Dear NoC Colleagues:

I am happy to share this exciting Call for Papers for the Internet Policy Review's Special Issue on "Future-proofing the city: A human rights-based approach to the governance of algorithmic, biometric and smart city technologies"

Papers on the following topic are of interest:

Ethical and human rights risks associated with algorithmic, biometric and smart city technologies, including gaps in existing human rights frameworks
Municipalities’ means to ensure and influence the protection of human rights
Human rights adherence by design and through impact assessments and audits
Human rights–driven regulation of AI and data, including fields such as corporate human rights due diligence and public procurement
Human rights adherence through governance and standardisation
Citizens’ means to reclaim their human rights in a smart city, including civil disobedience
Using technology to protect human rights and achieve the SDG 11 of sustainable cities and communities

You can find further information and all deadlines here.

The deadline for the expression of interest and abstract submissions (500 word abstracts) will be Mai 31st, 2022.

Have a good rest of the week and all the best from Berlin,

Hanna

Hanna-Sophie Bollmann

Studentische Mitarbeiterin im Bereich Internationales