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Examining how the current developments within digital media spaces has a regulatory impact.

Datafication. Platformisation. Metaverse.The state of global internet policy Location:The Women’s College 15 Carillon Avenue,Newtown NSW 2042 AustraliaDay One: The Sibyl CentreDay Two: Menzies Common Room Dates and time:28-29 September, 20228:30am – 6:30pm Our invited speakers will address the conference theme, Datafication. Platformisation. Metaverse. The state of global internet policy, which examines how the current developments within digital media spaces has a regulatory impact. The conference will present cutting edge research from areas around the globe that address issues such as what is the current state of play for the platform society and its consequent internet regulation, how internet regulation include/exclude groups and individuals, and the consequences of contemporary communication environment.  Through a series of keynote presentations and plenary panels, the 2022 Policy & Internet Conference will set the trajectory for the next 12 months of scholarship in this space. Morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and a cocktail event (Day Two) included. Conference program Register now Day One: 28 September 2022 Keynote Speaker:Professor John Hartley Research professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney Previously he was Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University, Dean of Creative Industries at QUT, is John Curtin Distinguished Emeritus Professor at Curtin University. Hartley founded the International Journal of Cultural Studies (Sage), which he edited for 20 years, and Cultural Science Journal (Sciendo). His recent books On the Digital Semiosphere (Bloomsbury) and Advanced Introduction to Creative Industries (Elgar) seek to widen the scope of global technological and media analysis to include the crucial role of culture. Keynote Speaker:Associate Professor Crystal Abidin Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, & ARC DECRA Fellow in Internet Studies, Programme Lead of Social Media Pop Cultures at the Centre for Culture and Technology (CCAT) at Curtin University. She is also Affiliate Researcher with the Media Management and Transformation Centre at Jönköping University. She recently received the International Communication Association Popular Communication Early Career Scholar Prize and ABC TOP 5 Humanities Fellowship. Panels: Emerging Internet Policy…