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ThingsCon Amsterdam1 Dec 2016
A responsible Internet of Things
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Clients
Self-initiated projectsSelf-initiated conferences, publications & research projects include:
Cognitive Cities Conference (2012)Future of connected cities.
UIKonf (since 2013)Berlin’s first English-language iOS developer conference. Sold in 2015.
ThingsCon (since 2014)Future of hardware and Internet of Things (IoT)
Understanding the Connected Home (2nd ed. 2016)Thoughts on living in tomorrow’s connected home. Ebook.
Dearsouvenir (since 2015)Digital travel magazine exploring cities through souvenirs.
Connected (2014/15)Printed collection of essays tracking the evolution of the IoT ecosystem
Conferences Publications
ThingsCon fosters the creation of a human-centric & responsible IoT
Why is responsible IoT so hard?(3 reasons)
1.Hardware, obvs.
2.Power dynamics
3.We need better language
to discuss IoT
Where are we in the world ofhuman-centric & responsible IoT?
Some great examples
Medical implants
Image: EPFL
Some not-so-great examples
Building DDoS infrastructure
Image: The Waving Cat
Image: Sven Scheuermeier
A promise:
If we don’t address these topics,no one else will.
The ThingsCon Community
What can we contribute?
2014: Two conferences
2016: A global movement
2017: Let’s grow!
Opportunities for action
ThingsCon fosters the creation of a human-centric & responsible IoT
To this end we provide practitioners with an open environment for reflection & collaborative action.
ThingsCon LABS
ThingsCon ADVOCACY
ThingsCon RESEARCH
ThingsCon PUBLICATION
Change is made through better day-to-day decisions
Strategies and tactics
Put humans first!
(duh!)
Embrace local context
Efficiency isn’t everything
Think in systems &life cycles
“What happens if this fails?”
Find the rightmode of production & funding
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“Good ethics equal good business”
Join or start a ThingsCon near you
thingscon.com/events/getinvolved
Let’s build a human-centric, responsible
IoT.We’d love to discuss what this means to you.
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Thank you.
