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Editorship opening
by Breen, Eileen 27 Jun '24

27 Jun '24

Dear all The journal New Review of Information Networking<https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rinn20> is looking to appoint a new editor and is inviting initial expressions of interest. Do let me know if you would like to learn more about the journal and what is involved in editorship. Thanks and best wishes Eileen Breen | Journals Manager |Routledge, Taylor & Francis 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN, UK Email: eileen.breen(a)tandf.co.uk<mailto:eileen.breen@tandf.co.uk> Web: www.tandfonline.com<http://www.tandfonline.com> linkedin.com/in/eileen-breen-8a60776<https://www.linkedin.com/in/eileen-breen-8a60776> Information Classification: General

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WEBCAST JUN 27 – Cybersecurity in the G20
by Joly MacFie 27 Jun '24

27 Jun '24

Not an ISOC webcast. It's not actually stated, by my guess is, in English. Full playlist of FGV webinars at https://bit.ly/webinarsFGV On Thursday June 27 2024, at 10:00 -12:00 BRT (13:00-15:00 UTC) the FGV Direito Rio (FGV Law School) will host a webinar 'Cybersecurity in the G20'. Experts will explore key cybersecurity issues from the perspectives of G20 stakeholders, pointing out wha… Read on blog <https://isoc.live/18113/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> [image: Site logo image] ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD <https://isoc.live> Read on blog <https://isoc.live/18113/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> WEBCAST JUN 27 – Cybersecurity in the G20 <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=19bfbaa275d148dd2c8434c1…>On *Thursday June 27 2024*, at *10:00 -12:00 BRT* (13:00-15:00 UTC) the *FGV Direito Rio <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3174484ecf01c9af676b84e6…>* (FGV Law School) will host a webinar '*Cybersecurity in the G20' <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=223d97f012e12f5f3d5dcee8…>*. Experts will explore key cybersecurity issues from the perspectives of *G20 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=41e5f64c15904c9416ea9a32…>* stakeholders, pointing out what priorities should be addressed by G20 leaders to promote sustainable cybersecurity governance. The webinar is a side-event of the *T20 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f52eebc0b2e25200935bb27b…>* (group of Think Tanks of the G20) and is organized by the *Center for Technology and Society at FGV <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b0971d703ddb6e73562d8487…>*, in partnership with the *United Nations University EGOV Unit <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8c930fdaaaff6bb8984e3c42…>*, *Consumers International <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3dc99fac61616f3bc610fb6a…>*, and the *Brazilian Institute for Consumer Protection <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=26265c88dc862cf857a00922…>* . *SPEAKERS* *Marcelo Malagutti* - Secretary of the Brazilian Presidency’s National Cybersecurity Committee - CNCiber (Brazil) *Ann Cavoukian* - Executive Director, Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre, Former Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (Canada) *Cristine Hoepers* - Director, Brazilian National Computer Emergency Response Team, and Member of CNCiber (Brazil) *Andrea Calderaro* - Professor, Cardiff University (UK) *Nanjiira Sambuli* - Researcher, Carnegie, Tech and International Affairs program (Kenya) *Nombulelo Lekota* - Researcher, CyberBRICS Project (South Africa) *MODERATORS* *Luca Belli* - Professor and Coordinator of CTS-FGV, and Member of CNCiber *Zoran Jordanoski* – Researcher, UN University *LIVESTREAM https://youtu.be/kwWrLENXmiI <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1e4e8ec36bad1a3dc39ef72b…>* *REGISTER https://bit.ly/3WamamJ <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=14d8f5864757fa4950506989…>* *TWITTER #G20 #Cybersecurity <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6ceef9914a2eefd0abfbedd0…> @CTS_FGV @MarceloMalagutt @AnnCavoukian @andreacalderaro Nanjira Sambuli @AfricaCarnegie @1lucabelli oran Jordanoski @UNUniversity @NombuleloL44856 @BricsCyber @T20org @g20org * *MASTODON #G20 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c88c0a5d5e2a1058759c878a…>* *ARCHIVE* *https://cyberbrics.info/cyberbrics-events/ <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c6acfc170c9c27cb93539ac3…>* *** ISOC.LIVE is free community webcasting support service sponsored by the the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) - Big thanks to our June 2024 funder Vint Cerf *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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ALGOCLOUD 2024 - 9th International Symposium on Algorithmic Aspects of Cloud Computing, EXTENDED DEADLINE: July 7th, 2024
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 26 Jun '24

