CPDP 2020: Data protection and artificial Intelligence
In the framework of CPDP 2020: Data protection and artificial intelligence conference, Culture Action Europe’s Tere Badia will be moderating a panel discussion on Data Economy, AI, Privacy and Sustainability in times of Climate Emergency.
Panel Title: Data Economy, AI, Privacy and Sustainability in times of Climate Emergency
Date: 24/01/2020 from 11:45 to 13h
Venue: AREA 42 PETIT, Rue des Palais 46, Brussels
Organizing Institution: Hangar.org
Panel Description: In 2008, the Internet was already responsible for the 2% of CO2 global emissions, exceeding those of the entire aviation industry. The amount of users, network connections and has increased at a whooping pace ever since. As an indication of this: global energy demand related to internet-connected devices is increasing 20% a year, 2015 already accounted for 3-5% of the world’s electricity use and it is expected that by 2025 ICT will consume 20% of it, which would potentially hamper global attempts to meet climate change targets. Given the growing significance of this impact in the global economy, there is an urgent need to raise awareness and ensure more sustainable and responsible development whilst harnessing the huge potential for adding value in our society.
This panel will discuss how society could efficiently tackle the critical environmental toll of our current data ecosystem and imagine future sustainable technologies and modes of operating within these technologies.
Panellists:
Joana Moll: The hidden environmental impact of the current data economy
Fieke Jansen: Materiality of AI and future environmental costs of automatizing actions
Yaser Hamamadi: Environmental impact of devices: ethical and environmental concerns on mineral sourcing
Alexandra Lutz: Policy for sustainable privacy, data economy and AI
Moderated by: Tere Badia Culture Action Europe
More information here.