Academic
Cyberspace Research Application and Research Center
About the Center
Fenerbahçe University Cyberspace Studies Application and Research Center (FBUCYBER) is an interdisciplinary research center based at Fenerbahce University, focusing on research at the intersection of digital media, global security, and human rights. We strive to engage in collaborative and interdisciplinary research to the most relevant issues in digitalization and cybersecurity governance, including normative and strategic dimensions of sectoral, national, and international cybersecurity practices, norms, regulations and policies. Our mission is to contribute to the efforts to secure cyberspace as an open, public commons of global information and communication in collaboration with the like-minded stakeholders in industry, civil society, and academia.
Director’s Message
The digital information age we live in constitutes the fourth pillar of the industrial revolution that transformed the agricultural society into a post-industrial society. The First Industrial Revolution in 18th century mechanized production thanks to the advent of steam power, the Second Industrial Revolution in the early 20th century enabled mass-production using electric power, and the Third Industrial Revolution in the second part of 20th century automated production thanks to the advancement of digital technology. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, refers to the advance of cyber-physical systems in the 21st century enabling full automation including digitally connected products and services, self-driving cars, smart cities, and factories as well as the rise of new technologies such as networking, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, blockchain and 5G.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution enabled by extraordinary technology advancements equal to those of the first, second and third industrial revolutions represents a fundamental change in the way we live, work, and relate to one another and offers both huge prospects and potential risks. We invite researchers, practitioners, and students to analyze this multidimensional transformation in human development and to reconsider together how countries develop, how organizations prosper, how people communicate, and even what it means to be human.
Dr. Tuba Eldem
Research & Publications
Eldem, Tuba (2021). Global Cyberspace Security and the Critical Information Infrastructure Protection, in A. Farazmand, Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3987-1
Eldem, Tuba (2021). International Cybersecurity Norms and Responsible Cyber Sovereignty, İstanbul Law Review, 79 (1), 345-376 , https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ihm/issue/62018/928426
Eldem, Tuba (2021). The United Nations System and the Regulation of Global Cyberspace Security, Marmara University Journal of Political Science, 9 (1): 17-45, https://doi.org/10.14782/marmarasbd.876091
Eldem, Tuba (2021). Between Multistakeholderism and Cyber Sovereignty: Understanding Turkey’s Cybersecurity Strategy, in Scott N. Romaniuk and Mary Manjikian (edt) Routledge Companion to Global Cyber-Security Strategy, New York: Routledge, 2021, 395- 408, https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Companion-to-Global-Cyber-Security-Strategy/Romaniuk-Manjikian/p/book/9780367024239
Eldem, Tuba (2020). The Governance of Turkey’s Cyberspace: Between Cyber Security and Information Security, International Journal of Public Administration, 43:5, 452-465, DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1680689
News & Events
Talks & Conferences
The Director of Fenerbahçe University’s Center of Cyberspace Studies, Dr. Tuba Eldem presented a paper on “COVID-19 and the Geopolitics of Cyberspace” at the Conference Geopolitics and Cross-cultural Comparisons of ICT Use by Governments, Corporations and Civil Society Actors in the Global South organized by the Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies on March 31, 2021.
https://fbu.edu.tr/haber/116/siber-alan-calismalari-semineri
Fenerbahce University’s Center of Cyberspace Studies (FBUCYBER) organized a panel on 18 February 2020 about the political, social and economic impact of digitalization. Dr.Tuba Eldem, director of the FBUCYBER, discussed the implications of growing militarization and great power competition in cyberspace for international peace and security. Dr. Ali Burak Darıcılı from Bursa Technical University’s Department of International Relations compared the national cyber security strategies of cyber powers emphasizing that the policies followed by some states such as Russia, China and Iran are likely to lead to the fragmentation and division of the cyberspace. Bilgi University Media Department Lecturer, Assoc. Prof. Erkan Saka discussed about the importance of media literacy in the fight against disinformation and fake news, which have been increasing in recent years and often spread through social media. Bahçeşehir University Department of Economics Lecturer Dr. Bora Erdamar explained how the blockchain system works and what opportunities blockchain technology brings to the world of economy and finance.
USEFUL LINKS
UN Global Pulse is the UN Secretary-General’s initiative on big data and artificial intelligence for development, humanitarian action, and peace.
https://www.unglobalpulse.org
UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation (HLP)
https://digitalcooperation.org/
The International Telecommunication Union is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies
https://www.itu.int/en/
The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence is a multinational and interdisciplinary hub of cyber defence expertise https://ccdcoe.org/
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs https://www.un.org/disarmament/
The UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal offers an interactive map of the global cyber policy landscape. https://unidir.org/cpp/en/
UNODC Cybercrime Repository is a central data repository of cybercrime case law, legislation and lessons learned from national practices, https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/v3/cybrepo/
Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) launched the online training course “Cyberdiplomacy” to encourage greater understanding of the use of ICTs and its implications for international security. The course addresses threats, international law, norms, CBMs, and capacity building. https://cyberdiplomacy.disarmamenteducation.org/home/
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) offers courses on “Digital and Cyberdiplomacy” for diplomats and governmental officials, and staff of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. https://www.unitar.org/event/
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a global multi-stakeholder platform to facilitate discussion of policy issues related to the Internet. https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/
EU Cyber Direct – EU Cyber Diplomacy and Resilience Clusters – is implemented jointly by the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and Stiftung Neue Verantwortung(SNV). https://eucyberdirect.eu
Research Centers
The Cyber Policy Center, the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, https://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University, https://cyber.harvard.edu
The Citizen Lab, the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, https://citizenlab.ca
Cyber Security Center, University of Oxford, https://www.cybersecurity.ox.ac.uk
The Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, https://sites.tufts.edu/murrowcenter/about/
Cyber SMART, Georgetown University , https://cybersmart.georgetown.edu/
The Hague Program for Cyber Norms, the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University, https://www.thehaguecybernorms.nl
Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security, University of Pittsburg, https://www.cyber.pitt.edu