CPDP LatAm 2023

Call for Papers – CPDP LatAm 2023 – 

Data Protection, Cooperation, and Innovation in Latin America

Short Description

CPDP LatAm 2023 is hosted by the Center for Technology and Society at FGV Law School, in Rio de Janeiro, on 19 and 20 July 2023.  CPDP LatAm is the Latin American edition of Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) Conference – an international distinguished event that has been happening for over 15 years in Brussels, Belgium. The third  edition of CPDP LatAm will be dedicated to “Data Protection, Cooperation, and Innovation in Latin America”. The CPDP LatAm programme will have a whole track dedicated to MyData Latin America, in which innovative data protection approaches and concepts will be explored. 

This year, CPDP LatAm combines the Latin American edition of the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference, the MyData LatAm conference, and the Privacy Law Scholars Conference LatAm (PLSC LatAm). 

The CPDP LatAm Call for Papers 2023 focus on Data Protection, Cooperation, and Innovation in Latin America. Contributions from all disciplines related to the conference theme are welcome, and interdisciplinar papers are highly encouraged.

Submissions are welcomed in English, Portuguese and Spanish.  This call for papers welcome authors willing to produce complete articles to be published in the official publications of CPDP LatAm. Their articles must be original and exclusively submited to this process – thus, without having been submitted to any other publications in advance. Non-accepted articles are free to be submited to other publications. 

Relevant topics

The CPDP LatAm Call for Papers 2023 will prioritise works related to Data Protection, Cooperation, and Innovation in Latin America, with a particular focus on: 

  • Data transfers mechanisms
  • Adequacy mechanisms
  • Regional and international frameworks dedicated to data governance
  • Multistakehoder bodies or initiatives aimed at facilitating data governance
  • Privacy enhancing technologies
  • Legaltech and Lawtech approaches to data protection
  • Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection, including Algorithmic transparency, Ethical and/or regulatory approaches to AI
  • Analyses of existing provisions related to AI in Latin American data protection regulation
  • Portability and interoperability of datasets
  • Analyses on group privacy and other collective rights
  • Analyses on good or bad practices in personal data governance
  • Challenges and opportunities for automated management of data protection compliance
  • Digital Trasformation and Data Protection
  • Digital Transformation and the governance of countries’ Data Infraestructure Layer
  • Accessibility issues and Privacy techniques for people with disabilities
  • Usable privacy and security case studies
  • Case studies of discrimination stemming from (ab)use of personal data in Latin America
  • Case studies of AI applications that might be particularly interesting to tackle Latin American issues with data driven solutions

Interdisciplinary analyses are highly encouraged. In case of doubt about the compatibility of a prospective submission with the theme of this call, please contact us. 

Review Process and Publication 

Authors of the selected paper proposals will be invited to present their working papers for closed peer-feedback feedback during the  the Latin American meeting of Privacy Law Scholars Conference (PLSC).  PLSC LatAm will take place in August 2023. More details are upcoming. 

After the peer-feedback, submissions in English that pass the  peer-review process successfully will be published at the CPDP LatAm special issue of the International Review of Law, Computers & Technology journal, edited by Prof Luca Belli and Prof Nicolo Zingales. Submissions in Portuguese and Spanish that successfully complete the peer review process will be published in a CPDP LatAm special issue of Revista Brasileira de Direitos Fundamentais e Justiça [Brazilian Journal of Fundamental Rights and Justice] (Qualis A1), edited by Prof Laura Schertel Mendes, Prof Ingo Sarlet and Prof Ivar Hartmann.

Research awards for best interdisciplinary papers

Artciles selected for inclusion in the CPDP LatAm special issues will receive a total research award of 2500 Brazilian Reais (approximately 500 USD as of January 2023) per article. Authors of article propsals selected to enter the peer review process – independent of their number  – will receive a free pass for CPDP LatAm 2023. Authors may choose to refuse to receive an award and devolve it to a charity.

The CPDP LatAm Scientific Committee will also assign the “Danilo Doneda Award” for the best interdisciplinary paper, consisting in a 2500 Brazilian Reais (approximately 500 USD) prize, and a 1250 Brazilian Reais (approximately 250 USD) prize to the two runners-up (in addition to the above-mentioned research awards).

Important: In compliance with anti-corruption rules, research awards cannot be paid to authors who are public servants. 

Further details:

Eligible authors

CPDP LatAm invites, for the submission of academic papers, researchers especially from the areas of law, social sciences, philosophy, computer science, economics and public policies, but also from other areas of knowledge relevant to the central theme of the event.

At least one of the authors must hold the title of PhD, SJD or equivalent for submissions to the Revista Brasileira de Direitos Fundamentais e Justiça.

Important dates:

  • Deadline for first draft (5000 – 7000 words) submissions: May 5th 2023, at 11:59 PM
  • Selection of initial drafts and communication to pre-selected authors: June 5th, 2023.
  • Results of the peer review: July 30th, 2023. 
  • Possibility for selected papers to participate to PLSC Latam: August 20th 2023. 
  • Submission of final drafts integrating all comments (5000 – 7000 words): September 10th 2023.
  • Presentation of final versions of the papers included in the special issues and offcial release: October 30th

Submissions will be analysed by members of the Scientific Committee and members of the Multistakeholder Advisory Committee, and selections will be based on both the quality of their content and their relevance. Selected articles will undergo a double blind peer-review process. Authors will also be selected submissions will be invited to organise dedicated sessions to present their findings at CPDP LatAm 2023. 

Instructions for Submissions

Initial draft papers shall contain between 5000 and 7000 words, excluding footnotes/ references and bibliography. OSCOLA style must be followed for submissions in English. Please observe the author guidelines in the International Review of Law, Computers & Technology website. ABNT standards must be followed for submissions in Portuguese or Spanish. The text of the work must not include the name of the author(s) and all references to the author(s) must be excluded (including the pdf file’s metadata, if it identifies the authors). Submissions that do not meet these criteria will be rejected. Submissions and identification information of the authors must be sent through Easychair.

The final version of the articles shall have a length between 5000 and 7000 words, excluding footnotes/references and bibliography. Submissions will be analysed by members of the Scientific Committee and members of the Multistakeholder Advisory Committee, and selections will be based on both the quality of their content and their relevance.

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