My closing remarks for ThingsCon 2019 (Rotterdam, 12-13 Dec, 2019).

1. ThingsCon
thingscon.org
@thingscon
The State of Things
ThingsCon Rotterdam
13 Dec 2019
Peter Bihr
@peterbihr

2. Towards a responsible
and human-centric
Internet of Things

3. The ThingsCon approach
Constructively critical.
Building bridges.
Ambitious.

4. Data about me
is a better framing than “my data”
Martin Tisné (Luminate), Sarah Gold (Projects by IF)

5. Technology is neither
good nor bad; nor is it
neutral.
— Kranzberg's 1st law of technology

6. The State of Things
(1) Maturing debate & tooling
(2) Better, more respectful products
(3) Responsible tech has become a priority

7. Maturing debate & tooling
Doteveryone: Consequence Scanning Kit
SimplySecure
Trustable Technology Mark
doteveryone.org.uk, simplysecure.org, trustabletech.org

8. (Also, mental models)
Just Enough Internet
Vision for a Shared Digital Europe
Transparency without accountability is
nothing
doteveryone.org.uk, https://shared-digital.eu,

9. Better, more responsible
products
We see growing demand & a growing market
for responsible technology.

10. Responsible tech has
become a societal priority
Platform regulation
Ethical AI guidelines
Smart city policies

11. Together, we’re changing
the world
by advancing design practices, research,
awareness, policies and the overall debate

12. Thank you