Публикации

2024

Beyond geopolitics: Agency and modularity in mobile telecommunications in Kazakhstan

Baldakova, O., & Oreglia, E. Beyond geopolitics: agency and modularity in mobile telecommunications in Kazakhstan. TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102878

The Digital Silk Road between National Rhetoric and Provincial Ambitions

Oreglia E, Zheng W. The Digital Silk Road between National Rhetoric and Provincial Ambitions. The China Quarterly. Published online 2024:1-13. doi:10.1017/S0305741024000936

Chinese State Capital as a Partner for Resource-Based Structural Transformation? The Belt and Road Initiative and Downstream Linkages in Bolivia and Kazakhstan

Jepson, N., Baldakova, O. Chinese State Capital as a Partner for Resource-Based Structural Transformation? The Belt and Road Initiative and Downstream Linkages in Bolivia and Kazakhstan. Eur J Dev Res 36, 718–745 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-024-00640-1

JANUS (Beginner Version)

This Flask web app allows you to analyse a chronological series of APK files, extract subdomains, domains, and URLs, and visualise their presence across different versions of Android apps. It uses the AndroZoo research dataset and several Python libraries (such as Androguard) to download, process, and visualise the data.

2023

Random forest APK analysis

Van Bree, A.B. (2023). Random forest APK analysis [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam].

Third-party data tracking within applications in Myanmar

Van Tongeren, M. (2023). Third-party data tracking within applications in Myanmar [Dissertation, University of Amsterdam].

2021

The puzzle of the Digital Silk Road

Elisa Oreglia, Hongyi Ren and Chia-Chi Liao. 2021. “The puzzle of the Digital Silk Road.” in Digital Silk Road in Central Asia: Present and Future (Nargis Kassenova and Brendan Duprey, eds.). Cambridge, MA: Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.

  • 16 Oct | Situating the Chinese model of infrastructure development

    King's College London

    Elisa Oreglia, DIGISILK principal investigator, and Oyuna Baldakova, lead researcher for Kazakhstan, join the third day of China Week in this panel to discuss how has China's model of infrastructure-based development adapted to local contexts and how is it changing in countries from Ethiopia to Krzgyzstan.

  • 17 May | Digital Roads of Kazakhstan: #Telecom Infrastructure and Local Agency

    Cambridge University

    Oyuna Baldakova, Lead Researcher for Kazakhstan, presents a talk organized by the Cambridge Central Asia Forum on a panel discussing development approaches and the local impact of the BRI.

  • 01 Apr 2024 | Studying apps to understand geopolitics

    American University of Phnom Penh

    Elisa Oreglia and James Burroughs, principal investigator and digital methods researcher of DIGISILK, respectively, deliver a guest lecture on the course " Innovation and Design Thinking". The topic of the discussion is based on ongoing research about back-end analysis of mobile applications commonly used in Cambodia. The aim is to understand connections between technological changes and geopolitical trends.

  • 26-27 March 2024 | 6th Cambodia ICT and Digital Forum

    Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology, Phnom Penh

    This two-day event co-organised by DIGISILK and the Open Development Cambodia Organization brings together national and international experts, practitioners, and the public. The CamIDF focuses on five key topics that are timely for the ICT and digital sector in Cambodia and the region: Chinese and Western tech flows, child online protection and digital literacy, personal data protection law, open data policy, and inclusive digital solutions.

  • 16 Feb 2024 | Reconfiguring Digital Methods Workshop

    King's College London, London

    One-day workshop co-organized by Elisa Oreglia (Digital Humanities Department) and Claudia Aradau (War Studies Department) brings together researchers to present ongoing work on the role of digital methods in social science and humanities research.

  • 24-25 May 2023 | Digital Futures of Central Asia: Infrastructure, Economy and Governance

    KIMEP University, Almaty

    The two-day event brings together academics, policymakers, entrepreneurs, amongst others to discuss the region’s evolving digital landscape and foster opportunities for growth, collaborations, and partnerships.

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