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Digital Protectionism Survey
by susan ariel aaronson July 10, 2018

July 10, 2018

Dear Colleague: For many years, some analysts have argued that the internet is fragmenting into intranets and realms with different approaches to regulation. We seek to ascertain if this is true by surveying if you (and others) see increasing barriers to the free flow of information that underpins the internet. The survey is designed to: 1. get a better understanding of how various governments define digital protectionism in the absence of shared global rules; 2. understand if there is a consensus regarding how and when a government can breach existing trade rules to restrict cross-border data flows; 3. ascertain if governments have developed strategies to investigate and remedy policies that may distort cross-border data flows; and 4. examine whether governments consider the potential effects of digital protectionism on global internet stability and digital rights. Please find the survey at this link: *https://goo.gl/forms/DRAEBWRY942wP6tE2 <https://goo.gl/forms/DRAEBWRY942wP6tE2>* We hope you will take the survey—it should only take you 15 minutes and we look forward to hearing your perspective. If you have any questions, please contact Survey Director Thomas Struett at tstruett(a)gmail.com For more information on the project, please see attached 3 pager. With best regards, Susan Ariel Aaronson, Ph.D., GWU and CIGI https://elliott.gwu.edu/susan-aaronson Hanna Norberg, Ph.D. http://www.tradeeconomista.com/ Thomas Struett, Survey Director -- *Susan Ariel Aaronson, Ph.D.* *Research Professor of International Affairs*, *Institute for International Economic Policy* *and GWU Cross Disciplinary Fellow * Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University https://elliott.gwu.edu/susan-aaronson *Senior Fellow, Economics, Center for International Governance Innovation * https://www.cigionline.org/person/susan-ariel-aaronson *To see many of my publications go to:http://goo.gl/j9bdKY <http://goo.gl/j9bdKY>*

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Job posting: GENDER AND DIGITAL SECURITY
by Celina Beatriz July 10, 2018

July 10, 2018

Dear All, Please find bellow a job posting <https://citizenlab.ca/2018/06/project-coordinator-gender-and-digital-securi…>that might be of interest to some of you! PROJECT COORDINATORGENDER AND DIGITAL SECURITY By Miles Kenyon <https://citizenlab.ca/author/miles/> June 27, 2018 Position overview The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs is hiring a project coordinator to facilitate a critical scoping study of gender and digital security. The position is contract work for 6 months. The Citizen Lab is a research laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. The Citizen Lab conducts evidence-based, peer-reviewed research on information controls to inform advocacy and policy engagement on an open and secure Internet. *Key responsibilities:* - Conduct a critical scoping study of the state of research and advocacy surrounding gender and digital security. Research will include literature review, strategic stakeholder engagement, and potential field work (e.g. *,* site visits and interview studies). The final product of this research will be a document that provides an overview of the study results, proposes a gender and digital security research agenda, and a theory of change strategy for the Citizen Lab to adopt. - Facilitate workshops and collaborative activities with Citizen Lab staff and partners to identify emergent research topics and methodologies related to gender and digital security. Outcomes of these activities will inform development of the research agenda and theory of change. - Create and maintain documentation (e.g., schedules, milestones, grant reports, etc.) to monitor the project’s progress. *Required skills and experience:* - Superior spoken and written English communications skills. Fluency in other languages is an asset - PhD or equivalent level of research experience (i.e.*,* over 5 years) required - Prior research experience in digital security, gender studies, or international development strongly preferred - Demonstrated project management skills - Excellent interpersonal skills - Experience working collaboratively in a team structure in a multicultural environment - Demonstrated skill in managing priorities with limited resources *Other Details* - The Project Coordinator can work on site at Citizen Lab facilities in the University of Toronto or remotely. If the Project Coordinator works remotely, periodic travel to the University of Toronto will be required. Position may also require international travel to conduct stakeholder engagement and field work. - The Citizen Lab is committed to diversity and encourages applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal Peoples of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2+ persons, and others who will enrich our discourse by ensuring it is the product of a diversity of perspectives. - Compensation is competitive with similar academic and non-profit positions and will be commensurate with experience. *How to Apply* - Interested applicants should fill out the form here <https://citlab.wufoo.com/forms/pnj9y3f0tolle9/> and attach a cover letter and CV. For questions, please contact jobs(a)citizenlab.ca with subject line “Gender Project Coordinator.” - We sincerely thank all applicants for their expressed interest in this opportunity; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. -- *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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[NoC] Postdoctoral Researchers’ Networking Tour 2018 DAAD
by Nina Brach June 8, 2018

June 8, 2018

Hi everyone, please find an interesting call for applications of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) below. *The Postdoctoral Researchers’ Networking Tour 2018 offers on-site visits to universities, research institutes and companies in the field of artificial intelligence, discussions with experts and numerous networking opportunities. Programme related costs and a travel allowance are covered by DAAD.* https://www.daad.de/veranstaltungen/networking-tour-2018/de/64036-postdocto… All best from Berlin! Nina. -- Nina Brach | Referentin der Geschäftsleitung für Fundraising und Forschungskooperationen -- <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://plus.google.com/u/0/104662709701524780855> 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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Job opening: Postdoctoral researcher in algorithmic discrimination and fairness at Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society (TILT)
by G. van den Maagdenberg May 29, 2018

