08:00 - 09:30 |
Registration |
09:30 - 10:00 | Opening Ceremony - Dr Monika Karas, President, National Media and Infocommunications Authority of Hungary - [biography]
- Dr Susan Teltscher, Head, Human Capacity Building Division, ITU -Speech- [biography]
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Keynote address - Mr Zaid Hamzah, CEO and General Counsel, Asia Law Exchange and Adjunct Fellow, Centre of Excellence for National Security, RSIS, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - [biography]
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10:30 - 11:00 | Group photo and coffee break |
11:00 - 12:30 | Session 1: Developing skills for the 21st century digital economy: the role of academic institutions The world is undergoing a major digital transformation, driven by robotics, big data analytics, Internet of Things and artificial intelligence. These developments will have an impact on how we live as well as how we learn. The session looks at the role of universities in shaping this transformation, how technological change is shaping the future of e-learning and how universities are changing their programmes to embrace these emerging topics and technology trends. Some of the issues to be addressed in the session are: - The characteristics of the future digital ecosystem
- The role universities are playing in shaping the future digital ecosystem
- The sets of skills required for the future
- New academic programmes and changes in the curriculum to better prepare 21st century students
Moderator: Mr Zaid Hamzah, CEO and General Counsel, Asia Law Exchange and Adjunct Fellow, Centre of Excellence for National Security, RSIS, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - [biography]
Panelists: - Dr Virginia Dignum, Associate Professor, Social Artificial Intelligence, Delft University, Netherlands -Presentation-[biography]
- Dr Sara Bernardini, Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Royal Holloway University, United Kingdom -Presentation-[biography]
- Dr Diego Kuonen, CEO and CAO, Statoo Consulting and Professor, Research Center for Statistics, Geneva School of Economics and Management, University of Geneva, Switzerland -Presentation-[biography]
- Mr Enrique Shadah, Head, Strategic Relationships, Office of Digital Learning, MIT, United States -Presentation-[biography]
- Dr Jian Song, Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China -Presentation-[biography]
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch break |
14:00 - 15:30 |
Session 2: Enhancing capacity in Internet governance through academic programmes The spread of the Internet and connectedness does not only bring opportunities but also huge challenges, for example in areas such as security and privacy. Internet governance is thus becoming a priority topic at global, regional and national levels. The rapid evolution of ICTs also led to an increase in the scope and level of complexity in the field of Internet governance. Internet governance now encompasses matters related to the technical administration of the network, and to an ever growing myriad of issues related to policy and regulatory realms. The need for capacity development, a precondition for meaningful involvement in the decisions about the future of technology, is therefore paramount. Over the years, the topic has increasingly gained importance as an academic discipline with many universities including Internet governance-related components in their curricula or even offering advanced-level degree programmes. This session discusses the role of academic institutions in building skills in the field of Internet governance, and examines the work undertaken in this area. Some of the issues to be covered are: - Understanding key issues of the Internet governance ecosystem
- The role of academia in shaping and/or influencing public policy in Internet governance
- Best ways of addressing Internet governance as an academic discipline
- Fostering multistakeholder partnerships for capacity development in Internet governance
Moderator: Dr William Drake, International Fellow and Lecturer, Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland - [biography]
Panelists:
- Dr Lee Andrew Bygrave, Professor, Department of Private Law, University of Oslo, Norway - [biography]
- Mr Ryan Budish, Senior Researcher, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University, United States-[biography]
- Dr Hans Klein, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech, United States - [biography]
- Dr Jeanette Hofmann, Professor and Director, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Germany - [biography]
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee break |
16:00 - 17:30 |
Session 3: New paradigms for teaching and learning in academic institutions The new digital environment demands new sets of skills, and new modes of acquiring these skills. There is also a new generation of learners emerging whose learning styles may be different from those of the previous generation. Universities need to align their learning methodologies and teaching paradigm with the new environment. This session will cover: - Characteristics and attributes of the learner in the digital era
- The new learning paradigms and their impact on teaching
- New modes and methodologies of teaching (e-learning, flipped classroom, labs and studios based learning, collaborative and co-creation learning, online coding, hackathons etc.) and student assessments
- How universities need to respond and adapt to these changes
Moderator: Dr Anders Flodström, Education Director, EIT Digital - [biography]
Panelists:
- Dr Paula Alexandra Silva, Lecturer, Design Innovation, Maynooth University, Ireland - Presentation-[biography]
- Dr Zoltan Toth, Senior Lecturer, Kalman Kando Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary-Presentation-[biography]
- Dr Abtar Singh, Professor and Dean, School of e-Education, Hamda Bin Mohammed Smart University, United Arab Emirates -Presentation-[biography]
- Dr Supavadee Aramvith, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand -Presentation- [biography]
- Dr Zsuzsanna Kosa, Associate Professor, Department of Telecommunications and Media-informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary-Presentation-[biography]
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