Digital Social Innovation Conference

The city of Barcelona has started an exciting digital social innovation* (DSI) process and is launching a new round of funding to support, grow and scale an ecosystem of projects and organisations. The purpose of this event is bringing together social entrepreneurs, hackers, communities and researchers working in DSI fields such as digital manufacturing, the collaborative economy, open democracy and digital rights.

On February 7th the City of Barcelona Office of Technology and Digital Innovation in collaboration with the European Commission will launch the DSI4BCN platform with a new round of funding, the next 10ML EU Collective Awareness Platforms call (CAPS InfoDay) and the DECODE project.

On February 7th morning the Data Sovereignty for the Collaborative Economy and CAPS InfoDay will take place at CCCB, Aula1 10:00-16:30h

DSI4BCN will foster digital innovations for the social good, helping communities share data, collaborate to solve societal problems and scale their initiatives focusing on open technologies that enable new sustainable business models and preserve people’s privacy and digital sovereignty.

On February 8 & 9th we will hold the kick-off meeting of DECODE, a new flagship 5ML EU project. DECODE will develop a decentralised data architecture based on blockchain technology to strengthen data sovereignty of citizens and experiment next generation platform cooperatives.

Program

Sessions & Speakers

10:00h Opening: Gerardo Pisarello, Vice Mayor

10:10h DSI4BCN Presentation: Francesca Bria, Chief Technology Officer

10:30-11:45h Panel I: Technology for the common good: growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe

Zoe Romano, Digital Social EU (moderator)

Alvaro Porro, Barcelona Activa

David Cuartielles, Co-founder Arduino

Susana Nascimento, European Commission

Dr. Caroline Nevejan, Delft University of Technology

Mara Balestrini, Making Sense

Jan-Willem Loggers, Fairphone

11:45-12:00h Coffee Break

12:15-13:30h Panel II: Shaping the Internet of the Future for a more collaborative economy & society

Mayo Fuster Morell, UOC/IN3 (moderator)

Fabrizio Sestini, European Commission

Carles Sierra, CSIC

Jaromil Rojo, Dyne.org/DECODE

Simona Levi, Xnet

George Danezis, University College London

Thais Ruiz de Alda, Thoughtworks

13:30-14:00h EU CAPS call Presentation

Fabrizio Sestini, European Commission

14:00h Closing Remarks

Gala Pin, Regidora de Ciutat Vella i Participació

14:15-15:15h Lunch break

15:15-15:45h CAPS call infoday: Q&A

15:45-16:30h Open Space to present and discuss participants’ ideas for the CAPS call and foster informal networking