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CfP Data Protection at a Time of Social Emergency | CPDP LatAm
by Luca Belli June 1, 2020

June 1, 2020

Dear colleagues, As many of you already know, the Latin American editions of the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference – originally planned for June 2020, at FGV, in Rio de Janeiro – has been postponed due to the Covid19 outbreak. Considering the extremely difficult challenges determined by the current pandemic, the CPDP team (https://cpdp.lat/en/about-us/) has decided to try make the best out of the current situation and redefine the call for papers with some relevant updates. The call is now dedicated to Data Protection at a Time of Social Emergency: COVID-19, Democracy, Innovation and Regulation in Latin America<https://cpdp.lat/en/call-for-rapid-response-papers/> and the most relevant updates include: 1. Themes. Suggested subjects now include a variety of topics focusing on how personal data are utilised to deal with emergencies and, particularly, the Covid19 crisis in the region and above 2. Remuneration and prizes. In light of the catastrophic consequences that the current crises is going to deploy on the economy and, among others, on researchers, we have decided to provide a salary of 5000 Brazilian reais (equivalent to approximately 1000 USD at the current exchange rate) to all papers selected for publication. In partnership with the Computer Law and Security Review we have also decided to create a prize for the best interdisciplinary paper, also of 5000 Brazilian reais. (Authors may also choose to refuse to receive a stipend and devolve it to a charity – yet to be identified – to support people adversely affected by the Covid19 pandemic 3. Deadlines. Considering that original deadlines where conceived having CPDP LatAm in mind, we have redefined them, transforming the call into a Call for Rapid Response Papers. The Deadline for first draft (5000 – 7000 words) submissions is 15th July 2020 As mentioned before, Submissions in English that successfully complete the peer review process will be published in a CPDP LatAm special issue of the Oxford Journal of International Data Privacy Law<https://academic.oup.com/idpl>, while submissions in Portuguese and Spanish that successfully complete the peer review process will be published in a CPDP LatAm special issue of Revista Brasileira de Direitos Fundamentais e Justiça<http://dfj.emnuvens.com.br/dfj> [Brazilian Journal of Fundamental Rights and Justice] (Qualis A2) The call is available in English here https://cpdp.lat/en/call-for-rapid-response-papers/ Portuguese here https://cpdp.lat/pt-br/chamada-para-documentos-de-resposta-rapida/ Spanish here https://cpdp.lat/es/convocatoria-de-documentos-de-respuesta-rapida/ Please feel free to reach out should you have any questions Best regards Luca [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio.jpg] Luca Belli, PhD Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_tel.jpg]+55 21 3799 5763 t @1lucabelli<https://twitter.com/1lucabelli> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio_map.j… de Botafogo, 190 13º andar Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900 [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_email.jpg] luca.belli(a)fgv.br<mailto:luca.belli@fgv.br> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_url.jpg] www.cyberBRICS.info<http://www.cyberbrics.info/> | www.CPDP.lat<http://www.CPDP.lat>

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AI & Society -- 4 Postdoctoral Fellowships at uOttawa
by Florian Martin-Bariteau May 26, 2020

May 26, 2020

Hello, Friendly reminder. Please share with your networks and contacts! The AI + Society Initiative<https://techlaw.uottawa.ca/aisociety> at the University of Ottawa is seeking four postdoctoral fellows for 2020-2021: The Scotiabank Postdoctoral Fellowship on AI and Regulation will support an innovative research program focused on shaping the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a global context. Details at: http://aisociety.ca/scotiabank-postdoc-regulation-2020 French: http://iasociete.ca/postdoc-scotiabank-regulation-2020 The Scotiabank Postdoctoral Fellowship on AI and Inclusion will support an innovative research program focused on reimagining how to design ethical and inclusive Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. Details at: http://aisociety.ca/scotiabank-postdoc-inclusion-2020 French: http://iasociete.ca/postdoc-scotiabank-inclusion-2020 The Alex Trebek Postdoctoral Fellowship on AI and Healthcare will support an innovative research program focused on the legal and ethical aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applied to the health and health care sector. Details at: http://aisociety.ca/alextrebek-postdoc-health-2020 French: http://iasociete.ca/postdoc-alextrebek-sante-2020 The Alex Trebek Postdoctoral Fellowship on AI and Environmental Health will support an innovative research program focused on the social science aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applied to environmental sustainability. Details at: http://aisociety.ca/alextrebek-postdoc-envi-2020 French: http://iasociete.ca/postdoc-alextrebek-envi-2020 If the start date for this position is affected either by the candidate being under COVID-19-related travel restrictions or the campus being closed, remote working options can be negotiated. Best, -- Florian Martin-Bariteau, LL.D. Professeur agrégé, Section de common law | Associate Professor, Common Law Section Directeur, Centre de recherche en droit, technologie et société | Director, Centre for Law, Technology and Society Directeur scientifique, Initiative IA + Société | Scientific Director, AI + Society Initiative Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa 57 Louis Pasteur (FTX367), Ottawa ON K1N 6N5, Canada +1 613-562-5800 x3474 | f-mb.org<http://f-mb.org/> | @f_mb

