(Forwarding) https://cyberbrics.info/call-for-applications-cyberbrics-fellowship-programm... Hosted by the Center for Technology and Society at FGV Law School, Rio de Janeiro, part of the Fellows in Rio Programme Deadline for applications: 10 December 2023 The Center for Technology and Society at FGV Law School, Rio de Janeiro – FGV DIREITO RIO is pleased to announce the 2024 edition of the CyberBRICS Fellowship Programme, which is part of the FGV DIREITO RIO’s Fellows in Rio initiative. The program aims to support a selected group of highly qualified postgraduate, doctoral, and post doctoral students working in the area related to the activities of the 2024 work plan of the CyberBRICS project, namely artificial intelligence, digital industrial policy, and regulation, with a particular focus on cloud computing and digital public infrastructures in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS). The programme will offer five fellowships for a duration of up to 6 (six) months, ideally from March to October 2024, at FGV DIREITO RIO, providing economic, intellectual, and networking resources to support selected scholars coming from the BRICS or having relevant experience in at least one of the BRICS countries. Fellows might also be able to extend the CyberBRICS Fellowship for an additional period. About FGV Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) is a world-renowned institution of research and quality education. Since 2021, FGV is ranked as the third most influential think tank in the world, according to the Global Go To Think Tanks Index, produced by the Pennsylvania University. About CTS-FGV The Center for Technology and Society at FGV Law School, Rio de Janeiro was founded in 2003, becoming the first research centre to have been established in Brazil to analyse the impact of technology on society. The mission of CTS-FGV is to study the legal, social, and cultural implications arising from the advancement of information and communication technologies. CTS-FGV is committed to openness, democracy, fundamental rights, inclusion, gender balance and non discrimination, and the preservation of the public interest in technological progress. About The CyberBRICS Project The CyberBRICS project, the only existing research project dedicated to the analysis of digital policies in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) countries, and has been established at CTS-FGV, since 2018. The triple purpose of the CyberBRICS project is to map existing regulations, identify good and bad practices, and suggest policy solutions. Particularly, the project aims at exploring the conditions and reasons that have led to “success stories” in terms of digital transformation in the BRICS countries. The project builds upon the work developed since its inception, in terms of research outcomes, strong international network and academic credibility. BRICS countries are particularly relevant not only as they represent more than 30% of global GDP and approximately 42% of the world population, but because the policies, institutional arrangements, and technologies they are developing are increasingly influential, especially in the Global South. Such relevance is likely to increase considering the recent expansion of the BRICS grouping, including six new members. Although the national approaches of the BRICS countries remain different in many respects, they tend towards convergence in several areas of digital governance. Importantly, since 2021, the BRICS heads of state have started to explicitly call for the establishment of “legal frameworks of cooperation” on crucial issues such as cybersecurity and e-commerce. Professor Luca Belli and Dr Larissa Magalhães coordinate the CyberBRICS project and can be contacted for further enquiries at luca.belli [at] fgv.br and larissamagalhaes [at] unu.edu Further information on the CyberBRICS Project, including, research outcomes, events, previous and current fellows, and team members can be found at https://www.cyberBRICS.info -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -