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CfP - AoIR preevent on STS and Internet governance - Deadline 15 June
by Julia Pohle May 26, 2016

May 26, 2016

Dear all Please find below the call for contributions for an AoIR preconference workshop on STS and Internet governance. Be aware that the deadline for submissions is already *June 15! * If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch. Best regards Julia --- *Call for Contributions* Deadline: 15 June 2016 *The Internet Rules, But How? * *An STS take on doing Internet governance* Preconference workshop – AoIR 2016 5 October 2016 – Berlin, Germany Workshop facilitators: Dmitry Epstein, Christian Katzenbach, Francesca Musiani, Julia Pohle Keynote speaker: Laura DeNardis Over the last decade, the regulation and governance of the Internet at the national and international level have attracted growing attention by policy-makers and researchers. This is particularly the case in post-Snowden times which increased distrust of formal government institutions and their ‘dangerous liaisons’ with the private sector. Traditionally, Internet governance (IG) research focussed on new institutions that have been explicitly established to negotiate the Internet’s technical coordination or deliberate Internet-related public policy issues. Recently, authors have criticised this institutional focus, including a small group of scholars who draw on perspectives from Science and Technology Studies (STS), calling to rethink and substantiate questions of ordering and governing the net. Their contributions highlight the day-to-day, mundane practices that constitute IG, take into account the plurality and ‘networkedness’ of devices and arrangements involved in the governance of information technology, and investigate the invisibility, pervasiveness, and apparent agency of the digital infrastructure itself. IG, in this view, consists of practices and controversies of design, regulation, and use of material infrastructures. Accordingly, the observation and investigation of practices require different, innovative research approaches, which delve into the variety of ways in which digital uses and practices may be an integral part of today’s IG. In this way, STS-informed perspectives are increasingly instrumental for challenging and expanding our understanding and for informing our examination of ordering and governing processes in the digital realm. This preconference workshop seeks to nurture the growing interest in researching and observing IG from an STS-informed perspective. More broadly, the workshop aims to facilitate a discussion and an exchange of perspectives about the intertwined roles of design, infrastructures, and informal communities of practice in IG. For the full-day workshop, we are inviting contributions for four sessions: 1.The first research panel will focus on theory, inviting papers that share a strong conceptual interest in understanding how STS can inform theoretical perspectives on Internet governance, for instance by revealing socio-technical controversies or by unveiling power and control structures embedded in Internet architecture and its governance institutions; 2.The second research panel will focus on STS-informed empirical work on Internet governance, inviting papers that make use of the conceptual and methodological tool-sets of STS to observe and study IG practices and the ways in which the norms shaping the provision, design and usage of the Internet are negotiated, and de- and re-stabilised; 3.For the methodological fishbowl session, we will invite researchers to report on their experience with STS-inspired Internet governance research. The open discussion will focus on the practicalities of doing participatory observation in IG and the challenges of negotiating one’s role as a researcher and an active participant (or even an activist) in IG processes; 4.For the final open roundtable discussion we are inviting researchers to reflect on the notion of “black box” as it relates to the treatment of technological artifacts in public and media discourses (e.g. related to the French intelligence bill). We foresee that unpacking the notion of the “black box” will also help engage IG research and researchers with the broader community of Internet scholars who are deliberating topics such as politics of platforms and algorithms. Please submit your contributions *no later than June 15 *to <mailto:ig-workshop-aoir2016@hiig.de>ig-workshop-aoir2016(a)hiig.de. We expect extended abstracts for sessions 1-2 and position papers for sessions 3-4, max. 800 words. Registration at the AoIR 2016 conference is necessary in order to participate at the workshop. Notification will be sent out in mid-July so that participants can book Early Bird Tickets for the conference before August 1. This workshop is part of a broader effort of advancing an STS-informed conversation on Internet governance. It builds on the successful panel on STS perspectives on IG that took place during AoIR 2015 in Phoenix and a special issue of the Internet Policy Review to be published in early September 2016. The workshop is supported by the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet), the Internet Policy Review of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG, Berlin), the Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago, and the Institute for Communication Sciences (CNRS/Paris-Sorbonne/UPMC, Paris). *Contact:*Julia Pohle. Christian Katzenbach. Francesca Musiani. Dmitry Epstein ig-workshop-aoir2016(a)hiig.de <mailto:ig-workshop-aoir2016@hiig.de>.

