BIT-ACT Seminar Series

A series of 6 talks from January to June 2021 on digital media, grassroots participation, and anti-corruption

Published on 15 December 2020

Biometric Designs for Increasing Inclusion and Decreasing Corruption: Learnings from India's Food Security System

Guest speaker: Preeti Mudliar (IIIT Bangalore)

When: 20 JANUARY 2021 at 17.00 (CET)

Where: Online | Zoom Platform

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How Citizens Drive Change: People Power to Impact Corruption

Guest speaker: Shaazka Beyerle (George Mason University)

When: 24 FEBRUARY 2021 at 17.00 (CET)

Where: Online | Zoom Platform

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Journalism and Corruption in Lebanon and Tunisia

Guest speaker: Kjetil Selvik (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)

When: 17 MARCH 2021 at 17.00 (CET)

Where: Online | Zoom Platform

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Digital Whistleblowing Technologies for Investigative Journalism and Anticorruption Initiatives

Guest speaker: Philip Di Salvo (Università della Svizzera Italiana)

When: 21 APRIL 2021 at 17.00 (CET)

Where: Online | Zoom Platform

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Using Open School Data to Fight Corruption in Education: How to Make the Link?

Guest speaker: Muriel Poisson (International Institute of Educational Planning, UNESCO)

When:  5 MAY 2021 at 17.00 (CET)

Where: Online | Zoom Platform

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Towards Theory-Building: ‘Constructing Grounded Theory’ and Media Policy Ethnography

Guest speaker: Preeti Raghunath (Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune)

When: 16 JUNE 2021 at 17.00 (CET)

Where: Online | Zoom Platform

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Conveners: Anwesha Chakraborty, Fernanda Odilla, and Alice Mattoni