[e-privacy] [EVENTO] Safety and Security in a Networked World: Balancing Cyber-Rights and Responsibilities

[Andrea Glorioso]

Ciao a tutti.

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http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/?rq=cybersafety/conference

Call for Papers
Safety  and Security in  a Networked World: Balancing Cyber-Rights and
Responsibilities

Date: 8-10 September 2005
Location: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Attendance: The registration process for  this event will open in  the
spring.

The Oxford Internet Institute  (OII) is organising a major conference,
in  collaboration with the  University of  Auckland,  NetSafe (the New
Zealand government backed Internet Safety Group), EURIM and others, to
address  the value choices and  conflicts surrounding cybersafety in a
converging world. The   conference will feature  leading international
authorities  from  government, industry, NGOs and  academia, including
the computer sciences, humanities,  law  and the social sciences.   It
will be held between 8th and 10th September 2005  at the University of
Oxford.

At a time when  reports of the  apparent risks of the Internet receive
ever more media coverage,   the  conference aims to encourage   debate
around the complex web of issues, assumptions and trade-offs that must
be addressed if progress is to be made  in improving online safety and
security  at a personal, national   and international level. Accepting
that  there are no  \u2018quick fixes\u2019 to be  supplied by any one
sector, organization or nation, the conference  will seek to encourage
dialogue   between  citizens,   users,   governments, law  enforcement
agencies, industry and education  both by inviting participants from a
wide variety  of sectors to  attend the conference, and in identifying
fruitful areas for future co-operation in practice.  Conference Themes

The conference will address a wide range  of topics around the central
theme of improving online safety and security. Other key themes of the
conference will include:

    - Discussion of  the  value conflicts and  trade-offs  involved in
      addressing online risks.

    - Exploration   of the legal and  national  differences which will
      shape attempts to define international standards or regulations.

    - Consideration  of the speed  of change  and the implications  of
      technological convergence.

Suggested Topics:

A    range of speakers  from    academia,  government, industry,   law
enforcement and NGOs will be invited. In addition, the Oxford Internet
Institute    invites papers  from   policy-makers, practitioners   and
academics  on topics that address specific  aspects of online security
or safety  in conjunction with at least  one of the other three themes
outlined  above. Papers with  an   explicitly international focus  and
those  that have  clear  implications   for policy  and  practice  are
especially welcomed. Possible topics might include:

    - Censorship, illegal content and unwanted content

    - Child development, education, media literacy and the Internet

    - Children's use of the Internet, including access via mobile
      phones

    - Content rating and/or age verification

    - Cyber-terrorism

    - Digital identification and authentication

    - Efficacy of anti-spam and anti-virus measures

    - Implications of   location-aware devices    and   location-based
      services

    - International enforcement of online safety and security measures

    - Privacy and surveillance issues

    - Protecting home computers and mobile phones

    - Protecting e-commerce and online payment

    - Regulation, co-regulation  and self-regulation  and the  role of
      international bodies in protecting the Internet

    - Safety  and    security  challenges posed  by  the   delivery of
      e-government services

Key dates:

Submission of abstracts: 11th March 2005
Author Notification: 15th April 2005

Submission procedure:

Abstracts, along   with a  cover  letter/e-mail  listing  full contact
details,          to     be        submitted     electronically     to
cybersafety at oii.ox.ac.uk. Abstracts should be no more than 300 words.

Word or  pdf  formats  acceptable. If   you would  like to   submit an
abstract in any other format  please contact ict at oii.ox.ac.uk to check
compatibility.

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Ciao,

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