Oxford Internet Institute

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Oxford Internet Institute
motto Understanding life online
founding 2001
place Oxford , University of Oxford
director Professor Philip N. Howard (since 2018)
Website oii.ox.ac.uk

The Oxford Internet Institute ( OII ) is a multidisciplinary research institute and faculty at the University of Oxford . The focus is on researching the societal and social implications of the Internet with the aim of initiating political, societal and technological debates. The Internet Institute represents the UK in the World Internet Project .

Sister institutions are the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University and the Stanford Center for Internet and Society .

history

The Oxford Internet Institute was founded in 2001 by Derek Wyatt , former member of the British House of Commons , and Balliol College Masters Andrew Graham.

research

The Oxford Internet Institute is a social science institute with a multidisciplinary faculty from the fields of computer science , physics , economics , geography , political science , sociology , law , anthropology , communication studies , history , development studies and philosophy . Researchers at the institute use a variety of scientific methods, including those specially developed for researching digital topics. The institute works on topics such as internet governance , internet censorship , big data , youth and media, the use of information technology in development cooperation , digital inequality , cybersecurity, open data and information ethics .

Faculty

Well-known members of the teaching staff are the Italian philosopher Luciano Floridi , a prominent representative of the philosophy of information, and the Austrian lawyer Viktor Mayer-Schönberger . Manuel Castells is a former visiting professor.

Mapping from Wikipedia

In November 2011, The Guardian's data blog published research from the Oxford Internet Institute on geo-referenced Wikipedia articles in English , Arabic , Egyptian Arabic , French , Hebrew and Persian .

Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS)

From 2003 to 2015, representative surveys on internet usage in Great Britain were carried out every two years. The studies asked about internet usage, attitudes towards the internet and technology, and demographic information. Internet users, non-users and former Internet users were surveyed.

Teaching

Since 2006, the OII has offered a structured doctoral program leading to the DPhil degree in "Information, Communication, and the Social Sciences". From 2019 a DPhil in "Social Data Science" will also be offered. Since 2009 the institute has offered a one-year Master of Science with the title "Social Science of the Internet". From 2018, a one-year Master of Science in "Social Data Science" will also be offered.

OII Internet Awards

Since 2011, the institute has awarded a prize for a special lifetime achievement in internet research, the Life Time Achievement Award. In addition, the Internet and Society Award is given for special contributions to the recent development of the Internet as a public good.

Life Time Achievement Award winner

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Internet and Society Awards

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of Professor Philip N. Howard at the Oxford Internet Institute . Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Profile of Helen Margetts at the Oxford Internet Institute . Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
  4. ↑ See http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/
  5. ↑ http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/
  6. ↑ http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/projects/
  7. ↑ http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/visitors/
  8. ↑ Simon Rogers: The world of Wikipedia's languages ​​mapped . In: The Guardian , November 11, 2011. 
  9. ^ The Oxford Internet Surveys . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  10. ↑ Study with us. Our degree programs . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  11. ^ OII Internet Awards. Recognizing Internet Excellence . Retrieved May 27, 2018.