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CFP Thematic issue in Digital Capitalism
by Aitor Jimenez Gonzalez Jan. 13, 2020

Jan. 13, 2020

*Thematic issue in Digital Capitalism* *Coordinators: Aitor Jiménez (University of Auckland) & César Rendueles (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) **Vol 17 (2) June-December 2020* *Teknokultura: Magazine of Digital Culture and Social Movements (Complutense University of Madrid) (https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN <https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN>), indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index, calls for the reception of manuscripts for a Thematic Number on Digital Capitalism, which will be published in the second half of 2020.* More than 20 years have passed since Daniel Schiller popularized the concept of Digital Capitalism. Since then, the digital economy has become one of the pillars of advanced economies. Few, beyond the followers of science fiction, could have predicted the current scenario. There are still no flying cars or cyborgs in the streets. But, as in Blade Runner, gigantic global corporations reign in cyberspace (and outside of it). Its hegemony extends from communications to clouding, through commerce, transport, hospitality or leisure. The great digital monopolies are present in the lives of the inhabitants both in the North and in the Global South. Until 2018 (the year when the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke out) the large digital corporations enjoyed the benefit of the doubt from governments and authorities and the approval of the users. In a short period of time, digital monopolies forever transformed the real estate market in cities such as Madrid or Paris. The urban transport sector and the labour regime of hundreds of millions of workers, not to mention the use and management of private data. But after a series of scandals and judicial setbacks associated with the criminal practices of large corporations such as Google or Facebook, governments and international institutions have agreed to point out the dangers associated with this excessive corporate power or ‘digital dominance’. The ILO and the OECD have remarked how the global labour market is at the verge of a huge transition, which if not handled with caution can lead to the disappearance of hundreds of millions of jobs. The European Union has marked as one of its priorities to recover digital sovereignty for its member countries, as well as to shield, from the Silicon Valley’s monopolistic capitalist offensive. The United States Congress, concerned about the overwhelming power of tech companies, is inquiring the top tech corporations to understand ‘the degree to which these intermediaries enjoy market power, how they are using that market power, whether they are using their market power in ways that have harmed consumers and competition, and how Congress should respond.’ 2020 will be a turning point in the formulation of digital capitalism. For some like Morozov, we are at the door of a digital neofeudalism with different domain spheres dependent of massive powers. Others, more optimistic, such as Lina Khan or Frank Pasquale, believe that digital capitalism can be controlled with the appropriate institutional and regulatory frameworks. Others, as Aaron Bastani or Trebor Scholz, highlight the emancipatory and even revolutionary potential of current digital tools and platforms. Can you imagine an Uber run and controlled by workers? What if we socialise Google? 2018, with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, was the year of the loss of the innocence of digital platforms. 2019 the year of the great declarations of the corporations (among others those of Uber, Google or Facebook) and of the awareness of the political authorities. 2020 may be the year in which digital capitalism is reformulated (in one direction or another). For this reason we call the participation to a thematic issue of *Teknokultura. Journal of Digital Culture and Social Movements* dedicated to digital capitalism. In this number we seek for contributions from academics and activists looking at digital capitalism, its many problems and perhaps its multiple solutions. *Contributions are i*nvited from a range of topics *and *perspectives, including, *but not restricted *to: - Digital Sociology - Platform Politics - Law and algorithmic governmentality - Biopolitics, sexism and racism - Digital Anthropology - Digital Capitalism’s Political Economy - Digital Welfare State We also are delighted to extend this call to workers, activists and political and social organizers who, from institutions, unions or social organizations are dealing with digital capitalism. Final drafts will be due April 15, 2020. Questions and topic inquiries for this thematic issue can be directed to the guest editors Aitor Jiménez and César Rendueles at aitor(a)auckland.ac.nz. Articles may be submitted in Spanish, English or Portuguese. Articles must be original and must not have been previously published or be under consideration by other journals or publication. The author guidelines are available on the website at https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN/about/submissions, and the section policies at https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN/politicasecciones If *you have any questions or concerns*, please don't hesitate *to contact the guest editors* at: aitor(a)auckland.ac.nz

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: TOWARDS A NEW EUROPEAN COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK?
by Helene von Schwichow Jan. 13, 2020

