Choices
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Dates:
Tuesday 28 June 2011, 10:00:00 - 16:00:00
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Location:
Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre, St Anne’s College, Oxford OX2 6HS.
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Register
Attendance is by invitation only. To request that you be considered for an invitation, please email: events@oii.ox.ac.uk Download the workshop flyer (PDF, 3MB)
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Supporters:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Oxford e-Social Science Project (OeSS), European Commission, Socio-Economic Services for European Research Projects (SESERV) and Knowledge Dissemination Network for the Atlantic Area (KNetworks)
This workshop will discuss how technology developments are encountering socio-economic realities. Particular attention will be given to approaches that facilitate the creation of multidisciplinary networks of collaboration and knowledge exchange.
The future of networked knowledge, economic development, and societal engagement is increasingly and inextricably tied to the Internet. The communities, relationships, and exchanges that take place in the socio-economic sphere rely on the necessary technology being developed to extend and enhance the underlying structure of the Internet. The European Commission has funded over a hundred technical projects which are developing aspects of the Future Internet among other initiatives that foster innovation and knowledge transfer. However, for these projects to move from the laboratory into the real world, they must take into account broader socio-economic realities.
During this workshop and seminar, experts in FI technology will be engaging with researchers such as social scientists and economists, with policy experts, and with other stakeholders to discuss how the latest technology developments are encountering socio-economic realities. Particular attention will be given to the methods and approaches that facilitate the creation of multidisciplinary networks of collaboration and knowledge exchange. The specific topics will be announced soon, and will be based on the results of a survey currently being circulated to FI projects about socio-economic issues relevant to the realities on-the-ground in the FI community. The agenda and list of speakers will also be announced at that time.
The event will offer an opportunity to analyze how to understand the future of the Internet as a platform that can foster innovation, collaboration and knowledge transfer. The results of this event will be written up as a whitepaper, and considered for possible publication.
Agenda
Time |
Session |
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09.45 |
Arrival at St Anne’s College, coffee |
10.00 |
Welcome address, Eric Meyer |
10.10 |
Keynote, William Dutton |
10.30 |
“The Future Internet: Pushing the Technology Boundaries”. Presentations by future Internet technology projects: SAIL (Luis Correia); N4C (Elwyn Davies); CHOREOS (Animesh Pathak); PERSIST / SOCIETIES (Kevin Doolin); MASSIF (Pedro Soria-Rodriguez); FI3P (Jonathan Cave) |
12.00 |
Lunch |
13.00 |
“Bridging the Gap”. Parallel break-out sessions on: Cloud Computing (Christopher Millard); Privacy (Ian Brown); Communities (Alexandre Caldas); Internet of Things (Ben Bashford); Identity (Tony Fish); Security (Mike Surridge) |
14.30 |
Coffee |
14.35 |
Summing up results of break-out sessions |
15.30 |
Keynote, Nicole Dewandre, European Commission |
16.00 |
Workshop ends |
17.00 |
Debate: Will the Design of the Future Internet Be Driven by Technology or Societal Concerns? (Sally Wyatt, Robin Williams, Jonathan Cave) |
19.00 |
Dinner at Oriel College for workshop participants and speakers |
About the speakers
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Dr Anne-Marie Oostveen
Oxford Internet Institute
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Professor Eric T. Meyer
Oxford Internet Institute
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Dr Cristobal Cobo
Oxford Internet Institute