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RES: Platform Values

by Luca Belli

Dear collegues, Some of you made me notice the links I shared in my previous email were corrupted due to an Outlook technical glitch. My apologies for the inconvenience. Below the correct links Shed https://igf2019.sched.com/event/SU3d/dc-on-platform-responsibility Long description https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-platform-values-c… SI Editorial on Platform Value(s) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3488282. Best Luca 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>

Nov. 17, 2019

Platform Values

by Luca Belli

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>

Nov. 16, 2019

Internet Commons Forum

by Luca Belli

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/>

Nov. 13, 2019

Pre-release | Digital transformation of social theory | Virtual Special Issue of TFSC

by Dr. Steffen Roth

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

Nov. 6, 2019

Call for Submissions– Privacy Camp 2020: Technology and Activism (deadline 10 November)

by Imge Ozcan

*Privacy Camp 2020: Technology and Activism* *21 January 2020 – Brussels, Belgium* *(https://privacycamp.eu <https://privacycamp.eu>)* *Call for Submissions* For the 8th edition, Privacy Camp takes “Technology and Activism” as its focus. Over the last decade, digital technologies have played a significant role in activism by mobilising social protests, fostering new forms of civil disobedience, or simply by facilitating the coordination of activist work in the analogue world. Some scholars assigned particular value to the networked nature of cyberspace, arguing that this structure enables people to communicate and take action outside of traditional hierarchical power structures. However, networked information systems also enhance the surveillance power of repressive regimes. Going beyond cyber-optimist and cyber-pessimist arguments, Privacy Camp 2020 will seek to explore further dynamics in the activist-technology entanglements. Together with activists from diverse fields and scholars working at the intersection of technology and activism, Privacy Camp 2020 will cover a broad range of practices and issues including surveillance, censorship, civic participation in information policy making, social media and political dissent, online civil disobedience, data justice, data activism, commons and peer production, citizen science and more. *Participate!* For this edition, we call for (1) panel proposals and (2) critical making and DIY projects (see further below). *1. Call for Panels* We welcome panel proposals relating to the broad theme of “technology and activism”. We also welcome alternative types of sessions such as workshops or formats with more interaction between the participants than a traditional panel. We are particularly interested in proposals on the following topics: • social media and political dissent • hacktivism and civil disobedience • critical public sphere and hashtag publics (e.g. #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter etc) • data justice and data activism • commons, peer production, and platform cooperativism • citizen science *Submission guidelines:* • Indicate a clear objective for your session, i.e. what would be a good outcome for you? • Include a list of speakers that could participate in your panel (and let us know which speaker has already confirmed, at least in principle, to participate). • Make it as interactive as possible, think about how to include the audience and diverse actors. Note that the average panel length is 75 minutes. • Send your proposal (a panel description of max 400 words and a tentative list of speakers) to privacycamp <privacycamp(a)edri.org>@edri.org <privacycamp(a)edri.org> <privacycamp(a)edri.org>by 10 November. *Deadline for panel proposal submissions: 10 November 2019 (hard deadline, no extension)* After the deadline, we will review your submissions and will notify you about the selection process before 20 November. Please note that we might suggest merging panel proposals if they are very similar. *2. Call for Makers: Critical Maker Faire at Privacy Camp 2020* We are pleased to invite makers, disruptors, tinkerers, crafters and DIY artists with the aim of bringing even more diverse communities into the conversation on technology and activism. Maker cultures attempt to democratise technology by focusing on production and consumption patterns and citizen engagement in technology design. We seek makers who create with the ethos of counterculture and activism – in distinction from those who align with innovation and entrepreneurship. We will provide an exhibit space for makers working at the intersection of technology and activism. Makers will be able to engage participants and hold experiments. Possible maker projects may include, but are not limited to: DIY hardware, biohacking tools, wearables, bots, DIY air quality sensors, experiments with glitch and stitch. *If you are interested to submit your work for the Critical Maker Faire, please contact us at privacycamp(a)edri.org <privacycamp(a)edri.org> before 30 November 2019.* *About Privacy Camp* Privacy Camp is jointly organised by European Digital Rights (EDRi), Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (LSTS-VUB), the Institute for European Studies at Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles (USL-B), and Privacy Salon. *Privacy Camp 2020 will take place on 21 January 2020 in Brussels, Belgium.* Participation is free and registrations will open in early December. For inquiries, please contact Andreea Belu at andreea.belu(at)edri(dot)org or Imge Ozcan at imge.ozcan(at)vub(dot)be. -- Imge Ozcan Doctoral Researcher Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) Vrije Universiteit Brussel imge.ozcan(a)vub.be https://lsts.research.vub.be/en/imge-ozcan