Jan. 13, 2020

Dear members of the NoC, The Young Researcher Event of the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans Bredow Institute (HBI) <https://leibniz-hbi.de/en> in cooperation with the EU Hub of the Network of Centers (NoC) <https://networkofcenters.net/> aims at linking young researchers and their research interests as well as reflecting and developing positions and demands for the EU Media Conference (Bonn, July 2020), held within the context of the German EU Council Presidency. The event will take place on 30 and 31 March 2020 in Hamburg, Germany Find more information here: https://leibniz-hbi.de/en/news/call-for-abstracts-towards-a-new-european-co… <https://leibniz-hbi.de/en/news/call-for-abstracts-towards-a-new-european-co…> Best, Helene -- <http://www.hiig.de/>Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de/> <http://www.facebook.com/HIIG.Berlin> <https://twitter.com/hiig_berlin> <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B | USt-ID DE 291 151 171 Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · Prof. Dr. Dr. Ingolf Pernice · Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz | Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß

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China-Brazil Internet Governance Seminar
by Luca Belli Dec. 9, 2019

Dec. 9, 2019

Dear colleagues (apologies for cross-posting) In case you are interested, tomorrow Tuesday 10 December at 10:00 Rio Time (GMT -3), at FGV Law School we will host the China-Brazil Internet Governance Seminar, organized in partnership with the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies (CACS). The link to live streaming will be shared tomorrow morning here https://twitter.com/BricsCyber At the end of the event, there will be the pre-launch of the book CyberBRICS: Mapping Cybersecurity Frameworks in the BRICS<https://cyberbrics.info/cyberbrics-book-prelaunch/> The event agenda is available below and here https://cyberbrics.info/event-china-brazilian-internet-governance-seminar/ Kind regards Luca The Rio de Janeiro Law School of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (DIREITO RIO) and CyberBRICS Project invite to the China-Brazil Internet Governance Seminar, organized in partnership with the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies (CACS). The event will take place on Tuesday, December 10th and will discuss Internet regulation, cybersecurity and digital markets, focusing on cooperation and synergies between Brazil and China. The seminar will be attended by Sheng Ronghua, Chinese Vice-Minister for Cyberspace, and Chen Te, Chairman of the Chinese Academy of Cybersecurity Studies, as well as Demi Getschko, President of the Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR (NIC.br) and specialists in digital governance, such as Professor Luca Belli, head of the CyberBRICS project at CTS/FGV and DaniloDoneda, member of the Board of the National Data Protection Authority. At the end of the event, we’ll have the pre-launch of the book CyberBRICS: Mapping Cybersecurity Frameworks in the BRICS<https://cyberbrics.info/cyberbrics-book-prelaunch/%5b> and also receive the release of the book 2019 World Internet Conference Blue Book of the Chinese Bureau of Policy and Regulations. The event will last approximately three hours, starting at 10:00 in the hall of the 8th floor of FGV – Direito Rio, located at Praia de Botafogo, n° 190. Registration for attending the event must be done through the link<http://www.fgv.br/eventos/?P_EVENTO=5012&P_IDIOMA=0>. AGENDA: 10:00 – 10:10 → Opening 10:10 – 10:25 → Speech by Minister Sheng Ronghua, Vice Minister of Cyberspace Administration of China 10:25 – 10:40 → Keynote Speech Rodrigo Vianna, Director of Research and Development and International Affairs of FGV Law School 10:40 – 10:55 → Keynote Speech Yang Shuzhen, Director General of Bureau of Policy and Regulations, Cyberspace Administration of China and President of Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies 10:55 – 11:10 → Keynote Speech: The Cooperation of Internet between China and Brazil Demi Getschko, President of Internet Network Information Center of Brazil and member of Internet Hall of Fame 11:10 – 11:25 → Keynote Speech: Communication and cooperation to build the cybersecurity protection governance system Chen Te, Officers of Bureau of Cybersecurity, Cyberspace Administration of China 11:25 – 11:40 → Keynote Speech: Internet Governance towards CyberBRICS Luca Belli, Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation, FGV 11:40 – 11:55 → Keynote Speech: The new Brazilian Data Protection Regime Danilo Doneda, member of the Board of the new Brazilian Data Protection Agency 11:55 – 12:10 → Keynote Speech: To cooperate with each other and develop the better future for China and Brazil Representatives of DiDi 12:10 – 12:25 → Keynote Speech: The Crisis on New Application Scenarios for False information in Brazil Ivana Bentes, Pro-Rector and Full Professor of ECo/UFRJ 12:25-12:40 → New Book Presentation I: 2019 World Internet Conference Blue Book Presented by officer from Bureau of Policy and Regulations, Cyberspace Administration of China 12:40-12:55 → New Book Presentation II: Mapping Cybersecurity Frameworks in the BRICS<https://cyberbrics.info/cyberbrics-book-prelaunch/%5b> Presented by FGV [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>

