The study explores how emerging digital technologies, and the digital economy can transform society by mobilisation of collective action and enable a more collaborative economy, new ways of making, citizen participation, sustainability and social innovation.
In the morning of 17 February we will gather leading European practitioners, funders, academics and policy makers from EU, national, regional and local governments working on Digital Social Innovation to discuss lessons from the research and the future of DSI in Europe.
On www.digitalsocial.eu you can read more about the research and explore the network of DSI organisations that has been developed as part of the research.
Draft agenda
08:30 Welcome of participants
09:00 -09:30 Opening session: What have we learned about digital social innovation, what does the future look like?
• Geoff Mulgan CEO, Nesta
• Fabrizio Sestini, Scientific Officer, European Commission’s DG Connect
09:30-09:50 Presentation of the DSI study final results - Francesca Bria, Nesta
09:50-11.00 The digital social innovators perspective
Chair: Robert Madelin, Director General of European Commission’s DG Connect
• Renata Avila, World Wide Web Foundation
• Zoe Romano, Arduino
• Tom Steinberg, mySociety and Populus project
• Tomas Diez, Smart Citizens Kit, FabLab Barcelona
• Rob van Kranenburg, Internet of Things Council & Sociotal
Q&A
11:00- 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:30 The policy perspective - Digital & Social for the future of Europe
Chair: Jesus Villasante, Head of Unit, European Commission’s DG Connect
• Patrizia Toia, European Parliament TBC
• Julia Reda, European Parliament
• Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris TBC
• Marijete Schaake, European Parliament
12:30-13:30 What kind of institutional change is needed for Europe?
Chair: Geoff Mulgan, Nesta
• Ann Mettler, Head of the European Political Strategy Centre
• Evgeny Morozov, writer and editorialist
• Chris Sigaloff, Director of Kennisland
• Xavier Troussard, JRC European Commission
• Marleen Stikker, Waag Society
13:30 Closing address Mario Campolargo, European Commission’s DG Connect
You are welcome to attend, please register here.
CAPS activities will also be presented at Net Futures 2015 Conference on 25-26 March.