Internet Freedom Jam 2012

Internet Freedom Jam

2012

FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES ÉCONOMIQUES ET SOCIALES

Photos: Jacques Erard

In cooperation with, and the support of :

#iffjam12 #FreedomFellows

Agenda – Welcome message (5’) –  Introduction of the 2012 Internet Freedom

Fellows and Workshop Overview (10’) – Workshop (90’) – Closing: What do WE do next ? (15’) – Networking apéro …

Overview •  Goal of the Workshop

–  Co-creatively explore and think “out of the box” •  what could be a fair, free and open Internet in 2025 and •  what needs to be done in a not so distant future to make

it happen •  Methodology

–  “Backcasting” Innovation Game –  Assisted by a team of awesome strategic facilitators

and innovation gurus !

Past Present (2012)

Short Term (2015)

Medium Term (2025)

LongTerm (2050)

“Backcasting” Innovation Protocol

Imagining the Past Remembering the Future

Workshop timeline – Thought-provoking context (5’) – Group work (45’) – Storytelling (30’ : 6 x 5) – Discussion (10’)

– Closing: What do WE do next ? (15’)

Step #1: Today is 22 June 2050

BTW, it’s Wednesday ;-)

Some Context •  The Internet is a World

Heritage –  It is Fair –  It is Free –  It is Open

It’s Human Rights compatible by Design… … and runs on “Ethical” infrastructures and platforms

Digital History Class : Privacy at the turn of the century

http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/

6 IFF à 6 Groups

Choose a persona… •  A 2050 IFF (Internet Freedom Fellow) Human

Right activist •  A government policy maker •  A civil society representative •  A technical or social innovator •  A concerned citizen of the world

•  Or a persona not listed above!

Based on your Group #… •  Form Groups

•  Choose – 1 Storyteller

– 1 Scribe

•  Now, together, remember the amazing “ thing ” in 2025 that made the Internet a Fair, Free and Open World Heritage forever…

You’ve got 45 minutes… •  15' to discuss your context / personas in 2050 •  15' to answer the questions asked (next slide) •  15' to identify the key actions that must be

undertaken to make that 2025 “ thing ” happen

Write Your (5’ max!) Story •  What was that “ thing ” that happened in 2025

•  How did it change the Internet, your life, society for the better ? Or for the worse ?

•  What were the elements that needed “recombination” for that “ thing ” to happen ?

•  What were the policy and technical issues that needed to be addressed to make that “ thing ” possible ?

Step #2: Back to 2012 ! •  Groups tell their story •  What should we be doing to make that

“thing” happen ?

& HOW TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION?