Hi, AoIR community, We are pleased to announce the registrations open and Call for Abstracts for the upcoming Workshop “Global Southing Internet, Data and AI studies”, which will be held on 25-26 March 2025 at the Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford (United Kingdom). This two-day workshop aims to highlight approaches from the Global South in the field of Internet, Data and AI Studies. It will gather Global South authors to present their countries and regions’ theoretical and methodological contributions. It will also be an opportunity to enrich the dialogue among Global South scholars and between those and Global North researchers. The second day will be dedicated to presentations and discussions. There will be in-person and remote sessions, both limited to space and time availability. More information (including the registration forms) can be found here: https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/events/global-southing-internet-and-dat... *Call for Abstracts* We are calling for short papers (10–15-minute presentations) in any area related to Internet, Data and AI studies, with a special focus on authors, theories, approaches, and methods developed in Global South countries. We particularly welcome papers about topics such as:

Critical theories of Internet, Data and AI from the Global South;

How social thinking from Global South authors can enrich Internet, Data and AI studies.

Problems in adopting Global North concepts to Global South digital practices.

South-to-South dialogue in digital realities and practices research.

Dissemination of Global South critical Internet, Data and AI theories and approaches in the Global North.

Theories, methods and approaches from Latin America to Internet, Data and AI studies.

Theories, methods and approaches from Africa to Internet, Data and AI studies.

Theories, methods and approaches from Asia to Internet, Data and AI studies.

How theories, methods and approaches from the Global South can enrich the understanding of the production, practices and governance of Internet, data and AI technologies and services.

Abstracts must be submitted with the following information: Name Institutional Link 300-400 words outlining the focus of your contribution Up to 5 keywords Proposals must be submitted by 11th February 2025 to the email jonas.valente@oii.ox.ac.uk <jonas.valente@oii.ox.ac.uk>. For any questions on the call for papers, don’t hesitate to reach out via email: jonas.valente@oii.ox.ac.uk. Organising Committee Jonas C. L. Valente (Oxford Internet Institute, UK, chair) Ekaterina Hertog (Oxford Internet Institute, UK) Janaki Srinivasan (Oxford Internet Institute, UK) Cheryll Soriano (De La Salle University, Philippines) Ana Valdivia (Oxford Internet Institute, UK) Rafael Grohmann (University of Toronto) Helena Martins (Federal University of Ceara, Brazil) I look forward to seeing you there. Kind regards, Jonas Valente Oxford Internet Institute -- Jonas Valente http://twitter.com/jonasvalente