[Commlist] Ethics of the Digital Conference CFP

This call for papers relates to the Ethics of the Digital Conference 
organised by the Digital Geography Research Group of the RGS, and hosted 
at the University of Westminster on 27-28 June 2023.
https://camri.ac.uk/blog/2022/12/08/call-for-papers-ethics-of-the-digital/

Deadline: 13th Feb.

The vast majority of the world now live within heavily mediated and data 
driven societies. Data is collected in vast quantities by a wide range 
of actors, and increasingly powerful tools are being used to extract 
information from this data to influence the way we are governed, the 
products we buy, and the socio-political choices we make. Concerns have 
long been raised by the ‘black box’ and opaque nature of the new digital 
spaces created through the collection, processing, and curation of data. 
 The collection and distribution of data has been made increasingly 
possible due to improved global connectivity and cheaper storage, 
meaning this data now has the potential to significant alter the human 
condition, both in digital and physical spaces.

Open data has often being positioned as an antidote to ‘black box’ 
practices’, and while the democratisation of data access is applauded by 
many, open data also comes with ethical issues and the potential for 
misuse. Ethical issues involving data and the digital present a unique 
set of complex challenges compared to many other technologies. This is 
in no small part due to data and the digital realm being both complex 
beyond the understanding of the general public, while also being 
ubiquitous and having the potential to impact all aspects of life. This 
conference seeks to explore the challenges, opportunities and 
contentions between open and other forms of data within and beyond the 
digital landscape. The conference will examine the nature of digital 
data, its ethical issues, and also themes related to, the public sphere, 
data ownership, data collection and consent, personal data, how we find 
trust in data and the algorithms that process it, privacy and 
confidentiality in an open data society, and the individuals, companies, 
and governments tasked to used such data.

The Digital Geographies Research Group welcomes abstracts for full 
papers, lightning talks and digital shorts[1], or roundtables on the 
following, or other related topics;

Data ethics
Data and trust
Personal Data
Data ownership/transfer
Digital Divides
Consent, privacy, and data
Algorithms
Data policy and frameworks
Open data in research
Government use of (open) data
Open data in the third sector
Digital and data-driven participation
Data collection
Applications of open data
Spatial data
Digital fieldwork methods
The digital sphere
Abstracts should be no more than 200 words, and should be submitted 
through the conference submission form  before 13th Feb.

 Submissions can be made using this form.

Participants will be informed of their acceptance by 13th March with an 
expectation that selected speakers will register for the conference by 
1st April.

NB: Please note that with the exception of digital shorts there is the 
expectation that all other presentations and workshops will take place 
in person in London. Some talks may be streamed to an online audience 
where appropriate.


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