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OPEN DATA RESEARCH SUMMIT COUNTDOWN - Call for Abstracts Deadline 30 May
by Stefaan Verhulst May 20, 2016

May 20, 2016

Dear members - If of interest, please submit, share widely and hope I will see some of you in Madrid! Wishes Stefaan thegovlab.org <http://thegovlab.org/> > > <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-r/> > <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-tw-sstkul-hlzjudia-b/> <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-fb-sstkul-hlzjudia-n/> > View online version <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-y/> > > > > REMINDER > > Open Data Research Symposium <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-j/> > Call for Abstracts > Deadline: 30 May 2016 > > > Thank you to those who have already submitted abstracts. We look forward to reviewing them and to receiving many more submissions in the coming days. > Please feel free to share this call widely among your networks. > A reminder of the call for abstracts: > As open data becomes entrenched in the policy mainstream, there is an ongoing need to delve deeper into the dynamics of open data practice. At the same time, there is a need to maintain a critical perspective and to develop empirically-tested theories on open data. > Researchers across the world have been exploring various issues around the supply, use and impact of open data. The Second Open Data Research Symposium <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-i/> offers researchers an opportunity to share their research and to formulate the open data research agenda. > Submissions that reflect critically on the following themes are invited: > · Theoretical framing of open data as a concept and a movement; > · Use and impacts of open data in specific countries or specific sectors; > · The making, implementation and institutionalisation of open data policy; > · Capacity-building for wider availability and use of open data; > · Conceptualising open data ecosystems and intermediaries; > · Entrepreneurial usage and open data economies in developing countries; > · Linkages between transparency, freedom of information and open data communities; > · Measurement of open data policy and practices, including methods for assessing the impact of open data; > · Critical challenges for open data: privacy, exclusion and abuse; and > · Situating open data in the global governance and developmental contexts. > Submissions are invited from all disciplines, though with an emphasis on empirical social research. Doctoral students and early-career researchers are particularly encouraged to submit abstracts. > SUBMISSION DETAILS > Extended abstracts in English of up to 1,200 words, detailing the question addressed by the research, methods employed and findings should be submitted via the EasyChair website <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-d/> by 30 May 2016. > Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit full papers. Full papers of accepted abstracts will be due by 1 September 2016. > > > > > > > > > > > TRAVEL SUPPORT > Travel support is available for selected authors of accepted abstracts. Authors must have submitted a full paper prior to the Symposium and must be from a developing country to qualify for support. > All those wishing to apply for travel support are encouraged to apply for travel support via the IODC website once registrations open. Applicants for travel support should indicate in their request for travel support that they have submitted an abstract to the Symposium. > > > > CONTACTS > For further information on ODRS16 <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-k/>, including the call for abstracts, key dates, venue or any other details, please contact either Francois <mailto:francois@webfoundation.org> or Stefaan <mailto:stefaan@thegovlab.org>, or visit the symposium website <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-u/>. > > > > > > > > > PROGRAMME COMMITTEE > · Stefaan Verhulst (The GovLab, NYU Tandon School of Engineering) (Co-chair) > · Francois van Schalkwyk (World Wide Web Foundation & Stellenbosch University) (Co-chair) > · Katie Clancy (IDRC/OD4D) > · Emmy Chirchir (Munster University) > · Gisele Craveiro (University of Sao Paulo) > · Tim Davies (University of Southampton) > · Kyujin Jung (Tennessee State University) > · Gustavo Magalhaes (UT Austin | Portugal CoLab) > · Michelle McLeod (University of the West Indies) > · Fernando Perini (IDRC) > · Stefania Milan (University of Amsterdam) > · Andrew Young (The GovLab, NYU Tandon School of Engineering) > > > > Open Data Research Symposium 2016 > > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…>

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OPEN DATA RESEARCH SUMMIT COUNTDOWN - Call for Abstracts Deadline 30 May
by Stefaan Verhulst May 20, 2016

May 20, 2016

Dear members - If of interest, please submit, share widely and hope I will see some of you in Madrid! Wishes Stefaan thegovlab.org <http://thegovlab.org/> > > <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-r/> > <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-tw-sstkul-hlzjudia-b/> <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-fb-sstkul-hlzjudia-n/> > View online version <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-y/> > > > > REMINDER > > Open Data Research Symposium <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-j/> > Call for Abstracts > Deadline: 30 May 2016 > > > Thank you to those who have already submitted abstracts. We look forward to reviewing them and to receiving many more submissions in the coming days. > Please feel free to share this call widely among your networks. > A reminder of the call for abstracts: > As open data becomes entrenched in the policy mainstream, there is an ongoing need to delve deeper into the dynamics of open data practice. At the same time, there is a need to maintain a critical perspective and to develop empirically-tested theories on open data. > Researchers across the world have been exploring various issues around the supply, use and impact of open data. The Second Open Data Research Symposium <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-i/> offers researchers an opportunity to share their research and to formulate the open data research agenda. > Submissions that reflect critically on the following themes are invited: > · Theoretical framing of open data as a concept and a movement; > · Use and impacts of open data in specific countries or specific sectors; > · The making, implementation and institutionalisation of open data policy; > · Capacity-building for wider availability and use of open data; > · Conceptualising open data ecosystems and intermediaries; > · Entrepreneurial usage and open data economies in developing countries; > · Linkages between transparency, freedom of information and open data communities; > · Measurement of open data policy and practices, including methods for assessing the impact of open data; > · Critical challenges for open data: privacy, exclusion and abuse; and > · Situating open data in the global governance and developmental contexts. > Submissions are invited from all disciplines, though with an emphasis on empirical social research. Doctoral students and early-career researchers are particularly encouraged to submit abstracts. > SUBMISSION DETAILS > Extended abstracts in English of up to 1,200 words, detailing the question addressed by the research, methods employed and findings should be submitted via the EasyChair website <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-d/> by 30 May 2016. > Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit full papers. Full papers of accepted abstracts will be due by 1 September 2016. > > > > > > > > > > > TRAVEL SUPPORT > Travel support is available for selected authors of accepted abstracts. Authors must have submitted a full paper prior to the Symposium and must be from a developing country to qualify for support. > All those wishing to apply for travel support are encouraged to apply for travel support via the IODC website once registrations open. Applicants for travel support should indicate in their request for travel support that they have submitted an abstract to the Symposium. > > > > CONTACTS > For further information on ODRS16 <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-k/>, including the call for abstracts, key dates, venue or any other details, please contact either Francois <mailto:francois@webfoundation.org> or Stefaan <mailto:stefaan@thegovlab.org>, or visit the symposium website <http://webfoundation.cmail20.com/t/r-l-sstkul-hlzjudia-u/>. > > > > > > > > > PROGRAMME COMMITTEE > · Stefaan Verhulst (The GovLab, NYU Tandon School of Engineering) (Co-chair) > · Francois van Schalkwyk (World Wide Web Foundation & Stellenbosch University) (Co-chair) > · Katie Clancy (IDRC/OD4D) > · Emmy Chirchir (Munster University) > · Gisele Craveiro (University of Sao Paulo) > · Tim Davies (University of Southampton) > · Kyujin Jung (Tennessee State University) > · Gustavo Magalhaes (UT Austin | Portugal CoLab) > · Michelle McLeod (University of the West Indies) > · Fernando Perini (IDRC) > · Stefania Milan (University of Amsterdam) > · Andrew Young (The GovLab, NYU Tandon School of Engineering) > > > > Open Data Research Symposium 2016 > > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…>