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Online Seminar with Leslie Francis on 26 May at 17:00
by G. van den Maagdenberg May 25, 2020

May 25, 2020

Dear all, On 26 May at 17.00 , the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society (TILT) will host its first TILT online seminar by Prof. Leslie Frances on "The Perils of De-identified Data: It's data use, not de-identification, that matters". The seminar will be moderated by Dr. Bo Zhao. More information (including the link to the zoom meeting) can be found here: https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/research/institutes-and-research-groups/t… The format will be the following: brief intro by Dr. Bo Zhao, then 30-45 mins presentation by Prof. Leslie Francis, everyone muted and no videos. Chat panel open where people can field questions that will be asked to Prof. Francis by the moderator. The seminar is open to everyone and we would love to see many of you there! Feel free to spread this invitation to anyone interested. Best wishes and thanks, Leonie Dr. Leonie Reins, LL.M. - Assistant Professor Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society (TILT) - Tilburg University --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office: Montesquieu Building, room M 704, +31 13 466 4385, l.s.reins(a)uvt.nl<mailto:l.s.reins@uvt.nl> Post: TILT, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands

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Multistakeholder Processes & Bodies | PoliTICs 30
by Luca Belli May 8, 2020

May 8, 2020

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AI & Society -- 4 Postdoctoral Fellowships at uOttawa
by Florian Martin-Bariteau May 7, 2020

May 7, 2020

Hello, Please share with your networks and contacts! The AI + Society Initiative<https://techlaw.uottawa.ca/aisociety> at the University of Ottawa is seeking four postdoctoral fellows for 2020-2021: The Scotiabank Postdoctoral Fellowship on AI and Regulation will support an innovative research program focused on shaping the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a global context. Details at: http://aisociety.ca/scotiabank-postdoc-regulation-2020 French: http://iasociete.ca/postdoc-scotiabank-regulation-2020 The Scotiabank Postdoctoral Fellowship on AI and Inclusion will support an innovative research program focused on reimagining how to design ethical and inclusive Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. Details at: http://aisociety.ca/scotiabank-postdoc-inclusion-2020 French: http://iasociete.ca/postdoc-scotiabank-inclusion-2020 The Alex Trebek Postdoctoral Fellowship on AI and Healthcare will support an innovative research program focused on the legal and ethical aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applied to the health and health care sector. Details at: http://aisociety.ca/alextrebek-postdoc-health-2020 French: http://iasociete.ca/postdoc-alextrebek-sante-2020 The Alex Trebek Postdoctoral Fellowship on AI and Environmental Health will support an innovative research program focused on the social science aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applied to environmental sustainability. Details at: http://aisociety.ca/alextrebek-postdoc-envi-2020 French: http://iasociete.ca/postdoc-alextrebek-envi-2020 If the start date for this position is affected either by the candidate being under COVID-19-related travel restrictions or the campus being closed, remote working options can be negotiated. Best, -- Florian Martin-Bariteau, LL.D. Professeur agrégé, Section de common law | Associate Professor, Common Law Section Directeur, Centre de recherche en droit, technologie et société | Director, Centre for Law, Technology and Society Directeur scientifique, Initiative IA + Société | Scientific Director, AI + Society Initiative Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa 57 Louis Pasteur (FTX367), Ottawa ON K1N 6N5, Canada +1 613-562-5800 x3474 | f-mb.org<http://f-mb.org/> | @f_mb

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CFP | Shifting spheres @Kybernetes [SCI 1.381, Scopus, ABS]
by Dr. Steffen Roth May 2, 2020

