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SUMMARY:COVID-19 in Asia: Communication\, Nationalism and Technology
DESCRIPTION:COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in March 2020\, following the first infections detected in Wuhan\, China in December 2019. Since then\, the number of infected cases and death rates have increased exponentially. Governments have introduced emergency and temporary laws\, placed their citizens and residents within their jurisdictions under lockdowns\, implemented stay-at-home orders\, enforced social distancing and closed their borders. The COVID-19 pandemic\, in addition to interrupting global and national economic activities and halting cross-border movements\, has exposed the weakness of global health monitoring systems and put pressure on national public health infrastructures. \nIn this environment\, the difficulties in tackling disinformation and misinformation – including about the virus and responses to it –  have been compounded by the inordinate amount of online communication. Contact tracing\, digital identification technology and surveillance have led to concerns about privacy. The pandemic has also generated inward-looking nationalism as countries\, including big powers\, increasingly look within for independent sustainability.  ‘Vaccine nationalism’ has reared its ugly head as countries race to demonstrate their technological prowess by being the first to develop one\, to manage the resulting intellectual property rights and to acquire enough stocks for their own populations.  It has fostered unprecedented online interactions leading to changes in ways of working\, business transactions and spurred innovations in the digital space.  \nBy late 2020\, countries were experiencing second or third waves of infection and deaths as resumption of some business activity and relaxing of border restrictions became necessary to revive faltering economies. As the COVID-19 pandemic lives on into 2021 and beyond\, it is important to understand its impacts – economic\, political\, social – upon national and international society. In particular\, if the pandemic has contributed to accelerating us towards the 5th industrial revolution and its likely impact on politics and society. This conference\, taking place one year after the start of the pandemic\, seeks to identify these impacts and to search for practical solutions to challenges\, which include shrinking democratic space and regression in rights in Asia. \nThemes \nThe impact of the pandemic on the following areas will be examined: \n\nOnline disinformation\, fake news and hate speech during the pandemic;\nContract tracing\, digital identity recognition\, surveillance and privacy;\nDigital\, health and media literacy;\nNationalism\, multilateral collaboration and geopolitical shifts;\nImpact on democracy and rights;\nDigital platforms\, remote communications\, online services;\nAI\, data analytics\, machine learning;\nAny other relevant themes\n\nObjectives \nThe conference aims to assesses the overall impact of COVID-19 in the following areas: \n\nDisinformation\, literary programmes\, contract tracing and privacy\nPolitical participation\, nationalism and multilateralism\nUse of digital tools and technological innovations for business and work\n\nKey Dates \n\nAccepting abstracts now (on a rolling basis until 15 August 2021)\nPayment due following acceptance of abstract (within 2 weeks of submission)\nFull papers (deadline 30 August 2021)\n\nEnquiries: research@asiacentre.org \nSource: https://asiacentre.org/event/covid-19-in-asia-communication-nationalism-and-technology/ \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/covid-19-in-asia-communication-nationalism-and-technology/
LOCATION:Bangkok\, Thailand\, Bangkok\, Bangkok\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers – Cities and Climate Challenge in Southeast Asia Workshop and Compendium
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA PROGRAMME \nOver the past years\, concerns over climate risks and vulnerabilities have been gaining ground in many Southeast Asian cities. Policymakers and communities have increasingly factored climate risk consideration in their urban planning policies. Yet\, Southeast Asian cities\, with their diverse development trajectories\, local capacities\, and their growth aspirations\, face a unique challenge in addressing the climate crisis. \nAmong the many challenges\, the dynamic interplay of urbanisation\, climate vulnerabilities\, and poverty in Jakarta\, Manila\, Ho Chi Minh City\, and Bangkok\, for instance\, has put many vulnerable groups on the brink of danger. In most cases\, local governments\, despite their ambitious aspirations to balance economic growth and environmental protection\, rely almost exclusively on state budgets to increase their capital needs for green infrastructure and capacity building for human development. Whereas other challenges such as building a robust green economy\, accelerating renewable energy transitions\, fostering more liveable and safe communities become much more complex and require creative solutions and deep-seated institutional reforms. \nAgainst this backdrop of climate challenges and the need for transformative solutions\, this workshop and the resulting compendium aims to bring together policymakers\, practitioners\, and scholars to discuss the interconnected challenges of climate risks and urban development in Southeast Asian cities. This workshop recognises the need to understand climate hazards in a local context\, employing holistic and cross-cutting analysis on climate change and infrastructure provision\, the importance of the involvement of non-state actors in building local climate resilience\, and the process of climate advocacy and policy dialogues in Southeast Asian cities. \nWe are specifically interested in: \n\nUnderstanding climate risks in the context of Southeast Asian cities’ development\, the interactions between national and city-level priorities and policies\, and potentially discuss the calculation of economic damages from climate change.\nCritically analysing the entanglement of climate crises and the imperative of inclusive urban development\, good governance\, and leadership\nBest practices and practical projects in assisting cities to meet their climate mitigation and adaptive capacity goals. Unconventional projects and case studies such as community-led initiatives\, gender sensitive\, water and food related security\, inclusive urban planning\, nature-based solutions\, and renewable energy localisation are strongly welcomed\nInnovative and technological breakthroughs\, e.g. engineering and smart technology-led inventions\, creative financing\, and institutional interventions.\n\nWe would like to invite policymakers/scholars/practitioners to: \n\nWrite a 2\,000-3\,000 word article for Cities and the Climate Challenge Compendium in Southeast Asia (planned publication in last quarter of 2021)\nPresent his/her paper at an online workshop (scheduled between September – October 2021)\n\nSubmit an abstract of 300-500 words to <climatechange@iseas.edu.sg> with a short bio-data by 25 June 2021. \nFollowing a selection process\, contributors will be invited to submit their first draft and attend the online workshop. The deadline for the completed article is one month after the workshop. \nDownload this in PDF – Cities and Climate Change_call for contributors (final) \nSource: https://www.iseas.edu.sg/mec-events/call-for-papers-cities-and-climate-challenge-in-southeast-asia-workshop-and-compendium/ \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/call-for-papers-cities-and-climate-challenge-in-southeast-asia-workshop-and-compendium/
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