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Open Call for Fellowship Applications at TILT (Tilburg University, the Netherlands)

by C.R. Nauta

Dear Sir, Madam, I would like to draw your attention to the 'Open call for Fellowship Applications' at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), now open (see PDF attached). We would highly appreciate if you would kindly distribute the information within your own networks. Thank you and 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 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> [Universiteit van Tilburg]<http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/>

March 22, 2016

2 PhD positions in the field of Law & Data Science at Tilburg University (Tilburg Law School)

by C.R. Nauta

Dear Sir, Madam, We would like to draw your attention to the vacancies below. Currently there are two PhD positions available in the field of Law & Data Science at Tilburg University (Law School). Tilburg Law School wishes to stimulate research in the field of Law & Data Science. Data Science is a large and rapidly growing field of study. It has an increasingly growing impact on the way we conduct scientific research and on how businesses, individuals and society operate. Furthermore, it will have a noticeable impact on legal and regulatory issues and implications. Tilburg Law School opens two PhD positions in this field. Candidates who wish to conduct research in the field of Law & Data Science are explicitly invited to apply. Please indicate in the application form that you are applying for a position in the field of Law & Data Science. The procedure is coordinated by Maartje Niezen PhD (m.h.g.niezen(a)uvt.nl<mailto:m.h.g.niezen@uvt.nl>) at TILT (Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society, www.tilt.nl<http://www.tilt.nl> . Please contact dr. Niezen if you would like to have more information about these vacancies. Deadline for submission: 31 May 2016 (23:59 hrs.). More info: https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career_ns=job_listing&company=S0… Please note: Currently there are ten open PhD positions at the Tilburg Law School. However, already sufficient candidates have applied for the other eight PhD positions, so only applications for the Law & Data Science PhD projects are welcome. 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/> [Universiteit van Tilburg]<http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/>

March 21, 2016

Our Research on Arab Networked Public Sphere is Out!

by Nagla Rizk

Dear Friends, We are happy to announce the publication of “Mobilization for Change,” a new series of reports examining the role of the networked public sphere in advancing civic participation and collective action in the Arab region. These reports are part of a joint project of Access to Knowledge forDevelopment Center - A2K4D <https://www.facebook.com/a2k4d/>at AUC School of Business <https://www.facebook.com/AUC.Business/> and Berkman Center for Internet & Society <https://www.facebook.com/BerkmanCenter/> at Harvard University in collaboration withWebradar TN - واب رادار <https://www.facebook.com/Webradar-TN-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%…> and the Arab Policy Institute . The project is supported by IDRC / CRDI <https://www.facebook.com/IDRC.CRDI/> the International Development Research Centre(IDRC). Check out our paper “The Networked Public Sphere and Civic Engagement in Post-2011 Egypt: A Local Perspective" as well as our partners’ outputs on the project website: http://www.arabnps.org/ The publications website is: http://www.arabnps.org Best, Nagla -- Nagla Rizk Professor of Economics Founding Director, Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) School of Business, The American University in Cairo Faculty Associate, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University Affiliated Fellow, Information Society Project, Yale Law School http://www1.aucegypt.edu/faculty/naglarzk/ http://www.aucegypt.edu/Business/A2K4D/Pages/default.aspx

