International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society*

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The International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society, formely branded as “Technology Conference”, organized by the Common Ground Technology, Knowledge & Society Research Network, is addressing a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the complex and subtle relationships between technology, knowledge and society. Main speakers include some of the leading thinkers in these areas, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations.

Conference streams/themes of special interest:

• 2021-present: Knowledge Makers Theme
• 2016-2020: Technologies in Knowledge Sharing Theme
• 2013-2015: Technologies for Common Knowledge Theme
  On the use of technologies in knowledge creation and access
• 2005-2012: Knowledge and Technology Stream (Theme: Technologies for Common Knowledge)

Special Events:

• “Stream” Talking Circles – a forum for focused discussion of stream issues
• Garden Conversations (meet the plenary speakers)

Conference History:

19th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society, 13-14 April 2023, University of Malta, Msida, Malta / Virtual venue
Special Conference Focus: Whose Intelligence? The Corporeality of Thinking Machines

Conference Themes: Knowledge Makers

18th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society, 15-16 April 2022, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua City, Taiwan Virtual venue
Special Conference Focus: Trust, Surveillance, Democracy

Conference THEME: Knowledge Makers

Paper Presentations:
Alternative Ways to Making Knowledge for Designing Intelligently Automated Services
Rethinking Anthropomorphic Data Visualizations
Innovative Services for Academic Libraries in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Engaging Virtual Worlds, Social Network and Distance Education
Venturing into the (Un)known
Gamification in Teaching International Relations
The Revolution will be Tweeted

Innovation Showcase:
Retirement Risk Analysis of Your Knowledge Makers

Poster Session:
Design and Validation of an Instrument to Analyze Mobile Applications that Favor mLearning

Workshop Presentation:
The Principle of Least Disruptive Online Course Design

17th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society, 8-9 April 2021, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Virtual venue
Special Conference Focus: Considering Viral Technologies: Pandemic-Driven Opportunities and Challenges

Conference THEME: Knowledge Makers

Paper Presentations:
Looking into Inservice Training for Teachers in the Philippines
Science and Politics – the Uneasy Alliance
Venturing into the (Un)known
Intelligent Military Combat Potential and Configuration Decision Support System
Software Testing Key Issues in Quality Assurance and Advancement
Development a Lan Chat Messenger by Using Client-Server Technology
Artificial Intelligence and Legal Aspects
Eco Centric Art Education
Building Data Analytic Literacy
Quantity beats Quality 100-0
Mathematics Attitude Survey
Thinking Ecological Intelligence
Cheating Death
DNA and the Boundaries of Identity
Science and Development of Consciousness
Environmental Engagement in Extreme Reality Pilot Project
Performance Evaluation of Deep Learning Models for the Forecasting of Forex Prices
Cloud Computing Anomaly and Threat Detection Using Big Data Analytics and Machine Learning

Focused Discussions:
Challenges in Securing a Mobile Learning Environment
Cognition, Fake News and Social Action

Innovation Showcases:
Athletic Therapy Innovative Concussion Educational Tool

Posters:
In Search of Effective Remote-learning Methods for the STEM Education
Multimodality and Multiliteracies in the Online Classroom

Workshops:
Computing Machinery and Wisdom

Other KNOWLEDGE relevant content:

The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Organizational Knowledge Management (paper presentation)

16th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society, 26 April 2020, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Virtual venue
Special Conference Focus: Solidarity in the Digital Public Sphere: Extremes or Common Ground?
(Host: School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Note: The conference was scheduled for 26-27 March 2020; The virtual component of the conference took place on 26 April 2020; The onside conference postponed to 26-27 October 2020 was postponed to Apr 2021

Conference Themes:
Technologies in Knowledge Sharing

Virtual Presentations:
Exploration of the Causal Mechanisms Through Which Social Media Erodes Political Knowledge

15th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society, 11–12 March 2019, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Special Conference Focus: The Social Impact of AI: Policies and New Governance Models for Social Change
(Host: ELISAVA – Barcelona School of Design and Engineering, Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

Conference Themes:
Enabling Technologies in Knowledge Sharing

14th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society, 1–2 March 2018, St. John’s University, New York, USA
Special Conference Focus: Regeneration, Autonomy, and Sustainability—Productive Technologies and the Green Economy
(Host: Department of Curriculum & Instruction, School of Education, St. John’s University)

Conference Themes:
Technologies in Knowledge Sharing

13th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society, 26–27 May 2017, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Special Conference Focus: The Future of Cities: Augmenting Urban Innovation
(Host: Centre for the Study of the United States, Munk Schol of Global Affairs, University of Toronto)

Conference Themes:
Technologies in Knowledge Sharing

12th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society, 18–19 February 2016, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Special Conference Focus: Ideas, Objects, Waste: Critically Approaching The Life Cycle of Technologies in the Age of the Anthropocene
(Host: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires)

Conference Themes:
Technologies in Knowledge Sharing

11th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society, 23–24 February 2015, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Special Conference Focus: Big Data and the Politics of Participation in a Digital Age
(Host: School of Information, University of California at Berkeley)

Conference Themes:
Technologies for Common Knowledge

10th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society, 6–7 February 2014, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
Conference Theme: —
(Host: Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, Universidad Complutense)

Conference Themes:
Technologies for Common Knowledge

9th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society, 13–14 January 2013, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Conference Theme: —
(Host: School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia)

Conference Themes:
Technologies for Common Knowledge

8th Technology Conference 2012, 16-18 January 2012, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
Conference Theme: —
(Host: ?)

Conference Streams:
Knowledge and Technology

7th Technology Conference 2011, 25-27 March 2011, Universidad del País Vasco – Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea Bilbao, Spain
Conference Theme: —
(Host: Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication, Universidad del País Vasco)

Conference Streams:
Knowledge and Technology

6th Technology Conference 2010, 15-17 January 2010, Free University Berlin, Germany
Conference Theme: —
(Host: Center for Global Politics, Department of Political Science, Free University of Berlin)

Conference Streams:
Knowledge and Technology

5th Technology Conference 2009, 30 January – 1 February 2009, Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Conference Theme: —

Conference Streams:
Knowledge and Technology

4th Technology Conference 2008, 18-20 January 2008, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachussetts, USA
Conference Theme: —
(Host: Department of Communication Studies, Northeastern University)

Conference Streams:
Knowledge and Technology

3rd Technology Conference 2007, 9-12 January 2007, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
Conference Theme: —
(Host: New Hall College, Cambridge University)

Conference Streams:
Knowledge and Technology

Technology Symposium, 9-10 June 2006, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Symposium Theme: Technology and Democracy
(Host: Department of Art History and Communication Studies, McGill University)

2nd Technology Conference 2005, 12-15 December 2005, Hyderabad, India
Conference Theme: The Social Ecology of Digital Technologies
(Host: Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad)

Conference Streams:
Knowledge and Technology

1st Technology Conference 2005, 18-20 February 2005, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Conference Theme: Technology and Knowledge in an Open Society
(Host: Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Berkeley)

Conference Streams:
Knowledge and Technology

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