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NGI workshop in Pisa
July 11, 2017 @ 14:30 - 18:30
Free
The European Commission in collaboration with NExtIN (www.next-in.eu) and Polo Tecnologico di Navacchio (www.polotecnologico.it) organize a workshop in support of the EC Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative.
Researchers, start-ups, SMEs, social innovators and representatives of the civil society are invited to discuss with the European Commission to shape the Internet of the future.
The purpose of the workshop is to explore opportunities for research, industry, SMEs/start-ups and civil society for collaboration within the scope of the NGI initiative. Open and multidisciplinary discussions, as the key elements of the workshop agenda, will help the attendees to actively participate in debates prioritizing and shaping the future evolution of the NGI.
The workshop will be held at Polo Tecnologico di Navacchio premises on 11th of July 2017 (14:30h – 18:30h).
The event will be held in Italian.
About NGI
Last autumn the European Commission launched the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative, aiming for a more human-centric Internet supporting European values of openness, cooperation across borders, decentralisation, inclusiveness, transparency and protection of privacy.
The NGI initiative is a broad and long-term initiative, mostly focusing on new technology areas like a better protection for private data, new internet architectures, decentralized data systems and new discovery and identification tools.
More information on the EC NGI initiative are available at:
- https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/next-generation-internet-initiative
- https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/next-generation-internet
Why attend?
- To be active part of the brainstorming about novel ideas for innovative research topics
- To help formulating expectations from the NGI initiative (as individuals but also as representatives of a certain sector)
- To help establish and grow the NGI ecosystem
Who can attend?
Invited attendees are Internet Researchers and Innovators, SMEs, Start-ups, Internet technology providers, Policy Makers, Civil society representatives.
Participation is free but places are limited. Book your seat as soon as possible!
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-next-generation-internet-workshop-35431004087.
Agenda
| 14:30 | Registration |
| 15:00 | Welcome addresses Speaker: Silvia Burzagli, Region of Tuscany |
| 15:15 | The NGI Initiative, context, plans and actions of the European Commission Speaker: Valentina Scialpi, European Commission |
| 15:30 | The research perspective: Trends and topics that NGI should embrace Speaker: Vincenzo Gervasi, University of Pisa |
| 15:45 | NGI, a startup view Speaker: Daniele Mazzei, Zerynth |
| 16:00 | Next Generation Internet for the Civil Society Speaker: Marco Conti, IIT-CNR |
| 16:15 | The next generation internet for the PA Speaker: Laura Castellani, Region of Tuscany |
| 16:30 | Q&A |
| 16:45 | World cafes in subgroups
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| 17:45 | Coffee break |
| 18:00 | Wrap up and conclusions |
| 18:30 | End of event |