Nov. 5, 2019

CyberBRICS Fellowship in Rio de Janeiro

by Luca Belli

Dear all, For those who might be interested, just a friendly reminder that there is only one week left to apply for the 2020 CyberBRICS Fellowship in Rio de Janeiro. Feel free to circulate this call to your networks. Best Luca Dear colleagues, (apologies for crossposting) It is a great pleasure to announce the second edition of the CyberBRICS Fellowship Programme to be hosted at FGV Law School, Rio de Janeiro. The programme will offer five remunerated fellowships (between USD 2000 and 2300 per month), from February to July 2020, at FGV DIREITO RIO, to support selected scholars having relevant experience in the area related to the activities of the 2020-2021 work plan of the CyberBRICS* project, namely regulation of Internet access and the digitalisation of public administrations in BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). Applicants should have relevant experience in at least one of the BRICS countries. The Call for Applications is available at https://cyberbrics.info/call-for-applications-cyberbrics-fellowship-program… Selected fellows will be expected to be based in Rio de Janeiro and will have a dedicated office within the FGV main building, in 190 praia de Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. Further information on the CyberBRICS project can be found at https://cyberbrics.info/ Besides the fellowship programme, we are developing a Network of CyberBRICS Associated Scholars, allowing scholars interested in CyberBRICS activities and having relevant experience in the CyberBRICS avenues of research to cooperate with us. Should you be interested in this latter opportunity, please feel free to send me a personal email. Please feel free to share this message to your networks. Kind 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]luc…<mailto:luca.belli@fgv.br> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_url.jpg]inter… <https://internet-governance.fgv.br/>

Nov. 5, 2019

New papers on Ethics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Democracy

by Eduardo Magrani

Dear colleagues, It is a great pleasure to share with you the publication of two recent papers, both in open access, respectively concerning (i) Ethics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence, published on the Internet Policy Review; and (ii) Digital Democracy and misinformation, published on the Cyber Law Journal. You can find both papers through the links below: - "New perspectives on ethics and the laws of artificial intelligence" https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/new-perspectives-ethics-and-law… - "THE PUBLIC SPHERE (FORGED) IN THE ERA OF FAKE NEWS AND FILTER BUBBLES: THE BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCE OF 2018" https://www.cijic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/The-public-sphere_forged_i… Kind regards, Eduardo -- *Eduardo Magrani, Ph.D.* EIZ-Fellow von Konrad Adenauer Stiftung / KAS für Globale Innovationspolitik, Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz (Headquarter, Berlin) Europäische und Internationale Zusammenarbeit *European and International Cooperation team for Global Innovation Policy, Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence. * __________________________ Besucheradresse: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. Klingelhöferstraße 23 10785 Berlin I 10907 Berlin (Postanschrift) www.kas.de Telefon: +49 15223247027 Personal Website: eduardomagrani.com Digital Personal Library: https://linktr.ee/eduardo_magrani LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eduardo-magrani-ph-d-78216b21/ Digital Culture's Trilogy Website: http://eduardomagrani.com/trilogiaculturadigital/ *Diese E-Mail enthält vertrauliche oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der vorgesehene Empfänger sind, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und löschen Sie diese E-Mail. Das unbefugte Kopieren dieser E-Mail oder die unbefugte Weitergabe der enthaltenen Informationen ist nicht gestattet.* *The information contained in this message is confidential or protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete this message. Any unauthorised copying of this message or unauthorised distribution of the information contained herein is prohibited.*

