BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:Europe/Paris X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Paris BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-176@lisn.upsaclay.fr DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20240909 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20240914 DTSTAMP:20240902T102324Z URL:https://www.lisn.upsaclay.fr/evenements/summerschool-ict/ SUMMARY:Sustainable ICT summerschool DESCRIPTION:Utopia or dystopia: perspectives &\; choices in Information and Communications Technology (ICT)\nInformations et inscriptions : \nhttp s://www.sictdoctoralschool.com/\nSetting the scene\nIn 2023\, six out of n ine planetary boundaries have been breached. We are facing multiple ecolog ical and environmental crises while we continuously ignore planetary bound aries. Digitalisation and the use of Information and Communication Technol ogies (ICTs) are proposed as ways to face these crises. But is this techno -solutionism\, i.e. the hope that more technology can solve the problems o f earlier technology\, not just an utopia? ICT can provide some benefits\, such as reducing the need for travel or improving energy management. Howe ver\, their ubiquitous deployment and use\, and their constant renewal cau se severe socio-environmental damage and fall short of equity throughout t heir life cycle. We question the relevance of continuously introducing new digital systems\, and the relevance of propositions solely focused on imp roving efficiency without addressing the socio-environmental damage these systems cause. As is\, these systems and their optimizations are “band-a id” solutions that fall short of developing broader perspectives and foc using on systemic change – revising our current models and considering a lternative systems.\nWhat we are going to explore\nThe Sustainable ICT (SI CT) Summer School is an interdisciplinary event that emphasizes learning a s much as doing\, and involves a series of lectures as well as workshops. We will start the week by exploring the current sustainability challenges and opportunities within the ICT industry. In this context\, we will also explore the evolving labour market dynamics influenced by advances in ICT and AI. The focus will be on the 'hidden' workers along the ICT supply cha in as well as\, the challenges faced by researchers working in this discou rse in navigating issues of justice and sustainability. Recognising the ur gency of the sustainability challenges in ICT\, the Summer School will loo k at initiatives taken by both official bodies\, such as policy makers\, a nd unofficial entities\, such as grass-root organisations and activists. A t the end of the week\, the Summer School aims to give participants a sens e of agency by demonstrating that we not only have choices\, but also by p roviding clear action steps. By highlighting actions rather than just choi ces\, the program aims to provide clear strategies for tackling these chal lenges head-on. SICT 2024 aims to empower participants with knowledge\, fa cilitate critical discussions and inspire concrete actions towards a more sustainable and equitable ICT landscape.\nHow we will proceed\nThe aim of SICT 2024 is to provide participants with a comprehensive insight into the multifaceted landscape of socio-economic harms along the supply chain and life-cycle of products\, as well as the efforts being made to promote sus tainability issues\, and to foster a systemic understanding of the collect ive action required to shape a more sustainable future in the ICT sector. Throughout the week\, voices from academia\, politics\, artists\, activist s and organisations will come together to discuss and analyse the sustaina bility challenges facing the ICT sector. The summer school will aim to mov e away from neo-colonialist and extractivist debates on how much pollution is acceptable for progress\, to an approach that is making room for the m ost impacted to be heard.\nWe invite people from diverse communities\, aca demic fields\, the industry and arts to come together for a five-day summe r school in early September 2024\, in Brussels\, Belgium. The event will b e held in English. Places are available to master/PhD students\, researche rs\, senior academics and people working in the industry and arts. We may have a limited number of scholarships available\, details on this will be announced in the coming months. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lisn.upsaclay.fr/app/uploads/2024/07 /SICT-Poster_OnlyOffice.jpg CATEGORIES:Colloque,Science responsable LOCATION:Bruxelles\, France X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bruxelles\, France;X-APPLE- RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Paris BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR