The CP&T section welcomes papers and panel proposals addressing the following themes that fit in the general call for papers and are relevant to the section.
Global, national and local internet governance, digital sovereignty and data citizenship in times of nationalisation, securitisation and populismSocial media and online governance of harassment, hate speech and cyberbullying particularly as it relates to gender, race, ethnicity, class etc.The challenges created for politics, policies and citizens of misinformation, automated content generation, personalisation, algorithmic bias and platformsEmerging social, cultural, environmental and citizenship challenges and opportunities of ubiquitous and embedded computing and networking in relation to smart cities, the internet of things, robotics and artificial intelligenceThe challenges posed by big data infrastructures to democracy, knowledge construction and the environmentPolicies and research into the digital divide, digital literacy, user and community self-determination, user activism, online communities and user generated innovations etc.Engagements with major international policy initiatives including the UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators project, the EU General Data Protection Framework, indicators, projects and research of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (United Nations) and similar initiatives in other regions etc.Policies and debates around public service obligations, pluralism and diversity, convergence, and regional integration in broadcasting and telecommunications servicesPolicies and debates around archiving, memory, the materiality and sustainability of media and communication infrastructures, and alternative solutions