Nov. 4, 2019

Assistant Professor Position in Digital Communication, University of California Santa Barbara

by Joe Walther

FACULTY POSITION DIGITAL COMMUNICATION Job # COMM20 (JPF01647) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA The Department of Communication invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in the area of digital communication. Candidates must complete all requirements for a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in communication or related social science field except the dissertation by the time of application. A Ph.D. (or equivalent) is required by the time of appointment, July 1, 2020. Candidates should have strong methodological skills and a record of publishing theoretically-oriented, rigorous empirical research. The department is interested in candidates whose research illuminates basic communicative processes that are transformed through contemporary communication technologies. The successful candidate will complement one or more of the Department’s core areas in interpersonal/intergroup, media and technology, and organizational communication, as well as any of our cross-cutting emphases in health, family, or global approaches to communication. Research specializations pertaining to digital communication may include its intersections with institutions, health communication, political processes, computational social science, relationships and well-being, groups and teams, novel social phenomena enabled by communication technology, media neuroscience, and various other innovative foci. Candidates are expected to teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels and be active in professional and campus service. UCSB is ranked in the top 10 public universities in the United States, and the Department of Communication is ranked 5th in worldwide comparisons. It places great value on interdisciplinary research collaboration across campus, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion. UCSB is a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution. The University offers several programs to support incoming faculty, including housing assistance ( http://www.housing.ucsb.edu/faculty-housing) and various grant support mechanisms. With abundant laboratory facilities and digital capabilities, faculty participate in a number of campuswide programs such as the Data Science Initiative and the Center for Information Technology and Society <https://www.cits.ucsb.edu/>. Applicants must submit a cover letter that highlights their qualifications, research agenda, and teaching capabilities. In addition, applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, three samples of published or completed research, and arrange for 3 references to submit letters of recommendation on your behalf via the appropriate sections of the job search website: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF01647. The department also strongly encourages applicants to submit an optional Statement of Contributions to Diversity, addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity through research, teaching, and service. This statement, if submitted, will be reviewed for evidence of, or potential for, teaching, research, professional and/or public service contributions that promote diversity and equal opportunity, such as effective strategies used for the educational advancement of students in various under-represented groups; demonstrated contributions to the advancement of equitable access and diversity in education; and contributions furthering diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through participation in such activities as recruitment, retention, and mentoring of scholars and students. Questions should be directed to the Search Committee Chairs, Dr. Jennifer Gibbs (gibbs(a)comm.ucsb.edu) and Dr. Andy Merolla (amerolla(a)comm.ucsb.edu) through email or by calling +1 (805) 893-4479. This position will remain open until filled. For primary consideration, all application materials must be received by November 22, 2019. The Department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service. This institution offers benefits to spouses and to same-sex and different sex domestic partners. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. -- Joseph B. Walther, PhD Mark and Susan Bertelsen Presidential Chair in Technology and Society; Distinguished Professor, Department of Communication; Director, Center for Information Technology and Society; University of California, Santa Barbara

Oct. 24, 2019

Re: [netsociety] CfP Digital State | État digital

by chukwuyere.izuogu＠yahoo.com

Thanks Maria for sharing. This work should make an interesting read and learning experience. Kind Regards, Chuks Sent from Yahoo7 Mail on Android