May 2, 2020

Shifting Spheres Call for Papers to a special issue of Kybernetes [Clarivate Impact Factor: 1.381] Deadline: 1 June 2020 Guest Editors: Markus Heidingsfelder, Xiamen University, Malaysia Holger Briel, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, PR of China Steffen Roth, La Rochelle Business School, France, and Yerevan State University, Armenia The concept of publicity as a sphere of its own was first introduced to social scientific discourse by Jürgen Habermas in 1962. His novel contribution consisted in the development of an ideal type of social discourse: the “bourgeois public sphere”, a relatively dense network of public communication that managed to emerge from the middle of the 18th-century private sphere within which individuals could come together in rational discussion to identify the problems they faced as a society and seek to resolve them by consensus. This utopia of rational and universalistic politics was imagined to be free from both the economy and the state. However, according to Habermas, the same forces that initially established it eventually destroyed it. Identifying the consumeristic drive that successfully infiltrated all levels of society as its main cause. A detailed description of this downfall would fill the pages of his 1972 book, The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. Today, in a world increasingly characterized by rapid media transformations and corresponding structural shifts in public communication, … Link: https://derroth.com/2018/08/29/cfp-kybernetes-futures-of-media-shifting-sph… <https://derroth.com/2018/08/29/cfp-kybernetes-futures-of-media-shifting-sph…> ***** Prof. Dr. Dr. habil. Steffen Roth Full Professor of Management, La Rochelle Business School, France Adjunct Professor of Economic Sociology, University of Turku, Finland URL: http://derroth.org ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-601X ***** CFP | LUHMANN CONFERENCE: Moral Communication. Observed with social systems theory: https://wp.me/pvO07-1mN BIG DATA INSIGHTS into social macro trends (1800–2000): A replication study @TFSC: https://wp.me/pvO07-1oy PRINT THEORIES OF COMPUTER SOCIETIES. Introduction to the digital transformation of social theory @TFSC: https://wp.me/pvO07-1oO HARNESSING BIG DATA for a multifunctional theory of the firm @EMJ: https://wp.me/pvO07-1m5 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL THEORY. A research update @TFSC: https://wp.me/pvO07-1kH GOVERNMENT.COM? Multifunctional cabinet portfolio analysis of 201 national governments @JOCM: https://wp.me/pvO07-1mF CSR BEYOND ECONOMY AND SOCIETY. A post-capitalist approach @J Bus Ethics: https://wp.me/pvO07-1gv

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NoC Special Online Session on Covid-19 - April 24 - Use of data to counter public health - Singapore, South Korea, Brazil, Israel
by Celina Beatriz April 22, 2020

April 22, 2020

Dear Colleagues, Collaborators, and Friends, We hope this email finds you well. Given the COVID-19 public health crisis that affects so many of us around the globe, we thought it might be time for us to share experiences and resources that might inform our responses and strategies as Centers but also as individual members of the academic community. In collaboration with the NoC, we would like to invite you to be part of an interactive online discussion on how countries are using *data and apps as part of their strategies to counter the public health crisis caused by Covid-19 *taking place this *Friday, April 24th, at 9AM ET / 10AM Rio / 4PM Israel/ 9PM Singapore / 10PM South Korea*. We will hear from our colleagues in *Singapore *(Malavika - DAH), *Brazil *(Carlos Affonso Souza - ITS), I*srael* (Eldar Haber – Haifa Center for Law & Technology) and *South Korea *(K.S. Park – Open Net Korea) who will talk about the measures these countries are adopting using data to counter the Covid-19 crisis. We will host the meeting via Zoom, the details are included in this RSVP form <https://itsrio2.typeform.com/to/JTGSvN>. Please share this opportunity also with your colleagues at the Center as we aim for a robust number of participants. Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday. Be well, Celina, Carlos, Sandra, Amar and Urs -- *Celina M.A. Bottino* *Diretora de Projetos* *Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITS)* https://www.facebook.com/ITSriodejaneiro itsrio.org +55 21 3486-0390

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New Book: De-Westernizing Visual Communication and Cultures
by Maria Faust M.A. April 3, 2020

April 3, 2020

We would like to announce a recent publication from NOMOS Publishing, which we hope will be of interest. Thomas Herdin, Maria Faust, Guo-Ming Chen (Hrsg.) De-Westernizing Visual Communication and Cultures Perspectives from the Global South 1. Auflage 2020, ISBN print: 978-3-8487-6577-5 [Titel anhand dieser ISBN in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] , ISBN online: 978-3-7489-0693-3 [Titel anhand dieser ISBN in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] , https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748906933 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] Reihe: Interkulturelle und transkulturelle Kommunikation | Intercultural and Transcultural Communication <https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/buchreihe/B001073800/interkulturelle-und-tran…>, Bd. 3 This edited volume gives voice to pluralised avenues from visual communication and cultural studies regarding the Global South and beyond, including examples from China, India, Cambodia, Brazil, Mexico and numerous other countries. Defining visual communication and culture as an umbrella term that encompasses imagery studies, the moving image and non-verbal visual communication, the first three chapters of the book describe de-Westernisation discourse as a way to strengthen emic research and the Global South as both a geographical concept and, even more so, a category of diversity and pluralism. The subsequent regional case study-based chapters draw on various emic theories and methodologies and find a complex arrangement of visuality between sociocultural and sociopolitical practices and institutions. This book targets a wide range of scholars: academics with expertise in (regional) visual studies as well as researchers, students and practitioners working on the Global South and de-Westernisation. *With contributions by* Jan Bajec, Sarah Corona Berkin, Ivana Beveridge, Birgit Breninger, Guo-Ming Chen, Uttaran Dutta, Maria Amália Vargas Façanha, Maria Faust, Hiroko Hara, Thomas Herdin, Thomas Kaltenbacher, Fan Liang, Xin Lu, C.S.H.N.Murthy, Ana Karina de Oliveira Nascimento, Simeona Petkova, Radmila Radojevic, Renata Wojtczak -- Maria Faust M.A. Doctoral Candidate UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG Institute for Communication and Media Studies https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Faust2 https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-faust-6a158837/