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CFP - 40th Anniversary of CRIDS: "Time to Re-shape the Digital Society"
by Jerry Jacques Dec. 9, 2019

Dec. 9, 2019

Call for Papers Time to Re-shape the Digital Society International Conference celebrating the 40th Anniversary of CRIDS 2nd and 3rd of July 2020, Namur, Belgium Dates: Thursday 2 July 2020 – Friday 3 July 2020 Location: University of Namur, Faculty of Law (rempart de la Vierge 5 – 5000 Namur, Belgium) Submission deadline: January 30th, 2020 This two-day conference celebrates the 40th anniversary of the CRIDS (Centre de recherche information, droit et société - Information, Law and Society Research Center). It will take place on Thursday 2 July and Friday 3 July 2020 at the University of Namur. The theme of the anniversary conference is to reflect on the future of our digital society to make it a better place for the generations to come. Over the past 40 years we have seen technology develop and many attempts to tame and frame its impact on society. There have been some successes but also some failures. The conference will assemble academics, researchers and practitioners from all over the world and from different disciplines (law, sociology, philosophy, communication and information studies, etc.) to reflect on a future framework for the development of a better digital society. While a number of speakers will be specifically invited to present their vision, many slots are open to researchers and practitioners through this call for papers. A summer school on recent and future EU legislation affecting the digital society will take place on Tuesday 30 June and Wednesday 1 July 2020. For more information, please visit www.crids.eu/40ans <http://www.crids.eu/40ans> <>Fields and Topics Cutting-edge papers, delivering vision and insight, are welcome from all fields we cover at the CRIDS: · Law · Communication and digital media education · Philosophy and ethics Multidisciplinary papers covering more than one discipline (law, communication and digital media education, philosophy and ethics) are particularly welcome. Papers can be submitted on any fields and topics on relevant technologies and applications linked to digital societies, for instance: Technologies & applications Fields & topics Artificial Intelligence Power and governance Big data Citizenship and society Blockchain Ownership 5G Human rights Smart cities Fake news and quality content Cloud computing Protecting minors and citizens e-Justice Liability and responsibility e-Government Net neutrality e-Health Cybersecurity and policing Trust services Consumer protection Identity management services Contracting IoT Digital and media literacy 3D printing and additive manufacturing Human rights OTTs Commons and open source Bio-informatics Access to data Platforms Data Protection Social Networks … Algorithmic governance … <>Deadlines Abstracts must be submitted by January 30th, 2020. Posters must be submitted by March 15th, 2020. <>Format of Abstract and Procedure Call for presentations Abstracts should preferably be submitted in English but abstracts in French will also be considered. Participants are invited to submit an abstract between 500 and 1500 words (references not included). Participants should also provide 3 to 5 keywords describing their contribution and a short biography. Abstracts should be submitted in Word document only and sent to <>international-crids(a)unamur.be <mailto:international-crids@unamur.be> A scientific committee composed of academics from the University of Namur and from other universities will examine submissions and will inform the candidate by the end of February 2020 of the outcome. Papers will be delivered during dedicated tracks (20min for presentation + 10 min for Q/A) and could also be selected to be included in a publication on the conference. Call for posters We also welcome poster proposals, which should cover research projects in the areas covered by the conference. An abstract (500 words maximum) should be submitted by 15 March 2020 by using the procedure described above. Posters will be exhibited in a prominent place at the conference venue throughout the conference. Applicants should specify if they are submitting an abstract or a poster. Important dates ● Conference only (early bird - before March 31st): 200€ ● Conference only: 250€ ● Summer School (early bird - before March 31st): 100€ ● Summer School: 150€ ● Conference + Summer School: 300€ The participation fee includes the conference program and materials, lunches, coffees and a gala dinner (held during the conference). For more information, please visit www.crids.eu <http://www.crids.eu/>/40ans For any inquiry, please use <>international-crids(a)unamur.be <mailto:international-crids@unamur.be> Jerry JACQUES Postdoctoral Researcher / International Relations Manager Research Centre Information, Law and Society (CRIDS) jerry.jacques(a)unamur.be <mailto:jerry.jacques@unamur.be> CRIDS Website <http://www.crids.eu/> My ResearchGate Profile <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jerry_Jacques> My Twitter Account <https://twitter.com/jerry_jacques> Université de Namur ASBL Rue de Bruxelles 61 - 5000 Namur Belgique Let’s respect the environment together. Only print this message if necessary!

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5G or Community Networks or both?
by Luca Belli Nov. 22, 2019

Nov. 22, 2019

Dear all, As the IGF is approaching fast, I would like to invite you to two sessions exploring two rather different visions of how Internet access is evolving: -- 5G, IoT and Zero Rating Challenges for Net Neutrality / DC on Network Neutrality The session will explore the impact that evolutions in connectivity such 5G technology, IoT and Zero Rating models are having on democracies and economies. The #ZeroRating website (available at www.zerorating.info) will also be presented. https://igf2019.sched.com/event/SU1J/dc-on-network-neutrality-dcnn -- Community Networks: Policy and Regulations / DC on Community Connectivity (DC3) The session will explore policies and regulations facilitating Community Networks. During this session will be launched the book Building Community Networks Policies: A Collaborative Governance towards Enabling Frameworks. https://igf2019.sched.com/event/SU6O/dc-on-community-connectivity-dc3 Both sessions will be opened by Edison Lanza, Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Organization of American States, and will feature several regulators amongst other stakeholders. Best regards Luca

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#MediaDev at IGF 2019
by Michael J. Oghia Nov. 21, 2019

Nov. 21, 2019

Dear colleagues, For all of you who will be attending IGF 2019 next week (or anyone in the Berlin area), please see this blog post <https://gfmd.info/gfmd-at-the-14th-internet-governance-forum/> that we published on the GFMD website explaining the two primary sessions related to journalism, news media, and media development that we are organising, including the Day 0 Symposium and the DC-Sustainability session on Wednesday. Rasmus Nielsen will deliver the keynote address at the Symposium (25/11), and Hossein Derakhshan will deliver the keynote address at the DC-Sustainability session (27/11). In case anyone here is working as a journalist or in the news media, journalism support, or media development fields, or if anyone is interested in supporting journalism and news media sustainability, join us next week. For more information, see: https://gfmd.info/gfmd-at-the-14th-internet-governance-forum/. Let me know if you have any questions. See you in Berlin! Best, -Michael __________________ Michael J. Oghia | Advocacy & Engagement Manager Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) moghia(a)gfmd.info | https://gfmd.info | @MediaGFMD <https://twitter.com/MediaGFMD> GPG: E95D 2127 0D45 77D3 4D43 4D5A E3BA 6F23 301D 7082

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Data Protection in the BRICS
by Luca Belli Nov. 20, 2019

Nov. 20, 2019

Dear all, As the IGF is approaching fast, I would like to invite those who are interested in how in Data Protection is evolving in the BRICS countries to our workshop on Value and Regulation of Personal Data in the BRICS, on Wednesday, November 27 from 16:40 to 18:10 https://igf2019.sched.com/event/SU1q/ws-211-value-and-regulation-of-persona… The long description of the workshop is available here https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-ws-211-value-and-… For those who want to have a teaser, below you will find two CyberBRICS video clips we have just released, in the context of last week BRICS Summit, in Brasilia. CyberBRICS Talk 1 with Luca Belli, Anja Kovacs, Andrey Shcherbovich and Daniel Oppelman https://portal.fgv.br/en/cyberbrics-fellows-programme-rio-janeiro-law-schoo… CyberBRICS Talk 1 with Luca Belli, Min Jiang, Sagwadi Mabunda, Ian Brown https://portal.fgv.br/en/cyberbrics-fellows-programme-rio-janeiro-law-schoo… And here a brief article providing an alternative perspective on why BRICS are developing digital sovereignty regulations and why this is closely related with the recent development of data protection frameworks in the BRICS. BRICS countries to build digital sovereignty https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/hri-2/brics-countries-build-digital-sovere… You may also find some further readings here https://cyberbrics.info/category/publications/ 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]inter… <https://internet-governance.fgv.br/>

