Keynote Speakers
Linnar Viik
Associate Professor and Member of the Board, Estonian Information Technology College
Member of the Governing Board, European Institute of Innovation and Technology
To E or Not to E?
Demystification of innovation, especially in public-sector services, and access to the Internet as a basic human right have been leitmotifs of Viik's work over the last 10 years. Some nations have succeeded in this process faster, more coherently, and with a higher return on investment. Success factors are not often related to strong research and technical innovation but more to social and cultural aspects.
Viik will explore some of the findings and examples of inclusive information society building and discuss an open innovation framework as the most suitable model for innovation management.
Hervé Buchwalter
President and CEO, Spot Image Group
Corporate Social Responsibility:
The Planet Action Initiative
Planet Action is a nonprofit initiative launched in 2007 by Spot Image Group, a company operating earth observation satellites and distributing worldwide satellite imagery and geographic solutions, to contribute to the fight against climate change. Today, Planet Action and its partners, including UNESCO and ESRI, support 150 local projects worldwide addressing climate change issues to assist decision makers in a variety of subjects including deforestation, coral bleaching, biodiversity conservation, and risk management. The presentation will also aim at explaining why corporate social responsibility is essential to Spot Image.
Žymantas Morkvėnas
Director, Baltic Environmental Forum, Lithuania
Environmental Challenges Meet
Practical Solutions
Environmental problems reported every day in response to the civil initiative "Report on harmed nature!" reminds Lithuanians that despite existing laws and requirements, many environmental challenges remain and demand stronger initiatives. Thus, everyone in Lithuania has a chance to participate and map observed illegal waste dumping, water pollution, or other environmental problems. Once these are mapped on a Web platform, an environmental nongovernmental organization (NGO) takes over in coordinating the solution and facilitates networking between society, NGOs, and state authorities. The process involves GIS, which provides opportunities to effectively enforce environmental standards and at the same time help society to be environmentally responsible. Thus, GIS is a great tool for facilitation of social-environmental networks.
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