Industrial robots have been working in factories for years, and there is no controversy about it. However, gradually robots and various kinds of algorithmic systems will take over more and more of our responsibilities. They will also carry out a growing number of complex tasks, requiring decision-making and supervision over humans. Workplaces will have to adapt to the new reality.
The first meeting of the 2nd edition of HumanTech Meetings will welcome authors of publications on the impact of technology on social change: Paweł Fortuna, author of the book Optimum. Idea cyberpsychologii pozytywnej (Optimum. Idea of Positive Cyberpsychology), and Matthew Gladden, author of the book Posthuman Management. The meeting will be hosted by Konrad Maj, Ph.D., Head of the HumanTech Center for Social and Technological Innovation at SWPS University.
In 2021, the HumanTech Meetings project was granted an additional PLN 250,000 (EUR 52 828,75) by the Ministry of Education and Science (MEiN), as part of the funding scheme “Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki – Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu” (Social responsibility of science – Popularization of science and sport), (project no. SONP/SN/514650/2021), project duration: 2022-2023.
Lectures will be held in Polish and English and will be translated simultaneously.
The event is held under the auspices of Strefa Technologii (Technology Zone) of SWPS University.
During the meeting, you will be able to win a book by Pawel Fortuna, "Optimum. The Idea of Positive Cyberpsychology", issued by the partner of our event, PWN Group.
Paweł Fortuna "Optimum. The Idea of Positive Cyberpsychology"
HumanTech Meetings
We live in an era of innovation, technological progress and digitalization. This current innovation drive may lead to unpredictable psychological and social outcomes. Therefore, it is crucial to establish collaborations between engineers, programmers, IT specialists and social scientists during initial phases of any new projects related to development of new technologies or services. Such collaborations may help to avoid mistakes and can support better development of new ideas.
The project is planned as a series of meetings, gathering academics and professionals from the technology sector from Poland and other countries. Each meeting will include two lectures, one delivered by a speaker from Poland and one presented by a guest from another country. The lectures will be followed by panel discussions, where panelists will represent different approaches to innovation and technology.
HumanTech Meetings is a project of SWPS University's Center for Social and Technological Innovation.
HumanTech Center is the only research center in Poland that comprises both social and technological innovations, and the only center of its kind operating at a university, which specializes in social sciences and humanities.
Organizer:
Center for Social and Technological Innovation HumanTech
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Date and location
28th March 2022 (Monday)
online
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Coordinator: Ewa Łuczak
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In 2021, the HumanTech Meetings project was granted an additional PLN 250,000 (EUR 52 828,75) by the Ministry of Education and Science (MEiN), as part of the funding scheme “Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki – Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu” (Social responsibility of science – Popularization of science and sport), (project no. SONP/SN/514650/2021), project duration: 2022-2023, total value: PLN 305,472 (EUR 65 251,67).