26 Jun '24

======================================================================================= ALGOCLOUD 2024 - 9th International Symposium on Algorithmic Aspects of Cloud Computing September 2-3, 2024, London UK - part of ALGO 2024 https://algo-conference.org/2024/algocloud/ Submission deadline (extended): July 7th, 2024 ======================================================================================= SCOPE The International Symposium on Algorithmic Aspects of Cloud Computing (ALGOCLOUD) is an annual event aiming to tackle the diverse new topics in the emerging area of algorithmic aspects of computing and data management in modern cloud-based systems interpreted broadly so as to include edge- and fog-based systems, cloudlets, cloud micro-services, virtualization environments, decentralized systems, as well as dynamic networks. ALGOCLOUD aims at bringing together researchers, students, and practitioners to present research activities and results on topics related to algorithmic, design, and development aspects of modern cloud-based systems. The 8th edition of this symposium (ALGOCLOUD 2024) is co-located with ALGO 2024, a leading international event of researchers working on algorithms and their engineering. IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission deadline: July 7th, 2024 Notification to authors: July 31st, 2024 Early registration: TBA Camera-ready submission: TBA Conference: 2-3 September 2024 KEYNOTE TALK Invited Speaker: Peter Triantafillou, University of Warwick, UK Title: Machine Unlearning at Large CALL FOR PAPERS ALGOCLOUD invites submissions covering theoretical, design, and implementation aspects of modern cloud-based systems. It specifically encourages novel algorithms related to cloud and edge computing, cloud architectures, and the cloud-edge continuum. Experimental work evaluating contemporary cloud-edge approaches and relevant applications is of particular interest. Additionally, ALGOCLOUD welcomes demonstration manuscripts showcasing successful system developments, as well as articles discussing experiences, use cases, and high-quality survey papers. Contributions may encompass a broad spectrum of algorithms, practices, and techniques for modelling, building, and evaluating operations and services across various systems, including virtualized infrastructures, cloud computing platforms, edge computing platforms, fog computing platforms, data centers, cloud storage options, cloud data management, non-traditional key-value stores on the cloud, HPC architectures, decentralized systems, and dynamic networks. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome: Regular papers: Authors are invited to submit high-quality manuscripts reporting original unpublished research in the topics related to the symposium. A regular paper submission should clearly motivate the importance of the problem being addressed, discuss prior work and its relationship to the paper, explicitly and precisely state the paper’s key contributions, and outline the key technical ideas and methods used to achieve the main results. A regular paper submission should not exceed 12 pages, including title page and abstract but excluding references and an optional appendix. Authors should include all necessary details in their submission so that the Technical Program Committee (TPC) can judge correctness, importance and originality of their work. Any material (e.g., proofs or experimental results) omitted (from the main part of 12 pages)due to space limitations can be put into the optional appendix, which will be read at the TPC’s discretion. Regular papers will be allotted up to 20 pages in the proceedings. Short papers: A short paper submission may present work-in-progress on a specific topic, or work appeared elsewhere but is worth publicizing it in the symposium, or a demonstration of a system or library, or an experience/use-case paper, or a vision paper. Authors should clearly motivate the importance of their contribution, discuss prior work and its relationship to the paper, and in general provide sufficient details in their submission so that the TPC can judge the quality and importance of their work. A short paper submission should be at least 2 and at most 8 pages. Short papers will be allotted up to 8 pages in the proceedings. Survey papers: A survey paper submission concerns the write-up of a high-quality survey paper on an emerging hot topic. Authors are asked to submit a proposal between 5 and 10 pages, that clearly motivates the importance of the topic, and contains the structure of the survey paper along with the most important references that will be critically reviewed and presented. If the proposal is accepted, then authors will be given sufficient time to prepare the full version of their survey paper that needs to pass a quality control check by the TPC, in order to be finally accepted and appear in the proceedings. Survey papers will be allotted up to 40 pages in the proceedings. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Algorithms for Decentralized Systems Algorithms for Dynamic Networks Cloud-Edge Continuum IoT and Cloud Computing Fog and Edge Computing Mobile Edge Computing Stream processing for Cloud-Edge continuum In-network stream processing Machine Learning for Cloud-Edge Federated Learning in Cloud-Edge Architectures Resource Management and Scheduling Resource Management in Mobile Edge Computing Data Center and Infrastructure Management Distributed Caching and Load Balancing Distributed Storage management Privacy, Security and Anonymization Game-theoretic Approaches for Cloud-Edge Computing Economic models and Pricing Cloud-Edge deployment tools and their analysis Novel code deployment models Energy and Power Management Analysis of Algorithms and Data Structures Search and Retrieval Algorithms for cloud infrastructures Caching and Load-Balancing Storage Structures and Indexing for Cloud Database Decentralization and Blockchains PROCEEDINGS The conference proceedings will be published in the Springer-Nature Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. PAPER SUBMISSION All papers should be submitted electronically via the EasyChair submission system at: Submissions website: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=algocloud2024 Submissions must be in the form of a single pdf file prepared using the LNCS latex templates and style files (available, together with Springer’s authors’ guidelines, from https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) Springer’s proceedings LaTeX templates are also available on Overleaf (https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/springer-lecture-notes-in-computer…) By submitting a paper the authors acknowledge that in case of acceptance at least one of the authors must register at ALGO/ALGOCLOUD 2024 and present the paper (this holds for all types of papers, including accepted survey proposals). Springer encourages authors to include their ORCIDs in their papers. In addition, the corresponding author of each paper, acting on behalf of all of the authors of that paper, must complete and sign a Consent-to-Publish form. The corresponding author signing the copyright form should match the corresponding author marked on the paper. Once the files have been sent to Springer, changes relating to the authorship of the papers cannot be made. Accepted papers will be included in the post-proceedings published by Springer in its Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. AWARDS Awards will be given to the best regular paper and the best student regular paper. A regular paper is eligible for the best student paper award if at least one of the authors is a full-time student (Bachelor, Master, or Ph.D.) at the time of submission and the student(s) must have made a major contribution to the paper. The TPC can decide to decline or to split the awards. Awards are sponsored by Springer. COMMITTEES Program Committee Chairs Katerina Doka, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, University of New Mexico, USA Program Committee Dimitrios Amaxilatis, Spark Works Ltd, Ireland Marios Angelopoulos, Bournemouth University, UK Marios Avgeris, Carleton University, Canada Ioannis Chatzigiannakis, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Florina Ciorba, University of Basel, Switzerland Lakshmi Prathima Devarasetty, Google, USA Juan Fumero, University of Manchester, UK Domenico Garlisi, University of Palermo, Italy Georgios Goumas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Ioannis Karydis, Ionian University, Greece Panagiotis Kokkinos, University of Peloponnese, Greece Bastian Koller, HLRS, Germany Ioannis Konstantinou, University of Thessaly, Greece Aris Leivadeas, ETS, Canada Symeon Papavassiliou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Associate Professor Computer Engineering Chair Director of Recruiting and Admissions Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Office: 326B Tel.: (505)-277-5501 Email: eirini(a)unm.edu<mailto:eirini@unm.edu> Website: PROTON Lab<http://ece-research.unm.edu/tsiropoulou/index.html> PROTON Lab’s News: @Tsiropoulou_EE<https://twitter.com/Tsiropoulou_EE> “Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.” ~ Aristotle

