{"id":8057,"date":"2017-07-26T13:28:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T10:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terveilm.ee\/leht\/?page_id=8057"},"modified":"2017-09-08T11:12:30","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T08:12:30","slug":"conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.terveilm.ee\/leht\/digitaldevelopment\/programme\/conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference “Digitalising Development. Are we ready for the future?”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moderator <\/a>of the day: Margo Loor, Speaksmart<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
8.45\u20139.15 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nMorning coffee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.15\u201310.15<\/span><\/td>\n\n

Framework discussion: What should the future of development cooperation look like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some say that digitalization is here, only thing we can do is to adapt, learn, and harvest the dividends. Others say that there are more important issues for all stakeholders in development cooperation to deal with than the harmful potential of digitalisation. What does digitalization mean in the context of global sustainable development? Where do different stakeholders stand and what do they want? \u00a0What kind of future for the development cooperation can we imagine in this digitalized world?<\/p>\n

Panelists:<\/a><\/p>\n

10.15\u201311.15<\/span><\/td>\n\n

Keynote speaker Alix R\u00fcbsaam<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alix is a researcher on posthumanism and philosophy of technology working at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis.\u00a0Alix will tackle the questions such as is technology as neutral, as they say? Does Artificial Intelligence mean the end for the human kind? What will be the future of leaning and work. We can place current technology in a long range of tools that increase people\u2019s functioning. Contemporary technology however, is much more intrusive and could even take over part of our brain functions. If computers can think, what does it still mean to be a human being?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

11.30\u201312.00<\/span><\/td>\nCoffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.00\u201313.00<\/span><\/td>\n\n

Digitalisation \u2013 risky and challenging?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Depending whom you are talking to, digitalization could be described as the miracle solution to all kind of problems or then, the most dangerous development we\u2019ve ever faced. The truth is probably somewhere in between. To harvest the digital dividends and turn technology into an ally, possible risks need to be talked about and calculated. This session tackles the most common challenges faced in practice, but we\u2019re also looking into issues not that much thought about \u2013 the blind spots of digital development. What are the biggest fears about digitalisation and what to do about them? Are we doing enough to mitigate the risks? What is missing?<\/p>\n

Panelists:<\/a><\/p>\n

13.00\u201314.00<\/span><\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.00\u201315.15<\/span><\/td>\n\n

How to make it work?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The future is already here. Apart from all possible risks, new technologies create opportunities. How to harvest these digital dividends? What are we missing?\u00a0How to mitigate the cultural and social change digital future is bringing about? What steps do we need to take to leap over the digital inequality? How to foster stronger cooperation between different stakeholders?<\/p>\n

Panelists:<\/a><\/p>\n

15.15\u201315.45<\/span><\/td>\nBreak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.45\u201317.30<\/span><\/td>\n\n

Digital4Development: digital technologies in EU development policies<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the viewpoint of DG DEVCO towards the role of digital technologies in development cooperation and sustainable development in the light of \u00a0Commission Staff Working Document Digital4Development.<\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/a><\/p>\n