The UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) is a pioneering virtual university based in Barcelona and with a world-wide presence. Established in 1994, the UOC is widely acknowledged as a global leader in excellence in internet-based higher education. The Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) is a research institute of the UOC which specialises in studies of the network society and the knowledge economy, as well as of network technologies and specific areas of software. The IN3 hosts a number of renowned research groups dealing with urban transformation, network social movements, education, communication and new media among others, that develop a wide range of researchers of an interdisciplinary nature. Among the most internationally prominent group is the Gender and ICT Research Programme. The Gender and ICT Programme focuses on the gender issues and challenges in science, technology and innovation, with particular emphasis on women's under-representation in all these fields.
Contact persons:
Dr. Rachel Palmen
Gender and ICT Research Program
Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3)
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 5
Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia
08860 Castelldefels Spain
Phone: +34 93 450 2316
Email: rpalmen@uoc.edu
Web: http://www.gender-ict.net
Jörg Müller,
PhD Gender and ICT Research Program
Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3)
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 5
Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia
08860 Castelldefels Spain
Phone: +34 93 450 5260
Email: jmuller@uoc.edu
Web: http://www.gender-ict.net
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710470