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Two vacancies at Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT, Tilburg University)
by C.R. Nauta May 20, 2016

May 20, 2016

Dear members of the Network of Centers, We would like to draw your attention to two vacancies that are currently open at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) under the Philip Eijlander Diversity Program. Philip Eijlander Diversity Program Tilburg University is committed to diversity as a self-evident value within its organization. Diversity, inclusion, and equality are important key priorities of the university's HR policy. Under the Philip Eijlander Diversity Program, Tilburg University offers talented women with a passion for teaching and research a wonderful opportunity to design research and courses on important themes at the various Schools. Appointees will receive a start-up grant for their research and will participate in a networking and coaching program. Below are the links to the vacancies. Female Full professor in Technology Law & Human rights http://bit.ly/23YoUOH Female Assistant/Associate professorship Regulation of Technology http://bit.ly/1NAeO4u Deadline: 6 June 2016. Read more about the Philip Eijlander Diversity Program: www.tilburguniversity.edu/PED<http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/PED> We would be grateful if you could distribute these vacancies within your own relevant networks. Thank you. Best regards, Renske Nauta Renske Nauta Management Assistant Tilburg University TILT - Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society Room M 721 P.O. Box 90153 5000 LE Tilburg University Office hours: Mo. & Thu. 8.30-17.00 hrs. Tel.: + (31) 13 466 8720 c.r.nauta(a)tilburguniversity.edu<mailto:c.r.nauta@tilburguniversity.edu> www.tilburguniversity.edu<http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/> www.tilt.nl<http://www.tilt.nl/> [http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/imweb2/images/content/UTI020_Logo.png]

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Three PhD scholarships in internet research
by Klaus Bruhn Jensen May 17, 2016