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Platform Values
by Luca Belli Nov. 17, 2019

Nov. 17, 2019

Dear colleagues, I would like to thank – also on behalf of my coeditor Nicolo – the various members of this list who have submitted highly interesting papers for the Special Issue on Platform Values: Conflicting Rights, AI and Tax Avoidance and have helped organising the IGF session where the SI will be released and debated with other stakeholders. Free hard copies of the Special Issue will be distributed at the session that will take place on 27 November, from 15:00 to 16:30 https://igf2019.sched.com/event/SU3d/dc-on-platform-responsibility Here is a long description of the session https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-platform-values-c… Below a shorter description of the session and the table of content of the SI. I hope to meet some of you at the IGF All the best Luca Platform Values: Conflicting Rights, AI and Tax Avoidance This session will discuss three of the most crucial points of contention with regard to values underlying the operation of digital platforms: Conflicting Rights, Artificial Intelligence and Tax Avoidance. The session will include presentations based on the papers featured in a special issue of the Computer Law & Security Review, celebrating five years of activities<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dynamic-coalition-on-platf…> of the UN IGF Coalition on Platform Responsibility and devoted to 'Platform Value(s): Conflicting Rights, Artificial Intelligence and Tax Avoidance'. The Special Issue, which is the 2019 official outcome of the coalition, will include also the finalised Best Practices on Platforms' Implementation on the Right to Effective Remedy, produced by the Coalition between May 2018 and March 2019 (available here<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dcpr-best-practices-on-due…>). Free hard copies of the Special Issue will be distributed. The Special Issue will also be released in open access starting 27 November 2019. In the meantime, you can read the editorial "Platform value(s): A multidimensional framework for online responsibility" here<http://ssrn.com/abstract=3488282.>. The session will have the following agenda: · Opening remarks by Nicolo Zingales, University of Leeds, and Luca Belli, FGV Part I- Platform Values, Freedom of Expression and Democracy · Keynote by Edison Lanza, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression Organization of American States · Nic Suzor, Queensland University of Technology · Monica Rosina, Facebook Quick round of questions Part II: Platform values and content moderation · Chris Marsden, University of Sussex · Ivar Hartmann, FGV · Giovanni De Gregorio, Univerista' Milano Bicocca · Dragana Obradovic, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Quick round of questions Part III: Conflcting rights and values · Catherine Carnovale, Elsevier · Rolf H. Weber, University of Zurich · Catalina Goanta, Maastricht University · Yseult Marique, University of Essex · Open Debate Table of contents of the Special Issue • Platform Value(s):A Multidimensional Framework for Online Responsibility Luca Belli and Nicolo Zingales Introductory Essays • Governing Digital Societies: Private Platforms, Public Values José van Dijck • A Constitutional Moment: How We Might Reimagine Platform Governance Nicolas Suzor • From the Telegraph to Twitter: The Case for the Digital Platform Act Harold Feld Conflicting Rights • The New City Regulators Sofia Ranchordas and Catalina Goanta • Sanctions on Digital Platforms: Balancing Proportionality in the Modern Public Square Engerrand Marique and Yseult Marique • A New Framework for Online Content Moderation Ivar Hartmann Artificial Intelligence • Socio-Ethical Values and Legal Rules on Automated Platforms: The Quest for a Symbiotic Relationship Rolf H. Weber • Democratising Online Content Moderation: A Constitutional Framework Giovanni De Gregorio • Platform Values and Democratic Elections: How Can the Law Regulate Digital Disinformation? Chris Marsden, Trisha Meyer and Ian Brown Tax Avoidance • The Progressive Policy Shift in the Debate on the International Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy: A “Pretext” for Overhaul of the International Tax Regime? Alessandro Turina • E-commerce and Effective VAT/GST Enforcement: Can Online Platforms Play a Valuable Role? Luisa Scarcella Annex • Best Practices Platforms’ Implementation of the Right to an Effective Remedy Collectively elaborated by members of the IGF Coalition on Platform Responsibility [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>

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Internet Commons Forum
by Luca Belli Nov. 13, 2019

