What kind of governance can align digital technological disruption with sustainability transition challenges? The topic is chosen by the 2021 Nils Klim Laureate, Daria Gritsenko.
In order to survive and thrive, contemporary societies need to prioritise human development in harmony with the environment. Digitalisation holds potential to help us with challenges of sustainability transition. Yet, adverse effects of digital technology on individuals, institutions, and nature complicate the picture. To benefit from digitalisation and ensure our well-being within planetary boundaries, we need political intentions and collective action that bring sustainability to the forefront.
PROGRAM
00:14 Welcome by Kjersti Fløttum, Chair of the Holberg Prize
02:42 Introduction by moderator Håvard Haarstad, Professor of Human Geography and Director of the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation, University of Bergen.
05:41 Introduction of the topic by Nils Klim Laureate Daria Gritsenko, Assistant Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, University of Helsinki.
22:27 Viktor Galaz, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Stockholm Resilience Center, Stockholm University: "Sustainability in an Era of Dark Machines".
36:35 Marianne Ryghaug, Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Head of the Center for Energy, Climate and Environment, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU): "Governing emerging technologies and enacting futures. Towards transitions to a sustainable world"
58:02 Panel discussion and Q&A
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