May 17, 2016

Three PhD scholarships in internet research The Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, invites applications for three 3-year PhD scholarships. The successful candidates will be affiliated with the Peoples’ Internet (PIN) project sponsored by the Carlsberg Foundation. The candidates are expected to begin October 1, 2016, or as soon as possible thereafter. Description of the project “The Peoples’ Internet – Market, state, and civil society in China, Europe, and the United States” will undertake a comparative study of the internet in different world regions. Digital networks are among the most flexible and universally applicable technologies ever invented by humans. But the many significant variations in the social uses of the internet around the world remain poorly understood. The PIN project compares the current state and future potential of the internet in three centers of the global economy and world politics – China, Europe, and the United States – focusing on the interplay of civil society with the other two key sectors of modern societies: market and state. The PhD candidates will be an integral part of the PIN research group. They will participate both in formal project events and in informal deliberations throughout their affiliation with the project; they will have the opportunity both to pursue personal research interests and to contribute to the overall theoretical and methodological framework of PIN; and they will join a wider interdisciplinary research environment centered in the University of Copenhagen’s Center for Communication and Computing and its research group on Digital Communication and Aesthetics. In addition to coursework and other institutional obligations, the PhD candidates will undertake the following main activities: • six months of ethnographic fieldwork (China, Denmark, or the US) • review of regulatory regimes and cultural traditions in their fieldwork area • participation in analyses of population surveys • contributions to the dissemination of project findings and other outreach. PhD position # 1: The successful PhD candidate must be fluent in spoken and written academic English, and in Mandarin. Prior experience with cross-cultural studies and/or survey research within media and communication studies will be considered an advantage, but is not a requirement. It is expected that the successful candidate will be present, part of the research group, and engaged in the activities of PIN on a daily basis. Departing from the PIN project framework, the PhD project description must include: • a main section outlining preliminary research questions, methodological considerations, and a time schedule for a six-month ethnographic fieldwork in the People’s Republic of China • a section identifying preliminary issues to be addressed in a review of regulatory regimes and cultural traditions in China • a section discussing how insights from the fieldwork may inform and complement the survey component of the PIN project. PhD position # 2: The successful PhD candidate must be fluent in spoken and written academic English, and in Danish. Prior experience with cross-cultural studies and/or survey research within media and communication studies will be considered an advantage, but is not a requirement. It is expected that the successful candidate will be present, part of the research group, and engaged in the activities of PIN on a daily basis. Departing from the PIN project framework, the PhD project description must include: • a main section outlining preliminary research questions, methodological considerations, and a time schedule for a six-month ethnographic fieldwork in Denmark • a section identifying preliminary issues to be addressed in a review of regulatory regimes and cultural traditions in Denmark • a section discussing how insights from the fieldwork may inform and complement the survey component of the PIN project. PhD position # 3: The successful PhD candidate must be fluent in spoken and written academic English. Prior experience with cross-cultural studies and/or survey research within media and communication studies will be considered an advantage, but is not a requirement. It is expected that the successful candidate will be present, part of the research group, and engaged in the activities of PIN on a daily basis. Departing from the PIN project framework, the PhD project description must include: • a main section outlining preliminary research questions, methodological considerations, and a time schedule for a six-month ethnographic fieldwork in the United States of America • a section identifying preliminary issues to be addressed in a review of regulatory regimes and cultural traditions in the U.S. • a section discussing how insights from the fieldwork may inform and complement the survey component of the PIN project. Please note that the project proposal must lie within the overall framework of PIN. For further information, including a copy of the project framework, please contact the Principal Investigator of PIN, Professor Klaus Bruhn Jensen kbj(a)hum.ku.dk<mailto:kbj@hum.ku.dk> Please note that all applications must be submitted via the PhD School’s website by using an electronic application system. To see the full version of the call and information on how to apply, please visit the PhD School’s website: http://phd.humanities.ku.dk/how_to_apply/calls/ Application deadline: July 7, 2016 at 23.59 (CET).  