Sessions at Lift12 with video on Wednesday 22nd February

This session will ask a simple question: has technology made our lives easier, or do we now have to deal with an overwhelming flow of interruptions hampering our productivity? We will discuss overload, screens invading our homes, and try to find the solution to a growing problem: technology fatigue.

Vint Cerf, considered the "father of the internet", wrote in a recent column that Internet is not a human right, but an enabler of rights. The capacities it gives us - to communicate, organize and publicize everywhere - have been used for business and fun, but also for development and crisis response. This session will explore these last two aspects, and show the possibilities and the limitations too.