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Call for Papers: ICA 2017 Preconference
by Anna Litvinenko 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

Dear administrator, I would like to kindly ask you to include our Call for Papers for the ICA 2017 Preconference in the ECREA-Mailing list (please find the posting below). Thank you very much in advance! With best wishes, Anna Litvinenko, PhD Institute for Media and Communications Studies FU Berlin Garystrasse 55 14195 Berlin Office: +49-30-838-55448 Mobile: +49-1578-5352927 POSTING: Call for Papers: ICA 2017 Preconference The Consequences of the Internet for Authoritarian Politics: Comparative Perspectives Time & Venue Date: May 25, 2017 Time: 9 am - 5 pm Location: San Diego Hilton Bayfront (onsite, conference hotel of the ICA annual conference 2017) Rationale Over the past decade, a vibrant body of academic literature has emerged on the political consequences of the Internet for non-democratic politics. However, the majority of extant studies have focused on phenomena of political communication in one authoritarian regime only. By contrast, very few studies have aimed at comparing empirical findings from across different authoritarian contexts. Against this backdrop, this preconference explicitly aims at providing a forum for scholars from across the globe to discuss, and develop, comparative perspectives on the consequences of the Internet for authoritarian politics. In order to pursue this goal, we have invited a number of well-respected scholars in the field to contribute to the event. Invited speakers include Muzammil Hussain (University of Michigan, USA), Paolo Mancini (University of Perugia, Italy), Sarah Oates (University of Maryland, USA), and Katrin Voltmer (University of Leeds). In order to supplement the preconference program, we would like to invite at least three types of additional submissions. Firstly, we explicitly welcome submissions that compare empirical data across different authoritarian contexts. Secondly, we are also interested in papers that present empirical findings from only one country, but that, at the theoretical level, explicitly aim at embedding them into a wider regional or global context. Such theoretically informed comparisons can be achieved, for instance, by referring to the lively recent debates around new types of responsive and competitive authoritarianism, or to the literature on authoritarian institutions. As a third type of submission, we also invite purely theoretical contributions. Moreover, as a number of scholars have recently lamented, extant research on the conference topic has largely focused on either how oppositional activists leverage new digital tools to challenge authoritarian rule or how authoritarian elites suppress and censor online dissent. Against this backdrop, we are particularly keen to also discuss questions around how authoritarian elites pro-actively deploy the Internet to expand their communicative power. Why, how, and with what consequences, for instance, do authoritarian leaders across the globe reach out to their citizens via social networks? Why do they open up virtual participatory spaces that host, for example, online polls, online petitions, or virtual deliberative forums? The topic of the preconference is situated at the intersection of two divisions of the ICA, the Political Communication and the Global Communication & Social Change divisions, which are cosponsoring the event. At a more abstract level, a key goal of the preconference is thus also to bring together scholars from these two communities, encouraging intellectual exchange across manifold disciplinary and methodological borders. Participants who would not like to contribute but would still like to attend the event are welcome to sign up on the ICA registration website as audience members. The participation fee, which is being charged to cover the two coffee breaks, is 50 USD. The conference is organized by the Emmy Noether research group "Mediating (Semi-)Authoritarianism: The Power of the Internet in the Post-Soviet World," of Freie Universitaet Berlin. All news regarding the conference, including its finalized program, will be published on the research group's website, <http://www.mediating-authoritarianism.net/ica-2017-pre-conference/> http://www.mediating-authoritarianism.net/ica-2017-pre-conference/. For additional information, please contact Anna Litvinenko ( <mailto:anna.litvinenko@fu-berlin.de> anna.litvinenko(a)fu-berlin.de) or Florian Toepfl ( <mailto:f.toepfl@fu-berlin.de> f.toepfl(a)fu-berlin.de) Please email submissions - which can be of any format, from extended abstracts (800 words) to full papers (up to 10,000 words in length) - to our student assistant Daria Kravets ( <mailto:daria.kravets@fu-berlin.de)> daria.kravets(a)fu-berlin.de) The deadline for submission is December 11, 2016. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out before January 1, 2017.

