Future Politics: Living together in a world transformed by tech

with Jamie Susskind / chaired by Scott Ludlam

It is uncontroversial to state that our world has been transformed by technology. But what are the implications of this revolution? To what extent should our lives be dictated by powerful digital systems… and on what terms? Jamie Susskind’s award-winning Future Politics examines the relentless digital innovation of our time, positing digital code as the architecture of our age, capable of directing our behaviour and thought. It challenges us to acknowledge that Digital is Political, and develop an appropriate response to this era-defining fact.

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Jamie Susskind is a writer, speaker, and practising barrister whose work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Wired, New Statesman, and The Jewish Chronicle. He is the author of the award-winning bestseller Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech, an Evening Standard and Prospect Book of the Year, and a Guardian Book of the Day. Future Politics was awarded the 2019 Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize.

Scott Ludlam was an Australian Greens Senator for Western Australia from July 2008 to July 2017, and served as Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens. He was spokesperson for Communications, Housing and Sustainable Cities, Defence, and Nuclear Issues. He's a long-term anti-nuclear campaigner.

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Mon 02 Mar, 5:00pm

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Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden
East Stage

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1 hr

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For the podcast of this session click here.

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Wheelchair accessible

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