[gaia] Fwd: [arch-d] IAB workshop on Barriers to Internet Access of Services (BIAS)

[Leandro Navarro Moldes <[e-mail]>]

Seems relevant to GAIA. Best wishes, Leandro.

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> Subject: [arch-d] Reminder: Call for Papers: IAB workshop on Barriers to Internet Access of Services (BIAS)
> Date: 20 November 2023 at 18:20:06 CET
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> IAB workshop on Barriers to Internet Access of Services (BIAS)
> 
> Webpage: https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/biasws/about/
> 
> The Internet as part of the critical infrastructure affects many 
> aspects of our society significantly, although it impacts different 
> parts of society differently. The Internet is an important tool to 
> reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)[1] and to globally support 
> human rights. Consequently, the lack of meaningful access to digital 
> infrastructure and services is also a form of disenfranchisement. 
> 
> Solely having Internet access is not enough. At the same time as we 
> work to connect the next billion people and reduce the digital divide, 
> it is also important to understand persistent and novel inequalities in 
> the digital age when accessing content and services. There are more and 
> more barriers to meaningful access to the services and applications 
> that run on the Internet. Even if Internet connectivity is available, 
> information and services access may remain challenged and unequal.
> 
> This workshop aims to collect reports about barriers to access content 
> and services on the Internet, e.g based on filtering, blocking as well 
> as due to general inequality of technological capabilities, like device 
> or protocol limitations. The workshop aims to help the Internet 
> community get a better understanding of how the Internet functions in 
> different parts of the world and which technology or techniques need to 
> be used to gain access to content. Further this workshop aims to build 
> an understanding of what “being connected” to the Internet means: What 
> is the Internet to users? What is needed to be meaningfully connected? 
> What are the minimum requirements in order to be able to access certain 
> parts of the content and services provided over the Internet?
> 
> The IAB is looking for short position papers on the following topics; 
> however, this list is non-exhaustive and should be interpreted broadly:
> 
>  • Discussion of minimal requirements for meaningful Internet access 
>    that enable use of content and services provided over the Internet
>  • Discussion of current inequalities in Internet access in various 
>    parts of the world
>  • Measurements of content blocking, Internet shutdowns, or other 
>    events that impact Internet access
>  • Detailed analysis of filtering and blocking techniques
>  • Description and evaluation of circumvention techniques, including 
>    VPNs and application-level traffic diversion
>  • Discussion and measurements of technologies that exacerbate the 
>    digital divide beyond connectivity
>  • Threat modeling for when connectivity and circumvention are 
>    misaligned with jurisdictions and authorities
> 
> Interested participants are invited to submit position papers on the 
> workshop topics. There are no restrictions on the format. Participants 
> can choose their preferred format, including Internet-Drafts, text- or 
> word-based documents, or papers formatted similar as used by academic 
> publication venues. Submission as PDF is preferred. Paper size is not 
> limited, but brevity is encouraged. Interested participants who have 
> published relevant academic papers may submit these as a position 
> paper, optionally with a short abstract explaining their interest and 
> the paper’s relevance to the workshop. The workshop itself will be 
> focused on discussions based on the position paper topics received.
> 
> All inputs submitted and considered relevant will be published on the 
> workshop website. The organizers will issue invitations based on the 
> submissions received. Sessions will be organized according to content, 
> and not every accepted submission or invited attendee will have an 
> opportunity to present; the intent is to foster an active discussion 
> and not simply to have a sequence of presentations. A workshop report 
> covering all submissions and the workshop discussion will be published 
> afterwards.
> 
> The workshop will be by invitation only. Those wishing to attend should 
> submit a position paper to address the above topics and questions. 
> Position papers from those not planning to attend the workshop 
> themselves are also encouraged.
> 
> Please indicate your interest by submitting a research proposal by 
> November 24, 2023 to [e-mail]
> 
> The Program Committee members are Mallory Knodel (IAB, Center for 
> Democracy and Technology), Mirja Kühlewind (IAB, Ericsson), Tommy Pauly 
> (IAB, Apple), Chris Wood (IAB, Cloudflare), and Dhruv Dhody (IAB, 
> Huawei).
> 
> Feel free to contact the program committee with any further questions: 
> [e-mail].
> 
> This workshop will be held online during the week of January 15, 2024, 
> likely supporting three 2-3h sessions spread over the week based on 
> submissions and the availability of the invited participants. 
> 
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