[ISOC-CH Ann] Reminder: Values of Internet Technology workshop on 25 Jan - Join us!

[Roxana Radu ISOC-CH]

Dear ISOC-CH members,

This is a kind reminder about our upcoming workshop in Bienne/Biel on 25
January. We still have a few places available, please sign up at your
earliest convenience if you can attend.

https://www.isoc.ch/events/vit

Looking forward to seeing many of you there,

Roxana

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Roxana Radu
Chair, Internet Society-Switzerland

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On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 12:17 PM, Roxana Radu ISOC-CH <chair at isoc.ch> wrote:

> 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!
> ---
> Roxana Radu
> Chair, Internet Society-Switzerland
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