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Funding Opportunity: NEH's Dangers and Opportunities of Technology Sept 12 deadline
by Brennan, Sheila 26 Jun '24

26 Jun '24

Greetings colleagues, The National Endowment for the Humanities Dangers & Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities (DOT)<https://www.neh.gov/program/dangers-and-opportunities-technology-perspectiv…> grant program is accepting applications for the September 12, 2024 deadline (for US institutions). Recent awards<https://www.neh.gov/blog/announcing-new-odh-awards-april-2024> include projects exploring environmental and cultural impacts of large technology centers on American communities, the history of transportation infrastructure, the history of medical life support technologies, and studies of political activity and online harassment on social media platforms. NEH's DOT program calls for new research that explores the relationship between technology and culture as well as technology's dramatic impacts on society. "Technology" may be interpreted broadly, and the program encourages research into technologies not only of the modern or digital era but from any time period. DOT is one of many at NEH welcoming projects that explore the impacts of AI-related technologies in the areas of equity, privacy, or civil rights. Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence (AI)<https://www.neh.gov/AI> supports research projects that seek to understand and address AI's ethical, legal, and societal implications. A short, recorded presentation is available on DOT's program resource page<https://www.neh.gov/program/dangers-and-opportunities-technology-perspectiv…> detailing the program's goals, requirements, restrictions, and application process that may be watched at any time. We are not able to read drafts, but our staff can answer questions about your project, such as appropriateness for this grant program. If you are interested in the program, but don't think you will be applying this year, we would love for you to serve as a peer reviewer. Please contact us to volunteer or with other questions: odh(a)neh.gov<mailto:odh@neh.gov>. We have already funded two rounds of fascinating projects, and we anticipate offering another fall deadline in 2025. We will announce that date early next year. Cheers, Sheila _____________________________ Sheila A Brennan, PhD (she/her) Senior Program Officer & Dangers and Opportunities of Technology Team Lead Office of Digital Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities http://neh.gov/odh

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WEBCAST JUN 26-27: West Africa Peering Forum | Forum sur le peering et l’interconnexion en Afrique de l’Ouest 2024
by Joly MacFie 26 Jun '24