March 14, 2016

Internet Policy in Eastern Partnership - 8 March 2016 FFO

by Ben Wagner

Dear colleagues, here is the final draft of our workshop on 8 March 2016. If you have any questions about the event please do not hesitate to contact event(a)cihr.eu <mailto:event@cihr.eu>. Best regards, Ben Wagner Workshop Program: Internet Policy in Eastern Partnership Countries - #IPEP16 March 8, 2016, 10:00 – 18.00 European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) Senatssaal (HG 109), Main Building Open to the public. To register email: event(a)cihr.eu <mailto:event@cihr.eu> 10:00 – 10:30 Welcoming remarks - Alexander Wöll, President of European University Viadrina - Joanna Bronowicka and Ben Wagner, European University Viadrina 10:00 – 12:00 Russian, EU and global perspectives on internet policy - Points of tension: Russia, the West and the Rest, Madeline Carr, Cardiff University - Russian perspective on internet policy, Agnieszka Bryc, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń - Framing the EU in the global Internet Governance debate, Andrea Calderaro, Cardiff University 12.00 – 13:30 Lunch break 13.30 – 15.30 Country perspectives from Ukraine and Armenia - Internet Policy of Ukraine: From Diverse Vectors Strategy Ahead Towards Holistic Approach, Professor Andrii Paziuk, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv - The Role of Civil Society in Promoting the Internet Freedom Agenda in Ukrainian Internet Governance Discourse, Tetyana Lokot, University of Maryland - Armenian experience on Internet Governance: Achievements and Challenges, Samvel Martitosyan, Institute for Strategic and Innovative Research 15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break 16.00 – 18.00 Internet Policy in the Eastern Partnership - Media freedom and Internet policy in Eastern Parnership countries, Aidar Botagarov, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - Thinking from the Edges: Internet Policy in Eastern Partnership Countries, Joanna Bronowicka, European University Viadrina About the workshop To understand global human rights challenges of the digital age, we need to know more how Internet policies are developed at the national level. We think it is particularly important to research internet policies in countries, which are at the borders of large geopolitical systems. At the periphery of the global system, internet policy is often not so strongly institutionalised as a result of which human rights norms are more in flux. At this workshop, we want to take a closer look at internet polices in the Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Torn between two large geopolitical block, those six countries are very vulnerable to the growing mistrust between Brussels and Moscow. Strong trade and investment links to both Russia and Europe force them to make decisions, which can be politically hard and economically costly. Internet policy is one of the areas most affected by competing human rights discourses and trade interests. Our working hypothesis is that geopolitics will affect how Internet policy is developed, but can be mitigated by other economic or social factors, such as the strength of actors from private sector or civil society. This workshop is organized by the Centre for the Internet and Human Rights in collaboration with the B/ORDERS IN MOTION Centre, both at European University Viadrina. CIHR is a vibrant hub for academic research about technology and society at Viadrina. Our goal is to inform current public and academic debates by producing high-quality research grounded in theory and empirical data. You can find out more information about the project on CIHR website: cihr.eu <http://cihr.eu/> -- Dr. Ben Wagner Centre for Internet & Human Rights European University Viadrina https://cihr.eu <https://cihr.eu/> Twitter: @benwagne_r Office: +49 335 5534 2832 Mobile: +49 170 110 2881 GPG Key Id: 494604B0A3479DBB

Feb. 25, 2016

Final CfP AoIR 2016 Berlin (submit by March 1st)

