Panel Discussion: Society as a Digital Testbed
TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture and DIGIT invite you to a discussion on socially beneficial research on digitalization.
We live in a time of major technological changes, particularly in the digital realm. The development can feel both chaotic, frightening, and exciting. While the public sector and businesses attempt to tame the new digital tools, large tech companies are racing to develop and spread their latest inventions. What happens to society when we become a large digital testbed, and how can interdisciplinary research contribute to the use of technology that benefits society?
When: November 7, 2024 18:00-19:30
Where: Litteraturhuset, Nedjma, Oslo
Registration: Open event
Language: Norwegian
Who is it for? This panel discussion is for anyone who wishes to better understand the changes happening around them—whether you work with these issues yourself, are a student looking for a master’s thesis topic, or are simply a curious citizen.
Description
We live in a time of major technological changes, particularly in the digital realm. The development can feel both chaotic, frightening, and exciting. While the public sector and businesses attempt to tame the new digital tools, large tech companies are racing to develop and spread their latest inventions. What happens to society when we become a large digital testbed, and how can interdisciplinary research contribute to the use of technology that benefits society?
As part of the 25th anniversary of the TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, we invite you to a dialogue at the intersection of technology and society. We bring together a number of knowledgeable individuals to examine some of the long-term trends in societal and technological development.
This panel discussion is for anyone who wishes to better understand the changes happening around them—whether you work with these issues yourself, are a student looking for a master’s thesis topic, or are simply a curious citizen.
Panelists
Lars Nyre is a professor of media design at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies at the University of Bergen. In his research, he has covered various aspects of technology’s impact on communication, and earlier this year published the academic book Technology: A theoretical introduction.
Malcolm Langford is a professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, and a professor II at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen. He has worked on a wide range of fields, including questions related to the digitalization of academia, courts, and decision-making.
Suhas Govind Joshi is a computer scientist at the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo. He works on issues related to design and user participation and researches the use of AI in welfare technology.
Lilly Pijnenburg Muller, Ph.D., is an associate professor at King’s College London in war studies and a guest researcher at TIK and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Her research focuses on technology and conflict, specifically the interaction between technology and society's role in the development of AI in security practices.
Moderator
Torjus Solheim Eckhoff, PhD candidate at TIK, where he researches the history of Norwegian data policy.