26 Jun '24

It's one of the true signs Summer is here when the WAPF rolls around, After a brief virtual effort in 2023 we are back to a full 2 day F2F in 2024. As per normal things are kicking off a touch late as technical issues are resolved. Sorry to inform there is no simulcast to ISOC Africa Facebook this year. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. Real Time text is EN only on ISOC.LIVE, but there will be both FR and EN in the archive. C'est l'un des véritables signes que l'été est là lorsque le WAPF arrive. Après un bref effort virtuel en 2023, nous sommes de retour à un F2F complet de 2 jours en 2024. Comme d'habitude, les choses démarrent un peu tard car les problèmes techniques sont résolus. Désolé de vous informer qu'il n'y aura pas de diffusion simultanée sur Facebook d'ISOC Africa cette année. Le service normal reprendra dès que possible. Le texte en temps réel est en EN uniquement sur ISOC.LIVE, mais il y aura à la fois FR et EN dans l'archive. On Wednesday-Thursday June 26-27 2024 the West Africa Peering Forum (WAPF) will be held in Abidjan, Côte D'ivoire. WAPF is an annual event that brings together Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Content Providers (CPs), and other stakeholders in the tel… Read on blog <https://isoc.live/18108/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> [image: Site logo image] ISOC LIVE NOTICEBOARD <https://isoc.live> Read on blog <https://isoc.live/18108/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> WEBCAST JUN 26-27: West Africa Peering Forum | Forum sur le peering et l’interconnexion en Afrique de l’Ouest 2024 <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=68770ee163f44316cc6b1d5c…>On *Wednesday-Thursday June 26-27 2024* the *West Africa Peering Forum <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1dc2bfe5e2fbfde032b0c3f8…>* (WAPF) will be held in Abidjan, Côte D'ivoire. WAPF is an annual event that brings together Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Content Providers (CPs), and other stakeholders in the telecommunications industry to discuss issues related to Internet interconnection and peering in West Africa. The event is organized by the West Africa Peering community in partnership with the Internet Society (ISOC) and other organizations. *PROGRAMME* (All times UTC) *Day 1: 26 June 2024* *09:30 Introduction* *09:45 Formal Opening Session* *11:00 Keynote on West Africa IXP Ecosystem* *Muhammed Rudman*, IXPN *12:00 Internet resilience index, West Africa overview* *Jean Baptiste Millogo*, Internet Society *14:00 Neutral IXPs PoP/DC for resiliency* Moderator: *Brice Abba*, AFRINIC *15:45 Peering Personals* *16:15 BGP best practices, peering DB* *16:45 Closing Announcements* *Day 2: 27 June 2024* *09:30 Recap of the Day 1* *09:45 Keynote on the State of Interconnection in West Africa* Moderator: *Assi Eric* *11:00 Regulation framework and Internet development in West Africa* *12:00 Sovereignty and more local contents* Moderator: *Jean Baptiste Millogo*, Internet Society *14:00 Internet governance issues: how to build a strong Internet organization* Moderator: *Ghislain Nkeramugaba*, Internet Society *15:45 Peering Personals* *16:15 Lightning Talks* Topics: AFRINIC Update, IXP SA, Cctld CI, and ICANN Update *16:45 Wrap Up Session* *LIVESTREAM (ENGLISH) http://livestream.com/internetsociety/wapf2024 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=90ae896beaa34e34d60e0a81…>* Les *mercredi 26 et jeudi 27 juin 2024* le *Forum de peering en Afrique de l'Ouest <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c08b2961880ddc1ecd46fae7…>* (WAPF) se tiendra à Abidjan, en Côte d'Ivoire. WAPF est un événement annuel qui rassemble les fournisseurs de services Internet (FAI), les fournisseurs de contenu (CP) et d'autres parties prenantes de l'industrie des télécommunications pour discuter des questions liées à l'interconnexion Internet et au peering en Afrique de l'Ouest. L'événement est organisé par la communauté West Africa Peering en partenariat avec l'Internet Society (ISOC) et d'autres organisations. *PROGRAMME* (Toutes les heures UTC) *Jour 1 : 26 juin 2024* *09h30 Présentation* *09h45 Séance d'ouverture formelle* *11h00 Keynote sur l’écosystème IXP d’Afrique de l’Ouest* *Muhammed Rudman*, IXPN *12h00 Indice de résilience d’Internet, aperçu de l’Afrique de l’Ouest* *Jean Baptiste Millogo*, Internet Society *14h00 IXP neutres PoP/DC pour la résilience* Modérateur : *Brice Abba*, AFRINIC *15h45 Peering personnel* *16h15 Bonnes pratiques BGP, peering DB* *16h45 Annonces de clôture* *Jour 2 : 27 juin 2024* *09h30 Récapitulatif du jour 1* *09h45 Keynote sur l'état de l'interconnexion en Afrique de l'Ouest* Modérateur : *Assi Eric* *11h00 Cadre de régulation et développement d’Internet en Afrique de l’Ouest* *12h00 Souveraineté et plus de contenus locaux* Modérateur : *Jean Baptiste Millogo*, Internet Society *14h00 Questions de gouvernance de l’Internet : comment construire une organisation Internet solide* Modérateur : *Ghislain Nkeramugaba*, Internet Society *15h45 Peering personnel* *16h15 Discussions éclair* Sujets : AFRINIC Update, IXP SA, Cctld CI, et ICANN Update *16h45 Séance de clôture* *LIVESTREAM (FRANÇAIS) http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wapf2024 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c8f3a5445e3017a5b4e8f6c6…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3xyTZEe <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=17661aab103657e685443dbf…> *(EN/FR) (EN Captions) *REAL TIME TEXT* See *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=68770ee163f44316cc6b1d5c…>* (EN) *TWITTER #WAPF2024 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a6e12ada4c35227ccaa450f4…> @WAPF_Event @ams_ix @IXP_CIVIX @digitalrealty @flexoptix @Mainoneservice @vtsburkina @ISOC_Africa @InternetSociety #IPeerinAfrica #IXPs* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=87adbc86e64c606b200dea3c…> *(EN) *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ccb70b4f03051dfcc62c383b…> *(EN) *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1546fc7bf1a98237b14a0e6a…> *(EN/FR) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/wapf2024 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a276eefe74ab7490bd78d6d8…>* *** ISOC.LIVE is free community webcasting support service sponsored by the the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) - Big thanks to our June 2024 funder Vint Cerf **** ISOC.LIVE est un service communautaire gratuit d'assistance à la diffusion sur le Web parrainé par le chapitre de l'Internet Society New York (ISOC-NY) - Un grand merci à notre bailleur de fonds de juin 2024, Vint Cerf *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Understanding the EU AI Act
by Jascha Bareis 26 Jun '24