Part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), and among Europe’s top-ranking universities, the University of Copenhagen promotes research and teaching of the highest international standard. Rich in tradition and modern in outlook, the University gives students and staff the opportunity to cultivate their talent in an ambitious and informal environment. An effective organisation – with good working conditions and a collaborative work culture – creates the ideal framework for a successful academic career. ********************************************************** Klaus Bruhn Jensen Professor, dr.phil. Head of Centre for Communication and Computing Section of Film, Media, and Communication Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication University of Copenhagen Karen Blixens Vej 4 DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark kbj(a)hum.ku.dk<mailto:kbj@hum.ku.dk> www.media.ku.dk Tel +45-35328100 Fax +45-35328110 ********************************************************** *New publication* Special section of the International Journal of Communication: Audiences across Media (2015), http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc

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Call for Proposals: Post-Snowden Internet Policy - Deadline 31 May
by Julia Pohle May 17, 2016

May 17, 2016

Dear all, Please find below the call for papers for a thematic issue of the Cogitatio Media and Communication Open Access Journal that might be of interest for the policy scholars amongst you. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. Best, Julia --- Call For Proposals - Deadline 31 May 2016 Cogitatio Media and Communication, Volume 4, Issue 6 http://cogitatiopress.com/ojs/index.php/mediaandcommunication/pages/view/ne… Title: Post-Snowden Internet Policy Editors: Julia Pohle (WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany) and Leo Van Audenhove (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, and University of the Western Cape, South Africa) Deadline for Abstracts: 31 May 2016 Deadline for Submissions: 31 August 2016 Publication of the Issue: December 2016 Information: In summer 2013, the world was shaken by the revelations of Edward Snowden, a former NSA systems administrator who leaked classified records of the surveillance programmes of the US intelligence agencies. In several countries, these disclosures led to a chorus of outrage by internet users and policy-makers. In addition, despite the fact that many international corporations dissociated themselves from US surveillance practices, the disclosed documents revealed how the nexus between the US government and the IT industry entails the neglect of privacy concerns on a large scale. Hence, the NSA scandal has demonstrated that existing Internet policy frameworks are not adequate to address illegitimate data collection and surveillance through global digital infrastructures. It thereby accelerated a necessary debate about the future of Internet policy in an increasingly globalised word that is interconnected by digital infrastructures. But as much consternation as Snowden’s revelations have caused, the discursive response to the scandal appears disconnected from the practical response. While users continue to entrust their data and personal information to US-based corporations, policy-makers in Europe and other regions have yet to put forward alternative approaches that would reform existing domestic and international Internet policy and ensure the respect of legal obligations and human rights. This thematic issue seeks contributions that approach the consequences that the Snowden disclosures have had, might have or should have on the discursive and practical level. We particularly invite submissions that reveal the complex mechanisms of Internet policy and its many interrelated (and often competing) discourses, issues and actors. Approaching the topic of post-Snowden Internet policy from a theoretical, conceptual or case-study perspective, contributions could address the following topics: - Privacy by policy or by design - Data protection in a globalised network society - Digital literacy and the power of users/consumers - Surveillance – between care and control - Digital sovereignty and data localisation - Accountability of international corporations - Policy-making in a black box society - Civil disobedience, (h)activists and their impact on policy debates Instructions for Authors: Authors interested in submitting a paper for this issue are asked to consult the journal's instructions for authors and to send their abstracts (about 200-250 words, with a tentative title) by email to the journal's editorial office (mac(a)cogitatiopress.com) by 31 May 2016. Authors shall also check with their institutions if funds are available to cover open access publication costs. Further information about the journal's open access charges and institutional memberships can be found in the "About" webpage. -- Dr. Julia Pohle Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung(WZB)/ WZB Berlin Social Science Center Politikfeld Internet / Internet Policy Internationales Recht und Politik / International law and politics Reichpietschufer 50 10785 Berlin / Germany Office: +49-(0)30-25491-220 Email: julia.pohle(a)wzb.eu

