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Politics & Society
Reflections on the change of societies and political dynamics due to digitization are at the core of the re:publica programme. We are interested in shifting power balances, in societal change and civic digital action. At re:publica we want to talk about what we need to do for a free and open Internet and its relation to the shifting political paradigms on the continent. We want to explore the intersections of technology with politics and society.
In this track we will discuss surveillance technologies, data and privacy protection, e-privacy, Internet shutdowns and net neutrality. We will look at community networks, the effects of AI on society, digital disobedience, as well as new governance models aided by digital technologies.
We invite activists, civil society representatives, researchers and all persons with experience in these topics to help us examine the interplay of technology and society on a philosophical level as well as on the day-to-day basis. We’ll explore the opportunities of civic tech and debate the state of Internet freedom - based on your contributions. Questions we would like to see tackled e.g. include: How do social media platforms influence the shaping of political opinions? How are movements and communities for Internet freedom, digital democracy and open data developing? What social and legislative processes should be initiated to regulate an ever accelerating automation? Can the blockchain deliver on its promise of revolutionizing governance processes?
- Politics & Society-You all might have heard about the Case of Ahmed Mansoor, or rather: his IPhone, on which Security Researchers discovered a very unusual spyware. Since then, Ahmed Mansoors life was impacted in many different - negative- ways.
- Politics & Society-A meetup for everyone interested into Open Data, transparency and technical tools to better understand the world we live in.
- Politics & Society-9th of May is Europeday. We're celebrating with a meetup for everyone who is interested to promote the European idea.
- Politics & Society-Though hate speech and digital violence constitute intricate problems
for citizens in liberal democracies already, troubles increase when
politics turned around. New strategies are to be developed within novel
political and technical contexts, but how? - Politics & Society-Im Wahljahr gibt es auch auf der re:publica vermehrt interaktive Formate, die dem Publikum Fragen und Aufmerksamkeit abverlangen: Wir freuen uns sehr, erstmalig Thomas de Maiziére begrüßen zu dürfen. Nach einem Impulsvortrag trifft der Innenminister in einem moderierten Gespräch auf Constanze Kurz und Markus Beckedahl von netzpolitik.org- und zwar als Debattenformat: Moderatorin Geraldine de Bastion stellt Fragen zu netzpolitischen Kerngebieten- beide Seiten dürfen Stellung nehmen. Ausserdem wird es auch genügend Zeit geben für eure Fragen!
- Politics & Society-European Digital Rights (EDRi) is an association of 35 organisations
from across Europe. We defend rights and freedoms in the digital
environment. If you are interested in fighting for your digital rights,
come and meet our members and friends. - Politics & Society-Wir möchten das Thema Fake News wissenschaftlich angehen: Unserer Studie unter dem Arbeitstitel: "Was tun gegen Fake News?" erläutert Entstehungsbedingungen und Wirkweisen von Fake News aus Sicht der Kommunikationswissenschaft - aus technologischer und medienpsychologischer Perspektive.
- Politics & Society-Die Kontrolle der eigenen, privaten Daten hat für Nutzer oberste Priorität (Studie von Cognizant 91 % (Quelle: Center for the Future of Work (2016)). Gleichzeitig besteht die Befürchtung, dass Unternehmen zunehmend ihre Daten sammeln, speichern und nutzen. Viele Kunden scheuen sich davor, ihre Daten zu teilen, obwohl sie täglich WhatsApp, facebook oder google Maps aufrufen. Den Service, den sie dadurch erhalten, scheint ihnen dennoch Wert genug, auf den Tauschhandel einzugehen: Daten gegen Leistung. Warum sollten nun aber Kunden ihre persönlichen Daten mit der Deutschen Telekom teilen?
- Politics & Society-What is 5G / What are the challenges, what are the chances?
- Politics & Society-Meetup for storytellers and everybody interested in the use of storytelling for communication.
- Politics & Society-Join us for a panel discussion about the disinformation ecosystem in times of elections in Europe and how to collaboratively tackle this challenge.
- Politics & Society-In this practical workshop participants will learn the key steps that any journalist should take when working with images and videos that have been sourced online.