The book “Cyber Law in Sweden” by IRI’s co-worker Christine Kirchberger is now available at Jure.
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Reduced and Simplified Reporting Requirments on Businesses
Professor Cecilia Magnusson Sjöberg, IRI’s Board Member and Inquiry Chair, presented a final report on Reduced and Simplified Reporting Requirments on Businesses to the Swedish government on March 30. The report has already resulted in e-government services.
More information on Government Offices of Sweden and Reduced and Simplified Reporting Requirments on Businesses.
Sveriges Radio P1: Risks and possibilities with AI
20 minutes public radio show (in Swedish) about risks and possibilities of artificial intelligence. Listen to the radio show.
The promise and threat of artificial intelligence
A crosstalk on threats and promises of AI took place on May 21 at Stockholm university. View the seminar on http://crosstalks.tv/
Reduced and Simplified Reporting Requirements on Businesses
Prof. Cecilia Magnusson Sjöberg, IRI’s Board Member and Inquiry Chair, presented a final report on Reduced and Simplified Reporting Requirments on Businesses to the Swedish government on March 30. The report has already resulted in e-government services. More information.
Crowdsourcing Legislation Conference successfully completed
IRI and the International Association of Legislation (IAL) hosted a conference on March 12 at Stockholm University on the theme Crowdsourcing Legislation: New Ways of Engaging the Public. Special thanks to all speakers and commentators for contributing to a successful conference. The conference will be followed up with a special issue in the journal The Theory and Practice of Legislation.
Congratulations to Ubena John for passing his doctoral exam
IRI’s Doctoral Student Ubena John successfully defended his thesis How to Regulate Information and Communication Technology? A Jurisprudential Inquiry into Legislative and Regulatory Techniques on March 11, 2015. Thesis abstract.
IRI hosts a conference on Crowdsourcing Legislation
The International Association of Legislation (IAL) and IRI will host a conference on March 12 at Stockholm University. The conference will focus on crowdsourcing legislation. More information and program.
IRI’s Director speaks at ISF’s conference
IRI’s Director Peter Wahlgren will speak at a conference organized by the Swedish Social Insurance Inspectorate (ISF). The conference will take place at Norra Latin, May 7, and the theme is rule of law in the public sector. More information and program.
Dissertation with Doctoral Student Ubena John
IRI’s Doctoral Student Ubena John will defend his thesis on March 11, 2015, at 10-14 in Nordenskiöldssalen (Geovetenskapens hus, hus U), Stockholm university. The subject of his dissertation paper is How to regulate information and communication technology? A Jurisprudential Inquiry into Legislative and Regulatory Techniques. More information and abstract.
The Network of Centers (NoC) first report online
The Network of Centers first report is now available online. IRI’s associate Patricia Mindus (Uppsala University) is co-writer on the article Multistakeholder Governance and Nodal Authority – Understanding Internet Exchange Points. Read the full report here.
IRI joins the Network of Centers (NoC)
We are happy to announce that IRI has become a member of the Network of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers (NoC). NoC is a collaborative initiative among academic institutions with a focus on interdisciplinary research on the development, social impact, policy implications, and legal issues concerning the Internet. Read more on www.networkofcenters.net.
Horizon 2020 – project application SCRUTINY
IRI has submitted a project application for EU’s research program Horizon 2020 together with an international research consortium. The aim of the project is to develop a secure mechanism for management of personal data. The project, called SCRUTINY (Secure virtual environment for data harvesting and analysis), is expected to last five years on a budget of 8 million Euros.
New associates and co-workers
IRI welcomes two new associates: Mauro Zamboni, Professor of Jurisprudence and Lecturer at Stockholm Univeristy, and Patricia Mindus, Associate Professor and Lecturer in Practical Philosophy at Uppsala University.
We also welcome our new Research Coordinator Madeleine Sandberg.
Final Seminar with Doctoral Student Ubena John
Ubena John, Doctoral Student at the Swedish Law & Informatics Research Institute, will hold the final seminar of his doctoral project “How to Regulate Information and Communication Technology” on December 16, at 14-16 in Fakultetsrummet (Faculty room), 8th floor, House C, Frescati Campus, Stockholm University.
Half Time Seminar with Doctoral Student Stanley Greenstein
Stanley Greenstein, Doctoral Student at the Swedish Law & Informatics Research Institute, will present his doctoral project in Law and Information Technology on December 3, at 10-12 in Fakultetsrummet (Faculty room), 8th floor, House C, Frescati Campus, Stockholm University. More information.
Seminariet om Högsta domstolens dom i ePhone-målet
Institutet för Immaterialrätt och Marknadsrätt anordnar ett seminarium den 22:a februari “Aktuella upphovsrättsliga frågor med anledning av Högsta domstolens dom i ePhone-målet” More information.
IRI in media
Datainspektionen föreslår ny lagstiftning mot kränkningar på internet. Daniel Westman, doktorand i rättsinformatik, är positiv till förslaget. “Det finns en lucka i det svenska skyddet för integriteten” säger han till Dagens Nyheter.
Göttingen Research Forum on Law and ICT/IP
The 1st Göttingen International Research Forum on Law and ICT/IP will take place on November 7-8 2012. More details are found here.
IRI researcher receives Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship research grant
Dan Svantesson, researcher at the Institute, has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship research grant to investigate the jurisdictional complexity of the Internet.
The research project will focus on Cloud Computing, Web 2.0 and geo-location technologies, and is a four-year international collaboration with Stockholm University, Queen Mary University of London, and the University of Oslo. The aim of the project is to identify principles to govern jurisdictional claims over Internet conduct and to produce a set of model laws.