Digital sovereignty

Name: Digital sovereignty
Start: 2017-11-02T10:30:00+0100
End: 2017-11-02T10:30:00+0100
Location: Media Theater

Conference as part of the »Open Codes« exhibition

Thu, November 02, 2017 10:30 am CET

The lettering »Open Codes« in magenta against a background of code.

Location: Media Theater

Is digital infrastructure trustworthy? Who can read what we post on the internet and (how) can this be prevented? As part of the »Open Codes« exhibition, high-ranking representatives of science, economy and politics will discuss a range of topics concerning digital sovereignty.

In George Orwell's »1984«, there was dystopia, where every room was monitored by cameras – even today, we cannot understand where private secrets are transmitted to. Previously, industrial spies with disguised miniature cameras made blueprints to obtain information – today, we do not know who has access to the contents of the networked company computers. In days gone by, countries were conquered by troops – today, external control of our digitalized infrastructure is enough to get an insight into our environments and paralyze whole areas of life.

The question of controlling the manufacture and provision of our digital infrastructure develops from these observations: (How) can we make sure no-one is reading our entries? Is digital infrastructure trustworthy? Most people would probably say no to these questions. But must this be the case? Can we imagine a different trustworthy, digital infrastructure? What does this mean for manufacturers, operators and end users? Where should politics regulate? Where not? And what are the hidden social risks if we do nothing?

Program

10:30 am	Reception
11 am	Opening Prof. Dr. Jörn Müller-Quade (KIT) Prof. Dr. Ralf Reussner (FZI) Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jürgen Beyerer (Fraunhofer IOSB)
11:30 am	Lectures Prof.Dr. Wolf-Dieter Lukas, Head of Department in department 5: Key technologies – Research for Innovations, KIT-supervisory board, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Dr. Gerhard Schabhüser, Vice President of the German Federal Office for Information Security Dr. Andreas Goerdeler, Sub-Department Head Digital Agenda of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
1 pm	Lunch break
2 pm	Keynote Lecture Prof. Dr. Peter A. Henning, Head of the Institute for Computers in Education, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Systems, und Wirtschaftsinformatik at Hochschule Karlsruhe, University of Applied Sciences
3 pm	Panel discussion Prof. Dr. Michael Decker, Head of institute and Professor of Technology Assessment at the Institute of Philosophy of the KIT Prof. Dr. Peter A. Henning, Head of the Institute for Computers in Education, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Systems, und Wirtschaftsinformatik at Hochschule Karlsruhe, University of Applied Sciences Dr. Gerhard Schabhüser, Vice President of the German Federal Office for Information Security
5 pm	Break and guided tours through the exhibition of »Open Codes« guided tours are offered at 5 pm, 5:30 pm and 6 pm Meeting point at ZKM_Info Point for a maximum of 20 persons each
7 pm	Evening Lecture Dirk Fox, Head of Cyberforum e.V., Managing Director and Founder of the Secorvo Security Consulting GmbH and initiator of the Karlsruher IT-Sicherheitsinitiative (KA-IT-Si)

Organizing Organization / Institution

ZKM | Karlsruhe, Forschungszentrum Informatik Karlsruhe (FZI), Fraunhofer-Institut für Optronik,Systemtechnik und Bildauswertung Karlsruhe (IOSB), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

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