May 29, 2018

Dear members of the Network of Centers, [cid:image002.png@01D3F771.BB2C63D0]Currently there is a vacancy available for a Postdoctoral researcher in algorithmic discrimination and fairness at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society (TILT). Members from the NoC will be more than welcome to apply. The vacancy can be found on the link below: https://bit.ly/2LGrkAj With kind regards, Ghislaine van den Maagdenberg Tilburg University TILT- Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society Secretary P.O.Box 90153 5000 LE TILBURG Office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 08.30-17:00 hrs. Phone: + (31) 13 466 8199 Email : G.vdnMaagdenberg(a)uvt.nl<mailto:G.vdnMaagdenberg@uvt.nl>

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Online Health Services Legal Framework
by Leyla Keser May 29, 2018

May 29, 2018

Dear All, (sorry for cross-posting) As IT Law Institute at İstanbul Bilgi University, we are about to start to create a report on online health consultancy services laws, regulations, best practices and case law if any. Within that context we try to gather info from different countries. If there is a legal framework in your country, would you mind please share it with us? Attached you'll see a short description of our work. Many thanks in advance and look forward to hearing you soon. Best, IT Law Institute -- www.leylakeser.org

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Online Health Services Legal Framework / Situation in Germany
by HB May 13, 2018

May 13, 2018

In Germany medical doctors are regulated by the regulations of their provincial Medical Associations. Those rules are binding for doctors registered in the respective province. To achieve some unity for all of Germany the Provincial Medical Organizations are associated in a Federal Medical Association. This Federal Association issues a Model Regulation for Doctors which, however, is not binding but only serves as an orientation for the regulations by the Provincial Medical Associations. The Federal Association has recently (May 2018) recommended to change the existing Model Regulation so that - in individual cases - EXCLUSIVE advice via telecommunication media is permitted provided appropriate medical care is ensured. (It was already permitted in an ongoing patient-doctor relationship as an additional communication medium). Two provinces have already changed their (binding) Regulations prior to the Federal Association: Schleswig-Holstein (a Northern Province) has already allowed it and Baden-Württemberg (a Southern Province with a border to Switzerland) permits it in "model trials" licensed by its Medical Association. The issue is still highly contested but doctors feel the pressure from medical call centers in neighboring countries in particular Switzerland and the UK. NB: Veterinaries are not allowed to prescribe regulated medicines exclusively via electronic media (Regulation by the Federal Regulation on Pharmaceutical Products for Animals); they have to personally examine the animals. Herbert Burkert Research Centre for Information Law University of St.Gallen - tele comment to the best of my knowledge without having talked to you face to face (yet) -:) - I will be in Istanbul 22 - 26 May...

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Hate Speech Law in India (detailed report)
by Chinmayi Arun May 11, 2018

May 11, 2018

Dear All, (apologies for cross-posting) The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi is pleased to share its report on ‘Hate Speech Laws in India’ <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pDoIwlusnM3ys-1GAYbnTPmepU22b2Zr/view>. The report maps hate speech laws in India, analysing statutes and caselaw to discuss the specific legal standards applicable to speech. As a part of this report, we discuss criminal laws, procedural laws, and medium-specific laws applicable to the internet, television and film, amongst others. Our analysis of hate speech jurisprudence covers a range of cases, from book bans to internet shutdowns. We hope that this report is useful to some of you, and that it serves as a resource for practising lawyers, journalists, activists and researchers. We welcome feedback, comments and questions and will be happy to support anyone who wishes to build on this report. Warm regards, Team CCG-NLUD

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4 open-rank positions in Digital Sociology, Big Data, Business IT, AI
by Dariusz Jemielniak May 7, 2018

