Dezentrum Podcast Think Tank Dezentrum

Unser Wecker kann nicht nur Lärm, er kann auch telefonieren und Fotos machen. Wohnungen werden über digitale Plattformen für ein Wochenende vermietet und Autos mit Ihrem Computerhirn entscheiden, wie in welcher Situation gehandelt wird. Ein Aspekt, der laut libertären Stimmen oder auch Innovatoren viel zu langsam ist, das ist das Recht bzw. der Rechtsstaat. Stimmt es, dass die Gesetzesmacher aber auch unsere Gesetze der schnellen Digitalen Welt hinterher hinken? Wie reagieren Rechtsstaaten auf die Digitalisierung und ist es in Ordnung wenn der Staat die Suche nach Strafrechtsverletzungen an Private Unternehmen abgibt? Wir fragen bei den Rechtswissenschaftler Stefan Schlegel und Benedikt Schuppli nach.

In our last episode we’re meeting Bailey Richardson, an expert for community building who helps to build communities of all kinds around the world. We discuss why vibrant communities need leaders, how they can use digital tools, and whether these learnings can also be adapted for our democracies of the future.

In the second episode we put the spotlight on education. Our guest from Latvia, Evija Celma is working on several digital literacy projects. The imminent lack of employees is best tackled with promoting ICT skills in schools, that is why she is working for the IT education foundation in Latvia. But as often, it is not that simple: Studies have shown that stereotypes impede equal representation in the digital sector.

Dezentrum x EFA 2020 - How can digital technologies strengthen democracies?

In our first episode we talk to Joanna Rohozinska about the current information warfare that manipulates political discourses across Europe. With the beacon project Joanna and her colleagues try to counter these state-sponsored campaigns attempting to undermine democracies not only, but especially in Eastern Europe.

Luciano Floridi is Professor in the Digital Ethics Lab at the University of Oxford and one of the leading voices in the global discourse when it comes to ethics and the digital future. What happens if Robots, AI and Humans live together. How do, should or will they interact with each other?

Let’s imagine there is a future where every morning you wake up, have a cup of coffee and then start doing the thing you like the most. Work is not a thing that you have but want to do and actually enjoy! The monday morning vibes are gone for good. And all this withouth to worry if you can pay the rent at the end of the month. Thanks to a universal basic income, this future scenario is not a utopia anymore.

You probably already asked yourself, what’s that noise in the background? Well this is probably a world's first, at least it's an dezentrums first. With me on this first ever podcast recording on a train is Guy Standing.

Guy is founding member of the Universal Basic Income Network Earth, a non-governmental organisation that promotes a basic income for all. We had roughly 45 Minutes to talk about why a Universal Basic Income could be something, that we should wish or work for.  Also what Guy would have done differently if he had a UBI at his disposal when he was younger.