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Paper on the 'WhatsApp Lynchings' in India

by Chinmayi Arun

Dear All, This is to share a paper I wrote on WhatsApp and the lynchings in India. You should be able to access it here <https://www.epw.in/journal/2019/6/insight/whatsapp-rumours-and-lynchings.ht…> for the next couple of weeks. Do let me know if you have any trouble with the website- I'll send you a copy. It may be of interest to anyone who is interested in hate speech and platform governance. I would be very grateful for any feedback that you have for me. Best, Chinmayi

Feb. 15, 2019

Data request on e-commerce and online platforms

by Leyla Keser

Dear NoC people, Hope this finds you well. As IT Law Institute we prepare a comprehensive report on e-commerce and online platforms. To that extend we would be happy if you could provide us data about: - e-commerce legislation in your country ( text of the Law and/or link) - general evaluation of your e-commerce law, i.e strength and weak aspects - general info and/or statistics of e-commerce market in your country - any legislation about online platforms. If there is no legislation, please inform us about current situation in your country (i.e. discussions, pre-legislative works etc.) We would like to thank you in advance for your collaboration. Best, Leyla Keser Director IT Law Institute Istanbul Bilgi University -- www.leylakeser.org

Feb. 8, 2019

Re: [netsociety] Invitation - NoC AI and Inclusion Learning Call, February 15

by susan ariel aaronson

Jenna: I am working on metrics of data and development. I will attend depending on the time, but I enclose some of the metrics if that is helpful. *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>* For the global digital protectionism project, please visit our website and take our survey, www.digitaltradepolicy.org. On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:23 AM Sherman, Jenna <jsherman(a)law.harvard.edu> wrote: > Dear all, > > > Over the past year, NoC members have held a number of convenings with a > central theme of AI and inclusion. In order to understand AI’s social > impact, however, it’s necessary to have quantitative measures to understand > AI’s impact, which are only beginning to be developed. Among the metrics > that exist, emphasis is often on market impact as opposed to social impact. > In response, we’re exploring global approaches to developing a broader set > of metrics, measures, and baselines encompassing both market and social > impacts. > > > On behalf of the NoC, the Berkman Klein Center, and DigiChina--a project > of the New America Foundation and contributor to the Ethics and Governance > of AI Initiative--we are excited to invite you to an NoC learning call on February > 15 at 9:30 am EST. This call, led by Berkman Klein, will cover ongoing > efforts among the NoC and connected projects such as DigiChina, to better > understand China’s digital developments and methods of creating globally > relevant social AI impact metrics. > > > This call will begin with an overview of DigiChina’s translational and > analytical efforts on mapping the context of what ambitions we might want > to measure with respect to AI in China. We will then have an open group > discussion on related efforts and ideas for creating sound AI metrics, and > how those can help promote beneficial AI. This learning call will be the > first in a series on AI and inclusion, geared towards providing a platform > for NoC members to share how they’re centering inclusive AI, and where > there are gaps and overlaps. > > > Please RSVP on behalf of yourself or other organization representatives > with any comments or questions by emailing Jenna Sherman at > jsherman(a)cyber.harvard.edu by February 11. More specific details about > the call, including the dial-in details, an agenda overview, background > materials, and the list of attendees, will be shared once we have received > your confirmation. Finally, please note that given the number of time zones > that we're aiming to organize across, the time of the call is subject to > change, so please feel free to RSVP if you're interested and kindly let me > know if the slotted time doesn't work for you. > > > Many thanks and we very much hope to connect with you virtually on February > 15! > > > Best, > > Jenna Sherman (on behalf of the organizers) > > > _______________________________________________ > netsociety mailing list > netsociety(a)lists.networkofcenters.net > https://lists.networkofcenters.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/netsociety >

