---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Balaji Parthasarathy <pbal...@iiitb.ac.in> Date: 31 October 2017 at 23:06 Subject: [Urbanstudy] Winter School at IIIT Bangalore To: Urban Sarai <urbanstudygr...@sarai.net>
*The Center for Information Technology and Public Policy (CITAPP)* *International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB)* invites applicants to a 3-day Winter School *Digital and the **Everyday**: from Codes to Cloud* 11th -13th December 2017 *(Application deadline: 12th November 2017)* *The Concept**:* As digital technologies proliferate, our everyday lives have become a series of digitally mediated interactions. From entertainment to education, from health to welfare, from banking to transportation, each of these everyday services are directly or indirectly embedded in the web of digital networks. What are the building blocks of these networks? Are they just a combination of software and hardware, or do they involve infrastructure, regulations, policy frameworks, institutional mechanism and much more? This entanglement of the digital and the everyday demands a more holistic understanding of these increasingly sociotechnical systems that we experience through our everyday lives. *Themes for 2017* This year’s Winter School theme, *Digital and the Everyday: from Codes to Cloud*, takes an interdisciplinary approach to unpack and analyse different elements of our digitally mediated social existence. For example, the smartphone notification which reminds a user of a scheduled flight and also recommends the quickest way to the airport, is enabled by numerous technologies, most notably machine learning and data analytics, which in turn are dependent on the user’s data as well as of others in this shared digital space. Such an interaction raises several issues, such as those pertaining to algorithms and data, privacy, and the shaping of digital identities. It also points towards a multitude of actors including engineers, policy-makers, designers, users, corporates, as well as activists. The Winter School will address the intertwined nature of some of these issues by drawing upon IIITB’s research, policy and consulting work in the area of IT & Society, and other activities at its Centre for IT and Public Policy ( <http://citapp.iiitb.ac.in/>CITAPP <http://citapp.iiitb.ac.in/>) <http://citapp.iiitb.ac.in/>and in its pioneering MSc (Digital Society) <https://www.iiitb.ac.in/programs.php?pid=master-of-science-digital-society> programme. *Winter School** Structure* The Winter School will consist of lectures, interactive discussions, film screenings and group activities. At the end of the third day, participants will present a poster on a specific aspect of the digital and everyday discussed during the Winter School. The sessions will be conducted during 9 am and 5 pm every day. A detailed schedule will be available by 3rd week of November 2017. *Applications* Anybody with a Bachelor’s degree, including those in their final year, in any discipline may apply. Working professionals employed in the government, the corporate and not-for-profit sectors are also encouraged to apply. There is *no fee *for attending the Winter School. Outstation participants may be provided accommodation at IIITB’s hostels on payment of applicable charges. *To apply, please fill in the Application **Form at**:* https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkGNke0fQ2A5iJQd0wPP4g yJLr59kn2nejdkaZSzjFlxJtOA/viewform Applications must be submitted by *12th November 2017*. Accepted candidates will be notified by *17th November 2017*. For further queries, write to: winterschool2...@iiitb.ac.in _______________________________________________ Urbanstudygroup mailing list Urban Study Group: Reading the South Asian City To subscribe or browse the Urban Study Group archives, please visit http://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/urbanstudygroup_mail.sarai.net -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
