Dear ISOC Switzerland members ISOC Switzerland chapter and pEp foundation want to invite you to the 3rd pEp workshop "Human Rights and present / future ICT ‒ Why and how are they related?" The workshop will take place in Geneva and Zurich on September 11th with video conferencing. More information and registration: https://www.isoc.ch/archives/3396 About the workshop: In the workshop taking place throughout a day, we’ll explore what Human Rights are, how they relate to the digital sphere, specifically to Internet protocols and what’s the impact of Internet protocol design on Human Rights: we’ll look at the protocols existing today and also discuss what needs to be changed fo technology to play an important role in protecting Human Rights. Tentative Agenda: 9:30 Introduction & Presentation Round 10m (Imai Jen-La Plante, Hernâni Marques and Michael Hausding) 9:40 What are Human Rights and how did they emerge?20m (Ellen Walker – rightstech.org) 10:00 How do and which of the Human Rights relate to the digital sphere?20m (Richard Hill – ISOC Switzerland Chapter) 10:20 Coffee Break – 20m 10:40 How do Human Rights relate to Internet protocols? Insights from work inside the Human Rights Protocol Considerations (HRPC) group 20m (Hernâni Marques – pEp foundation) 11:00 Panel Discussion: Potential and challenges for technology in protecting Human Rights 1h (Moderator: Imai Jen-La Plante) 12:00 Lunch – 1h30m 13:30 Digital rights as human rights: The important role of Free, Libre, and Open Source Software 30m (Panayotis Antoniadis – nethood.org) 14:30 Coffee Break – 20m 14:50 Analysis of current Internet protocols in terms of Human Rights 30m (Hernâni Marques – pEp foundation) 15:20 Discussion 16:00 Farewell Hope to see you in Zurich or Geneva Best regards Michael — Michael Hausding Chair ISOC Switzerland Chapter michael.hausding@isoc.ch https://isoc.ch