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Writing Analytics, Data Mining, and Student Success 2017
by Vitomir Kovanovic 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

The 4th International Conference on Writing Analytics: Writing Analytics, Data Mining, and Student Success 2017 January 12-13, 2017, University of South Florida at St. Petersburg http://toolsforwriters.com/writing-analytics-data-mining-and-student-succes… About: The newly-launched Journal of Writing Analytics and the University of South Florida invite proposals to be given at Writing Analytics, Data Mining, and Student Success. The conference will feature the following speakers, pioneers in the emerging field of Writing Analytics, as well as peer-reviewed presentations. Featured Speakers: Chris Anson, North Carolina State University, "What Big Data Can Tell Us About Student Writing (and What It Can’t)" Laura Aull, Wake Forest University, "Patterned Metadiscourse in Academic Genres and Disciplines: Corpus Analysis and Implications for Assessment" Ryan Baker, University of Pennsylvania, "Discussion Forum and Interaction Data for Predicting Success from MOOCs" Scott Crossley, Georgia State University, "Summative and Formative Feedback Using Natural Language Processing Tools" Norbert Elliot, University of South Florida, "Construct Specific Measurement and Massive Data Analysis: Foundational Challenges" David Eubanks, Furman University, "Latent Semantics in Peer Reviews" Suzanne Lane, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Using Peer Review and Reasoning Diagrams in Chemical Engineering Courses" Val Ross, University of Pennsylvania, "Whistle While You Work: Data Mining in the Multidimensional Landscape of Writing Studies" We invite you to share your research with us as well. Proposals may be submitted via this Google Form. For more information, including CFP and lodging information, visit toolsforwriters.com. -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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Final reminder - CSCL papers due this Friday
by Gabriela T Richard 06 Nov '16

06 Nov '16

****Full papers, short papers, and symposia deadline November 11, 2016**** *CSCL 2017: Call for Papers* The 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning June 18-22, 2017 Drexel University & The University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA Conference theme: Making a Difference — Prioritizing Equity and Access in CSCL Computer Supported Collaborative Learning is a premier conference of the International Society of the Learning Sciences that focuses on the study of social learning processes with and without technology as well as the development and evaluation of tools to enhance or improve collective thinking and learning. The conference is a major international event bringing together researchers with a wide variety of backgrounds and research interests including educational technology, design, HCI, information sciences, educational psychology, museum research, library science, curriculum and instruction, psychology, computer science, cognitive science, and many more. We welcome high quality conceptual, empirical, and theoretical contributions. This year's conference theme focuses on the need to consider issues such as equity, access, and inclusion in the design, implementation, and deployment of computer-supported learning environments. CSCL 2017 will prioritize keynote speakers, workshops and papers that champion research and tools focused on equity and access relative to CSCL. Hosted by a diverse leadership team in the Learning Sciences, the conference will highlight work that discusses ways to broaden the CSCL pipeline, promotes and/or celebrates out of the box thinking, or that brings a wide range of viewpoints or voices to CSCL topics or tools. Submissions We are currently seeking submissions for the following: • Full Papers (8 pages): Full papers are for mature work, requiring lengthy explanations of the conceptual background, methodology and data and analysis. Full paper submissions should state: (a) the major issue(s) addressed, (b) potential significance of the work, (c) the theoretical and methodological approach(es) pursued, (d) major findings, conclusions, implications, and (e) relevant scholarly references. • Short Papers (4 pages): Short papers are for work that makes significant contributions, but that is still in progress, of smaller scale, or that can be reported briefly. Otherwise, the same criteria apply as listed for full papers above. • Posters (2 pages): Posters are for work in early stages and for novel and promising ideas. The two page abstract should identify the aspect of the work that will likely lead to productive discussions with conference participants in a poster session, including figures exemplifying the visual support to be provided for these discussions in the poster. • Symposia (8 pages): Symposia are for conveying larger ideas or results about a specific issue. Discussion among members of the symposium and with the audience should be moderated to focus on certain positions or controversies. We expect symposia to address large issues of interest to CSCL, particularly those related to this year's conference theme. Deadlines Papers, Posters, and Symposia: *Deadline extended to November 11, 2016* Pre-Conference Workshops, Tutorials, & Interactive Events: December 16, 2016 Early and Mid-Career Workshops + Doctoral Consortium: to be announced Further information For more information, see the conference website (http://www.isls.org/cscl /2017) and/or contact cscl.philly(a)gmail.com. -- *Gabriela T. Richard, Ph.D.* *Assistant Professor * Learning, Design, and Technology Program Department of Learning and Performance Systems College of Education, Penn State University

