Established in 2000, the Sarai media programme of CSDS in Delhi has been a critical space in the Global South for work on media culture and cultural theory. Sarai was the first space to examine internet culture in the Global South. This is a call for abstracts for a workshop in Delhi, in March 2024. Hope you can join us! The abstract deadline is December 10, 2023.
Twenty-First Century Media? Affective Bodies, Crowds and Collectives, 21-23 March 2024, Delhi, India

Die britische Zeitschrift Times Higher Education (THE) und die chinesische ShanghaiRanking Consultancy veröffentlichen jedes Jahr unabhängig voneinander Ranglisten der besten Universitäten weltweit. Jüngst sind die sogenannten „Subject Rankings“ beider Anbieter erschienen. Darin werden unterschiedliche Forschungsfelder anhand einzelner Leistungsindikatoren bewertet. Die Rankings betrachten unter anderem die Reputation der Institutionen in Forschung und Lehre sowie die Zahl der Publikationen und Zitationen.

Misinformation and disinformation have become pervasive issues in today’s digital world, posing significant challenges in distinguishing truth from fiction. To unravel this complex web, we need to understand the nuances of misinformation and how technology can be harnessed to combat it effectively.
The Misinformation Spectrum
Misinformation isn’t a monolith; rather, it spans a spectrum of deceitful content. Understanding these shades of misinformation is critical:

Chapitre de Ksenia Ermoshina et Francesca Musiani publié dans l'ouvrage Eaten by the Internet, Meatspace Press, 2023.
L’article Encryption as a battleground in Ukraine est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Xiyin Tang, Michael Karanicolas, Tyler Emeney, Yan Sun, Nathan Siegel, Nicholas Wilson

Z przyjemnością informujemy, że Digital Economy Lab Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego i Enterprise Europe Network organizują 3 edycję międzynarodowych spotkań brokerskich „DEICy 2023 Digital Economy, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity” ( edycja zdalna). Wydarzenie skierowane jest do szerokiego grona uczestników.

Companies and institutions are moving full force to implement artificial intelligence (AI) and its many applications with the potential and promise of making work better, faster and cheaper. However, there are risks of using AI-based systems mindlessly.

La Chaire Lexum et le Laboratoire de cyberjustice ont le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence « Le cerveau humain – Un nouveau champ de bataille géopolitique » du professeur Thomas Flichy de la Neuville.

By Urbano Reviglio and Danielle Borges

The digital transformation provoked a disruptive effect on the media sector, particularly due to the decrease in advertising revenues. At the same time, it enabled the diversification of media revenue models, including strategies for audience engagement and distribution, opening the possibility for local media providers to create innovative responses to tackle the challenges posed by digitalisation.  

Gene aus der MYC-Familie sind für den menschlichen Organismus essenziell.  Nach derzeitigen Erkenntnissen regulieren sie die Expression der meisten zellulären Gene. Eine Fehlsteuerung von MYC-Proteinen trägt wesentlich zur Entstehung vieler Arten von Krebs bei.  Kein Wunder, dass MYC-Proteine im Fokus der Krebsforschung weltweit stehen. Aus Sicht der Wissenschaft könnten sie das ideale Ziel für neue Wirkstoffe im Kampf gegen Krebs sein.

What makes the Common Voice project special and what can others learn from it? An inspiring example that shows what effective participation can look like.
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For decades, humanitarian organisations have been dedicated to helping the most vulnerable populations worldwide, from disaster relief to essential services for refugees and displaced communities. In today’s digitally connected world, humanitarian organisations have adopted new technologies to deliver much-needed assistance to displaced communities in timely and scalable ways. However, with these new technologies come new challenges.