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Call for Applications: Transatlantic Digital Debates 2020 (deadline March 15)
by Evan Yoshimoto March 12, 2020

March 12, 2020

Dear all, GPPi<https://www.gppi.net/>, together with New America's Open Technology Institute<https://www.newamerica.org/oti/>, has just launched the fourth round of the Transatlantic Digital Debates<http://www.transatlanticdigitaldebates.net/home/> (TDD 2020). And the deadline is approaching soon! (March 15th) As you may know, TDD 2020 is a dialogue program that brings together a cohort of 18 fellows from Germany and the United States for two week-long sessions. Fellows will engage in discussions with local experts and decision-makers, address global challenges resulting from rapid technological change in society, and foster long-term bonds as future transatlantic leaders. Over the course of 2020, the fellows will meet in Berlin and Munich (June 21 to 26, 2020), and in Washington, DC and Seattle (November 15 to 20, 2020), respectively. Discussions will take place around two main issue areas: * Industrial and innovation policy: The global economy is changing rapidly as a result of artificial intelligence, platform services, the Internet of Things, automation, digital commerce, and next generation wireless networks (e.g. 5G), among many developments. This digital transformation, often called Industry 4.0, brings with it massive opportunities, yet, it also comes with huge challenges. While transatlantic cooperation on industrial policy can play a role in building a rights-based, secure and thriving global Internet economy, a critical discussion is needed on the limits of industrial policy in shaping the future of the technology industry. * The global internet: Democracy depends on access to ideas and information. For the better part of three decades, many believed that the internet offered such easy access to ideas and information that democracy would inevitably follow in its wake. We now know that was a false hope, despite the remnants of the visionary (and highly unrealistic) rhetoric. Not only are autocrats using the internet as a tool of monitoring and surveillance, but they are increasingly asserting control over the internet itself in order to control access to ideas and information. How can the transatlantic community work together to formulate better policies to preserve the global and open internet in the face of rising digital authoritarianism? Applications are open until March 15, 2020. We would be grateful if you could forward this information to potential candidates in your organization as well as your broader professional and social media networks. Feel free to use the links below to directly share GPPi's social media posts: * Share GPPi's post on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/gppi.net/posts/3028641180513253> * Share GPPi's Tweet<https://twitter.com/GPPi/status/1229355831524761600> * Share GPPi's post on LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/posts/global-public-policy-institute-gppi_apply-ac…> We are thankful to our funders and partners, who made the program possible. TDD is generously supported by the Transatlantic Program of the German Federal Government, with funding from the European Recovery Program (ERP) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. You will find more information about the program as well as the application requirements on the Transatlantic Digital Debates website<https://www.transatlanticdigitaldebates.net/apply/> and in the call for applications (attached). In case you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with Wade and I. Best, Evan Yoshimoto ... Evan Yoshimoto Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) Reinhardtstr. 7, 10117 Berlin, Germany Office: +49 30 275 959 75-0 Mobile: +1 805 990 1619 Fax: +49 30 275 959 75-91 eyoshimoto(a)gppi.net Twitter: @GPPi<https://twitter.com/GPPi> gppi.net

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ITS Fellowship Program
by Celina Beatriz March 10, 2020

March 10, 2020

Dear All: The ITS Fellowship Program is offering the opportunity for foreign researchers, students, and professionals interested in internet and technology policy to deepen their knowledge about the Brazilian technology environment. The project consists of an intensive 4-week program, which includes meeting ITS partners in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo to visit some of the largest national and international technology companies operating in Brazil, The ITS Fellowship Program represents an opportunity to exchange ideas, formulate projects, and develop intensive research. More information: https://lnkd.in/egfWNhg <https://lnkd.in/egfWNhg?fbclid=IwAR391FPzf1hfOT1MX7sg6B1Xn_haGOnvPC9-_X3G4W…> The program is in its 7th edition and has already received 35 fellows from different countries around the world with a common interest: technology and its interfaces with the law. Do you know anyone who might be interested? Share it! *Vídeo*: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3UKc99Zx4A Best regards, Celina -- *Celina M.A. Bottino* *Diretora de Projetos* *Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITS)* https://www.facebook.com/ITSriodejaneiro itsrio.org +55 21 3486-0390

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