BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:https://github.com/derhansen/sf_event_mgt METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:948-2216@gi.de CLASS: PUBLIC SUMMARY:Digital Development Debates DESCRIPTION:Digital Development Debates 2018: Germany, a digitally less dev eloped country?\n\nPaying with a mobile phone, free Wi-Fi in public transpo rt or online access to government services - what other countries have been offering for years is far from nationwide implementation in Germany. Why a re we lagging behind? What are the reasons for Germany’s slow pace digital development?\n\nBe it in education, in infrastructure or in digital policy structures – even after years of embarrassingly low ranks OECD reports for one of Europe's richest countries, Germany is still by many seen as too hes itant.\n\nIn connection with the INFORMATIK 2018 conference in Berlin you a re invited to attend a two-day conference about the current state of digita lization in Germany. We have invited speakers from Brazil, Rwanda and China to learn about digital strategies that have received international attenti on and recognition. And we hope they can offer some inspiration for Germany ’s digital development pathway.\n\nOn Thursday afternoon, September 27, 201 8 we will open the conference at 4 p.m. (16:00 Uhr) with a keynote by Luana Lund from Brazil, followed by a panel discussion on Internet Governance.\n \nThe following day, September 28, 2018, will consist of two more keynotes, followed by a workshop session that aims map out some of the lessons learn ed by our international guests and define potential action items for German y.\n\nPlease have a look at the schedule (»Programm«). The conference lang uage will be in English, entrance is free.\n\nPlease register at https://ww w.eventbrite.de/e/digital-development-debates-germany-tickets-47885057496 b y September 20 to make sure that we have enough chairs and pretzels availab le.\n\nPlease note that eventbrite will use cookies and other tracking info rmation. If you want to attend the conference but do not want to register v ia eventbrite, please send an e-mail to tilman.schieber@tu-berlin.de with t he subject „ddd/18 register“.\n\nAbout the Speakers\n\nLuana Lund is Deputy Director for Digital Transformation Policies and General-Coordinator for C yber Issues at the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communic ations (MCTIC). She has experience on the design of important Brazilian nor mative frameworks for the digital environment, such as the Civil Rights Fra mework for the Internet (Marco Civil da Internet), the Strategy for Digital Transformation (E-Digital) and the Personal Data Protection Law.\n\nSreeka nth Mukku is studying public policy at the Willy Brandt School, specialisin g in European Public Policy and Digitalisation. His previous experience inc ludes 14 years of advising some of the leading multinational corporations l ike IBM, Oracle and Deloitte Consulting on their emerging markets growth an d expansion strategies. In his 6-year stint with IBM, his work primarily fo cused on the evolution of digital paradigm, and start-up led digital ecosys tem in India. Sreekanth has an MBA and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from I ndia.\n\nDev Lewis manages the Digital Asia Hub’s digital activities, inclu ding social media, the website and production of the newsletter. His resear ch interests include internet governance and the digital economy in the Chi nese and Indian context. Dev has an International Relations degree from Rog er Williams University and speaks fluent Mandarin, having spent 2 years stu dying in Shanghai and Zhengzhou. He frequently writes for several regional publications and think tanks, and spent two years at Gateway House, a forei gn policy think tank in Mumbai, where he performed a similar role.\n\nDidie r Nkurikiyimfura is the Director of Technology and Innovation at the Smart Africa Secretariat. In his current position, Didier is in charge of develop ing a sustainable Technology and Innovation ecosystem in Smart Africa Membe r States collaboration with Governments, private sector, academia and a wid e range of stakeholders and partners. He currently oversees the implementat ion of strategic initiatives such as the free roaming initiative (also know as the One Africa Network project), increasing affordability and accessibi lity of Internet in Africa and the Smart Africa scholarship fund. LOCATION:Spektrum im Spree-Palais DTSTAMP:20180919T185857Z DTSTART:20180927T140000Z DTEND:20180928T131500Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR