Global Network of Internet & Society Research Centers (NoC). Academic institutions collaborating to further interdisciplinary research around Internet & society
Join soft-launch of Thailand's Data & AI Policy Clinic in Bangkok & online, building capacity as AI policy becomes actual practice. The Clinic is inspired by models developed at @BKCHarvard & @Network_Centers w/ local partners. Life-long learning collab w/ @TUMThinkTank to come.
In collaboration with the @Network_Centers, we've engaged in a novel format of experiential learning concerning AI policies -> practice, working with a real-world use case. We plan to scale up the model internationally.
This summer at BKC, twelve students from around the world partnered with the City of Helsinki to tackle the question of how to ethically use AI in classrooms.🧵cyber.harvard.edu/story/2021…
Ready, Steady, Go! Congratulations to our participants who will be joining the Virtual Research Sprint: “Toward an African Narrative on Digital Sovereignty” (7 June–30 July 2021) Click here for more info: uj.ac.za/faculties/cbe/SARCI…
A wonderful group of African researchers shared our work with the Federal President of Germany through the virtual research sprint on ‘Digital Sovereignty in Africa’ , ie. tech policy and law in #Africa with @hiig_berlin , @SARChI_ID , @Network_Centers , @MercatorDE
What is digital self-determination, and what could it be in the future? Together with 25 students from around the globe and @Network_Centers contributors, we explored these questions. Check out the fruits of this networked research sprint, incl. an inaugural Wikipedia entry!
BKC’s latest research sprint, co-hosted by @digitalasiahub, explored how digital self-determination can and should play out in areas such as personal data, health, civic life, the gig economy, and the information economy. cyber.harvard.edu/story/2021…
Making summer plans? We are looking for awesome undergrad and graduate students to join us remotely this summer as Research Assistants. Apply by May 5: cyber.harvard.edu/getinvolve… Check out what others have said about their time with us: youtube.com/watch?v=bT9RcdbD…#summerjobs
Join us on a new journey! We’ll explore the concept of digital self-determination with a global cohort of Masters and PhD students, from March 15 - May 15. Application deadline: February 23. Excited to collaborate with @BKCHarvard and @Network_Centers on this research sprint 🚀
📣 Call for student applications 📣
Join our Spring 2021 online research sprint w/ @BKCHarvard and @Network_Centers. Open to Masters- and PhD-level students from all disciplines and geographies, to explore “digital self-determination.” cyber.harvard.edu/story/2021…
After the Sprint is before the Sprint: Interested in exploring the concept of "digital self-determination" and what it might mean for policy? Join the next Research Sprint co-hosted by @digitalasiahub & @BKCHarvard, with many global collaborators cyber.harvard.edu/story/2021…
Working with 40 participants from around the world & colleagues from @Network_Centers in a global classroom, examining the pandemic's impact on learning, and peer-producing meaningful outputs, is a manifestation of a theory of change that resonates with me. I'm grateful for it.
At a moment of unprecedented global challenges, our three-month research sprint, "Digital Ethics in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 & Access to Education and Learning Spaces," focused on the societal and ethical aspects of digital transformation and learning. cyber.harvard.edu/story/2021…
Want to learn about some of the latest research coming out of @Network_Centers and virtually "meet" some of the folks running these fabulous orgs? Check our chat series and virtual gallery in our @intgovforum booth intgovforum.org/multilingual… -- much more to come!
On Wed, 11 Nov @ 12:30 I'll be presenting a paper, showing how we could trigger inter-platform competition in the area of the digital economy by softening Net Neutrality rules. Firms should be allowed to compete on Internet speed. Disagree? Let's discuss: workcast.com/register?cpak=3…
Meet the NoC and @BKCHarvard research sprint participants, exploring digital transformation in time of crisis, with focus on ethics, education, and learning spaces cyber.harvard.edu/story/2020…
In November, we talk about #darkpatterns, i.e. problematic user interface design @itsl_uzh. What is really the issue and what are possible remedies? Sign up for our online event: itsl.uzh.ch/en.html
Drawing on experiences in Colombia, @armandoguio zooms in on the topic of AI policy in Latin America. Click here: #COVID19 and AI for development; our @Network_Centers essay series #Global perspectives & Local Realities on Covid-19
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“We believe networked approaches and cross-cultural and disciplinary cooperation will help to promote understanding, exchange, and trust.”
@amarashar@naglarzk & Melyssa Eigen distill central themes of the new @Network_Centers essay series on COVID-19 🌍 bit.ly/3gn615G
Juan Carlos @demartin on why contact tracing apps has been so controversial & the role of states and companies; our @Network_Centers essay series #Global perspectives & Local Realities on Covid-19 tinyurl.com/y4lq23ea
New from BKC fellow Sabelo Mhlambi (@sabelonow): "From Rationality to Relationality: Ubuntu as an Ethical and Human Rights Framework for Artificial Intelligence Governance" cards.twitter.com/cards/8r7b…
Sparked by a discussion about global perspectives on COVID-19, a new essay series from @Network_Centers aims to create a snapshot focused on the narratives emerging from local communities in order to paint a global picture: bit.ly/38gW3zy