Hi all, Hope this finds you well. I wanted to invite you to attend the following IAMCR (International Association for Media and Communication Research) Webinar, co-sponsored by the Brazilian Consortium INCT DSI (see info below and the registration page). Members of IAMCR can register in the member's area. Non-members need to complete a simple Google form to receive the Zoom link and password. Hope to see you there! Best wishes, Andrea Webinar on Digital Sovereignty | IAMCR | | | | | | | | | | | Webinar on Digital Sovereignty | IAMCR | | | "Digital Sovereignty: Debates and Challenges from a Global South perspective" Debates on digital sovereignty, particularly in the Global South, highlight tensions between the desire and fight for autonomy and the constraints imposed by economic realities and global power imbalances. Co-sponsored by the Communication Policy & Technology Section (CPT) and the National Institute of Science in Informational Disputed and Sovereignties (INCT DSI, Brazil), this webinar aims to tackle questions and offer answers about some of these debates. What are the different definitions, meanings and interpretations of digital sovereignty? How can we go beyond the legal and state-centric notions of sovereignty in different parts of the world? What are the main struggles around sovereignty for governments, workers, activists, and other social actors? What are the relevant infra structural issues to be considered when we focus on digital sovereignty? What are the implications of digital sovereignty for data security, socio-political and technological ecosystems? What are the different sovereignty models, challenges and opportunities? Join us for this insightful webinar to delve into the complex landscape of digital sovereignty from a Global South perspective. We look forward to having this global dialogue on a timely issue with you and the IAMCR community. When: 13 December 2024 @12h00 UTC / 07h00 New York / 12h00 London / 13h00 Paris / 15h00 Nairobi / 17h30 Kolkata / 20h00 Beijing. The event will last 90 minutes. Pre-registration is required by 11 December. Register here. Sponsored by: Communication Policy & Technology Section and the National Institute of Science in Informational Disputed and Sovereignties (INCT DSI, Brazil) Moderators Andrea Medrado Senior Lecturer in Global Communications, University of Exeter, UK Jose Claudio Castanheira Associate Professor, Department of Social Communications, Federal Fluminense University, Brazil Speakers Rafael Grohmann Assistant Professor of Media and Critical Platform Studies, University of Toronto, Canada Min Jiang Professor of Communication Studies, Affiliate faculty member of International Studies, CyberBRICS Visiting Professor, UNC Charlotte, USA, FGV Law School, Brazil Viola Milton Professor of Communication Studies, University of South Africa Julia Pohle Senior Researcher and Co-lead of the Research Group Politics of Digitalization, Senior Research Associate WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany Center for Digitalization, Democracy and Innovation, Brussels School of Governance Nimmi Rangaswamy Professor, International Institute of Information Technology University of Hyderabad, India