Welcome to 1 bright future The future isn’t just around the corner or on the horizon... communication and collaboration rather than competition and ownership. The empowerment of the end-user or consumer at the edge of the network, dramatically impacting upon the dominance of the expert in production, creation and design. The convergence of disciplines as technology becomes the invisible, omnipresent infrastructure or enabler in every aspect of life. The relationship between human and machine, the blurring of boundaries between organic and technical, the need for new moral, ethical, philosophical paradigms. And the role of the artist in all of this – merging art, technology and science, actively providing solutions to real-life problems, confronting and attempting to explain a world that is moving too fast. Enjoy the experience! Welcome to The Lab at ITU Telecom World 2013, a space to see, explore and play with innovative technologies. From 3D printing to robotics, from creative new energy sources to provocative installations, The Lab lets you experience, interact – and question. Many of the key issues of new technology are raised here, such as the role of open source, of