Jan. 31, 2019

CyberBRICS kickoff at CPDP

by Luca Belli

Dear all, In case you are travelling to Brussels to attend CPDP, this week, I would like to invite you to our session on CyberBRICS: challenges and opportunities for data protection in the BRICS, tomorrow, Friday 1st February, at 16:00 CET. The session will kick-off our new CyberBRICS Project (http://www.cyberbrics.info/ ) with a debate on the recent (r)evolutions regarding privacy and data protection in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, featuring some of the CyberBRICS team members. See https://www.cpdpconferences.org/cpdp-panels/cyberbrics-challenges-and-oppor… I would also like to thank all those in this list who applied for the CyberBRICS fellowship, inviting those who were not selected to apply to the next edition of the fellowship, and seizing the opportunity to introduce the first CyberBRICS fellows that will be at FGV Law School between February and October, conducting research on data protection and cybersecurity frameworks in the BRICS: • Ian Brown, CyberBRICS visiting professor (6 weeks) • Min Jiang (Chinese fellow) • Anja Kovacs (Indian fellow) • Sagwadi Mabunda (South African fellow) • Daniel Oppermann (Brazilian fellow) • Andrey Shcherbovich (Russian fellow) I would also like also to express gratitude to the CyberBRICS Advisory Board members, listed below, for their support and precious help in selecting the research fellows • Evandro Carvalho, FGV Law School & Academy of BRICS Laws at Southwest University, Chongqing • Hannah Draper, Open Society Foundations • Benedicto Fonseca Filho, Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Alison Gillwald, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance University of Cape Town • Elonnai Hickok, Centre for Internet and Society • Alexey Ivanov, Higher School of Economics, Moscow • Bruno Ramos, International Telecommunication Union • Sergio Suchodolski, New Development Bank • Shen Yi, Fudan University Finally yet importantly, I would also like welcome the first CyberBRICS Associated Scholars: • Sunil Abraham, Center for Internet and Society • Bruno Bioni, University of São Paulo • Enrico Calandro, Research ICT Africa • Abhik Chaudhuri, Tata Consultancy Services • Danilo Doneda, Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público (IDP) • Ivar Hartmann, FGV Law School • Tatiana Indina, Center for New Media and Society • Yong Liu, Hebei Academy of Social Sciences • Marcelo Thompson, University of Hong Kong • Anri van der Spuy, Research ICT Africa • Nicolo Zingales, University of Sussex If you have any questions or if you are working in the areas mentioned above and want to join the CyberBRICS Associated Scholars, please drop me a private message. I hope to see as many of you as possible in Brussels this week All the best 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/>

Jan. 31, 2019

Invitation - NoC AI and Inclusion Learning Call, February 15

by Sherman, Jenna

Dear all, Over the past year, NoC members have held a number of convenings with a central theme of AI and inclusion. In order to understand AI’s social impact, however, it’s necessary to have quantitative measures to understand AI’s impact, which are only beginning to be developed. Among the metrics that exist, emphasis is often on market impact as opposed to social impact. In response, we’re exploring global approaches to developing a broader set of metrics, measures, and baselines encompassing both market and social impacts. On behalf of the NoC, the Berkman Klein Center, and DigiChina--a project of the New America Foundation and contributor to the Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative--we are excited to invite you to an NoC learning call on February 15 at 9:30 am EST. This call, led by Berkman Klein, will cover ongoing efforts among the NoC and connected projects such as DigiChina, to better understand China’s digital developments and methods of creating globally relevant social AI impact metrics. This call will begin with an overview of DigiChina’s translational and analytical efforts on mapping the context of what ambitions we might want to measure with respect to AI in China. We will then have an open group discussion on related efforts and ideas for creating sound AI metrics, and how those can help promote beneficial AI. This learning call will be the first in a series on AI and inclusion, geared towards providing a platform for NoC members to share how they’re centering inclusive AI, and where there are gaps and overlaps. Please RSVP on behalf of yourself or other organization representatives with any comments or questions by emailing Jenna Sherman at jsherman(a)cyber.harvard.edu<mailto:jsherman@cyber.harvard.edu> by February 11. More specific details about the call, including the dial-in details, an agenda overview, background materials, and the list of attendees, will be shared once we have received your confirmation. Finally, please note that given the number of time zones that we're aiming to organize across, the time of the call is subject to change, so please feel free to RSVP if you're interested and kindly let me know if the slotted time doesn't work for you. Many thanks and we very much hope to connect with you virtually on February 15! Best, Jenna Sherman (on behalf of the organizers)

