1. Future Internet Socio-Economics Spiros Spirou Intracom Telecom, FP7 SmoothIT Mike Boniface IT Innovation Centre, FP7 IRMOS David Hausheer University of Zurich, FP7 SmoothIT Future Internet Assembly Prague Czech Republic May 11-13, 2009

2. Method What are the major socio-economic impacts of the Future Internet? E.g. Mobility, Information Networking, etc. What are the major socio-economic challenges for the Future Internet? E.g. Aging People, Climate Change, Globalization, etc. Socio-economics © University of Southampton IT Innovation Centre, University of Zurich and Intracom Telecom

3. Discussion summary © University of Southampton IT Innovation Centre, University of Zurich and Intracom Telecom Research/scientific process –Scenarios –user-centric design –experimental research Incentives –Tussles –Regulation –Engagement Adaptable systems –Biological inspiration –Allow for change

4. The Route to Stockholm Implementation of the feedback loop Creation of paper “Expected socio-economic impact of Future Internet Research in Europe” –Socio-economic analysis of FIA position papers –extraction of cross-cutting viewpoints and trends –initial conclusions about impact of proposed technical innovations on critical socio-economic challenges (sustainability, globalisation and societal values)

5. Contacts Spiros Spirou (spis@intracom.com) Intracom Telecom, FP7 SmoothIT Mike Boniface (mjb@it-innovation.soton.ac.uk) IT Innovation Centre, FP7 IRMOS David Hausheer (hausheer@ifi.uzh.ch) University of Zurich, FP7 SmoothIT