May 7, 2018

(apologies for cross-posting) Hiring NeRDS for MINDS! Now that you know that we like horrible puns, please consider applying and/or help us spread the news about our new vacancies. MINDS (Management In Networked and Digital Societies) Department, running NeRDS (New Research on Digital Societies) group at Kozminski University <http://www.kozminski.edu.pl/en/>, a leading research-driven, non-public and non-profit business school in the heart of Europe (EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA accredited <http://www.kozminski.edu.pl/en/about-kozminski/accreditations-affiliations-…> , consistently well recognized <http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/kozminski-university-warsaw/> in the Financial Times business schools rankings), is seeking to fill four open rank positions. The four vacancies we are seeking to fill are in the fields of: – Big Data and AI in Management, – Business IT, – Data Science and Digital Sociology, – HR and Cross-Cultural Management (with data science research experience). More details at: http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/positions-in-big-data- ai-data-science Informal inquiries can be directed to Prof. Dr Dariusz Jemielniak, the head of MINDS, darekj(a)kozminski.edu.pl -- ________________________________________________________ <http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/> Dariusz Jemielniak, Ph.D. Professor of Management Chair of MINDS (Management in Networked and Digital Societies) Department Kozminski University http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl <http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/> associate faculty at Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University *Recent articles:* - Dariusz Jemielniak, Maciej Wilamowski (2017) Cultural Diversity of Quality of Information on Wikipedias <http://crow.kozminski.edu.pl/papers/cultures%20of%20wikipedias.pdf> *Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology* 68: 10. 2460–2470. - Dariusz Jemielniak (2016) Wikimedia Movement Governance: The Limits of A-Hierarchical Organization <http://www.crow.kozminski.edu.pl/papers/wikimedia_governance.pdf> *Journal of Organizational Change Management *29: 3. 361-378. - Dariusz Jemielniak, Eduard Aibar (2016) Bridging the Gap Between Wikipedia and Academia <http://www.crow.kozminski.edu.pl/papers/bridging.pdf> *Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology* 67: 7. 1773-1776. - Dariusz Jemielniak (2016) Breaking the Glass Ceiling on Wikipedia <http://www.crow.kozminski.edu.pl/papers/glass-ceiling.pdf> *Feminist Review *113: 1. 103-108. - Tadeusz Chełkowski, Peter Gloor, Dariusz Jemielniak (2016) Inequalities in Open Source Software Development: Analysis of Contributor’s Commits in Apache Software Foundation Projects <http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/asset?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.01…> , *PLoS ONE* 11: 4. e0152976.

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4 open-rank positions in Digital Sociology, Big Data, Business IT, AI
by Dariusz Jemielniak May 4, 2018

May 4, 2018

Hiring NeRDS for MINDS! Now that you know that we like horrible puns, please consider applying and/or help us spread the news about our new vacancies. MINDS (Management In Networked and Digital Societies) Department, running NeRDS (New Research on Digital Societies) group at Kozminski University <http://www.kozminski.edu.pl/en/>, a leading research-driven, non-public and non-profit business school in the heart of Europe (EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA accredited <http://www.kozminski.edu.pl/en/about-kozminski/accreditations-affiliations-…>, consistently well recognized <http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/kozminski-university-warsaw/> in the Financial Times business schools rankings), is seeking to fill four open rank positions. The four vacancies we are seeking to fill are in the fields of: – Big Data and AI in Management, – Business IT, – Data Science and Digital Sociology, – HR and Cross-Cultural Management (with data science research experience). More details at: http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/positions-in-big-data-ai-data-science Informal inquiries can be directed to Prof. Dr Dariusz Jemielniak, the head of MINDS, darekj(a)kozminski.edu.pl -- ________________________________________________________ <http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/> Dariusz Jemielniak, Ph.D. Professor of Management Chair of MINDS (Management in Networked and Digital Societies) Department Kozminski University http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl <http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/> associate faculty at Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University *Recent articles:* - Dariusz Jemielniak, Maciej Wilamowski (2017) Cultural Diversity of Quality of Information on Wikipedias <http://crow.kozminski.edu.pl/papers/cultures%20of%20wikipedias.pdf> *Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology* 68: 10. 2460–2470. - Dariusz Jemielniak (2016) Wikimedia Movement Governance: The Limits of A-Hierarchical Organization <http://www.crow.kozminski.edu.pl/papers/wikimedia_governance.pdf> *Journal of Organizational Change Management *29: 3. 361-378. - Dariusz Jemielniak, Eduard Aibar (2016) Bridging the Gap Between Wikipedia and Academia <http://www.crow.kozminski.edu.pl/papers/bridging.pdf> *Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology* 67: 7. 1773-1776. - Dariusz Jemielniak (2016) Breaking the Glass Ceiling on Wikipedia <http://www.crow.kozminski.edu.pl/papers/glass-ceiling.pdf> *Feminist Review *113: 1. 103-108. - Tadeusz Chełkowski, Peter Gloor, Dariusz Jemielniak (2016) Inequalities in Open Source Software Development: Analysis of Contributor’s Commits in Apache Software Foundation Projects <http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/asset?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.01…> , *PLoS ONE* 11: 4. e0152976.

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Last CFP: Social Informatics 2018
by Oleg Nagornyy April 24, 2018

April 24, 2018

Dear all, This is the last call for the 10th Social Informatics conference. This year it will be held at Higher School of Economics, St.Petersburg, on September 25-28, 2018, and will be organized by the Laboratory for Internet Studies. We invite social and computer scientists to present original research work on studying the interplay between socially-centric platforms and social phenomena. As usual, conference proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes for Computer Science Springer series. What is NEW is that up to ten best papers will be published in the Journal of Web Science, either in addition to proceedings or instead of them. We are also featuring two great workshops on multiplex social networks and on practical topic modeling. Don’t miss the deadline: May 9, 23:59:59 (Hawaii Time) Contact: socinfo2018(a)gmail.com. Full details at socinfo2018.hse.ru. *** Please forward to anyone who might be interested *** Best regards, Oleg Nagornyy Higher School of Economics Laboratory for Internet Studies

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