Nov. 13, 2019

Dear colleagues, I am circulating this as I think many of you may be interested. The first edition of the Internet Commons Forum (www.intcomforum.org<http://www.intcomforum.org>) will take place Monday, November 25 from 15:40 to 18:15 in the Estrel Saal B, at the IGF venue. Below a brief description of the event. All the best Luca The Internet Commons Forum<http://www.intcomforum.org/> (ICF) is jointly organised by FGV, ISOC, APC and Centrum Cyfrowe. The ICF aims at gathering thinkers and doers that are developing ideas and solutions for a less concentrated and more just Internet. The structures of the Internet affect us more deeply than ever before, reaching out to all aspects of our lives, from our societies and cultures to our finances and politics - to our very individual human behaviours and identities. This event will explore different views of Internet Commons exploring strategies for a less concentrated Internet. Every session will feature weel-respected thinkers and doers exposing their ideas and innovative approaches for 10 minutes each and subsequently engaging in a collaborative discussion with the participants, to identify paths for collaborations. Opening: Setting the Scene * Luca Belli, FGV * Adam Burns, Free2Air * Sophie Bloemen, Commons Network * Volker Grassmuck, Digitale Gesellscaft Section 1 Infrastructure(less) * Jane Coffin, ISOC * Carlos Baca, Rhizomatica * Nico Pace, LibreRouter Open debate on actions and proposals Moderator: Anriette Esterhuysen, APC Section 2 Platforms, Content and Data * Mathias Judd, Qaul Net * Mariana Valente, Creative Commons * Anita Gurumurthy IT for Change * Paul-Olivier Dehaye, PersonalData.IO Open debate on actions and proposals Moderator: Anriette Esterhuysen, APC Section 3 Crowdsourcing Policy * Markus Beckedahl, Netzpolitik.org * Alek Tarkowski, Centrum Cyfrowe Open debate on actions and proposals Closing remarks: Luca Belli & Adam Burns The event will be followed by a cocktail reception. [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]inter… <https://internet-governance.fgv.br/>

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Pre-release | Digital transformation of social theory | Virtual Special Issue of TFSC
by Dr. Steffen Roth Nov. 6, 2019

Nov. 6, 2019

Digital transformation of social theory | Virtual Special Issue of Technological Forecasting and Social Change Introduction Steffen Roth, Harry F. Dahms, Frank Welz, and Sandro Cattacin: Print theories of computer societies. Introduction to the digital transformation of social theory ICT and the increasing availability of digital data are dramatically changing the processes of research and knowledge production in the social sciences and humanities (SSH). Whereas the methodological momentum in digital humanities and computational social sciences is already immense, theory development in the SSH is much less dynamic and consists mainly of digital resurrections of the classics of our fields. The contributions to this virtual special issue of Technological Forecasting and Social Change do, therefore, not constitute efforts at presenting new social theories of the digital transformation, but rather, efforts at digitally transforming social theory. This introduction presents an overview of the topic and the contributions and outlines key elements of a research agenda on the digital transformation of social theory. Articles Marinus Ossewaarde: Digital transformation and the renewal of social theory: Unpacking the new fraudulent myths and misplaced metaphors Emrah Karakilic: Rethinking intellectual property rights in the cognitive and digital age of capitalism: An autonomist Marxist reading Karl Palmås: From hacking to simulation: Periodizing digitally-inspired social theory José Javier Blanco Rivero: The fractal geometry of Luhmann’s sociological theory for debugging systems theory Steffen Roth: Digital transformation of social theory. A research update Jean-Sébastien Guy: Digital technology, digital culture and the metric/nonmetric distinction Matthias Wenzel and Matthias Will: The communicative constitution of academic fields in the digital age: The case of CSR Click here for abstracts and links to the articles: https://wp.me/pvO07-1oK ***** Prof. Dr. Dr. habil. Steffen Roth Full Professor of Management, La Rochelle Business School, France Research Professor of Digital Sociology, Kazimieras Simonavičius University in Vilnius, Lithuania URL: http://derroth.org ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-601X ***** CFP | EURAM 2020 in Dublin | Standing Track on Management and Organization Theory: https://wp.me/pvO07-1o9 BIG DATA INSIGHTS into social macro trends (1800–2000): A replication study @TFSC: https://wp.me/pvO07-1oy HARNESSING BIG DATA for a multifunctional theory of the firm @EMJ: https://wp.me/pvO07-1m5 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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