26 Jun '24

Dear all, If interested: Please find below the pre-print of a general introduction of the enactment of the final European regulation about harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (AI Act). The contribution aims to familiarise researchers from a broad range of disciplines from tech to policy, from law to social science with the complex regulatory structure and logic of the AI Act - from and inward European and outward international perspective. /*Ruschemeier, H.; Bareis, J. Searching for harmonised rules: Understanding the paradigms, provisions and pressing issues in the final EU AI Act.*/ https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4876206 /Forthcoming in: Gsenger/Sekwenz (eds), Digital Decade: How the EU shapes digitalisation/ /research, Nomos 2025./ Best, Jascha - *Jascha Bareis*(Profile) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/staff_bareis_jascha.php> (Scholar) <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bf1gf9AAAAAJ&hl=de&oi=ao> (LinkedIn) <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jascha-bareis-36082523b/> Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/index.php> Karlsruher Institute of Technology (KIT) <https://www.kit.edu/english/index.php> Research Group Digital Technology and Societal Change (FG DigIT) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/rg_digit.php> *Recent Publications* The Trustification of AI. Disclosing the bridging pillars that tie Trust and AI together. Big Data & Society <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20539517241249430> Technology Hype: Dealing with bold expectations and overpromising, with M. Roßmann and F.Bordignon. Journal of Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice <https://www.tatup.de/index.php/tatup/article/view/7073> Talking AI into Being: The Narratives of National AI Strategies and Their Performative Politics, with C. Katzenbach. Science, Technology, & Human Values <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01622439211030007>

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JOB: Consultant- Social Media Impact Assessment
by Joly MacFie 25 Jun '24

25 Jun '24

https://recruiting.ultipro.com/NAT1051NDEM/JobBoard/79dbb2b6-6a4f-4628-a401… Beginning in late 2022 and throughout 2023 and 2024, the tech industry imposed significant budget cuts and workforce reductions, in some cases in response to economic uncertainty, and in others as a result of fundamental mission and value shifts by executive leadership. Teams working on trust and safety, policy, content moderation, and ethics were particularly hard hit: X disbanded its ethical artificial intelligence and election integrity teams, Google cut approximately one third of its team dedicated to addressing information manipulation and censorship, and Meta eliminated thousands of positions with an outsized impact on its trust and safety teams. Simultaneously, social media companies began restricting access to data used by researchers to assess threats to information space. X, for example, imposed exorbitant fees to access its API and Meta announced plans to shut down its widely used social monitoring platform, CrowdTangle. These developments have raised concerns around social media companies’ ability to anticipate and respond to online harms during a year in which elections are being held in more than fifty countries, including some of the world’s largest democracies. NDI seeks a short-term consultant to support an initiative to measure the impact of these developments on organizations and individuals operating in the democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG) space. These impacts will be measured through surveys and semi-structured interviews and will inform the development of a report to supplement the advocacy of NDI and other organizations in the DRG community around the accountability and transparency of social media companies. Deliverables - A synthesis of changes social media companies have made to their policies and enforcement practices since 2022 that represent a potential retrenchment on trust and safety and civic integrity, to be produced primarily through desk research - In consultation with NDI, develop and implement a survey or questionnaire to measure how DRG actors perceive the impact of these changes on democracy and information integrity. Illustratively, the survey could measure observed changes in resolutions to reporting of harmful behavior and accounts, the ability to conduct research on social media platforms, and access to channels for direct communication with social media companies - Semi-structured interviews with at least ten stakeholders, identified in coordination with NDI, to supplement the survey responses with more robust, detailed examples - An assessment of relevant evidence gathered by other organizations (as needed) - A narrative summary of the findings from the survey and interviews Expected Period of Work July 2024 - October 2024 Desired Qualifications - Familiarity with social media companies’ structures and policies - Demonstrated involvement in dialogue around tech sector trust and safety, accountability, transparency, etc. - Knowledge of developments in tech regulation (ex: the Digital Services Act, General Data Protection Regulation, other international laws) - Experience working internationally and/or with DRG actors - Proficiency in an additional language would be a plus Interested applicants should send a resume, cover letter and proposal submission to include a portfolio of past work and a detailed budget with fee requirements to Rachelle Faust at rfaust(a)ndi.org. Joly MacFie 218 565 9365

