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5G, deep learning, artificial technology, big data... lots of these new digital technology terms have entered our news, our softwares, our apps, and our life. What they are, how they work, and how they are going to change our future? Prof Dimitra Simeonidou and Prof Susan Halford are going to talk together about how the 5G technology is going to interact with our society and forming a new era, and Prof Tom Sperlinger is going to talk about how the University of Bristol is combining the technology to the new campus and what kinds of impact they will have to the university, to the city, and to u…
Digital Futures
Dimitra Simeonidou
(Tech Me Out)
Susan Halford
(Tech Me Out)
We live in a digital era. New technical possibilities have been taken-up in ways that are changing everything from markets to personal relationships,working lives to democratic processes, re-shaping our communities, our cities and our world. And this is just the beginning, as digital innovation continues apace and new opportunities emerge, for business, politics and society. What will the future look like? To think about this, we must examine both technical and social processes of change and get better at understanding how these might work together to shape alternative futures.
Shared Futures
We live in an era of increasing technological change and of rapid changes in the organisation of human society but individuals are participating in these changes in different ways. There is a ‘digital divide’ between those whose lives are oriented around technology and others who choose not to (or who cannot) take part. In this talk, Professor Tom Sperlinger, author of "Who are universities for?" will talk about how the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Campus will address some of these issues, and the role universities can play in imagining alternative – and shared – futures.
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