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Building an inclusive & human-centric internet

David Laniado Eurecat - Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya david.laniado@eurecat.org

The internet today isn’t where we want it to be. But as we find ourselves stuck between two competing narratives (the US and Chinese models) it feels like there is little we, as Europeans, can do to change it.

...But we don’t think that’s true. Europe has an opportunity to take charge in radically rethinking the internet, and the NGI can help us do that.

We developed a data-driven method to identify the most important emerging research topics and technologies for the future internet

Data method

Based on this analysis, we identified 9 core clusters:

1) A Sustainable Internet 2) Decentralising Power 3) Internet and Data Sovereignty 4) Ethical AI and ML 5) A Safe, Accessible and Diverse Internet 6) Trustworthy Online Media and Information Ecosystems 7) Online Identities and Trust 8) The Right to Opt out and Self-Govern 9) Cyber-security and Resilience

1) A Sustainable Internet 2) Decentralising Power 3) Internet and Data Sovereignty 4) Ethical AI and ML 5) A Safe, Accessible and Diverse Internet 6) Trustworthy Online Media and Information Ecosystems 7) Online Identities and Trust 8) The Right to Opt out and Self-Govern 9) Cyber-security and Resilience

A Sustainable Internet

• Energy consumption of the

internet’s core infrastructure

• Energy consumption of

emerging tech (e.g. Blockchain)

• Environmental impact of new

wave of smart devices.

• Resource scarcity & uncertainty

about future supplies.

Decentralising power

• Sustainable business models that

don’t lead to monopolies.

• Net neutrality and creating a level

playing field.

• Democratising internet governance
• Competition policy and antitrust

regulation

Internet and data sovereignty

• Lack of control over personal

data

• Decentralised data governance

and data commons

• European-made tools & tech
• New standards: data portability

and interoperability

Ethical AI & ML

• Embed European values into AI

development processes

• Transparency and algorithmic

accountability

• New standards: high quality and

representative data for training algorithms

• Resilient and safe AI tools, e.g.

prevent gaming of system.

A safe, accessible & diverse internet

• Access for all and

accessibility-by-design

• A safe internet for children and
• ther vulnerable communities
• Involving diverse voices in

technology development

• Tools that promote civil

discourse and debate online.

Trustworthy online media and information ecosystems

• Pluralistic, sustainable media

ecosystems

• Ameliorating the weaponisation of

information in a “human-centric” way

• Alternative (community-owned)

social media networks and platforms

• Maintaining a representative online

collective memory

Online Identities & Trust

• Secure online identity

verification & management systems

• Move from “trustless” to

trust-enhancing solutions

• Alternatives to “codifying”

trust through reputation systems

• E-Estonia+: a secure, European
• nline identity for all 500m

The right to opt out & self-govern

• New models for informed consent

(particularly IoT-systems, etc)

• The right to opt-out but not be

excluded from wider society

• The right to tinker, e.g. IoT
• New models for online
• wnership- for individuals and

communities.

Cyber-security and resilience

• Resilient and secure internet

infrastructures & protocols

• Resilience against

cyber-physical attacks

• Future-proof encryption
• Tools to prevent cyber-crime

Thank you!