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REMINDER CFP: Audience research into documentary and related media
by Craig Hight 06 Nov '16

06 Nov '16

(Apologies for cross-posting) REMINDER: abstracts due Nov 30th CFP: Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception Studies Special Issue: Audience research into documentary and related media Expected Publication Date: November 2017 (Vol . 14, Issue 2) Co-Editors: Craig Hight (University of Newcastle, AU); Kate Nash (University of Leeds, UK) Participations is the online Journal devoted to the broad field of audience and reception studies. It aims to bring into dialogue work and debate across all fields involved in examining all areas of media and culture. Participations has pioneered a system of open refereeing for all contributions, designed to encourage open, critical debate among researchers. It can be found at www.participations.org<http://www.participations.org/>. Call for Papers Despite a long established and rich literature on documentary cinema and television, there is still comparatively little research which addresses issues in the reception of the range of content which might fall within the umbrella label of 'documentary media'. This label encompasses celebrated exemplars in cinematic and televisual forms and more recently includes forms ranging across other media, and depending on who is defining the nature of documentary culture, includes everything from photography, drama-documentary, documentary animation (documation), hybrid televisual formats, online and interactive forms, and even documentary comics . Documentary proper has tended, especially within film theory, to draw from an assumed distinctive relationship which audience have with mediations of reality. However, the complexity of forms which draw their rhetorical and affective power from documentary aesthetics and the assumptions they appear to engender is proliferating. Documentary, in its exemplars, assumes a knowing, reflective and literate audience. Other documentary-related forms are driven by more obviously entertainment-centred agendas. How do differently situated audiences negotiate this part of the contemporary mediascape? The aim of this issue is to bring together work which interrogates from the side of reception how documentary is evolving, the implications of the proliferation of documentary and related forms, and the complexities inherent to how viewers of these forms are negotiating their meaning. Possible questions to be addressed might include: 1. What can audience research tell us about the nature of documentary and related media? 1. How can we characterise the nature, characteristics and contradictions of documentary engagement? 2. How do audiences define ‘documentary’ ? 4. Are there different modes of reading associated with different media forms within the spectrum of documentary and related media? 1. How do audiences understand the nature of ethical practice within documentary and related forms? 2. How do audiences make use of social and political knowledge represented through documentary forms? 7. How do viewers / users assess the nature and integrity of evidence presented in documentary and related forms? 1. Is the notion of indexicality still relevant for contemporary audiences? 9. How do viewers read documation (animated documentary)? 10. How important are paratextual material (including online commentaries), to documentary reception? 11. How do viewers / users assess the issue of ‘performance’ in documentary and related media 12. How do audiences read mockumentary? 1. How does involvement in video-making and similar amateur pursuits change perceptions of documentary as a form? 14. How do audience understand how documentaries and related media are categorised and made ‘findable’ through digital distribution channels? 1. How do interactive technologies enhance, or problematize forms of engagement assumed with documentary forms? Manuscripts can cover various media (e.g. cinema, television, theatre, podcasts, photography, online and interactive forms, apps, games, comics, etc.). The editors welcome theoretical essays as well as empirical studies from various methodologies. Please send a 250 word abstract to craig.hight(a)newcastle.edu.au<mailto:craig.hight@newcastle.edu.au> by November 30, 2016. Please title the email “Participations Special Issue – your last name.” DEADLINES Abstracts Due: November 30 2016 Decisions to Authors: December 30 2016 Full submissions: June 1 2017 Final drafts: September 1 2017 Publication: November 2017 Please see the submission guidelines for the journal http://www.participations.org/submission_guidelines.htm