Oct. 23, 2019

Re: [netsociety] CfP Digital State | État digital

by Maria Paula Angel

Dear colleagues, At the beginning of 2019 the Executive Director of Dejusticia and I published a working paper on the accountability of GAFAM (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft) and other data-driven business models (DDBM) in Colombia, given the novel ways of data exploitation that have arisen in the wake of the digital age. The main purpose of this work was to identify the practices of the DDBM that have not been sufficiently contemplated by the Colombian personal data protection regime, and which regulation, in comparison to the European GDPR and the CCPA of California, has significant room for improvement. Although the document was originally written in Spanish, the translated version has just been published and can be found in the following link: https://www.dejusticia.org/en/publication/accountability-of-google-and-othe… I send it to you in case you want to take a look at it. I hope you can find our findings useful for your future research projects. Kind regards, *María Paula Ángel A.* El mié., 2 oct. 2019 a las 8:03, Luca Belli (<luca.belli(a)fgv.br>) escribió: > > > Dear colleagues, (apologies for cross-posting) > > > > I would like to draw your attention on the Call for Papers for 2020 > International Symposium on *“The Digital State: Digitalisation of Public > Administration and Public Administration of Digital Technologies”* that > will take place at Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris 2, in Paris, France, on > the 23rd and 24th of April 2020. > > > > The Symposium is jointly organized by of the* Centre de Droit Public > Comparé of Paris 2 University **and the** Center for Technology and > Society of Fundação Getulio Vargas.* > > The call for papers aims to – but is not limited to – analyse three > fundamental dimensions of the debate concerning the “Digital State” with > particular regard to: > > > > · The mapping and analysis of *the organisational structures and > attributions *of existing Public Administrations that regulate digital > technologies > > · The analysis of specific *tools *that Public Administrations > are currently developing and using to digitalise their services > > · The analysis and/or comparison of *national strategies *currently > developed or implemented to “digitalise” Public Administration. > > > > Submission should be preferably in French, but English studies will be > accepted. The *deadline for submitting a 2000 words abstract is 1st of > December 2019*. The accepted submissions will be discussed at the > symposium, to be held at Université Panthéon-Assas (12 place du Panthéon, > Paris) on *23-24 April 2020* and the finalised versions will be published > by November 2020. > > > > Below you will find the English and French versions of the call. > > Please, feel free to share this CfP through your networks > > > > Best regards, > > Luca > > > > > > *ENGLISH VERSION * > https://internet-governance.fgv.br/sites/internet-governance.fgv.br/files/p… > > > > Call for Papers for the 2020 International Symposium on > > *“The Digital State: Digitalisation of Public Administration and Public > Administration of Digital Technologies”* > > Deadline for participation: 1st December 2019 > > > > *1. **Presentation of the Call for Papers* > > > Digital technologies play a pivotal role in virtually all our social, > economic and democratic interactions and have become essential tools for > all Public Administrations – be they at the state, sub-state or > supranational level. > > > > In such context, Public Administrations find themselves frequently > unprepared to meet the challenges of digitalisation, at a time when digital > technologies are not an option anymore and become necessary to meet the > imperatives of efficiency, cost reduction and effectiveness. > > > The era of governmental reform through the creation of new independent > authorities and agencies is now replaced by a new period of governmental > restructuration, aimed at stimulating a transition to the “*Digital State*.” > This new conception of the state is characterised by the digitalisation of > public services, the extensive use of public and personal data, the > introduction of algorithmic tools to automate decision-making, the > encouragement to develop Artificial Intelligence applications to automate > public sector functions and activities and the move towards the > “platformisation” of the state. > > > This call for papers aims to – but is not limited to – analyse three > fundamental dimensions of the debate concerning “Digital State: > Digitalisation of Public Administration and Public Administration of > Digital Technologies”, fostering: > > > > a) The mapping and analysis of *the organisational structures and > attributions of existing Public Administrations* that regulate issues > which are categorised or can be categorised as “digital technologies”, or > are essential for the functioning or have a strong link with “digital > technologies”, such as electronic networks regulators, data protection > authorities, online gaming or gambling regulators, etc.; > > > > b) The analysis of specific examples of *tools that Public > Administrations are currently developing and using to digitalise their > services*, for example by providing digital public services through > platforms such as Nesta, in the UK, FranceConnect, in France. > > > > c) The analysis and/or comparison of *national strategies currently > developed or implemented to “digitalise” Public Administration*. This > research avenue can focus both on the analysis of overarching strategies > for digitalisation, such as the Brazilian “Estratégia Digital”; on the > development of public-purpose programmes aimed at “translating into data” > all public administration and building digital public services, such as the > French Etalab; and on capacity building strategies for the development of > digital skills of public servants. > > > > All participants to this call are encouraged to reflect on the impacts > that the Digitalisation of Public Administration and Public Administration > of Digital Technologies deploy on the possibility to exercise fundamental > rights and freedoms. Such analyses may consider and/or compare national, > sub-state or regional frameworks. > > > > It is possible to analyse more than one of the abovementioned research > avenues, for example by introducing the national digitalisation strategy of > a specific country and, subsequently, exploring a specific programme or > tool. Comparative studies, analysing the differences between several > national approaches are encouraged, as well as multidisciplinary analyses, > for example using data science to support the findings with empirical > evidence; or economic analysis to explore the costs and benefits of a > specific approach. > > > > The international symposium of the CDPC will take place on *the 23rd and > 24th of April 2020, at Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris 2, in Paris, France* > and the works presented at the colloquium will be published by November > 2020. Contributions should be preferably be in French, but English studies > will be accepted. > > > > > *2. **Timeline* > > > > § Deadline for submitting a 2000 words abstract: 1st of December 2019 > > § Communication of selected abstracts: 15th of January 2020 > > § Deadline for sending a contribution of 5000 to 7000 words: 30th of > March 2020 > > § Date of the symposium: 23rd and 24th of April > > § Deadline for sending a final contribution, between 6,000 and 8,000 > words: 15th of July 2020 > > § Publication: November 2020 > > > > *Abstracts must be sent to **cdpc(a)u-paris2.fr <cdpc(a)u-paris2.fr>** and > luca.belli(a)fgv.br <luca.belli(a)fgv.br> *using the subject line* “Etat > Digital – Digital State”.* The authors of the selected abstracts will > receive guidelines to elaborate and format their contributions. > > > > > > > > *VERSION FRANÇAISE * > https://internet-governance.fgv.br/sites/internet-governance.fgv.br/files/p… > > > > Appel à contributions pour le Colloque international de 2020 consacré à > > > > *« L'État digital:* * numérisation de l’Administration publique et > Administration publique du numérique »* > > > > Date limite de participation: 1er décembre 2019 > > > > > > *1. **Présentation de l’appel à contributions* > > > > Outils essentiels de la vie sociale, économique et démocratique du XXIe > siècle, les technologies numériques ne sont désormais guère réservées aux > spécialistes et deviennent un sujet incontournable pour les juristes de > tous les pays du monde. > > > > Les administrations publiques – qu’elles soient étatiques, subétatiques ou > supranationales – se trouvent bouleversées face à un processus de > numérisation, souvent imposé, à un moment où le numérique arrête d’être une > option et devient un choix nécessaire afin d’atteindre les impératifs > d’efficacité et d’efficience. > > > > Dans ce cadre, l’époque de la restructuration par le biais de la création > de nouvelles agences et autorités indépendantes est désormais remplacée par > une nouvelle période réorganisatrice visant à stimuler une transition > vers *« l'État digital* ». Cette nouvele conception de l’État se fonde > sur la numérisation des services publics, l’utilisation de données > publiques et privées, l’introduction d’outils algorithmiques, > l’encouragement à développer des