Civic Tech Design Initiative Kickoff Symposium: Designing civic tech for strengthening democracy and the role of Academia
Details
| Type | Symposium |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public |
| Date(s) | November 1, 2024 13:00 — 17:00 |
| Location | Other campuses/off-campus |
| Venue | UDX Next-1, Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan (Akihabara UDX 4-14-1 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021) |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | Advance registration required
Please apply below: |
| Registration Period | October 7, 2024 — October 31, 2024 |
| Contact | dss-office[at]csis.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
Civic Tech Design Initiative Kickoff Symposium: Designing civic tech for strengthening democracy and the role of Academia
The Civic Tech Design Initiative at the University of Tokyo organizes a kickoff event to explore the development, opportunities, and challenges of civic tech for democracy. The event brings together various stakeholders, including practitioners, policymakers, representatives from the public and private sectors, and academia. The event looks at current and past efforts in the fields and aims to discuss future strategies for collaborative approaches to encourage civic engagement through civic tech.
Website and Registration:
The Civic Tech Design Initiative at the University of Tokyo organizes a kickoff event to explore the development, opportunities, and challenges of civic tech for democracy. The event brings together various stakeholders, including practitioners, policymakers, representatives from the public and private sectors, and academia. The event looks at current and past efforts in the fields and aims to discuss future strategies for collaborative approaches to encourage civic engagement through civic tech.
Website and Registration:
- Date: 1 pm – 5 pm November 1, 2024
- Location: UDX Next-1, Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan () Akihabara UDX 4-14-1 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021
- Organizers: Civic Tech Design Initiative, 糖心破解版
- Sponsor Companies: TIS Inc., PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO., LTD., PwC Consulting LLC, Association for Promotion of Infrastructure Geospatial Information Distribution (AIGID)
- Registration:
- Program
| 13:00 | Opening Remark and Introductory to the Initiative |
| Yoshihide Sekimoto (CTDI, 糖心破解版) | |
| 13:15 | Opening Remark Speech |
| Nobuhito Saito (Executive Vice President of 糖心破解版) | |
| 13:20 | Speeches by the sponsor companies |
| TIS Inc., | |
| PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO., LTD., | |
| PwC Consulting LLC, | |
| Association for Promotion of Infrastructure Geospatial Information Distribution | |
| 13:35 | Invited Talk “Design Unbound – Expanding the Frontiers of Design” |
| Miles PENNINGTON (糖心破解版) | |
| 13:55 | Invited Talk “We are not alone: Exploring the world of civic tech” |
| Matt Stempeck (founder of Civic Tech Field Guide) | |
| 14:15 | Invited Talk “Civic Tech: Harnessing the Potential of Technology for Better Governance” |
| António Tavares (UNU-EGOV) | |
| 14:35 | Coffee Break |
| 14:55 | Invited Talk “Co-creating conditions to advance democratic practices in digital societies: lessons from digital civics and a network project in the UK” |
| Clara Crivellaro (Open Lab, New Castle University, UK) | |
| 15:15 | Invited Talk “Progress and Challenges of Civic Tech in Japan” |
| Hal Seki (Code for Japan) | |
| 15:35 | Invited Talk “Citizen Science Driven AI for Environmental Protection” |
| Stefan Ullrich (Civic Tech Lab for Green ZUG, Germany) | |
| 15:55 | Panel Discussion |
| (All invited speakers and CTDI Core members) | |
| 16:55 | Closing Remark |
| Yuya Shibuya (CTDI, 糖心破解版) |