Jan. 29, 2019

ULB-Bird&Bird Law Camp 2019 – Construire un droit des données – Designing Data Law

by Lucas Anjos

Dear friends, the Economic Law Unit of theULB - Université libre de Bruxelles, in partnership with the law firm Bird & Bird, in collaboration with theUniversité de Liège, Université de Montréal andUniversité de Genève, organizes on March 5th, 2019, a bilingual (FR-EN) interactive international symposium (Law Camp) on the theme "Designing Data Law". Speakers are invited to submit proposals dedicated to the shaping of Data Law in the European Union, which will be discussed and put to a vote. In the afternoon, the discussions will be continued in plenary session. The proposals are grouped by theme: Data and Intellectual Property; Data and Competition; Data and Trade Secrets; Data as a Legal Object; Data and Public Authorities; Personal Data and Business; Data and Automated Processing; Data, Science and Education. Please share to whom this may be of interest. **Registrations now open! More information on the link below** http://ulb-bird-and-bird-law-camp-2019.fablab-ulb.be/ Best regards! Lucas C. AnjosMestre em Direito | Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisProfessor Assistente | Departamento de Direito Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora |Campus Avançado Governador Valadares http://lattes.cnpq.br/6223739836948293

Jan. 25, 2019

Call for Abstracts // Twentyforty (EU Hub and HIIG)

by Celina Beatriz

Dear All, the European Hub of the NoC <http://noc-europeanhub.net/> and the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG <https://www.hiig.de/en/>) in Berlin invite submissions for the essay competition twentyforty – utopias for a digital society <https://www.hiig.de/en/twentyforty/>. We are looking for radical and thought-provoking visions on what society will look like in 2040. Therefore we ask researchers to develop their utopias for a digital society along one of the five five topics: Learn. How will we learn in future? How will we teach? What will schools and universities look like? Love. How will we get to know people? How will we stay in touch? What will parenting, relationships, and love affairs look like? Live. How will we stay healthy and what will we eat? What will our homes look like? How will we communicate? Work. How will we work in the future? Where will we work? What will factories, offices and jobs look like? Rule. How will states interact in the international arena? How will conflicts be resolved in the future? In a first step, we ask for short abstracts of 1,000 words. Afterwards, ten authors will be invited for a one-week writing sprint (full expenses covered) to Berlin where they can finalise their essays under the guidance of storytelling experts. You can submit your idea here <https://www.hiig.de/en/twentyforty-call-for-submissions/> until 4 March, 2019. Your are very welcome to share this call within your network. Please feel free to contact Benedikt Fecher (benedikt.fecher(a)hiig.de) Nataliia Sokolovska (nataliia.sokolovska(a)hiig.de) or me (juliane.meissner(a)hiig.de) if you have any questions. With best wishes, Juliane Meißner -- Juliane Meißner Network Coordinator NoC European Hub & International Academic Programmes [image: HIIG-Logo] <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 [image: Facebook-Button] <http://www.facebook.com/HIIG.Berlin> [image: Twitter-Button] <https://twitter.com/hiig_berlin> [image: Instagram-Button] <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 -- *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

Jan. 25, 2019

ITS Fellowship - Call Open

by Celina Beatriz

Dear NoC colleagues, It's with great enthusiasm that we announce that the *ITS Fellowship* is open for applications. Please visit our website for more information and to submit your application. http://fellowship.itsrio.org/ The Institute for Technology and Society invites researchers, students and professionals working with technology policy to apply to ITS Global Policy Fellowship Program and spend four weeks* in Brazil at ITS. Last year, we welcomed six fellows, who gave valuable contributions to the success of the Fellowship Program. Our Global Fellows will have the opportunity to work with the team who created and developed Brazil’s Internet Bill of Rights(Marco Civil da Internet), a bill that guarantees and promotes the protection of fundamental rights, including privacy, net neutrality and freedom of expression, which was approved as law in Brazil in April 2014. Furthermore, they will be able to choose one of our four main areas of work to develop their research in, namely: Law and Technology + Education + Democracy and Technology and Rethinking Innovation. The ITS Fellowship Program will offer the opportunity for those interested in internet and technology policy to deepen their knowledge about the Brazilian technology context. We have prepared an intensive 4-week* program for our fellows, which includes meeting ITS partners in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in order to have the opportunity to visit some of the largest national and international technology companies operating in Brazil as well as governmental entities and exchange ideas, projects and research with those institutions. *IMPORTANT DATES* - Application deadline: March 10th, 2019; - Announcement of fellows by e-mail: April 08th, 2019; - Fellowship Program: starts June 24th, and finishes in July 19th, 2019; - Fellows are expected to stay in Rio from June 24th to July 19th. Fellows can coordinate with ITS the possibility of staying for a longer term before or after this period if they wish. Visa and related costs for additional stay should be arranged by the fellows. Let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Celina -- *Celina M.A. Bottino* *Diretora de Projetos* *Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITS)* https://www.facebook.com/ITSriodejaneiro itsrio.org +55 21 3486-0390