by Cornelius Puschmann

Dear colleagues, below is the *final* reminder that submissions for AoIR 2016 are due next week. Best wishes, Cornelius Puschmann ***Apologies for cross-postings*** 3rd (and final) Call for Proposals ================================ AoIR 2016: INTERNET RULES! Workshops: 5 October 2016 Main Conference: 6-8 October 2016 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany AoIR 2016 is the 17th annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, a transdisciplinary gathering of scholars interested in the place of networked technologies in social processes. This year's conference ist jointly hosted by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and the Hans-Bredow-Institut for Media Research. AoIR 2016 will emphasize the relevance of the Internet in today’s culture and politics. The conference theme addresses the significance of the codes and rules that frame the Internet, as well as their playful circumvention, from technical protocols and popular platforms to the emerging, established, and contested conventions of online communities. Who are the actors both in practices of rule-making and rule-breaking, what are their motivations and resources, and how can their power relations and communicative figurations be described? How does the Internet influence the proliferation of the values that its platforms, services and infrastructures embody, and what spaces of creative resistance persist? How do various forms of technical, social, and cultural hacking subvert these orders? The committee calls for proposals for papers, panels, workshops, roundtables, and other events that engage with the conference theme or the field more generally. Topics could include (but are not limited to): - coordination and rule-making online - media, culture and identity - (h)activism and social justice - critical approaches to algorithms, platform studies - codes and practices of internet culture - connected devices and the internet of things - big data and predictive analytics - techno-social interfaces - digital labor, crowdsourcing and co-creation - internet governance and regulation - (global) social media - communication, participation and polarization online - philosophy of information and knowledge We particularly invite submissions that engage with or challenge the conference theme in new and exciting ways, are innovative, or present a novel approach to the topic. We encourage “experimental sessions” that extend research in unusual directions (via method, topic or presentation structure). We also welcome submissions on topics that address social, cultural, political, legal, aesthetic, economic, and/or philosophical aspects of the internet beyond the conference theme. The committee extends a special invitation to students, researchers, and practitioners who have previously not participated in an Internet Research event to submit proposals. *PROPOSALS* We seek proposals for several different kinds of contributions to encompass the breadth of relevant research. We welcome proposals for traditional academic conference PAPERS, organized PANELS, ROUNDTABLES, FISHBOWLS, EXPERIMENTAL SESSIONS, and PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS. We invite proposals that will focus on discussion and interaction among conference delegates. Finally, doctoral students are invited to participate in the DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM preceding the main conference. *IMPORTANT DATES* 15 January 2016 Submission site opens for AoIR 2016 in Berlin 1 March 2016 Submissions due for PAPERS, PANELS, ROUNDTABLES and FISHBOWLS, EXPERIMENTAL SESSIONS, and PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS 15 March 2016 Nominations for Nancy Baym Book award and Best Dissertation Award due 5 May 2016 Notification of acceptances for presenters 15 June 2016 Applications due for conference travel SCHOLARSHIPS and for DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM 1 August 2016 Early Bird Registration Deadline for all presenters For further information and updates, please visit the conference website at aoir.org/aoir2016. *SUBMISSION TYPES* Traditional papers: Paper submissions should articulate the issue or research question to be discussed, the methodological or critical framework used, and indicate the findings or conclusions to be presented and/or the relevance to wider conference themes. Papers can present any kind of research or analysis, but should be written so that the importance of the work can be understood by reviewers working in different disciplines or using different approaches. Cross- or trans-disciplinary work is especially encouraged. Paper submissions should be approximately 1200 words long, including references. Please note that paper submissions must adhere to AoIR’s pre-formatted template and should give an indication as to the consistency, rigor and relevance of the work. (More information on submission formats and templates available here: aoir.org/aoir2016/submissions) Presentations at the conference are generally intended to be dynamic, and provide a broad overview of the scholarship being engaged, with the hope of generating useful conversation. Preconstituted panels: Panels should present a coherent group of papers on a single theme. Panel proposals should include 1200-word abstracts as above for each of the constituent papers, as well as a brief statement articulating the papers’ relationship to each other. It is recommended that panels include four papers, although submissions of three to five papers will also be considered. The organizer is responsible for compiling the proposal into a single document for submission. Preconference workshops: Workshops may be either half or full-day events that occur on the first day of the conference and focus on a particular topic. They may be a workshop of some kind (e.g., a publishing workshop), a methodological “bootcamp” (e.g., on ethnography or statistical analysis), an exploration of a theoretical tradition or topical area (e.g., symbolic interaction, political economy, or GIS) or anything else that may be of interest to conference delegates. Proposals for workshops should explain for a general scholarly audience the goals of the workshop, the way it will operate, and an indication of potential audience or attendees who may be interested in attending (such as “early career scholars” or “researchers using statistical analysis”). Proposals for workshops should be approximately 600-800 words in length, and should name the workshop facilitators. Roundtable Sessions: Roundtables encourage discussion and interaction among delegates. They may involve brief introductory presentations by organizers. Proposals should include details on the theme or topic of discussion and its relevance, along with names of the organizers/initial participants. Roundtables can include no more than 5 initial participants. Roundtable submissions should be between 250-300 words long (to be included as the “abstract” in the submissions process–no separate document need be uploaded). Open Fishbowls: Fishbowl sessions should cover broad topics of interest to a wide segment of the AoIR community, and create a space for dialogue across different types of research. Submitted proposals should include a brief statement as to the core idea or theme for the fishbowl, emphasizing its relation to conference themes or relevance to the IR community. Fishbowls can include no more than 5 initial participants (named fish). Experimental Sessions: Experimental sessions are those that, while of interest to members or engaging with conference themes, meaningfully “push the envelope” beyond more traditional forms of conference engagement and participation and as such do not fit into any of the other proposal formats. Examples may include Ignite or pecha-kucha presentations, demonstrations, performances, installations, short-form workshops, unsessions, maker or code-based projects, or interactive experiences. Proposals for experimental sessions should describe for a general scholarly audience the goal or idea of the session and how it will operate, and discuss why the proposed format will be of interest to AoIR delegates. Organizers of experimental sessions will be responsible for supplying any necessary equipment beyond that usually provided for conference presentations, and should be prepared to coordinate closely with the conference committee as necessary to enable a successful presentation of the alternative format. To encourage this kind of submission, we are again offering the “Halavais Prize for Weirdness” this year for the most interesting and successful submission in a non-traditional format. Doctoral Colloquium: The Association of Internet Researchers believes that its emerging researchers are the best in its disparate constituent fields. In keeping with its commitment to students’ scholarship, we continue the tradition of bringing emerging and established scholars together through the AoIR 2016 Doctoral Colloquium. The colloquium offers PhD students working in internet research or a related field a special, day-long forum, to be convened on 5 October 2016. For many years, this pre-conference event has provided students with the opportunity to a concentrated amount of time with senior scholars to share research projects, address methodological and theoretical challenges, and exchange informal advice on juggling the multiple pressures associated with job searching, publishing, and finishing the dissertation Interested students should prepare a) a two-page summary of your research. This should provide a context for the research, describe the methods being used, the progress to date, and primary concerns and issues; and b) A brief statement indicating why you want to participate in this doctoral colloquium and what you hope to get out of it. These are due on or before 15 June 2016. For further questions, don't hesitate to contact Ben Light, the doctoral colloquium chair, at aoir2016dc [at] aoir [dot] org. *CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS* In order to increase the diversity of participation in the AoIR conferences, the Association of Internet Researchers makes available conference fee waivers and partial travel stipends ($500) per year. The number of fee waivers and travel stipends will depend first of all upon the ability of the conference budget to sustain such waivers (a judgment to be made by the AoIR Executive Committee upon the advice of the AoIR Treasurer and the local organizing committee) as well as upon the quality of the applications for fee waivers. Conference scholarships are made available only to participants who have had papers accepted via the peer review process, and applications are due on 15 June 2016, after acceptances have been announced. More information will be made available regarding the scholarship application process at the conference website: aoir.org/aoir2016. *CONTACT INFORMATION* Please address any questions to the conference chair, Cornelius Puschmann, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, aoir2016 [at] aoir [dot] org. ================================ -- Dr. Cornelius Puschmann Postdoctoral Researcher (DFG) Berlin School of Library and Information Science (BSLIS) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Dorotheenstraße 26 10117 Berlin, Germany www.ibi.hu-berlin.de Research Associate Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) Oberwallstraße 9 10117 Berlin, Germany www.hiig.de Faculty Associate Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University 23 Everett Street, Second Floor Cambridge, MA 02138, USA cyber.law.harvard.edu p: +49 7541 6009-1321 e: cornelius.puschmann(a)hiig.de e: cpuschmann(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu w: cbpuschmann.net