applications d’intelligence artificielle > et le mouvement vers la « plateformisation de l’Etat ». > > > > Cet appel à contributions vise – mais ne se limite pas à – l’analyse de > trois dimensions fondamentales du débat concernant *« l'État digital, *la > numérisation de l’Administration publique et l’Administration publique du > numérique, notamment : > > > > a) un travail de cartographie, d’analyse de la structure > organisationnelle et des compétences des* Administrations publiques > existantes**, ayant une fonction régulatoire* en ce qui concerne des > sujets catégorisés ou catégorisables comme "numériques" ou ayant un fort > lien avec le "numérique", tels que les autorités de protection des données, > de régulation des réseaux électroniques, des contenus, des jeux en ligne, > etc. > > > > b) l’analyse d’exemples spécifiques *d’outils que les administrations > développent et utilisent *actuellement afin de numériser leurs propres > services, par exemple en créant des services publics numériques par le > biais de plateformes telles que la britannique *Nesta* ou le dispositif > français *FranceConnect*. > > > > c) l’analyse et la comparaison *des stratégies normatives et > institutionnelles* actuellement développées ou mises en œuvre afin de « > numériser » l'administration publique. Cet axe se concentrera aussi bien > sur l’analyse de stratégies de numérisation globales et intégrées, comme > par exemple la stratégie brésilienne « *e-Digital* » ; sur le > développement de missions publiques permettant de « traduire en données » > l’administration publique afin de bâtir des services publics numériques, > comme par exemple la mission française « *Etalab* » ; et sur des > stratégies permettant le développement de compétences numériques des > fonctionnaires publics. > > > > Tout participant à cet appel est encouragé à réfléchir sur les impacts que > la numérisation de l’Administration publique et l’Administration publique > du numérique déploient sur le cadre régissant les droits et libertés > fondamentaux, dans les contextes nationaux, subnationaux ou régionaux > analysés faisant l'objet de la comparaison. > > > > Il est envisageable d’analyser plus d’un axe de recherche, par exemple en > fournissant une introduction à la stratégie nationale à la numérisation de > l’administration publique et, ensuite, en explorant un programme ou un > outil de numérisation spécifique. Les contributions comparatives, analysant > les différences entre plusieurs approches nationales sont privilégiées, > aussi bien que les contributions multidisciplinaires, utilisant par exemple > la science des données afin de supporter la contribution avec une analyse > empirique ; ou l’analyse économique afin d’explorer les coûts et bénéfices > de l’approche en question. > > > > Le colloque international du CDPC aura lieu *les 23 et 24 avril 2020, à > l’Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris 2* et les travaux présentés lors du > colloque seront publiés en novembre 2020. Les contributions seront de > préférence en langue française, mais elle pourront être acceptées en langue > anglaise. > > > > > > *2. **Chronogramme* > > > > > § Date limite pour l’envoi d’un résumé de 2000 mots : 1er décembre 2019 > > § Communication des résumés sélectionnés : 15 janvier 2020 > > § Date limite pour l’envoi d’une contribution de 5000 à 7000 mots : 30 > mars 2020 > > § Date du colloque : 23-24 avril 2020 > > § Date limite pour l’envoi d’une contribution définitive, de 6000 à 8000 > mots : 15 juillet 2020 > > § Publication : Novembre 2020 > > > > *Les résumés doivent être envoyés à **cdpc(a)u-paris2.fr <cdpc(a)u-paris2.fr>** > et **luca.belli(a)fgv.br <luca.belli(a)fgv.br>** en utilisant l’objet « Etat > Digital – Digital State ».* Les auteurs des résumés sélectionnés > recevront les lignes directices pour élaborer et formater leurs > contributions. > > > > > > > > [image: > http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio.jpg] > > *Luca Belli, PhD* > > *Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation* > > [image: http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_tel.jpg]+55 > 21 3799 *5763* *t* @1lucabelli <https://twitter.com/1lucabelli> > > [image: > 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 > > [image: > http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_email.jpg] > luca.belli(a)fgv.br > > [image: > http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_url.jpg]inter… > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > netsociety mailing list > netsociety(a)lists.networkofcenters.net > https://lists.networkofcenters.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/netsociety >

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