The Cyber Studies Programme is based at Oxford University's Centre for Technology and Global Affairs.
Its researchers explore the consequences of information technology for the structures and processes of political systems. Mission
The Programme seeks to create a new body of knowledge that clarifies the consequences of information technology for the structures and processes of political systems. Our research mission is (a) to produce scholarly works that contribute to major academic debates and o
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Suggested additional reading for those attending the Oxford Training Session: https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/publications/government-as-a-platform-what-can-estonia-show-the-world.html
Government as a Platform: What can Estonia Show the World? | Publications | News and Media Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
24/08/2017
Book announcement: https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/publications/the-virtual-weapon-and-international-order.html
The rapid expansion of cyberspace brings both promise and peril. It promotes new modes of political interaction, but it also disrupts interstate dealings and empowers non-state actors who may instigate diplomatic and military crises.
Dr Lucas Kello draws on a broad range of case studies, including the Estonian crisis, the Stuxnet operation against Iran, and the cyber attack against Sony Pictures.
The Virtual Weapon and International Order | Publications | News and Media Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
The list of publications are available at: https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/centre-publications.html?cenid=380&tid[]=380&tid[]=495
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The Cyber Studies Programme is hosted by the Department of Politics and International Relations in the University of Oxford.
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The Programme collaborates closely with Estonian academic institutions to organise and conduct international training sessions on the modern information society. The training sessions are designed specifically for university students working in non-technical fields at all levels of instruction (BA, Masters, PhD). The aims of the course are to increase students’ understanding of the broad implications of information technology for contemporary political and social affairs; and to equip students with analytical and practical skills to translate that understanding into concrete insights and opportunities for career development and action.
Photo: Dr Lucas Kello, the Director of the Cyber Studies Programme is delivering a lecture at Tallinn University of Technology in 2016.
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The next Oxford Training Session is taking place on September 8-10, 2017 again at the Tallinn University of Technology. Stay tuned.
08/08/2017
In September 30 - October 2, 2016, another Oxford Training Session was held at the Tallinn University of Technology, in collaboration with the E-governance Technologies and Services programme.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oxford-training-sessions-on-the-modern-information-society-session-no3-cyberspace-and-society-new-tickets-27383839802 #
Oxford Training Sessions on the Modern Information Society Session No.3: “Cyberspace and Society: New Threats and Opportunities for Welfare” Oxford Training Sessions on the Modern Information Society. Session No.3 “Cyberspace and Society: New Threats and Opportunities for Welfare” September 30 - October 2, 2016 | Tallinn University of Technology Course Aims The Oxford Training Sessions discuss innovative uses of information technology i...
The second Oxford Training Session was held together with the Tallinn University of Technology on September 4-6, 2015:
https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/departmental/oxford-training-sessions-on-the-modern-information-society.html
‘Oxford Training Sessions on the Modern Information Society’ | Departmental | Events Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
The first Oxford Training Session: “Government, Security, and Conflict in the Cyber Age” took place in collaboration with the Tallinn University, on May 28-30, 2015: http://www.tlu.ee/en/Events/5681/link
Oxford Training Session: “Government, Security, and Conflict in the Cyber Age” / Tallinn University Oxford University’s Cyber Studies Programme in collaboration with the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications and Tallinn University Institute of Informatics is conducting a 3-day training session on: “Government, Security, and Conflict in the Cyber Age”, during May 28-30, 2015, at…
Our teaching mission is (a) to support, guide, and train students and researchers in Oxford, Estonia, and beyond in the work and methods of cyber studies within the subdisciplines of political science; and (b) to foster understanding across technical and non-technical communities to promote the development of this new field of study more broadly.
During the years of 2015 to 2018, the Cyber Studies Programme will deliver a number of Oxford training sessions for equipping university students as future leaders and specialists of their field, on the various topics of the modern information society.
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The work of the Cyber Studies Programme is funded by the European Social Fund and the Estonian Government.