Feb. 23, 2016

Readie Research Summit - What drives Europe's Digital Economy

by Leonard Mack

<http://www.cvent.com/events/what-drives-europe-s-digital-economy/event-summ…> Dear all, On behalf of Nesta, I want to invite you to the Readie <http://www.cvent.com/events/what-drives-europe-s-digital-economy/event-summ…> Research Summit - What drives Europe’s Digital Economy <http://www.cvent.com/events/what-drives-europe-s-digital-economy/event-summ…>. I am sure this will be spot on for some of you - it would be great to meet you there! *When*: Monday 21 March 2016, 11:30 - Tuesday 22 March 2016, 15:50 *Where*: University of Greenwich, 10 Stockwell Street, London SE10 9BD, United Kingdom Our Summit brings together forward-thinking researchers, policy professionals and businesses with an interest in cutting-edge research, big data methods, entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth. It will address the following key questions facing Europe's Digital Economy today: - How are digital technologies changing Europe’s economy? - How can digitalisation be turned into an opportunity for businesses and entrepreneurs? - What cutting-edge research currently exists? - And critically, how can researchers, businesses and policy-makers collaborate to set Europe’s Digital Economy on the right course? Join us to hear from some of the most influential experts on the subject including: - *Robin Chase,* Founder of Zipcar and Veniam - *Dane Stangler,* Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation - *Enrico Giovannini, *member of the Club of Rome - *Viktor Mayer-Schöneberger, *Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute - *Nicklas Lundblad,* Head of EMEA Public Policy and Government Relations at Google To view the full agenda, speaker updates and to purchase your ticket (£65 + VAT), please follow this link: http://goo.gl/7sCyED Please contact me if you have any questions! Best Leonard -- *Leonard Mack | Senior Researcher, Digital Economy @ Nesta * *leonard.mack(a)nesta.org.uk <leonard.mack(a)nesta.org.uk> | +44 20 7438 2598* -- *Nesta...* 1 Plough Place London EC4A 1DE www.nesta.org.uk | Newsletter <http://www.nesta.org.uk/newsletter_signup> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/nesta_uk> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1868227&goback=%2Egdr_1274367066783_1> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/NESTA/116788428355432?v=wall&ref=sgm> | Magazine <http://thelongandshort.org/> ------------------------------ This email and any attachments are confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. Any use, copying or disclosure other than by the intended recipient is unauthorised. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via +44 (0)20 7438 2500 or by email to information(a)nesta.org.uk and delete this message and any copies from your computer and network. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Nesta. Nesta is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 7706036 and charity number 1144091. Registered as a charity in Scotland number SC042833. Registered office: 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE.

