Nexa Center for Internet & Society
Acronym: Nexa
General Information
Identification Code: 234305412738-21
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Entity Form: independent research centre not constituting an independent legal entity (being part of the Department of Control and Computer Engineering of the Politecnico di Torino)
Registration Category: Think tanks and research institutions
Registration Date: 1/27/2014
Last Update: 12/12/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: The Nexa Center for Internet & Society is an independent research center that focuses on interdisciplinary analyses of the internet and its impact on society. Its goals are to further the understanding of the Internet, identifying its limits and potential with a view to the public interest. The Nexa Center provides consulting and document production activities and organizes conferences and events, looking for the best ways to make the most of the internet in order to ensure economic, scientific-technical, cultural and political development for years to come.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Communication
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- european
- global
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: At the moment, the Nexa Center is not following any specific EU legislative file, although copyright reform, Internet rights, and data protection related norms are always within our area of interest.
Communication Activities: The Nexa Center hosted the conference: The Evolution of the Internet Governance Ecosystem, October 2, 2014. See more at: http://nexa.polito.it/noc/evolution-internet-governance-ecosystem
On January 15, 2015, the Global Network of Internet and Society Research Centers (NoC) and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University released a new report on Multistakeholder Governance Groups, which informs the debate about Internet governance models and mechanisms. See http://nexa.polito.it/noc/internet-governance-study
More info at http://nexa.polito.it/
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Artificial intelligence and digital
Head Office
Address: Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24
Post Code: 10129
City: Torino
Country: ITALY
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EU Office
Address: Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24
Post Code: 10129
City: Torino
Country: ITALY
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Financial Data
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 4
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 4
Members F T E: 1
Info Members: The three co-directors, the director of research and policy and a couple of other members of the staff may be involved in activities which are within the area of application of the Registry. About 2-6 fellows of the Center (see http://nexa.polito.it/fellows) may be significantly involved in such activities every year.
All these people are involved on a part-time basis and the full time equivalent is arguably in the order of 1 or 2 people, depending on the year.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: None.
Organisation Members: The Nexa Center cooperates with international partners for the development of joint interdisciplinary research projects and initiatives.
The Nexa Center has bilateral collaboration agreements with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and with the Internet & Society Lab at Keio University. Below is an overview of the partnerships in broader networks.
- Network of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers
From December 2012 the Nexa Center is part of the global Network of Internet & Society Centers (NoC), a collaborative initiative among academic institutions with a focus on interdisciplinary research on the development, social impact, policy implications, and legal issues concerning the Internet. This collective aims to increase interoperability between participating centers in order to stimulate the creation of new cross-national, cross-disciplinary conversation, debate, teaching, learning, and engagement regarding the most pressing questions around new technologies, social change, and related policy and regulatory developments. Together with seven international co-hosts, the Berkman Center for Internet & Society launched NoC at an international Symposium on Internet-Driven Developments: Structural Changes and Tipping Points (SCTP), which took place on December 6-8, 2012.
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- Global Network Initiative
In March 2013 the Global Network Initiative (GNI) welcomed new participant the Nexa Center for Internet & Society. GNI is a non-governmental organization with the dual goals of preventing Internet censorship by authoritarian governments and protecting the Internet privacy rights of individuals. “We’re pleased to welcome GNI’s first participant from Italy", says GNI Executive Director Susan Morgan. “The Nexa Center is a critical source of interdisciplinary research, informed by expertise in technology, law, and economics, on Internet policy from a European perspective". Colin Maclay, GNI Board Member and Managing Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University said: "Since its founding, the Nexa Center's leadership by example—within Italy and across Europe—has proven the power of thoughtfully blending rigorous interdisciplinary research with sustained public engagement. Their collaborative approach to taking on many of the most pressing policy issues of our time is especially timely given GNI's increasing engagement with European companies, and I am simply thrilled to have them aboard.”
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- See more at: http://nexa.polito.it/partnerships