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Reminder: CFP for Edited Collection on Open Access, Open Education, and Open Knowledge
by Trent M Kays 06 Nov '16

06 Nov '16

Colleagues. I wanted to remind you all that the CFP for *The World Blown Open: Open Access, Open Education, and Open Knowledge for an Uncertain Future* <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f4PDpLDw8yF8eG1YSqh1CJQrbM9FlkvDmekzmPR…> is still open. I have updated the CFP to include information about peer review and potential publishers. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me. The deadline for abstracts is Dec 4, though extensions might be possible on a case-by-case basis. I have already received some very exciting abstracts and perspectives. Please share this CFP with anyone (or any listserv) who might be interested. Onward! tmk –– Trent M Kays Assistant Professor | Department of English and Foreign Languages Hampton University | trentmkays.com “To educate is essentially to form."–Paulo Freire

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9th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence (ICCCI 2017): First Call for Papers and Special Sessions & Workshops Proposals
by Announce Announcements 06 Nov '16

06 Nov '16

*** First Call for Papers and Special Sessions & Workshops Proposals *** 9th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence ICCCI 2017 Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 27 - 29 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… Computational Collective Intelligence is most often understood as an AI subfield dealing with soft computing methods which enable making group decisions or processing knowledge among autonomous units acting in distributed environments. Web-based systems, social networks and multi-agent systems very often need these tools for working out consistent knowledge states, resolving conflicts and making decisions. ICCCI 2017 is the 9th edition of the conference organized by the University of Cyprus and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in Poland, in cooperation with the IEEE SMC Technical Committee on Computational Collective Intelligence. The aim of the conference is to provide an internationally respected forum for scientific research in the computer-based methods of collective intelligence and their applications in (but not limited to) such fields as group decision making, consensus computing, knowledge integration, semantic web, social networks and multi-agent systems. Instructions to Authors Prospective authors of papers are invited to submit contributions for presentations at ICCCI 2017. The submissions should present the results of original research or innovative practical applications relevant to the conference topics. Practical experiences with state-of-the-art in CCI methodologies are also acceptable to reflect lessons of unique value for the conference attendees. Contributions should be original and not published elsewhere or intended to be published during the review process. The conference language is English. The conference proceedings of ICCCI 2017 will be published in the prestigious Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence series by Springer and indexed by ISI(CPCI-S), Web of Science, EI, Scopus, DBLP, ACM Digital Library. All submissions should follow the LNCS/LNAI style and not exceed 10 pages. At least one full registration is required for each accepted paper in order to be included in the ICCCI 2017 proceedings. Each paper is to be submitted electronically as a single PDF file through EasyChair at http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . To ensure high quality, all papers will be thoroughly reviewed by the ICCCI 2017 International Program Committee. Referees will be asked to nominate papers for a Best Paper award to be announced at the conference. All accepted papers must be presented by one of the authors who must register for the conference and pay the author registration fee. A selected number of accepted and personally presented papers, will be expanded and revised for possible inclusion in special issues of high quality scientific journals. Topics of Interest We welcome all submissions in the subjects of CCI related (but not limited) to the following topics: · Agent Theory and Application · Automated Reasoning · Cognitive Modeling of Agent Systems · Collective Intelligence · Collective Processing · Computational Biology · Computer Vision · Computational Intelligence · Computational Security · Consensus Computing · Cooperative Systems and Control · Cybernetics for Informatics · Data Integration · Data Mining for Social Networks · Distributed Intelligence · Evolutionary computing · Fuzzy Systems · Geographic Information Systems · Grey Theory · Group Decision Making · Hybrid Systems · Information Retrieval and Integration · Information Hiding · Intelligent Architectures · Intelligent Applications · Intelligent Buildings · Intelligent Control · Intelligent E-learning/Tutoring · Intelligent Image Processing · Intelligent Networks · Intelligent Transportation Systems · Knowledge Integration · Knowledge Representation · Knowledge-Based Systems · Logic in Intelligence · Machine Learning · Mobile Intelligence · Multicriteria Decision Making · Natural Language Processing · Optimization and Swarm Intelligence · Pattern Recognition · Probabilistic and Uncertain Reasoning · Rough Sets · Semantic Web · Smart Living Technology · Smart Sensor Networks · Soft Computing · Social Networks · Ubiquitous Computing · Web Intelligence and Interaction Call for Special Sessions and Workshops Proposals ICCCI 2017 invites proposals for Special Sessions and Workshops to be held during the conference. They intend to provide researchers in focused areas the opportunity to present and discuss their work, as well as to offer a forum for interaction among a broader community of researchers. A Special Session or Workshop will consist of a group of papers in a sub-discipline of Computational Collective Intelligence related to the main topics of ICCCI 2017. The papers will be required to meet the same standards as ICCCI 2017 papers and will be published in the conference proceedings, in a bound volume by Springer in their Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence series. All the Special Sessions and Workshops will be centralized as tracks in the same conference submission and reviewing system (EasyChair) as the regular papers. Please send the Special Session and Workshop proposals with the following information: · Title & acronym of the special session · Brief profiles of special session organizers · General description of the special session scope · List of topics · Proposed Session Program Committee (to be invited) The format for the Special Session or Workshop proposal should follow the pattern of the template available on the conference web site. The organizers will be responsible for the advertisement and promotion of the Special Sessions or Workshops and the conference including the Special Sessions and Workshops webpage preparation. The management of papers review will be achieved by Special Session and Workshops Committees, using the Conference System (a separate EasyChair track will be provided for each Special Session and Workshop). The organizers are responsible for managing the review process. All the reviews should be submitted through EasyChair. Each paper should obtain at least two reviews. For Special Sessions and Workshops Issues please contact: Bogdan Trawinski Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland bogdan.trawinski(a)pwr.edu.pl Important Dates · Special Session & Workshop Proposals: Feb 15, 2017 · Special Session & Workshop Acceptance: Feb 22, 2017 · Submission of Papers: Apr 1, 2017 · Notification of Acceptance: May 1, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission: May 15, 2017 · Registration and Payment for Authors: Jun 15, 2017 · Conference Dates: Sep 27-29, 2017 Organization Honorary Chairs · Costas Christophides, Rector of University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Pierre Lévy, University of Ottawa, Canada · Cezary Madryas, Rector of Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland General Chairs · Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs · Costin Badica, University of Craiova, Romania · Piotr J?drzejowicz, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland · Kazumi Nakamatsu, University of Hyogo, Japan Organising Chair · Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Special Sessions and Workshops Chairs · Achilleas Achilleos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Bogdan Trawinski, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland Doctoral Track Chair · George Pallis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Publicity Chair · Christos Mettouris , University of Cyprus, Cyprus Local Organising Committee · Marios Komodromos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Christos Mettouris, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Rafa? Kern, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland · Marcin Pietranik, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland · Zbigniew Telec, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland Steering Committee · Ngoc Thanh Nguyen (chair), Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland · Piotr J?drzejowicz, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland · Shyi-Ming Chen, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan · Kiem Hoang, University of Information Technology, VNU-HCM, Vietnam · Lakhmi C. Jain, University of South Australia, Australia · Geun-Sik Jo, Inha University, Korea · Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland · Ryszard Kowalczyk, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia · Toyoaki Nishida, Kyoto University, Japan · Manuel Núñez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

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Invitation to participate in a workshop on digital financial platforms and inclusion at IIIT-Bangalore (November 11)
by Onkar Hoysala 05 Nov '16

