Final conference, Amsterdam, 23 January 2018 – wrapping up a research journey into communications between SSH and ICT communities

The concluding conference of the CANDID project was held at The Waag (weigh house), a 15th-century building on Nieuwmarkt square in Amsterdam. Originally a city gate and part of the walls of Amsterdam, the building has in its long history also served as a guildhall, museum, fire station and anatomical theatre. It was depicted in Read More …

What is discourse analysis and how can it help understanding for a more societally responsible ‘smart’ new world?

As suggested by the expanded version of the acronym title — Checking Assumptions aND promoting responsibility in smart Development — the CANDID project has set about scrutinising presumptions it is finding in the discourse about ‘smart’ technologies. Led by University of Surrey, this part of the project (named Module 4) is applying the tools of ‘discourse Read More …