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The Tech We Want

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Towards a knowledge society through the technologies we wantTowards a knowledge society through the technologies we want

Towards a knowledge society through the technologies we want

CEO Reflection Ahead of 2025 – We will continue to fight for a knowledge society rather than a surveillance society, one that benefits the many rather than the few and is built on the principles of collaboration rather than control, empowerment rather than exploitation, and sharing rather than monopoly.
    Panel: We are Making the Tech We WantPanel: We are Making the Tech We Want
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    Panel: We are Making the Tech We Want

    With the skills that the panellists have, it would be easier to work for the mainstream tech industry and just go with the flow. But they've all chosen a different path: making software that makes sense. In this conversation, we'll share the trajectories of some open, free/libre, and alternative technologies, and discuss how to tip the scales in our favour amidst a solutionist discourse in an ultra-specialised industry.
      Panel: The Tech We Want is Sustainable for People and the PlanetPanel: The Tech We Want is Sustainable for People and the Planet
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      Panel: The Tech We Want is Sustainable for People and the Planet

      Eco, green, or simply sustainable technologies have several implicit meanings: long life, affordable maintenance, skilled people, resource-friendly, economical to use, renewable, regenerative, etc. In this panel, thinkers, practitioners and promoters of different aspects of software sustainability will discuss if and how it is possible to achieve a development model for people and the planet. Is there a way out of the disaster versus greenwashing narratives?
        Panel: The Tech We Want is PoliticalPanel: The Tech We Want is Political
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        Panel: The Tech We Want is Political

        Since the Snowden revelations, citizen efforts have been focused in patching a broken system of surveillance, extractivism of people and the planet and rights erosion. This conversation will discuss the current state of the things and the viability of uniting technical and political efforts to move in a different direction.
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