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Sudan: Internet Shutdowns Fuel Human Rights Abuses

Internet in Sudan has been shut down intermittently amid armed clashes between the Sudanese army, led by Abdel … Sudan: Internet Shutdowns Fuel Human Rights AbusesRead More »

Book Project: The realities of autonomous weapons

HIIG is focusing on the complex topic of autonomous weapon systems and is opening a Call for Contributions.
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Platform Futures Asia Capacity Building Workshop (April 2023)

Prof. Xue’s Keynote Speech at ADNDRC Workshop 2.0C DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP 2.0

ADNDRC provides comprehensive online dispute resolution services for resolving domain name disputes, accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) since 2002. ADNDRC DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP 2.0 was held on 27-28 April 2023 in hybrid mode.

Catherine Régis, titulaire de chaire en IA Canada-CIFAR

Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que la professeure Catherine Régis, Chercheure au CRDP, vient d’obtenir une nouvelle Chaire de recherche en intelligence artificielle (IA).

Twitter is complying with more government demands under Elon Musk

Metaverse and the Global South: Bridging the Digital Divide

By Nidhi Singh The Metaverse has become a buzzword over the last year or so, since a popular tech giant announced its plans to rebrand themselves and focus on bringing the concept of the Metaverse to life. While buzz generated around the Metaverse has brought it into the public eye, it is by no means […]

Wie aus Kugeln Würmchen werden

Hydrogele? Viele Menschen verwenden diese Stoffe, ohne es zu wissen. Als Superabsorber in Windeln zum Beispiel saugen Hydrogele viel Flüssigkeit auf. Dabei wird das anfangs trockene Material glibbrig, aber es nässt nicht. Manche Leute platzieren den quellfähigen Stoff auf ihren Augäpfeln – weiche Kontaktlinsen sind nichts anderes als Hydrogele. Das gilt auch für Wackelpudding und andere Alltagsmaterialien.

DMRC Scholarship Opportunities now open!

Research Scholarships offer rounds OPEN NOW
We are pleased to announce that our HDR Annual Scholarship Round (ASR) is now open for prospective PhD or MPhil students interested in joining our DMRC research community. The ASR is accepting applications for the 2024 intake.

Social Justice and Technological Futures

Social justice theories are crucial instruments to meet the challenges of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence. These challenges include algorithmic bias and discrimination, profit-driven innovation, and technology imaginaries around convenience, optimization, and neutrality. The works of Black feminists and critical race theorists as well as decolonial and Global South scholars and activists render visible the interlockings of societal, economic, cultural, and political injustice in the design, production, and distribution of technology.

The future of intellectual property in the era of AI

The role of IP in promoting innovation

Spotkania brokerskie B2B („SoftWareDays”,23) The future of digital business – Austria 8–10 maja 2023 r.

Digital Economy Lab Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego współorganizatorem 7. Międzynarodowych Dni Oprogramowania, organizowanych przez FFG, WKO / Advantage Austria, Vienna Business Agency ‚TU Wien, Verband Österreichischer Software Innovationen (VÖSI), Brutkasten Media GmbH we współpracy z Enterprise Europe Network. Wydarzenie odbędzie się w dniach 8–10 maja 2023 r.

Sustaining Journalism, Sustaining Democracy – A Policy Guide on Platforms and the Press

Developed by the UCLA Information Policy Lab.
Edited by Michael Karanicolas, Courtney Radsch, Akshat Agarwal, and Nicholas Wilson.

CCG-NLUD’s Statement on International Cooperation to the Fifth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communication Technologies for Criminal Purposes

Sukanya Thapliyal As an accredited stakeholder to the United Nations Ad-hoc Committee, tasked to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for criminal purposes (“the Ad Hoc Committee”), CCG-NLUD recently participated in the Fifth Session of this key process setting the stage for first universal and legally […]

薛教授受邀在粤澳港联合创新项目会上主题发言

粤澳港联合创新项目“基于 IPv6 的大湾区互联网顶级域名数据跨境流动机制与系统研发”交流会于2023年4月25日在广州物联网研究院举行。中央编办政务和公益机构域名注册管理中心、广州市科学技术局、广州市工业和信息化局、澳门互联网资讯中心及澳门、暨南大学的代表出席了会议。国务院发布《广州南沙深化面向世界的粤港澳全面合作总体方案》,建设科技创新产业合作基地,加快下一代互联网国家工程中心粤港澳大湾区创新中心建设,加快建设南沙(粤港澳)数据服务试验区等成为重要目标。粤港澳大湾区在推动数字基础设施互联互通方面完成了诸多前瞻性工作,以IPv6技术为基础的大湾区科研专网建设和相关跨境数据的规则和技术研究工作正在有序推进,在全球溯源体系基础上探索建立基于商品价值的全新数据规则。

Appel à communications | La Justice en innovations : politiques, institutions, dispositifs et pratiques

Nous vous invitons à prendre connaissance de l’appel à communications s’inscrivant dans le cadre du « 1er Rendez-vous international de l’innovation en Justice » et portant sur le thème « La justice en innovations : politique, institutions, dispositifs et pratique ».

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Förderpreis für Stefan Geißler

„Evaluation konvergenter Netze für das Internet der Dinge“: So heißt ein neues Forschungsprojekt des Informatikers Dr. Stefan Geißler vom Lehrstuhl für Kommunikationsnetze der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU).

Libya: Between Censoring Social Media and Restricting Online Discourse

In recent years, Libya has experienced recurring waves of attacks and criticisms targeting social media platforms. Some have … Libya: Between Censoring Social Media and Restricting Online DiscourseRead More »

Ideen für die digitale Lehre gesucht

Die digitale Lehre gemeinsam weiterentwickeln: Das ist das Ziel des Projekts WueDive. Wer dazu Ideen oder Anregungen hat, kann sich jetzt beim WueDive-Team melden. Die Umsetzung ist noch bis Juli 2024 möglich.

Notes on Eyes and Access: A Transmediale Panel on Sight

Attending conferences such as the 2023 Transmediale A Model A Map A Fiction in Berlin is a type of privilege. In our oversaturated world, it is a privilege to be exposed to people who do the data-sifting for you and collectively fill out and reveal this endless web of connections. By this I mean the shadow power dynamics hidden in the information we consume, spread and eventually integrate as warped common knowledge.