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Seminar Series: The Social, Cultural & Ethical Impact of ICT Innovation

The Impact ’08 Seminar series explores the Social, Cultural & Ethical Impact of ICT Innovation in a number of fields. The lunch time seminars will run simultaneously through the Access Grid network at Auckland University, Waikato University, Victoria University of Wellington, and Canterbury University. The seminars are organised and funded through a partnership of UNESCO New Zealand, the 2020 Communications Trust and InternetNZ. The series provides and excellent way for ‘town and gown’ to meet and think and exchange ideas. Those from the business, technology and government sectors can stretch their thinking beyond technology and profits to some of the more indirect impacts of their decisions. The academic community can interact with more closely with those in ‘town’ to get a more pragmatic view on their ideas.

Identity July 21	Does the sense of identify and privacy change with innovations in ICT? What is the impact on the rights of the individual when the ease of access to information becomes so easy and fast?
Social Interaction August 18	How are innovations in ICT impacting on how people interact? What is the impact of innovative ICTs eliminating the tyranny of distance and time?
Community Building September 15	What impact does ICT innovation have in building communities? And, has the concept of community changed away from a geographic focus? And what is the impact on the individual’s association with their multiple communities?
Location October 20	What is the impact of innovative ICT on the efficiency of the transport sector? How does ICT impact people’s ways and needs to travel?

The Access Grid node in the ISB is booked. More details at http://www.2020.org.nz/impact/

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IRGO Lunch Seminars 2008

IRGO Lunch Seminars
Will be resuming in semester two. The current speaker schedule is available here.

IRGO 2009 Steering Group
We're currently in the process of forming a small steering group to decide how IRGO will continue to proceed and grow in the next few years. Representatives from Health and from Science are still required. If you are interested in being involved, please email erika.pearson@otago.ac.nz.

IRGO LAUNCH
An invitation to all researchers working in the area of Internet Studies for a casual gathering on Thursday, the 14th of June, at 4pm in the seminar room at the Centre for Innovation, St David Street, University of Otago (Dunedin). This is an opportunity to meet others working on Internet issues beyond your school or division, and to discuss future directions for collaboration and networking.