[ISOC-CH Ann] Values of Internet Technology workshop series - Join us!

[Roxana Radu ISOC-CH]

Dear ISOC-CH members,


Together with p≡p foundation, we are starting an 18-month long series of
workshops as of January 2018 around the Values of Internet Technologies
<https://www.isoc.ch/archives/3017> (VIT). This series of six workshops
represents a platform for discussions and hands-on training to privacy,
anonymity and security online. Concrete tech approaches will be presented
and analyzed against bigger socio-political implications and the broader
picture for each topic, with insights into current and upcoming Free and
Open Source Software (FOSS). Expert speakers and experienced trainers will
propose scenarios and working solutions for policy as well as tech
approaches to adopt privacy, respect anonymity and enhance security.

Among the issues under investigation are the digital societal values and
the technological specifications that can respond to the needs of modern
society. Among the cross-cutting issues to be addressed, the workshops will
look at the structure of new developments, e.g. how well are they able to
interoperate, do they support federated development, are they
decentralized, can they be used easily? The workshops will also examine how
to strengthen Human Rights using certain technological approaches. The
solutions proposed will draw on a wide range of expertise and will not rely
on any single central infrastructure that users must adopt. Each workshop
covers a different subject which we find important for how to design,
implement and deploy current and future digital developments.

The first workshop <https://www.isoc.ch/events/vit>, taking place on 25th
of January in Biel/Bienne at Berner Fachhochschule (BFH), will focus on
Decentralization. Privacy, trust and security are at stake ‒ in a pure
technical sense as well as economically and socially. Decentralization is a
significant feature for more agility, justice and resilience in our
societies and their digital infrastructure. Expert speakers will elaborate
on different aspects of the subject, followed by a hands-on session.

Early registration (free of charge) is recommended:
https://www.isoc.ch/events/vit

The workshops are organized by Internet Society Switzerland (ISOC-CH) and
p≡p Foundation in the framework of the project entitled 'Implementing
Privacy via Mass Encryption', which received a 'Beyond the Net' grant from
Internet Society. The first workshop in this series will be hosted by
Berner Fachhochschule (BFH) and benefits from the support of Digitale
Gesellschaft Switzerland (DigiGes) and CCC Switzerland (CCC-CH).

The workshops are open to policy-makers, technologists, journalists,
researchers, programmers, activists, students and interested users. We
particularly encourage ISOC-CH members to participate and discuss with us.
The agenda for the workshops will be prepared in close alignment with the
demand-side, meaning that we need your presence and input! For us, this
workshop series is a precious opportunity to hear from you, answer your
questions and get feedback in terms of migration strategies for
organizations, ease of use, ideas for specific features or other challenges
that a resilient and future-proof Free and Open Source Software tech
development can meet.
Preliminary program:

   1. Setting the scene for a digital future: What's important and how can
   it be achieved? 25th of January 2018
   2. p≡p's Internet-Drafts and its implementations for digital
   communication technologies. Planned for April 2018
   3. Human Rights and present / future ICT ‒ Why and how are they related?
   Planned for September 2018
   4. How can digitalization mitigate current challenges of humanity?
   Planned for November 2018
   5. Migration towards new and responsible IT ‒ Pathways for enterprises
   and public organizations. Planned for January 2019
   6. "A network of networks" ‒ What are the most important requirements
   for spreading diverse and Human-Rights-solid Free and Open Source digital
   communication? Planned for April 2019

For more details, please visit: https://www.isoc.ch/events(@ISOCSwitzerland
<https://twitter.com/ISOCSwitzerland>)

We look forward to seeing many of you there on 25 January!
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Roxana Radu
Chair, Internet Society-Switzerland

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