26 Sep Promoted to Principal Research Fellow (Reader) academic position at Cardiff University
Dr Calzada has been promoted to Principal Research Fellow (Reader) academic position at Cardiff University (since August 2022)...
20 Apr Fulbright Scholar-In-Residence 2022-2023 by US-UK Fulbright Commission
Dr Igor Calzada has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) for the 2022-2023 academic year by the U.S. Department of State and coordinated by US-UK Fulbright Commission. The Fulbright SIR Program review committee convened by IIE’s Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) and Fulbright Foreign Scholarship...
20 Dec 100 Most Influencial Academics in Government Apolitical List
Honoured having been listed among 100 Most Influencial Academics in Government according to Apolitical. ...
22 Nov Article entitled ‘People-Centered Smart Cities: An Exploratory Action Research on the Cities’ Coalition for Digital Rights’ published in the Journal of Urban Affairs
To cite this article: Calzada, I., Pérez-Batlle, M., & Batlle-Montserrat, J. (2021), People-Centered Smart Cities: An Exploratory Action Research on the Cities’ Coalition for Digital Rights. Journal of Urban Affairs, 43(10), 1-26. DOI:10.1080/07352166.2021.1994861. ...
15 Nov Invited panelist at ‘Cities, Human Mobility, and Digital Citizenship’ International Conference, New School University, (USA) (30/11/2021)
Here is the link to the event. ...
15 Nov Teaching Seminar about ‘Data Co-operatives through Data Sovereignty: Towards Digital Foundational Economy?’, WISERD, Cardiff University (UK) (30/11/2021)
Presented by Igor Calzada This presentation is based on Dr Calzada’s recently published paper ‘Data Cooperatives through Data Sovereignty’* Highlights: 1. Data are not the oil of the Twenty-First Century; they are people. 2. Stemming from a recent published paper*, this seminar sheds light on two intertwined technopolitical notions...
15 Nov Invited speaker at ‘Fostering Inclusive Growth to “Level Up” the UK: Lessons from the Basque Country’, Aston Centre for Europe & Foreign Policy Centre, Aston University (UK) (29/11/2021)
Fostering inclusive growth to ‘level up’ the UK: Lessons from the Basque Country Speakers: Henriette Lyttle-Breukelaar, Director of Economic Strategy, Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise PartnershipBill Murray, Former Head of Economics and Public Policy at the British Embassy in Spain Dr Igor Calzada, Senior Researcher,...