Jan. 25, 2019

Introducing... Good Data - Institute of Network Cultures Theory on Demand #29 now available & Amsterdam launch tomorrow (24 Jan)

by Angela Daly

We are delighted to announce the publication of *Good Data*, #29 in the Institute of Network Cultures Theory on Demand series. This open access book, edited by Angela Daly, S Kate Devitt and Monique Mann, contains 20 chapters from an international interdisciplinary group of authors, starting the conversation on what Good Data is and how we can progress towards a pragmatic Good Data future. These 20 chapters paint a more positive picture of what our digital lives and practices are and could be. We don’t have to accept the Bad Data dystopia we are currently in, or give up our digital tech entirely and retreat to Neo-Luddism. Another digitised world is possible (and necessary), and *Good Data* shows us a glimpse of what and how it could be. The book can be found here for free download (in various formats): http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/tod-29-good-data/ The Institute of Network Cultures has published a series of blogposts from *Good Data *authors summarising their Good Data interventions, which can be found here: http://networkcultures.org/blog/ *If you happen to be in Amsterdam NL tomorrow (Thursday 24 January), join *Good Data* editor Monique Mann and a selection of *Good Data * authors for the official launch party, from 17:00/5pm @ Spui25. * *We will be organising more launch events in more locations over the coming months.*

Jan. 23, 2019

Call for papers on digital policy in Latin America, CPR LATAM 2019 academic conference

by Gloria Mayne Davó

Good afternoon, I'm writing from Centro Latam Digital at CIDE, a digital policy research center (we have applied to be part of NoC and are awaiting response). We are organizing the 2019 Latin America Communications Policy Research conference (CPR LATAM) and would like to share the call for papers and participation to the NoC community. Please see below for a summary for dissemination. Thank you! ________ The CPR LATAM conference brings together academics, civil society, and public and private sector leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss the key issues facing the development of digital infrastructure and information ecosystems in the region. The 13th CPR LATAM conference will be held July 1-2, 2019 in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. CPR LATAM invites paper and panel proposals that address the economic and social impacts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Latin America and the Caribbean. The following topics are of particular interest: Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms Automation and the Future of Work Competition Policy in the Digital Age Cybersecurity and Encryption Data Protection and Privacy Digital Innovation and Trade Digital Rights Digital Platforms Economic Development and Competitiveness Education and ICT Skills Financial Inclusion and Digital Services Future of ICT regulation ICT for Development (ICT4D) Internet Governance Internet of Things To apply, please submit an abstract for review on the CPR LATAM conftool website <http://www.dirsi.net/conftool/> by creating a user or logging in to your existing account and clicking "Submit Contribution." *Abstract submissions must be received by February 15, 2019. * Abstracts must be no more than 2,000 words and clearly state the purpose, methodology, findings and practical implications of the research. Please include a summary of your CV (no more than 2 pages) in the same document. Papers will be accepted in English, Spanish or Portuguese. All abstracts will be reviewed by the organizing committee and be evaluated based on content, relevance, significance, originality and presentation. CPR Latam will award a limited number of scholarships to attend the conference (including travel and lodging) to the top-rated submissions.* To be considered for a scholarship, your final paper must be completed and submitted by April 15, 2019.* *For more information about the call, please visit www.cprlatam.org <http://www.cprlatam.org>* *Gloria Mayne Davó* *Strategic Partnerships and Communications* *Centro Latam Digital, CIDE* *gloria(a)centrolatam.digital*

Jan. 21, 2019