RESEARCH :: e-Inclusion :: Workshop on "Ethical Aspects of Inclusion in the Information Society" :: Final Agenda

Workshop on "Ethical Aspects of Inclusion in the Information Society"

The report of the workshop is now available

Presentations done at the workshop can be downloaded under the respective agenda items below.

Monday 12th May
11:30 – 13:00 Plenary
14:30 Parallel Sessions
Ethical aspects related to the use of governmental on-line services
16:45 Closing Plenary

Sunday 11^th May

19:30

Dinner

Monday 12^th May

8:30	Registration opens
9:30	Registration closes
9:30	Welcome
	Chair: Dr. Paul Timmers, European Commission, DG Information Society and Media, Head of Unit ICT for Inclusion
9:30	Welcome and Opening Statement
	Director General Andrej FLOGIE, Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Slovenia
10:00 – 10:15	Ethics and Inclusion
	Dr. Maurizio Salvi, Head of the EGE Secretariat, Member of the Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA), European Commission
10:15 – 10:30	Ethical Aspects of Inclusion in the Information Society
	Dr. Paul Timmers, European Commission, DG Information Society and Media, Head of Unit ICT for Inclusion
10:30 – 10:45	Key issues in ethics and ICT
	Prof. Dr. Simon Rogerson, Centre for Computing & Social Responsibilities, De Monfort University, UK
10:45 – 11:00	Right to privacy and data protection issues related to ICT for Inclusion
	Billy Hawkes, Data Protection Commissioner, Ireland, Member of the Art. 29 Data Protection Working Party
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00 Plenary

11:30 – 11:45	Fundamental ethical principles related to ICT for Inclusion
	Prof. Dr. Simon Rogerson, Centre for Computing & Social Responsibilities, De Monfort University, UK
11:45 – 12:00	Embedding Ethics and EU Fundamental Rights into Industrial Strategies
	Jeroen Terstegge, Royal Philips Electronics, Philips International Corporate Legal Department, The Netherlands
12:00 – 12:15	Ethics networks at European and national level
	Tone Zakelj, Vice-Chairman of the National Medical Ethics Committee of Slovenia
12:15 – 13:30	Q&A
13:30	Close
13:30 – 14:30	Lunch

14:30 Parallel Sessions

	Ethics and Marginalised Young People
	Ethics and Cultural Minorities
	New technologies can be used to foster social inclusion of young people. Ethical principles to be considered in the work with youngsters. Information and communication technologies can make it easier for migrants to be active and involved in their new communities. Ethical principles to be considered here.
	Chair: Prof. Dr. Margit Sutrop, Director, University of Tartu, Centre for Ethics, Estonia
14:30 – 14:45	Ethics and marginalised young people
	Stef Steyart, Flemish Foundation of Science and Technology Assessment, Belgium
14:45 – 15:00	Ethical aspects of the integration of marginalised youth through the use of ICT
	Anita Laehde, Project Officer, Foundation of Social Pedagogy, Finland
15:00 – 15:15	New Technologies, social inclusion and youth. Ethical principles in the work with youngsters
	Maria Jose R. Malmierca, Head of the E-Learning Unit at the Supercomputing Centre of Galicia – SCESGA, Spain
15:15 – 15:30	Social integration (via ICT) of immigrants and ethnical minorities
	Mr Pedro Calado, Director, High Commission for Immigration and Inter-Cultural Dialogue, Portugal
15:30-16:00	Q&A
16:00 – 16:30	Discussion and formulation of the recommendations
16:30	Close
16:30	Coffee break
	Session on Ethical Aspects of Inclusion of Elderly Persons
	Chair: Professor Dr. Simon Rogerson, Centre for Computing & Social Responsibilities, De Monfort University, UK
	The debate shall address ethical issues in the use of the ICT for inclusion of older people.
14:30- 14:45	The industry approach towards ethical considerations when developing new ICT products and services for older people
	Monique Mai, France Telecom
14:45 – 15:00	Social, ethical and privacy needs in ICT for older people
	Dr. Emilio Mordini, Director, Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship, Italy
15:00 – 15:15	Social Inclusion and ICT for older people
	Anne-Sophie Parent, Director, AGE, Belgium
15:15 – 15:45	Q&A
15:45 – 16:30	Discussion and formulation of the recommendations
16:30	Close
	Disability and Information Technologies
	Information technologies can increase the quality of life of disabled persons. Which ethical principles shall be considered here?
	Chair: Susan Scott-Parker, Employers'Forum on Disability
14.30 – 14:45	The industry approach towards ethical considerations when developing new ICT products and services for disabled people: accessibility to the communication and design for all
	François-René Germain, Group Vice President of the Group Accessibility department, France Telecom
14:45 – 15:00	Ethical aspects of the inclusion of disabled persons through the use of ICT
	Dan Pescod, International Campaigns Manager, Royal National Institute of Blind People, UK
15:00 – 15:15	Disability and Information Technology: ethical aspects in AT design
	Prof. Dr. Jan Engelen, Kath. University Leuven, Belgium
15:15 – 15:30	Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the UK: Access to treatment and care
	Dr. Jacqueline Laing, London Metropolitan University, Department of Law, Governance and IR, UK
15:30 – 16:00	Q&A
16:00 – 16:30	Discussion and formulation of the recommendations
16:30	Close
16:30	Coffee break

Ethical aspects related to the use of governmental on-line services

	Identifying ethical aspects of the "forced" use of e-government services by individuals
	Chair: Philip Virgo, Secretary General, EURIM
14:30 – 14:45	How ethical is the "forced" use of e-Government services
	Peter Ferdinand, Director, Centre for Studies in Democratisation, UK
14:45 – 15:00	Digital Citizens Rights
	Professor William Dutton, Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, UK
15:00 – 15:30	Q&A
15:30 – 16:30	Discussion and formulation of the recommendations
16:30	Close
16:30	Coffee break

16:45 Closing Plenary

16:45 – 17:30	Dr. Paul Timmers, European Commission, DG Information Society and Media, Head of Unit ICT for Inclusion
17:30 – 17:45	Q&A
17:45 – 18:00	Dr. Vesna Dolničar, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
18:00	Close
20:00	Dinner