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The Network of Centers welcomes 4 new participants
by Lorenzo Canova May 4, 2016

May 4, 2016

Dear Friends, The Global Network of Internet & Society Research Centers (NoC) is happy to welcome 4 new participants from across the world! The joining Centers are described below. Please visit the links to get further information on their current research, areas of interest, and on the contact persons. The full list of the Centers involved in the NoC - currently 67 - is available at http://networkofcenters.net/centers. -- The following Centers have joined the NoC as *Participating Centers*, i.e., academic research centers whose agenda is primarily focused on Internet & Society topics. They are listed in alphabetical order. * *Cyberlaw Research Centre (CIJIC) of the University of Lisbon School of Law *[Portugal] o Webpage: http://www.cijic.org/sobre-nos/ o CIJIC - Cyberlaw Research Center is a research center dedicated to the legal aspects of cyberspace and, in particular, cybersecurity. Our mission is to create an intellectual environment that inspires and challenges law students, any type of legal professionals, computer experts and society in general to participate in a broad debate on the legal framework for information technologies and the changes they are introducing in daily life. Embracing a multidisciplinary approach, given the particular nature of the subject matter, the CIJIC aims to provide a forum within which ideas can be disseminated and discussed and new projects developed. Among other initiatives, the CIJIC has a periodical publication named “CyberLaw – by CIJIC” and promotes seminars and all sorts of events. o The main contact person within the NoC is *Nuno Teixeira Castro*, researcher at the Cyberlaw Research Center (CIJIC). * *The Governance Lab at the New York University* [USA] o Webpage: http://thegovlab.org/ o Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegovlab o The GovLab is an action research center with the mission to improve people's lives by changing the way we govern. Our goal is to strengthen the ability of institutions – including but not limited to governments – and people to work more openly, collaboratively, effectively and legitimately to make better decisions and solve public problems. We believe that increased availability and use of data, new ways to leverage the capacity, intelligence, and expertise of people in the problem-solving process, combined with new advances in technology and science can transform governance. We approach each challenge and opportunity in an interdisciplinary, collaborative way, irrespective of the problem, sector, geography and level of government. o The main contact person within the NoC is *Stefaan Verhulst*, Chief of Research at the GovLab (http://thegovlab.org/about/team/stefaan-verhulst/) * *The Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project at the University of Essex’s Human Rights Centre *[UK] o Webpage: http://www.hrbdt.ac.uk/ o Twitter: https://twitter.com/HRBDTNews o The Economic and Social Research Council-funded Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, based at the University of Essex’s Human Rights Centre, maps and analyses the challenges and opportunities presented by the use of ICT and big data from a human rights perspective. Drawing on the wide range of expertise of its interdisciplinary researchers and partner organisations, the Project considers whether fundamental human rights concepts and approaches need to be adapted to meet the rapidly evolving technological landscape. The work brings together practitioners in the fields of human rights, technology and Internet governance, the United Nations, technology industries, and academics, to assess existing regulatory responses and the need for reforms in order to maximise effective human rights enjoyment and protection. o The main contact person within the NoC is *Catherine Kent*, Project Officer for the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project (http://www.hrbdt.ac.uk/?team=ms-catherine-kent) -- The following Centers have joined the NoC as *Affiliated Participants*, i.e., other types of institutions, still with Internet & Society-related open threads, carried out, e.g., as non-academic research centers, policy-support entities, or think tanks. * *INTERNETLAB *[Brazil] o Webpage: http://www.internetlab.org.br/en/ o Twitter: https://twitter.com/internetlabbr o INTERNETLAB is an independent research center that aims to foster academic debate around issues involving law and technology, especially internet policy. Our goal is to conduct interdisciplinary impactful research and promote dialogue among academics, professionals and policymakers. We follow an entrepreneurial nonprofit model, which embraces our goal of producing scholarly research as an academic think tank. As a nexus of expertise in technology, public policy and social sciences, our research agenda covers a wide range of topics, including privacy and state surveillance, freedom of expression, gender and technology. o The main contact person within the NoC is *Dennys Antonialli*, Executive Director of InternetLab (http://www.internetlab.org.br/en/team/cv/#dennys-antonialli-2) Again, a warm welcome to all new participants in the Network of Centers! -- *About the Network of Internet and Society Research Centers* The Global Network of Internet and Society Research Centers (NoC) was launched by a group of academic centers in 2012 in recognition of the lack of internationally coordinated research and engagement activities in issues concerning the Internet and related technologies. The NoC is a collaborative initiative among academic institutions with a focus on interdisciplinary research on the development, social impact, policy implications, and legal issues concerning the Internet. This collective aims to increase interoperability between participating centers in order to stimulate the creation of new cross-national, cross-disciplinary conversation, debate, teaching, learning, and engagement regarding the most pressing questions around new technologies, social change, and related policy and regulatory developments. See http://networkofcenters.net/get-involved/. -- Lorenzo Canova Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN http://nexa.polito.it Project Manager Global Network of Internet & Society Research Centers http://networkofcenters.net/

