IAMCR is pleased to launch its Webinar Series , with a very timely debate on “Digital Divide and Digital Inclusion”, sponsored by the Digital Divide Working Group. The webinar will discuss digital divide and digital inclusion of various social groups. Presentations will cover recent research on digital inclusion of disabled people, incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, minor ethnic and cultural groups. The speakers will also discuss the evolution of digital inequalities from digital divide to algorithms divide, and talk about current approaches to the digital divide as a technological and social problem.

Date & time

19 March 2021 - 16h00 Moscow / 13h00 UTC / 09h00 New York / 14h00 Germany/ 16h00 Nairobi / 18h30 Kolkata / 19h00 Beijing / 21h00 Brisbane /

Moderator

Prof. Elena Vartanova (Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia)

Speakers

• Anna Gladkova, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

• Nikita Argylov, Far Eastern Federal University, Russia

• Massimo Ragnedda, Northumbria University, UK

• Bianca C. Reisdorf, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

• Gerard Goggin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Location

The meeting will take place on Zoom. Attendees will receive their personal invitation 24 hours before the webinar begins.

Registration

There is no charge for IAMCR members but pre-registration is required by 17 March @ 17h00 UTC.

Pre-register on the IAMCR website.   

The Official Website of IAMCR : https://iamcr.org/webinar-series/digital-divide