05 Nov '16

No cash, no intermediaries? Different scenarios for a digital economy What happens when a culture of primarily cash-based and mediated financial transactions encounters the world of digital financial platforms that promise cashless and direct transactions? In a world abuzz with conversations about digital financial transactions, we explore how they work among different low-income social groups in a one-day workshop on November 11, 2016 at IIIT-Bangalore. The workshop comprises three panels spread over the day. It will bring together diverse voices on digital financial transactions, who have earlier engaged with these issues on separate stages, to discuss changes in the nature of financial transactions. Together, we will explore possible ways to rethink cash-less and intermediary-free economies, and examine how best to incorporate the values associated with cash and financial intermediaries into the world of digital financial transactions. Workshop Schedule (Tentative) 0900 - 0945 Registration 0945 -1000 Welcome 1000 -1130 Session I: Logging In Speakers: Jayshree Venkatesan (Independent Consultant), Pravin Agarwala (BetterPlace Safety Solutions), Anupam Varghese (Eko) & Indrani Medhi Thies (Microsoft Research India) 1130 - 1145 Coffee Break 1145 - 1315 Session II: Making Payment Speakers: Pawan Bakhshi (Gates Foundation, India), Sanjay Jain (IndiaStack & iSpirt), Anubhav Sharma (National Payments Corporation of India) & Tara Nair (Gujarat Institute of Development Research) 1315 - 1400 Lunch 1400 - 1530 Session III: Transaction Complete Speakers: Shruti Gonsalves (SEWA Grih Rin), Milan Mitra (Mckinsey Digital Labs), Elisa Oreglia (SOAS) & Janaki Srinivasan (IIIT-B) 1530 - 1600 Coffee Break 1600 - 1700 Session IV: Logging Out (Concluding Remarks) To RSVP, please register at: <https://goo.gl/forms/M1Xa4k4HMrsD5ESb2> https://goo.gl/forms/M1Xa4k4HMrsD5ESb2 For any clarifications, please write to <mailto:kavitha.narayanan@iiitb.ac.in> kavitha.narayanan(a)iiitb.ac.in Thanks and regards, Onkar Hoysala MS by Research, IIIT-B <http://citapp.iiitb.ac.in/> Centre for IT and Public Policy <http://iiitb.ac.in/> International Institute of Information Technology - Bangalore (IIIT-B)

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Open Data and Innovation? Submit your Paper to CeDEM17
by Johann Höchtl 05 Nov '16

05 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, please consider to submit your paper in the domains Open data policy and politics: opportunities and challenges for governments; the global spread of open data policy; transparency and accountability, economic innovation, drivers for open data; benefits and challenges for developing countries;Licensing and legal issues: copyright vs. open licenses & Creative Commons; Freedom of Information and the ‘right to data’; information sharing and privacy;Open data technologies: technical frameworks for data and meta-data; mash-ups; data formats, standards and APIs; integration into backend systems; data visualisation; data quality; data end-users and intermediaries;Open data as a valuable resource towards the European data market: Open Data and Public Sector Information as a source for Business Intelligence; Open Data, closed data and data market intermediaries; New market models, roles and responsibilities;Open data as a social movement: How can the global trend towards open data be conceptualized as a form of collective action? How do challengers and incumbents organize and change? How is the data branch embedded in the field of open movements?Open innovation and co-production: open data enabled models of public service provision; government as a platform; making open data innovation sustainable; data and democracy; connecting open data and crowdsourcing; data and information literacy;Evidence and impacts: costs and benefits of providing or using open data; emerging good practices; methods for open data research; empirical data measuring open data impacts, public value generation and open data. for CeDEM17, to be held 17.-19.5.2017 in Krems, Austria. Submission Templates: http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/department/gpa/telematik/edemocracy-conferenc… Deadlines: http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/department/gpa/telematik/edemocracy-conferenc… Best, Johann -- Dr. Johann Höchtl Zentrum für E-Governance Donau-Universität Krems Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30 A-3500 Krems Tel.: ++43 2732 893 2304 Mail: Johann.hoechtl(a)donau-uni.ac.at

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Open Data and Innovation? Submit your Paper to CeDEM17
by Johann Höchtl 05 Nov '16

