NTVA Technology Forum 2009

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Aim of the Seminar

The Internet has found its way to every Norwegian home, enterprise and public institution. It has moved from nice-to-have till need-to-have in everyday life and business. On a global scale about every fourth person is a user of Internet although this number has passed 85 % in Norway. Internet is widely used as an arena for various types of trade, payments, reporting, education, entertainment, games and social interaction.

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) area, which includes the Internet area, is a key element in a society’s prosperous situation. In fact, for the European region the ICT area has contributed to more than 40 % of our society’s productivity growth during the last decade. In that respect Internet is an essential component when conducting business, solving governmental tasks and enjoying leisure activities.

So, can we just lean back and continue in the same manner? Or, are we taking too high risks by simply adding more of our personal and society welfare on the stability of a running Internet? Will it break as we continue to add more applications, connect more devices, publish more information on the Internet? Steadily more persons raise the “be aware sign” when faced with these questions. This is due to severe limitations in today’s Internet considering aspects like scalability, security, information search, adaptability and other key areas.

The research on Future Internet has started in several regions. There are national and international initiatives on-going in different parts of the world. Some of these will be outlined during the seminar by invited presentations from EU, USA and Japan.

The seminar is set out to identify opportunities for different actors. The presentations include perspectives from industry, government and academy. The blending viewpoints create a pleasing arena for discovering emerging opportunities and activities to be undertaken on different levels.

Key questions to be answered include:

• Which factors are driving the Internet evolution?
• What technologies are basis for the Future Internet?
• How to govern the Future Internet balancing local and global concerns?
• What will future naming and addressing regimes allow?
• How to do business in the Future Internet area?
• What is the value of Internet service quality?
• Which actions should be undertaken to be successful in this area?

Program Committee:

Terje Jensen, Researcher, Q2S/NTNU (Chairman)

Bjarne E. Helvik, Professor Q2S/NTNU

Kjell Arne Ingebrigtsen, Professor IET/NTNU

Willy Jensen, Director, NPT

Svein Knapskog, Professor, Q2S/NTNU

Petter Kongshaug, CEO, UNINETT

Øivind Kure, Professor, Q2S/NTNU

Hein Johnson, Secretary General, NTVA (Secretary)

Contact for more information:

Hein Johnson

Secretary General, NTVA

Phone: (+47) 73590863

Fax: (+47) 73590830

e-mail:  NTVAmail@ntva.ntnu.no

Postal address:

NTVA

Lerchendal gård

NO-7491 Trondheim

NORWAY