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CfP Internet Governance research a decade after WSIS - GigaNet symposium 2016
by Julia Pohle April 24, 2016

April 24, 2016

Dear all Please find below and attached the CFP for the next annual symposium of GigaNet, in English and Spanish. The conference will take place on 5 December 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico, as a pre-event to the Internet Governance Forum. The deadline for proposals is 10 June 2016. Best Julia *_ _* *11th GigaNet Annual Symposium* *_Internet Governance research a decade after WSIS: new directions and persisting challenges_* 05 December 2016 Guadalajara, Mexico *__* *_Call for proposals_* *Extended abstract submission deadline: 10 June 2016* *Full papers due: 10 October 2016* In 2016, the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) will celebrate its tenth year of existence and its 11th Annual Symposium which will take place on 05 December 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico as a pre-event of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF). GigaNet is an international association of academic researchers with a focus on the multidisciplinary field of Internet Governance. It was founded in 2006 and is open to researchers from all over the world who are contributing to local, regional and international debates on Internet Governance. More information on GigaNet's institutional structures and activities can be found on the website http://www.giga-net.org. GigaNet is now accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its annual symposium in Guadalajara. Authors from any field of study, methodological or theoretical approach, working any aspect of Internet governance are invited to submit their work. The main theme of the 2016 GigaNet symposium is *Internet Governance research a decade after WSIS: new directions and persisting challenges*. _Suggested topics_ ·Power dynamics and distribution of resources in Internet Governance ·Users, technology designers and regulators in distributed systems ·Internet Governance discourse and assumptions ·Internet Governance and trade agreements ·The Internet of things, mobility and cloud computing ·ICANN future scenarios ·Internet policy framing in emerging economies ·The multistakeholder approach in Internet Governance communities, institutions, and fora ·Internet Governance and human rights _Submission requirements_ Abstracts should consist of 800-1000 words and describe the main research goals and the methodological background of the paper. Proposals can be submitted in English or Spanish language. They need to be anonymous which means no names or other personal data should appear on uploaded pdf files. However, applicants need to fill in the Easychair form with their names and data requested. GigaNet encourages emerging scholars to submit their proposals. All documents must be uploaded until 10 June 2016 to: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giganet2016 _Selection Process and Participation_ GigaNet will select abstracts based on double-blind reviews and inform the authors until 10 July 2016. Final papers can be written and presented in English or Spanish and need to be handed in by 10 October 2016. Presentations at the symposium can be held in one of the two languages. Selected authors who do not submit their complete papers until this date will be removed from the program. Participation in the GigaNet symposium is free of charge. _Timetable_ 10 June 2016: deadline for submission of proposals 10 July 2016: GigaNet informs selected authors by email 10 October 2016: deadline for submission of complete papers 05 December 2016: GigaNet symposium in Guadalajara, Mexico _Contact_ Further details on the event can be found on GigaNet's website: <http://www.giga-net.org/page/2016-annual-symposium>http://www.giga-net.org/page/2016-annual-symposium Queries can be send to the Program Committee Chair: giganet2016(a)easychair.org ----- *11º Simposio Anual GigaNet* *_La investigación en Gobernanza de Internet a una década de WSIS: nuevas direcciones y desafíos persistentes_* 5 de diciembre, 2016 Guadalajara, México *_Llamado a presentaciones_**__* ** *Plazo para la presentación de resúmenes ampliados: 10 de junio 2016* *Plazo para presentación de trabajos completos: 10 de octubre 2016* En 2016 GigaNet (Red Académica Global de Gobernanza de Internet) celebrará su 10º aniversario y su 11º Simposio Anual que se desarrollará en noviembre en México (ciudad a confirmar), como un pre-evento del Foro de Gobernanza de Internet (IGF) de Naciones Unidas. GigaNet es una asociación internacional de investigadores académicos con foco en el campo interdisciplinario de la gobernanza de Internet. Fue fundada en 2006 y se encuentra abierta a investigadores de todo el mundo que están contribuyendo en los debates nacionales, regionales e internacionales sobre gobernanza de Internet. Para más información sobre las actividades de GigaNet, visitar el sitio: http://www.giga-net.org. GigaNet abre la convocatoria a propuestas para trabajos a ser presentados en su Simposio anual. Los autores de cualquier campo disciplinar, metodológico o teórico que se encuentren trabajando sobre alguna dimensión de la gobernanza de Internet son invitados a presentar su artículo. _Temas sugeridos_ ·Dinámicas de poder y distribución de recursos en la gobernanza de Internet ·Usuarios, diseñadores de tecnología y reguladores de sistemas distribuidos ·Discurso y supuestos de la gobernanza de Internet ·La gobernanza de Internet y los tratados comerciales ·La Internet de las cosas, la movilidad y la nube ·Escenarios futuros de ICANN ·El encuadre de gobernanza de Internet en economías emergentes ·El abordaje de múltiples partes interesadas (/multistakeholder/) en comunidades, instituciones y foros ·La gobernanza de Internet y los derechos humanos _Requisitos para la presentación_ Los resúmenes deben consistir de 800-1000 palabras y describir los principales objetivos de la investigación y el abordaje metodológico del trabajo. Las propuestas deben ser entregadas em castellano o en inglés. Deben ser anónimas, lo que significa que no deben contener nombres u otros datos personales que permitan su identificación en los archivos .pdf. Sin embargo, las aplicaciones deben ser completadas en el formulario Easychair, con los nombres y los datos requeridos por la plataforma. GigaNet alienta a los académicos emergentes a presentar sus propuestas. Todos los documentos deberán cargarse a la plataforma antes del 10 de junio de 2016 a: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giganet2016 _Proceso de selección y participación_ GigaNet seleccionará resúmenes basados en doble-revisión ciega de pares e informará a los autores antes del 10 de julio de 2016. Los trabajos finales podrán presentarse tanto en inglés como en castellano y deberán ser enviados antes del 10 de octubre de 2016. Los autores seleccionados que no entreguen los artículos completos antes de esa fecha serán removidos del programa. La participación en el simposio de GigaNet es libre de arancel. _Cronograma_ 10 de junio 2016: plazo para la entrega de resúmenes ampliados 10 de julio 2016: GigaNet informará a los autores seleccionados vía e-mail 10 de octubre 2016: plazo para la entrega de trabajos completos 5 de diciembre 2016: 11º Simposio GigaNet en Guadalajara, México _Contacto_ Para más detalles sobre el evento de GigaNet, consultar el sitio: <http://www.giga-net.org/page/2016-annual-symposium>http://www.giga-net.org/page/2016-annual-symposium Las consultas pueden ser enviadas directamente al Presidente del Comité de Programa: giganet2016(a)easychair.org

