The Dutch Ministry of the Interior & Kingdom Relations has published the working document called ‘The (r)evolution of the iSociety’ online. This document is part of the exploration of the Ministry’s Department of Citizenship & Information Policy into trends and developments in society for the iGovernment. The relevant megatrends for the iGovernment are the ageing population and fragmentation, offline and online fading borders, new online risks and security, the Network Society and the Intelligent Age. This exploration focuses on whether the iGovernment is responding sufficiently to these trends, on the course towards the iSociety.

Klaus van den Berg, market researcher, strategist and trend editor, was commissioned to prepare this working document. The combination of the gradual digital evolution over the past twenty years and the rapid digital revolution in recent years can be described as the (r)evolution of the iSociety. Mobile internet in particular has radically changed our way of living, working, thinking and acting. And the younger the generation, the more they live their lives online. The report, among other things, provides insights into the implications these developments have for our privacy and the protection of our personal data.

This document will be used to strengthen the discussion - both within and outside the Ministry - about the significance these trends and developments in the iSociety have for the iGovernment. This is an important issue in Dutch society, right now and for the (near) future.

Klaus van den Berg: “The Netherlands is one of the most online countries in the world. Because this working document has been published online, everyone can download and share it. I would like to express my gratitude to the Dutch experts, professionals and citizens who have taken part in this trend study. The iSociety is high on the agenda in our country. ‘The time is now’.”

Download a summary of the report’s recommendations in the English language at: www.klausvandenberg.com/en/

Download the full report in the Dutch language at: http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten-en-publicaties/rapporten/2012/11/07/werkdocument-de-r-evolutie-van-de-i-samenleving.html

We would like to invite you to participate in this discussion by means of editorial coverage, interviews and/or other initiatives.

For more information please contact:
Klaus van den Berg, +31-(0)629449978
klaus@klausvandenberg.com
www.klausvandenberg.com/en/
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Join workshop in line with this year's PICNIC themes of new ownership and value exchange networks, on Wednesday morning after PICNIC at ABN AMRO's Dialogues Incubator.

One of the key challenges we see in today’s society is how to cope with new definitions and business models: of value exchange, ownership and access. We see so many new initiatives, like Whipcar, Zopa, Kantox, Spullendelen and Airbnb that we found it’s about time to take a deep dive!
 
Together with ABN AMRO and Dialogues Incubator, we would like to invite you for an inspirational session, to explore these disruptive models for your business together with innovation/strategy colleagues from eBay, Philips, Microsoft, Alliander, government, various startups and other organizations.
 
Questions will be:
• Bottom-up value exchange networks – how can businesses participate successfully?
• From an ownership to access economy: What are the key barriers to adoption of this model?
• How to successfully create value in this new model? 7 guidelines

In a creative group breakout, you will be able to apply guidelines and tools directly, creating a new networked business concept.
Victor, co-founder of Snappcar is participating and will discuss his business model as well.

The program is designed to offer both a combination of inspiration and transformation whilst offering ample of networking opportunities for the parties involved. We are sure you will like this morning!

Date and time
19 Sept. 2012
09:00-12:00

Location
Dialogues House Amsterdam
Foppingadreef 22
1102 BS Amsterdam-NL

RSVP
Please let us know if you'd like to come, so we can reserve your seats. We have only 10 of the 60 places left.

Hope to see you there!
Aldo de Jong, Co-Founder Claro Partners
Jaspar Roos, Chief Inspiration Officer – Dialogues Incubator

About Dialogues Incubator
Dialogues Incubator’s mission is to facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship in financial services by providing various services such as corporate venturing, research & development and incubation services.

About Claro Partners
Claro Partners is a business innovation firm based in Barcelona, but working on a global scale. Claro works with corporations and startups to examine disruptive changes in society and business to identify opportunities in order to create new value. Claro explored the mentioned themes on a global scale, with deep ethnographic and business research, on the basis of which it developed tools for creating new business concepts. This was financed by consortia of clients such as Intel, Vodafone, Nokia, Sony and BBVA bank. Read less