Themes
Digital technology and content will have a major impact on all parts of our daily lives in the coming years, whether on a economic, business, social or cultural level. Futur en Seine, the Festival of Digital Life and Creativity, will address the most critical aspects of our digital future, by focusing on several essential themes:
Monday, 20th June 2011 : The Future of Life
Tuesday, 21st June : The Future of Music and Image
Wednesday, 22nd June : The Future of Creation
Thursday, 23rd June : The Future of Communications
Friday, 24th June : The Future of the City
Saturday, 25th June : The Future of the Festival as a Creative Intervention
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The Future of Life
The impact of digital technology and content on the basics of life: well-being, aging, the tension between control, democracy and privacy, new forms and methodologies of learning in a network world, the challenge of transforming information into useful knowledge. In short, the future of humanity + More -
The Future of Music and Image
The impact of digital technology and content on the creative arts and entertainment, new roles and identities, the digital “emancipation” of the artist and prosumer, new forms of distribution and talent sourcing, individual and shared rights... + More -
The Future of Creation
The impact of digital technology and content on new forms of shared and personal fabrication – tools for self-expression and emancipation, individual and group production on a local and customized basis, new value chains for sustainable distribution, new models of ownership... + More -
The Future of Communications
The impact of digital technology and content on how we communicate anywhere, anytime, with a multitude of devices. How this affects our relationships, our culture and the right to our “own” data, individual and group privacy. + More -
The Future of the City
The impact of digital technology and content on our everyday environment, our relationships with our fellow citizens and city “objects”, the provision of seamless civic services, bringing the city’s heritage into the future. + More
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