Feb. 17, 2016

Please post these three vacancies at TILT, Tilburg University

by C.R. Nauta

Dear Madam, Sir, Can you please post these three vacancies, see below? Thank you so much! Kind regards, 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. & Tue. 8.30-12.30 hrs. / 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] Vacancies open at Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT): PhD researcher: Current and future challenges in eHealth regulation and governance https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&compan… Assistant Professorship in Cyber crime https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&compan… Assistant Professorship in Data Ethics, Law and Policy https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&compan…

Feb. 2, 2016

Call for Participation: Workshop on Internet Policy in Eastern Partnership Countries

by Ben Wagner

Apologies for cross-posting — Please circulate widely Call for Participation Workshop on Internet Policy in Eastern Partnership Countries March 8, 2016, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) How is internet policy developed in countries of the Eastern Partnership? Will shifting geopolitical alliances have an impact on internet policy in Ukraine or Armenia? What is the impact of economic factors on internet policy in those countries? What role does civil society play? On March 8, we will bring together scholars interested in answering those questions. If you would like to participate in this workshop, please send an email to event(a)cihr.eu <mailto:event@cihr.eu> with a CV or a short bio. If you are interested in presenting your research, please send a short abstract as well. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Travel support is available for limited number of participants. We will confirm your participation as soon as possible, but not later than February 15, 2016. This workshop is addressed to all interested students and scholars of international relations, law, sociology, economics and the social sciences more broadly. It is also open to non-academic experts from civil society, think tanks, journalists, etc. Link: https://cihr.eu/participate-in-workshop-on-march8/ <https://cihr.eu/participate-in-workshop-on-march8/> About the workshop To understand how global human rights challenges of the digital age, we need to know more how Internet policies are developed at the national level. We think it is particularly important to research internet policies in countries, which are at the borders of large geopolitical systems. At the periphery of the global system, internet policy is often not so strongly institutionalised as a result of which human rights norms are more in flux. At this workshop, we want to take a closer look at internet polices in the Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Torn between two large geopolitical block, those six countries are very vulnerable to the growing mistrust between Brussels and Moscow. Strong trade and investment links to both Russia and Europe force them to make decisions, which can be politically hard and economically costly. Internet policy is one of the areas most affected by competing human rights discourses and trade interests. Our working hypothesis is that geopolitics will affect how Internet policy is developed, but can be mitigated by other economic or social factors, such as the strength of actors from private sector or civil society. The workshop will be divided into four thematic blocks: Internet policy in Eastern Partnership: While there might be similarities across the six countries, each of them has a unique landscape of internet policies and distinct process of developing them. How is internet policy actually made in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine? Keynote: Professor Andrii Paziuk, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Geopolitics and Internet Governance. In global debates about internet policy, the EU has strongly backed the multistakeholder model, while Russia has been one of the strongest supporters of a multilateral model, which emphasises sovereignty of states. Will shifting geopolitical alliances have an impact on internet policy in countries like Armenia or the Ukraine? Speaker: Dr. Andrea Calderaro, Cardiff University. Civil Society and Human Rights: NGOs and experts who participate in Internet policy-development are often highly interconnected on the global level. They belong to ‘communities of practice’ serving as mediators of norms and practices between the global and national policy levels. What role does civil society play in embedding human rights in internet policy in Eastern Partnership countries? Speaker: Tatyana Lokot, Merrill College of Journalism. Digital Economy and Trade: The European Union intends to extend Digital Single Market to the Eastern Partnership, while Russia remains a key investor in the region. At the same time, the influence of multinational corporations is growing. What is the impact of economic factors on internet policy in those countries? Speaker: tbc This workshop is organized by the Centre for the Internet and Human Rights (https://cihr.eu/) in collaboration with the B/ORDERS IN MOTION Centre (https://www.borders-in-motion.de/) both at European University Viadrina. CIHR is a vibrant hub for academic research about technology and society at Viadrina. Our goal is to inform current public and academic debates by producing high-quality research grounded in theory and empirical data. You can find out more information about the project on CIHR website: https://cihr.eu/internet-policy-in-eastern- partnership-countries/ Dr. Ben Wagner Centre for Internet & Human Rights European University Viadrina https://cihr.eu <https://cihr.eu/> Twitter: @benwagne_r Office: +49 335 5534 2832 Mobile: +49 170 110 2881 GPG Key Id: 494604B0A3479DBB