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Call for Applications: Transatlantic Digital Debates
by Isabel Skierka April 12, 2016

April 12, 2016

Dear all: The Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi)<http://www.gppi.net/home/> in Berlin and New America<http://www.newamerica.org/> in Washington, DC, are seeking fellows for the inaugural round of Transatlantic Digital Debates<http://www.transatlanticdigitaldebates.net/home/>. Transatlantic Digital Debates is a dialogue program that brings together nine young professionals from Germany and nine from the US to meet for two week-long sessions in summer and fall 2016. It is funded by the Transatlantic Program from the German Federal Government. Fellows will engage in discussions on innovation, regulation in the digital economy as well as cybersecurity and privacy. We are accepting applications from now until May 1, 2016. You will find more information about the program as well as the application requirements below and on the Transatlantic Digital Debates website (www.transatlanticdigitaldebates.net<http://www.transatlanticdigitaldebates.net>). Best regards, Isabel Skierka Call for Applications Transatlantic Digital Debates is a joint project between the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) and New America that brings together young professionals from Germany and the United States who are committed to finding answers to key challenges that sit at the intersection of technology and policy. We seek 18 participants who work in civil society, academia, politics and business and who are willing to explore and challenge each other’s ideas concerning the future of the digital economy and cybersecurity in Europe and the US. The fellows will have the opportunity to debate and discuss their ideas with leading experts and practitioners from different sectors. They will emerge from the program with a broader understanding of the pressing issues that will define transatlantic relations in the coming years and with new ideas on how to tackle respective challenges. We hope that our fellows will form a strong network of future decision-makers in the US and Germany. Over the course of 2016, the fellows will meet for two week-long dialogue sessions in Germany and in the US. Discussions will center on two issue areas: on innovation and regulation in the digital economy as well as on cybersecurity and privacy. The two dialogue sessions will take place in Berlin and Munich (July 9–16, 2016) and in San Francisco and Washington, DC (November 12–19, 2016). The fellows of Transatlantic Digital Debates will disseminate the results of their work through blog posts on the program website, op-eds in major publications, and high-profile presentations. The application deadline is May 1, 2016, at 23:59 Central European Time (CET). Application Requirements Interested applicants must: * Be a citizen of Germany or the United States. * Have at least three years of professional experience. * Be under the age of 35. * Demonstrate a strong interest in internet and technology policy and in contributing to addressing emerging global challenges. * Have an outstanding academic record and an excellent command of English. * Demonstrate commitment, motivation and leadership. * Be able to attend both sessions of the program. Successful candidates will be asked to provide written confirmation from their employers agreeing to the time commitment. Please submit your application as a single PDF file. Your application package must include: * Your curriculum vitae (including date of birth, nationality, professional experience, position of responsibility, academic background, language skills and extracurricular activities). * A letter of motivation explaining why you want to join Transatlantic Digital Debates. Please refer to instances in which you have demonstrated interest and/or professional experience in the program’s topics. Please explain as well how your participation in the program would further your development. * Optional: one letter of recommendation (can be sent in a separate email). Please send your application to tdd(a)gppi.net<mailto:tdd@gppi.net>. The deadline is May 1, 2016, at 23:59 Central European Time (CET). Interested applicants (and their employer) are welcome to contact the program team with questions at the email address above. The selection process will be administered by GPPi in close consultation with New America and the steering committee. The applications of short-listed candidates will be sent to the steering committee for final selection. Successful candidates notified in early June, 2016. Please note: We are not able to discuss unsuccessful applications. The program will pay for travel, accommodation and meals. Each fellow must pay a one-time participation fee of €200 (or $230). Transatlantic Digital Debates is organized by GPPi in Berlin and New America in Washington, DC, with guidance from a steering committee of experts hailing from a range of stakeholder groups. The program is generously supported by the Transatlantic Program of the German Federal Government, with funding from the European Recovery Program (ERP) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. … Isabel Skierka Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) Reinhardtstr. 7, 10117 Berlin, Germany Office: +49 30 275 959 75-0 Mobile: +49 177 17 05 711 Fax: +49 30 275 959 75-99 iskierka(a)gppi.net<mailto:iskierka@gppi.net> Twitter: @i_skierka<https://twitter.com/i_skierka> and @GPPi<https://twitter.com/GPPi> gppi.net<http://www.gppi.net/>

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[NoC Hangout Series] Internet Bill of Rights Call Invitation
by Lorenzo Canova April 11, 2016

April 11, 2016

Dear Colleagues, We are writing to share details regarding our second learning call on the *Internet* *Bill of Rights *(Italian Declaration, Marco Civil and other related efforts), which will take place on *Tuesday, April 19th, from 8:45-10:00am Eastern Time* (for ease, the following converter can be used to identify the time of the hangout in your local time zone: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html) This call will be co-led by Juan Carlos De Martin of the Nexa Center for Internet & Society, and Ronaldo Lemos and Fabro Steibel of ITS Rio. They have provided the following description: / / The Internet is an extraordinary space that enables innovation, growth and - more generally - human flourishing. Preserving liberty, equality, dignity, and solidarity is crucial to ensuring the democratic functioning of the Internet and to avoiding the predominance of public and private powers that may lead to a society of surveillance, control, and social selection. For this reason, many individuals and organizations have been advocating for years the need for an Internet Bill of Rights (or Internet Magna Carta), a step towards a constitutionalization of supranational Internet principles and rights. Brazil and Italy have already moved in such a direction by approving the Marco Civil da Internet (Brazil, April 2014) and the Declaration of Internet Rights (Italy, July 2015) respectively. What is the role of such initiatives in ensuring that the Internet remains a global space based on human rights and democracy for future generations? For the Hangout, we will be using Adobe Connect, a platform for web conferencing that is accessible from a variety of browsers and devices. On the 19th, you can access the Connect room for the call here: https://berkman.adobeconnect.com/berkmancenter. We encourage everyone to test their computer via the Connect website (here <http://admin.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm>) in advance of the call, to make sure that all of your requisite plug-ins are functioning and up-to-date. If you are unfamiliar with Connect, Adobe provides a helpful Quick Start Guide <https://seminars.adobeconnect.com/_a227210/vqs-participants/> for first time users which we encourage you to review in advance. In order to make it easy to ask questions, we are going to use the Berkman Question Tool <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/questions/NoCBillofRights>. This tool will enable asking and upvoting questions both before and during the hangout. We encourage you to submit any questions between now and the hangout, because your questions will help Juliana and Ryan structure the conversation. Participants can also ask questions using the question tool during the call. In order to submit a question, click the “post a question” link in the top left hand corner and type your question into the box provided. If you are planning to join the call, please *RSVP to Annie Pruitt* (apruitt(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu) so that we can get a sense of who will be participating. Additionally, while we are not planning to provide a conference line for this call, please let us know if you need a low bandwidth option so that we can provide you with one. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or comments about the Hangout series, and we hope to speak with you on the 19th. Best Wishes, Juan Carlos De Martin, Lorenzo Canova, and the Nexa team, NoC Coordinators -- Lorenzo Canova Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN http://nexa.polito.it Project Manager Global Network of Internet & Society Research Centers http://networkofcenters.net/

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