The Oxford Internet Institute symposium critically assess the last decade of social research on the Internet and identify directions for research over the next. Ten years is only a moment in the span of social research, but eons in Internet time. Has social research across the disciplines been up to the challenges? International experts will discuss: - The diffusion of the Internet: shifts and plateaus in digital inclusion and divides across geography, generations, and society - Sizing the Internet economy and its growth over time and space Changing patterns and requirements for digital literacy and skills Trust over time and across areas of Internet use, from commerce to public services and news and information Emerging roles of networking in democratic institutions and processes, such as in election campaigns, democratic accountability and the rise of a Fifth Estate Evolution of digital academe, including digital collections, formal and informal learning, e-research and academic publishing The quality and changing sources of information – from news to research - and their consequences Collaboration - myths and realities of new forms of collaborative network organizations and technologies The developing role of the Internet in social networking, whether in the workplace, everyday life, or in shaping major life chances The dark side of the Internet: growth of cyber-crime, cyber-terrorism, malicious computing, and approaches to addressing these problems Collective action - the evolving role of the Internet in social and political movements Privacy and surveillance trends and research Localism - the new Internet frontier Closing of the Internet through appliances, aps, and regulations The rise of Internet governance and regulation - for better or worse - in areas ranging across the wide range of policy arenas, from standards and domain name registration to freedom of expression?

Alice in Social Media Land. Privacy, Security and Geo-Surveillance in Tomorrow's Internet-Saturated Society / Murero, Monica. - (2011). (Intervento presentato al convegno OII: A Decade of Internet TIme tenutosi a Oxford nel Settembre 2011).

Alice in Social Media Land. Privacy, Security and Geo-Surveillance in Tomorrow's Internet-Saturated Society

MURERO, MONICA
2011

Abstract

The Oxford Internet Institute symposium critically assess the last decade of social research on the Internet and identify directions for research over the next. Ten years is only a moment in the span of social research, but eons in Internet time. Has social research across the disciplines been up to the challenges? International experts will discuss: - The diffusion of the Internet: shifts and plateaus in digital inclusion and divides across geography, generations, and society - Sizing the Internet economy and its growth over time and space Changing patterns and requirements for digital literacy and skills Trust over time and across areas of Internet use, from commerce to public services and news and information Emerging roles of networking in democratic institutions and processes, such as in election campaigns, democratic accountability and the rise of a Fifth Estate Evolution of digital academe, including digital collections, formal and informal learning, e-research and academic publishing The quality and changing sources of information – from news to research - and their consequences Collaboration - myths and realities of new forms of collaborative network organizations and technologies The developing role of the Internet in social networking, whether in the workplace, everyday life, or in shaping major life chances The dark side of the Internet: growth of cyber-crime, cyber-terrorism, malicious computing, and approaches to addressing these problems Collective action - the evolving role of the Internet in social and political movements Privacy and surveillance trends and research Localism - the new Internet frontier Closing of the Internet through appliances, aps, and regulations The rise of Internet governance and regulation - for better or worse - in areas ranging across the wide range of policy arenas, from standards and domain name registration to freedom of expression?
2011
Alice in Social Media Land. Privacy, Security and Geo-Surveillance in Tomorrow's Internet-Saturated Society / Murero, Monica. - (2011). (Intervento presentato al convegno OII: A Decade of Internet TIme tenutosi a Oxford nel Settembre 2011).
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