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Call for Papers, RESET journal - Digitalization of "Local" Politics
by Francesca Musiani 25 Jun '24

25 Jun '24

Dear colleagues, I take the liberty of sharing the latest Call for Papers of the RESET journal, that aims at exploring the digitalization of politics at the "local" levels, and its consequences, in a special issue edited by Marie Neihouser, Anaïs Théviot and Sébastien François. The deadline for submission of an abstract proposal is *July 15, 2024*. Please find the call here: https://journals.openedition.org/reset/4920 A French-language version is also available: https://journals.openedition.org/reset/4915 All best, Francesca -- Francesca Musiani, Ph.D. Chargée de recherche HDR | Associate Research Professor, CNRS <http://www.cnrs.fr> Directrice adjointe | Deputy Director, Centre for Internet and Society <https://cis.cnrs.fr> (UPR 2000 & GDR 2091 CNRS) Chercheuse associée | Associate Researcher, i3-CSI <http://www.csi.ensmp.fr/>, MINES ParisTech Global Fellow, Internet Governance Lab <https://internetgovernancelab.org>, American University I'm involved in projects: IAction <https://prairie-institute.fr/lia-au-service-de-laction-publique-imaginaires…> | SoBigData++ <http://www.sobigdata.eu> | TIGre <https://netgouv.hypotheses.org/projet-technologie-internet-et-gouvernance-t…> I help co-editing: Internet Policy Review <https://policyreview.info> | RESET <https://journals.openedition.org/reset/> I'm an advisor for: ISOC France <https://www.isoc.fr> | ANSSI <https://www.ssi.gouv.fr/agence/rayonnement-scientifique/conseil-scientifiqu…> I'm here on the Web <https://cis.cnrs.fr/francesca-musiani/>, including my publications.

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WEBCAST JUN 25 – Internet Shutdowns, and How to Stop Them
by Joly MacFie 25 Jun '24

