One year from now, the International Telecommunication Union will choose between U.S. candidate Doreen Bogdan-Martin and Russian candidate Rashid Ismailov to be the next secretary-general of the ITU for the following four years. The Washington Post recently covered the upcoming ITU elections and discussed Bogdan-Martin’s future goals for the entity.
Presenting AU’s Newest Student Club: Women in Cybersecurity
Virtual Panel with Dr. Derrick Cogburn: Improving Research Operations and Output
On Thursday, 7 October, our Faculty Co-Director Derrick Cogburn will participate in a panel by the Chronicle of Higher Education on post-pandemic research operations. The virtual event ‘Improving Research Operations and Output’ will occur between 2-3 p.m ET. Dr. Cogburn will explore the research efficiencies accelerated and normalized by the Covid-era.
Dr. DeNardis Featured in Wired Next Fest in Milan to Discuss Italian Version of The Internet in Everything
This September, Luiss University Press published the Italian edition of our co-Director Laura DeNardis’s latest book the ‘Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off Switch’. The new edition is called ‘Internet in ogni cosa: Libertà, sicurezza e privacy nell'era degli oggetti iperconnessi’. It can be purchased online at the link.
Doreen Bogdan-Martin to receive AU Outstanding Technology Policy Changemaker Award
Join us in celebration of inclusivity in technology policy at an event honoring Doreen Bogdan-Martin, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Development Bureau Director and member of the Internet Governance Lab Alumni Expert Council. Bogdan-Martin is a strategic leader with 30 years' high-level experience in international and inter-governmental relations.
Internet governance Lab Global Faculty Fellow Francesca Musiani co-edited a First Monday special issue
The Internet Governance Lab announces the Alumni Interview Series
Internet Governance Lab participation in the 10th edition of the Girls in ICT Day
IGF-USA 2021 Call for Topics
The Call for Topics for the Internet Governance Forum USA (IGF-USA) 2021 is open. The format of the forum has not been decided yet. Still, its planning process has begun. You can help the Steering Committee identify the priority issues for this year in the link. The Call for Topics is open to everyone and will remain open until February 16, 11:59 PM EST.
Dr. Laura DeNardis nominated to the Wired UK innovators list
Internet Governance Lab Faculty Co-Director, Dr. Laura DeNardis, was called "a razor-sharp visionary of technology and the power battles that come with digitization and connectivity" on the Wired UK list of 32 innovators who are building a better future. She was nominated by Marietje Schaake, international policy director at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center and distinguished Dutch politician. The list compiles 32 change-makers, including top scientists, technologists and activists.