Feb. 1, 2016

Digital Asia Hub Appoints Malavika Jayaram Inaugural Executive Director

by Lorenzo Canova

* Digital Asia Hub Appoints Malavika Jayaram Inaugural Executive Director The Digital Asia Hub <http://www.digitalasiahub.org/>and its collaborators are excited to announce the appointment of Malavika Jayaram as the Hub’s inaugural Executive Director. Jayaram, a technology lawyer and a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, brings to the Hub years of experience as an Internet and society scholar and practitioner who has worked and lived on three continents. As Executive Director, Malavika Jayaram will work closely with a distinguished Board and Steering Committee to build capacity and identity for the Hong Kong-based Hub, defining its position and shaping its direction in the coming months and years. In addition to managing the day-to-day operations of the Hub, Jayaram will build and manage the Hub’s core team, cultivate relationships with sponsoring organizations, promote the Hub, and collaborate with friends and colleagues in the larger Digital Asia network and beyond. “Malavikais the ideal candidate for the Executive Director position. She has an exceptional international profile with a strong network in the region,” said Urs Gasser, Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, which helped to incubate the Digital A sia Hub. “In addition to her remarkable academic track record and professional experience, Malavika has a wonderful ability to build bridges and trust across cultures and communities.” "I look forward to working with Malavika. She has a great, eclectic background and will make an excellent Executive Director for the Hub,” said Chinmayi Arun, Research Director of the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi and a member of the Hub’s Board of Directors. “Her deep connection with South Asia will help her focus on the region and its priorities, and the Hub will benefit tremendously from her global networks and her strong relationship with the Berkman Center and researchers from the Network of Internet & Society Centers." “The Digital Asia Hub is lucky to have Malavika as its leader: at a time when Internet freedom is under siege everywhere, Malavika has the special combination of strength, sensitivity, and smarts to not only enable active and inclusive research that will help us understand what's going on, but I will also turn to her for ideas and actions on what direction we should be taking the Internet towards,” said Lokman Tsui, Assistant Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a member of the Hub’s Steering Committee. Before her appointment as Executive Director, Malavika Jayaram spent two years as a Fellow at the Berkman Center, and eight years in London with the global law firm Allen & Overy in the Communications, Media & Technology group and as Vice President and Technology Counsel at Citigroup. While a partner at Jayaram & Jayaram in India, she was one of 10 Indian lawyers selected for The International Who's Who of Internet e-Commerce & Data Protection Lawyers directory for 2012 and 2013. In August 2013, she was voted one of India’s leading lawyers - one of only 8 women to be featured in the “40 under 45” survey conducted by Law Business Research, London. A graduate of the National Law School of India, Jayaram has an LL.M. from Northwestern University, Chicago, and is working towards a PhD in law. She taught India’s first course on information technology and law in 1997, and sits on the advisory board of the Indian Journal of Law & Technology. She has been a Fellow with the Centre for Internet & Society, India, since 2009 where she helped start their privacy program. During 2012-2013, she was a Visiting Scholar at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, within the Center for Global Communication Studies. More recently, she has had visiting fellowships at the University of Sydney and the Institute for Technology & Society, Rio de Janeiro. She is curren tly Adjunct Faculty at Northwestern University School of Law as part of the new Master of Science in Law program bridging STEM subjects and the law. About the Digital Asia Hub The Digital Asia Hub <http://www.digitalasiahub.org/>is an independent, non-profit Internet and society research think tank based in Hong Kong, led by an Executive Director, Management Board, and Steering Committee. Its funding is provided through individual, institutional and corporate donations. Incubated by The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University <https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/>and a diverse group of academic, civil society, and private sector partners, the Hub provides a non-partisan, open, and collaborative platform for research, knowledge sharing and capacity building related to Internet and society issues with a focus on digital Asia. The Hub also aims to strengthen effective multi-stakeholder discourse, with both local and regional activities, and will contribute to – and itself ser ve as a n ode of – a larger network of academic organizations: the Global Network of Internet & Society Centers <http://networkofcenters.net/>(the “NoC”). * -- 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/