25 Jun '24

Coming up at 13:00 UTC, a few Zoom <https://shutdowns.eventbrite.com/> tickets <https://shutdowns.eventbrite.com/> still available. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/4eFtiOU As will be explored in the session, not all shutdown news is bad, and just today ISOC's Robbie Mitchell reports <https://pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/the-internet-stays-on-in-kenya> that the Communications Authority of Kenya does not intend to shut down the Internet in reaction to national protests against the government’s plan to increase taxes. [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f59f5108ee2fac1fce3e70e…> On *Tuesday June 25 2024* at *09:00-10:30 EDT* (13:00-14:30 UTC) the *Internet Society Washington DC Chapter <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=19f8f929b5199bdf372ff45…> *(ISOC-DC) and the *Internet Society New York Chapter <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a4484525b50b74c6a772785…> *(ISOC-NY) in collaboration with *Access Now <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f443a36a078c8c6bd2b7313…>* will host a webinar '*Internet Shutdowns, and How to Stop Them <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=7d7eb77531a20aa7eb6b32f…>* '. It is an unfortunate fact that, in some regions of the world, our best efforts to make an 'Internet for Everyone' are all too often undercut by deliberate withdrawals of service, mandated by the powers that be. Three organizations have taken it upon themselves to shine light on this issue: *Access Now <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f443a36a078c8c6bd2b7313…>*, with its *#KeepItOn <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5e8ea0dabb628a5462b8ccd…>* advocacy campaign to oppose shutdowns; The *Internet Society <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4e0f94322590d65e7fb7159…>* on its *Pulse <https://pulse.internetsociety.org/>* platform, which has not only a *Shutdown Tracker <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=628ad270018b7d56accb04e…>*, but also a *Netloss Calculator <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=744a0149632ddd2366146ea…>* to estimate the resulting economic damage; and *Columbia Global Freedom of Expression <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2431e541dcb1193cbdd874e…>*, which specifically tracks legal challenges to shutdowns. *PRESENTERS* *Natalia Krapiva*, Senior Tech-Legal Counsel, Access Now [SHRINKING DEMOCRACY, GROWING VIOLENCE - Internet shutdowns in 2023 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=22c739927282c2d37c447db…> ] *Joan Barata*, Senior Legal Fellow, Future Free Speech Project [Internet Shutdowns in international law <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=49debabc16c6849504a9c9f…> ] *Dan York*, Director, Internet Technology, Internet Society [Global Internet Shutdowns <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=628ad270018b7d56accb04e…> ] *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/internetshutdowns <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5704d3042b92b483e1ab114…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://shutdowns.eventbrite.com/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=7d7eb77531a20aa7eb6b32f…>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f59f5108ee2fac1fce3e70e…>* ) *TWITTER #InternetShutdowns <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b1dce33340298a63123a0ce…> @natynettle @accessnow #KeepItOn @danyork @InternetSociety @isoc_pulse @JoanBarata @SpeechFuture @ColumbiaGFoE @CL_Horne @AmericanU @isocdc @isocny* *MASTODON #InternetShutdowns <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=418b1607ac9a3f68e1051ef…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=99991a25280e195a23117ee…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0e7cd18f281c871953de444…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e3c94855a677dad1be25182…>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/internetshutdowns <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0ce6928106c06b8751e1f52…>* *** ISOC.LIVE is free community webcasting support service sponsored by the the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) - Big thanks to our June 2024 funder Vint Cerf *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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New date: Turning social media data into valuable insights with ChatGPT
by Alessandro Zonin 25 Jun '24

25 Jun '24

Dear Association of Internet Researchers Members, I'm thrilled to announce to you a new date for a webinar designed to enhance your expertise in the realm of social media data analysis and scraping. *Turning Social Media Data into Valuable Insights with ChatGPT* *📅 Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024⏰ Time: 7 - 9 PM CEST* Join us to unlock the full potential of social media data. This intensive session covers everything from basic data collection to sophisticated analytics, teaching you how to convert raw data into valuable insights: 👉 Learn the essentials of extracting data through web scraping. 👉 Explore the role of generative AI in analyzing social media data. 👉 Master the art of designing prompts for generative AI tools. 👉 Discover how to create concise articles that highlight your findings from social media data. Spots are filling up fast – secure yours today and ensure you don't miss this opportunity to advance your skills. Enroll here using *promo code AIRONLY to gain 20% discount.* *Enroll here:* https://www.eventbrite.it/e/turning-social-media-data-into-valuable-insight… Cheers, -- Alessandro Zonin Digital Data Stories <https://digitaldatastories.it> | Socioviz <https://socioviz.net/> | LEAD <https://linkedinforbusiness.it/servizi/linkedin-per-gli-hr-manager/lead/> Linkedin <http://linkedin.com/in/zonin> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/AlessandroZonin>

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