Maya Madrid

European Commission

Biography

Maya Madrid is a member of the eGovernment and Trust unit of DG CNECT in the European Commission. She is dedicated to the definition, implementation and follow up of policy developments in the fields of digital government, electronic identification (eID) and trust services related to the eIDAS regulation (Regulation No. 910/2014) and the Commission proposal for a Regulation amending the IDAS regulation and establishing a framework for a European Digital Identity

Organisation

European Commission

European Commission

Speaker session

(UTC+01:00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris

15/11 - Day 1

14:40 - 15:40

PLENARY 1 : Towards Digital Commons: Charting the Course for Europe's Digital Future

Closed

Digital commons – non-rivalrous and non-exclusive resources defined by distributed and communal production, ownership and governance of informational capacities and technologies – have great potential to play a crucial role in making this vision reality. With a big part of free and open-source software, hardware, standards, and data fitting this definition digital commons power a large part of the internet infrastructure and servers and can be considered key components of modern digital infrastructure. This call for a reflection of their impact on the future developments of the internet and key aspects such as security, privacy, and the strategic value of digital commons in building a human-centric and trust-worthy digital future for all that is at the heart of the European Declaration on Digital Principles and rights.

The panel will discuss the opportunities and challenges in the development and maintenance of digital commons in Europe, the current investment schemes at national and European level and the possible avenues for a European approach to stimulate further the existing community of ‘commoners’.

Moderated by Monique Calisti, CEO, Martel Innovate

Michiel Leenaars

Director of Strategy

NLnet Foundation

Adriana Groh

Co-Founder

Sovereign Tech Fund

Monique Calisti

CEO

Martel Innovate

Sophie Bloemen

Director

Commons Network

Gabriele Columbro

General Manager

Linux Foundation Europe

David Manset

Senior Project Coordinator

International Telecommunication Union

David Manset

International Telecommunication Union

Biography

Dr David MANSET is Senior Project Coordinator of the EC-funded OSEE project (Open Source Ecosystem Enablement for Public Services Innovation) at United Nations ITU. Formerly researcher-entrepreneur, Dr David MANSET created 4 IT companies at the international level specialized in deeptech (artificial intelligence, blockchain and big data) and sensitive data processing. Over the last decade, he architected large-scale international big data and blockchain platforms for various market sectors, including e.g., www.MyHealthMyDaya.eu. He received 15 awards, amongst which the gold medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, in 2007; the Best Exhibit 1st Prize at European Commission's largest conference on Information and Communication Technologies in 2008 and in 2013; and in 2016 ranked 2nd Best at the Global SME Award competition of the United Nations ITU Telecom World conference, in Bangkok. Dr David MANSET holds a Habilitation thesis to conduct research (HDR) from Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and a DPhil in Model Driven Engineering of Distributed Computing Systems, from the University of the West of England in Bristol, as well as an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Geneva School of Economics and Management, specialized in digital transformation, crypto-currencies, digital trust, big data and data privacy. As of 1st January 2019, Dr. David MANSET has been nominated as a Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms by the Minister of Education in France.

Organisation

International Telecommunication Union

Local/national government

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Union, significantly predating the UN and making it the oldest UN agency. Doreen Bogdan-Martin is the Secretary-General of ITU, the first woman to serve as its head. The ITU was initially aimed at helping connect telegraphic networks between countries, with its mandate consistently broadening with the advent of new communications technologies; it adopted its current name in 1932 to reflect its expanded responsibilities over radio and the telephone. On 15 November 1947, the ITU entered into an agreement with the newly created United Nations to become a specialized agency within the UN system, which formally entered into force on 1st January 1949. The ITU promotes the shared global use of the radio spectrum, facilitates international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, assists in developing and coordinating worldwide technical standards, and works to improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world. It is also active in the areas of broadband Internet, wireless technologies, aeronautical and maritime navigation, radio astronomy, satellite-based meteorology, TV broadcasting, amateur radio, and next-generation networks. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the ITU's global membership includes 193 countries and around 900 businesses, academic institutions, and international and regional organizations.

Speaker session

(UTC+01:00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris

15/11 - Day 1

14:40 - 15:40

PLENARY 1 : Towards Digital Commons: Charting the Course for Europe's Digital Future

Closed

Digital commons – non-rivalrous and non-exclusive resources defined by distributed and communal production, ownership and governance of informational capacities and technologies – have great potential to play a crucial role in making this vision reality. With a big part of free and open-source software, hardware, standards, and data fitting this definition digital commons power a large part of the internet infrastructure and servers and can be considered key components of modern digital infrastructure. This call for a reflection of their impact on the future developments of the internet and key aspects such as security, privacy, and the strategic value of digital commons in building a human-centric and trust-worthy digital future for all that is at the heart of the European Declaration on Digital Principles and rights.

The panel will discuss the opportunities and challenges in the development and maintenance of digital commons in Europe, the current investment schemes at national and European level and the possible avenues for a European approach to stimulate further the existing community of ‘commoners’.

Moderated by Monique Calisti, CEO, Martel Innovate

Michiel Leenaars

Director of Strategy

NLnet Foundation

Adriana Groh

Co-Founder

Sovereign Tech Fund

Monique Calisti

CEO

Martel Innovate

Sophie Bloemen

Director

Commons Network

Gabriele Columbro

General Manager

Linux Foundation Europe

David Manset

Senior Project Coordinator

International Telecommunication Union

Camille Moulin

Inno³

Biography

Camille Moulin has been an open-source and open-standards advocate for a number of years now. He is currently working as a consultant at Inno³, a niche French consultancy specialised in all things open from an IP and organisational point of view. In this role, he focuses on legal compliance and FOSS sustainability issues.

Organisation

Inno³

SME

Speaker session

(UTC+01:00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris

15/11 - Day 1

14:40 - 15:40

PLENARY 1 : Towards Digital Commons: Charting the Course for Europe's Digital Future

Closed

Digital commons – non-rivalrous and non-exclusive resources defined by distributed and communal production, ownership and governance of informational capacities and technologies – have great potential to play a crucial role in making this vision reality. With a big part of free and open-source software, hardware, standards, and data fitting this definition digital commons power a large part of the internet infrastructure and servers and can be considered key components of modern digital infrastructure. This call for a reflection of their impact on the future developments of the internet and key aspects such as security, privacy, and the strategic value of digital commons in building a human-centric and trust-worthy digital future for all that is at the heart of the European Declaration on Digital Principles and rights.

The panel will discuss the opportunities and challenges in the development and maintenance of digital commons in Europe, the current investment schemes at national and European level and the possible avenues for a European approach to stimulate further the existing community of ‘commoners’.

Moderated by Monique Calisti, CEO, Martel Innovate

Michiel Leenaars

Director of Strategy

NLnet Foundation

Adriana Groh

Co-Founder

Sovereign Tech Fund

Monique Calisti

CEO

Martel Innovate

Sophie Bloemen

Director

Commons Network

Gabriele Columbro

General Manager

Linux Foundation Europe

David Manset

Senior Project Coordinator

International Telecommunication Union