THE DIGITAL WORLD IN 2025: SOCIO-POLITICAL ASPECTS 

EIF Dinner Debate

14 April 2009 20.00-22.00
Private Salon, Members Restaurant, European Parliament, Brussels

Online collaborations have the potential to trigger and shape significant changes in the way future societies will work. What will be the implications of an improved empowerment and engagement of individuals, groups and communities?

Further to EIF launch event of last 13 November on “The Digital World in 2025”, this meeting and the breakfast on the following morning addressed the crucial social-political issues that emerged from the initial debate.

The main themes that were discussed at this dinner focused on the role of government, cyber security issues and the increasing role of blogs and social networks in the dynamically participative “e-Society”.

Programme

Welcome and introduction by the Chair:

Edit Herczog, MEP and EIF Governor

Speakers:

Mr. Ziga Turk
Secretary General of the European Council “Reflection Group on the Future of Europe” and former Slovenian Minister
The role of Government in the Digital Society by 2025
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Mr. Henri Serres
Managing Director of Information Systems and Communication at the French Ministry of Defence
Cyber Security Aspects in the Digital Society by 2025
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Mr. Ajit Jaokar
Founder and CEO of Futuretext
Economic and Social Aspects of Blogs in the Digital Society 2025
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