Jan. 29, 2016

The Network of Centers welcomes 8 new participants

by Lorenzo Canova

Dear Friends, The Global Network of Internet & Society Research Centers (NoC) is happy to welcome 8 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 64 - 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. * *Center for Internet and Society* *at the Stanford University *[USA] o Webpage: http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/ o Twitter: https://twitter.com/stanfordcis o The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) is a public interest technology law and policy program at Stanford Law School and a part of Law, Science and Technology Program at Stanford Law School. CIS brings together scholars, academics, legislators, students, programmers, security researchers, and scientists to study the interaction of new technologies and the law and to examine how the synergy between the two can either promote or harm public goods like free speech, innovation, privacy, public commons, diversity, and scientific inquiry. CIS strives to improve both technology and law, encouraging decision makers to design both as a means to further democratic values. CIS provides law students and the general public with educational resources and analyses of policy issues arising at the intersection of law, technology and the public interest. CIS also sponsors a range of public events including a speakers series, conferences and workshops.. o The main contact person within the NoC is*Jennifer Granick*, Director of Civil Liberties at the Center for Internet and Society (CIS) (https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/about/people/jennifer-granick) * *Center for Information Technology, Society, and Law (ITSL) at the University of Zurich *[Switzerland] o Webpage: http://www.itsl.uzh.ch/en.html o The Center for Information Technology, Society, and Law (ITSL) at University of Zurich is an interdisciplinary research institute. Its mission is to explore the opportunities and challenges in the information society and the impact of new technologies on business and government activities as well as everyday life. The goal of the ITSL is to foster and advance interdisciplinary research, to encourage the collaborative development of multidisciplinary projects and to serve as a forum that promotes dialogue and knowledge transfer between researchers from various disciplines such as computer and communication sciences, sociology, psychology, geography, ethics, and law. o The main contact person within the NoC is *Florent Thouvenin*, co-founder and co-chair of the Executive Committee of the Center for Information Technology, Society, and Law (ITSL)(http://www.rwi.uzh.ch/lehreforschung/alphabetisch/thouvenin/florent-thouvenin.html). * *Centre for the Internet and Human Rights (CIHR) at the European University Viadrina *[Germany] o Webpage: https://cihr.eu o Twitter: https://twitter.com/CIHR_eu o The Centre for the Internet and Human Rights (CIHR) is a vibrant hub for academic research about technology and society. Our goal is to inform current public and academic debates by producing high-quality research grounded in theory and empirical data. The CIHR was born out of discussions between Ben Wagner and Juergen Neyer. The two scholars felt that many of the debates about the Internet and its impact on human rights are too simplistic and lack empirical depth. In 2014, they decided to found a new academic centre attached to the Chair of European and International Politics at the European University Viadrina. The CIHR strives to be a platform for individuals who share a common goal of promoting high quality research about internet and human rights. The core academic team is comprised of scholars and PhD candidates from international relations, political science, sociology and law. The international fellowship program brings together practitioners, researchers, activists, philosophers, diplomats, computer scientists, who help translate academic results into real-life impact. Fellows contribute to current projects at the CIHR, develop their own research and help to disseminate research results beyond academic communities. o The main contact person within the NoC is *Ben Wagner*, Director of the Centre for the Internet and Human Rights (CIHR) (https://cihr.eu/ben-wagner/) * *Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Internet et societé (IRIIS)* *at the CERSA* [France] o Webpage: http://www.iriis.fr/ o IRIIS is an interdisciplinary research center devoted to studying societal changes and the evolution of civic participation in the digital age. Hosted by the CERSA (Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches de Sciences Administratives et Politiques), the center aims at building academic expertise to inform contemporary debates on Internet policy issues. The IRIIS focuses on the interactions between emerging technologies the law with a view to elaborate new theoretical frameworks to better understand the complexity inherent in the information society. The IRIIS significantly rely on open and collaborative research methods, to promote an environment that encourages people from different backgrounds to work together towards the identification of common solutions to emerging societal concerns. Along with the IRIIS, the CERSA is also the host institution for the French Chapter of Creative Commons. o The main contact person within the NoC is *Primavera de Filippi*, researcher at the CERSA ( https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/pdefilippi) * *Institute of Network Cultures at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences *[Netherlands] o Webpage: http://www.networkcultures.org/ o Twitter: https://twitter.com/INCamsterdam o The Institute of Network Cultures (INC - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) analyzes and shapes the terrain of network cultures through events, publications, and online dialogue. Our projects evolve around digital publishing, alternative revenue models, online video and design, digital counter culture and much more. The INC was founded in 2004 by Geert Lovink, following his appointment within the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. A key focus is the establishment of sustainable research networks. Emerging critical topics are identified and shaped in a practical sense. Interdisciplinary in character, the INC brings together researchers, artists, activists, programmers, designers, and students and teachers. o The main contact person within the NoC is *Vera Van de Nieuwenhof*, Project Associate of the Institute of Network Cultures (http://networkcultures.org/about/) * *Internet Policy project group (POLI) at Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) *[Germany] o Webpage: https://www.wzb.eu/en/research/international-politics-and-law/internet-poli… o Twitter: https://twitter.com/internet_policy o The Internet Policy project group (POLI) at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center investigates the dynamics of the emerging Internet policy domain. Its research agenda primarily focusses on two dimensions of Internet policy: 1) the institutionalisation of Internet-related regulatory competencies and resources in the public and the private sector, including networks of relevant actors; 2) the consolidation of collective ideas, categories, and problem perceptions embodied in public and political discourses. The group's empirical and conceptual research aims to contribute general conceptual insights into the emergence of policy fields as well as empirical findings about Internet policies, an area of rising political importance.In addition, the group’s members conduct research on different topics related to Internet regulation and its societal consequences, such as big data as a resource for government and as a subject of regulation, the securitisation of Internet policy discourses on both the national and international level, and the impact of international policy debates (WSIS, IGF, NetMundial) on Internet regulation. o The main contact person within the NoC is *Julia Pohle*, researcher at the the Internet Policy project group (https://www.wzb.eu/en/persons/julia-pohle) * *Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law at the University of Oslo *[Norway] o Webpage: http://www.jus.uio.no/ifp/english/about/organization/nrccl/ o The Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL) is part of the Department of Private Law at the University of Oslo. The NRCCL is one of the world’s oldest research institutes in the computer law field, having been established in 1970. It has consistently been at the forefront of legal research—both nationally and internationally—in this field, and it houses the world’s most extensive library of literature on the interaction of law and ICT. During the last fifteen years, the NRCCL has conducted systematic research dealing specifically with internet governance, with a particular emphasis on governance of the domain name system and other critical internet infrastructure. Two examples of major research projects in point are the Igov2 project (“Governance of the Domain Name System and the Future Internet: New Parameters, New Challenges”), which ran from 2010–2014, and the SIGNAL project (“Security in Internet Governance and Networks: Analysing the Law”), which runs from 2015–2019. o The main contact persons within the NoC is*Lee Bygrave*, Professor and Centre Director of the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (http://www.jus.uio.no/ifp/english/people/aca/lee/index.html) -- 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. They are listed in alphabetical order. * *The Internet Society (ISOC) *[USA and Switzerland] o Webpage: http://internetsociety.org/ o Twitter: https://twitter.com/internetsociety o The Internet Society (www.internetsociety.org) is the trusted independent source for Internet information and thought leadership around the world. It is also the organizational home for the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). With its principled vision, substantial technological foundation, and its global presence, the Internet Society promotes open dialogue on Internet policy, technology, and future development among users, companies, governments, and other organizations. Working with its members and Chapters around the world, the Internet Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the Internet for everyone. o The main contact person within the NoC is *Michael Kende*, Chief Economist at the Internet Society (see http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/people/mr-michael-kende) 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/

Jan. 26, 2016