05 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, please consider to submit your paper in the domains Open data policy and politics: opportunities and challenges for governments; the global spread of open data policy; transparency and accountability, economic innovation, drivers for open data; benefits and challenges for developing countries;Licensing and legal issues: copyright vs. open licenses & Creative Commons; Freedom of Information and the ‘right to data’; information sharing and privacy;Open data technologies: technical frameworks for data and meta-data; mash-ups; data formats, standards and APIs; integration into backend systems; data visualisation; data quality; data end-users and intermediaries;Open data as a valuable resource towards the European data market: Open Data and Public Sector Information as a source for Business Intelligence; Open Data, closed data and data market intermediaries; New market models, roles and responsibilities;Open data as a social movement: How can the global trend towards open data be conceptualized as a form of collective action? How do challengers and incumbents organize and change? How is the data branch embedded in the field of open movements?Open innovation and co-production: open data enabled models of public service provision; government as a platform; making open data innovation sustainable; data and democracy; connecting open data and crowdsourcing; data and information literacy;Evidence and impacts: costs and benefits of providing or using open data; emerging good practices; methods for open data research; empirical data measuring open data impacts, public value generation and open data. for CeDEM17, to be held 17.-19.5.2017 in Krems, Austria. Submission Templates: http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/department/gpa/telematik/edemocracy-conferenc… Deadlines: http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/department/gpa/telematik/edemocracy-conferenc… Best, Johann -- Dr. Johann Höchtl Zentrum für E-Governance Donau-Universität Krems Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30 A-3500 Krems Tel.: ++43 2732 893 2304 Mail: Johann.hoechtl(a)donau-uni.ac.at

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New book: The Age of Sharing by Nicholas A. John
by Nicholas John 05 Nov '16

05 Nov '16

Hello AoIR I’m delighted to announce the publication of my book, The Age of Sharing <https://www.amazon.co.uk/Age-Sharing-Nicholas-John/dp/074566251X>.* Culture Digitally has put up an excerpt: http://culturedigitally.org/…/the-age-of-sharing-by-nichol…/ <http://culturedigitally.org/2016/11/the-age-of-sharing-by-nicholas-john-an-…> Polity has a short blog post: http://politybooks.com/the-age-of-sharing/ <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitybooks.com%2Fthe-age-of-sha…> If you order it from polity <http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9780745662503>, you can use the code PY794 to get a 20% discount, or order an examination copy. The blurb on the back says: Sharing is central to how we live today: it is what we do online; it is a model of economic behavior; and it is also a type of therapeutic talk. Sharing always comes with a warm glow around it, embodying positive values such as empathy, communication, fairness, openness and equality. The Age of Sharing shows how and when sharing became caring, and explains how its meanings have changed in the digital age. Sharing, though, is also a word used to camouflage commercial or even exploitive relations, leading many to bemoan that ‘It isn’t really sharing’. Websites say they share data with advertisers, though actually they sell it, while parts of the sharing economy look much like rental services. But The Age of Sharing ultimately argues that practices described as sharing and critiques of those practices have common roots. Consequently, the powerful metaphor of sharing now constructs significant swathes of our social practices and provides the grounds for critiquing them; it is a mode of participation in the capitalist order and a way of resisting it. Taking in nineteenth century literature, Alcoholics Anonymous, the American counterculture, reality TV, hackers, Airbnb, Facebook and more, The Age of Sharing offers a rich account of a complex contemporary keyword. Nancy Baym said this: “The word ‘sharing’ has become so ubiquitous that we rarely stop to inquire into its meanings, let alone the ideological work it does in the diverse contexts of its use. John’s engaging historical analysis of ‘sharing’ across three domains is essential reading, offering deep insight into the implicit values that shape our interactions and economies.” And Russell Belk, groundbreaking scholar of consumption, said: “The Age of Sharing is an insightful and careful excavation of the concept and practice of sharing both material and immaterial things. It broadly interrogates primates and early humans to the latest social media and “sharing” apps, for clues about our basic human nature." *It’s available right now in the UK and other parts of the world. The US and Australia have to wait a bit longer, when I get to do this announcing stuff all over again... Enjoy! Nik Nicholas John Department of Communication The Hebrew University of Jerusalem T +972 54 7906073 @nicholasajohn <applewebdata://6327E284-563C-448F-BD8D-9E8A1A0E35AB/%E2%80%9Chttp://www.twi…> nicholasjohn.huji.ac.il <applewebdata://6327E284-563C-448F-BD8D-9E8A1A0E35AB/%E2%80%9Chttp://nicholasjohn.huji.ac.il/%E2%80%9D>

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