After sharing my initial post in this series, which estimate the internet's environmental footprint to be in the range of 4-7% of global greenhouse gas emissions, parts 2-4 focused on what we can do to improve this impact. Part 2 looked at various environmental reports from big tech companies, such as Netflix, Facebook, and Apple... Continue Reading →
Panel: Internet Governance Forum, Berlin
During the 14th IGF in Berlin, I was invited to join a panel on "Unpacking Digital Trade". And while my knowledge on trade negotiations is pretty limited, it was certainly interesting, and both surprisingly valuable and surprisingly shocking, to learn how many of the established channels for multistakeholder engagement are yet again pushed aside to... Continue Reading →
Panel: Kigali Global Summit
On July 4th, I had the great pleasure to join a stellar panel with Kevin Allison, Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola, Faith Keza, Nanjira Sambuli, and Samir Saran on "Trust in Tech: A New Paradigm for Democracy, Government, and Governance Online". It was an engaging and insightful conversation -- although most of the deep dives into societal change,... Continue Reading →
Workshop: re:publica Berlin
I love such intimate, small workshops where you can really connect with everyone, understanding their motivations and ideas at a deeper level. This "Privacy Illustrated" session on May 8th, 2019 at re:publica Berlin was a delight with many wonderful insights from Lea Gimpel, Antonella Napolitano, Safa Ghnaim, Victoria Wenzelmann and more. You can learn more... Continue Reading →
Keynote: Smart City Arena, Frankfurt am Main
Am 18. September war ich eingeladen auf dem 12. Bundeskongress für nationale Stadtentwicklungspolitik zum Thema "Datenschutz und Smart Cities" zu sprechen. Die Möglichkeit, mich in diesen Aspekt von Digitalisierung -- insbesondere aus dem Blickwinkel von "Luxury To Disconnect" -- einzuarbeiten, war höchst interessant, weshalb ich den Beitrag auch veröffentliche. Die Verschriftlichung meines Vortrages ist hier... Continue Reading →
Keynote: GIZ Fachtage 2018
Vortrag zum Thema "Digitalisierung: Auswirkungen auf Governance und Konflikt?".
Keynote: Goethe Startklar?! Konferenz
Keynote zum Thema "Open Source, Privatsphäre und Datensicherheit: Strategien für die digitale Bildung." Mehr Informationen.
Interview: Goethe Institute
The Goethe Institute interviewed me on my take on digital literacy and the future of education.
Article: Privacy is not dead, but it’s going to cost you
These days it’s hard to disconnect from digital life, even temporarily. But Mozilla’s Cathleen Berger argues we should give more thought to how we can do that and control the personal data that companies are harvesting. Read full text on Deutsche Welle.
Panel: Digitaler Salon, Berlin
Auf Einladung des Humboldt Instituts für Internet und Gesellschaft habe ich gemeinsam mit Katja Weber, Josephone Apraku (Black Lives Matter Berlin) und Leena Simon (Digitalcourage e.V.) über "World White Web?", Rassismus und Vorurteile im Internet gesprochen. Video ist hier verfügbar.
Cathleen Berger 