On Thursday, the FCC Commission voted 3-2 to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking asking for comments on the FCC’s plan to restore net neutrality.
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Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à participer à la première conférence annuelle de l’équipe de recherche Mondialisation sous tension (propulsée par le FRQSC) dont est membre la professeure Miriam Cohen.

Join Us for a Two-Day Research Workshop: The Future of the Public Sphere
We invite you to be a part of an stimulating and collaborative workshop as we delve into the Future of the Public Sphere. This two-day interdisciplinary research workshop, taking place on March 21-22, 2024, at QUT Kelvin Grove, will focus on the public sphere in Australia and beyond.
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The latest study by Professor Agnes Gulyas on local and community media in Europe examines the types of subnational media, their social role, and analyses the challenges this sector faces across the EU member states and five candidate countries.  

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) in today’s world is remarkable – projections show that the global revenue of the AI market is set to grow by 19.6% each year, and reach $500 billion by the end of 2023. Tech giants are investing billions into its development, and the technology is evolving exponentially with recent groundbreaking advances.

Join us at our next DMRC Visitor Seminar, led by visiting fellow, Kaisa Vaananen from Tampere University in Finland, who is set to unravel the fascinating possibilities of human-centered AI.

Discover How Human-Centered AI Can Shape the Future

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: KG-X-109, X Block, Level 1, Kelvin Grove Campus, and virtually via Zoom.

Covid-19 Leads to Short-Term and Long-Term Push in Digitalization

Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à suivre le « 1er Rendez-vous international de l’innovation en justice » organisé par Le Réseau international de l’innovation en Justice (RIIJ), auquel participent plusieurs membres du CRDP (Pierre Noreau, Shana Chaffai Parent, Catherine Samaha, Maya Cachécho, Alexandra Pasca, Yan Sénéchal, Valentine Fau).

Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à suivre le Colloque 2023 de la Fondation Claude Masse, portant sur « Les garanties de sécurité et de qualité », auquel participent plusieurs chercheurs du CRDP.

Tropische Wälder gehören zu den wichtigsten Lebensräumen unseres Planeten. Sie zeichnen sich durch eine extrem hohe Artenvielfalt aus und spielen für den globalen Kohlenstoffkreislauf und das Weltklima eine eminente Rolle. Doch viele Tropenwaldflächen sind abgeholzt und der Raubbau geht täglich weiter.

On 5 October 2023, the Council of Europe launched the ‘Journalists Matter’ campaign in Riga, a five-year initiative aimed at improving the safety of journalists across Europe, upholding media freedom, and emphasising the crucial role of journalism in democracy.

Verpflegung am Campus Hubland Nord
Am Campus Hubland Nord stehen Studierenden und Beschäftigten weiterhin die Cafeteria Campus Hubland Nord sowie die Mensateria Campus Hubland Nord mit ihren Speiseangeboten zur Verfügung. Um die Stoßzeiten zu entlasten und den Studierenden noch länger warme Mahlzeiten anbieten zu können, werden die Öffnungszeiten der Mensateria um eine Abendmensa verlängert: Seit dem Start der Vorlesungen am 16. Oktober 2023 kann in der Mensateria auch von 14.00 bis 18.00 Uhr gegessen werden.

We, Krisis Publishing, an independent publishing and curatorial platform, based in Brescia, Italy, are proud to introduce our new publication Black Box Cartography. A Critical Cartography of the Internet and Beyond by Vladan Joler. With texts and contributions by Vladan Joler, Kate Crawford, Matteo Pasquinelli, Daphne Dragona and SHARE Lab.
The book will be published on October 25, 2023. Price: 50 euros.

Download the pdf of the book here: https://shop.meatspacepress.com/products/eaten-by-the-internet-digital-download-ebook-and-pdf
Eaten by the Internet: Power and the Future of the Digital Society, edited by Corinne Cath, published by Meatspace Press, online, 2023.

Einer der zentralen Bausteine des Lebens im Meer kann sich an die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels anpassen: Dies zeigt eine neue Studie unter Federführung von Wissenschaftlern der University of East Anglia (UEA) in Großbritannien. Die Entdeckung öffnet den Weg für biotechnologische Entwicklungen, die den negativen Auswirkungen veränderter Umweltbedingungen entgegenwirken könnten – wie beispielsweise der Erwärmung der Ozeane oder der sinkenden Produktivität von Nutzpflanzen.

Over the past decade, there has been a growing concern about the accelerated erosion of trust, which could potentially lead to a fundamental crisis for networked societies. The Network Readiness Index 2023 seeks to provide insights into the resilience or decline of trust online by tracking trends in trust, identifying potential driving forces behind these changes, and proposing actionable recommendations for policy and practice.

We, a collective of human rights and civil society organizations, urge tech companies to immediately take strict measures to protect their users from harm in light of the escalating events in the region. These events have inevitably led to increased discrimination against Palestinian content and a rise in anti-Palestinian racism across various online platforms, and demonstrate the critical link between the digital realm and the reality on the ground.