1. The Onlife initiative …Or why philosophy matters to policy! Nicole Dewandre Advisor on societal issues DG CONNECT European Commission nicole.dewandre@ec.europa.eu

2. Challenge « time lag » representation Time lag? Vision! Hyper- connectivity Resistance of reality and ecosystems Acculturation of technical objects Early, Upstream Responsiveness & Meaning

3. Why philosophy matters to policy? ICTs bring about a reality that philosophers have anticipated Policy frameworks rest on concepts and metaphors Hence, philosophy can sustain new forms of literacy Rich interdisciplinarity!

4. What happens to us? 1.Reality/Virtuality 2.Humans/Artefacts/Nature 3.Scarcity/Abundance 4.Identity/Interactions 4 shifts

5. Arendtian axiomatic reset Natality: Reversal of the timeline From necessity to contingency Plurality: Equality + Singularity + Reflectivity

6. Policy consequences? Omniscience/omnipotenceNatality/plurality ControlMeaning AchieveShape RiskLiteracy Freedom=SovereigntyFreedom=Beginnings

7. Policy challenges? Revisit meaningsNew issues Privacy"Reality theft?" IdentityRespect for attention Ownership

8. What's next? Come and discover the Manifesto on Feb 8! (+webstreaming) https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/onlife- initiative