The increasing amount of digital data by and about individuals leads to the emergence of what is now referred to as -œdigital identity-, i.e. all the attributes and digital production by and about a person - school records, health records, employment records, business records, credit records, surveillance records, etc.

How and why we should provide greater personal control over personal data and one's digital identity?

Along with researchers and practitioners working in a variety of fields (education, employment, healthcare, policy, technologies, etc.), an examination will be made into how the current changes in technologies and practices towards individualisation and socialisation can provide solutions to personal data control to the benefits of individuals and businesses alike.

The MISC 2010 topics are

• Education and lifelong learning,
• Work and employability,
• Healthcare and wellness,
• Business and trade,
• Policies and citizenship, and
• Technologies and infrastructures.

The calendar for participation is as follows:

• 26 October 2009 - deadline for the submission of abstracts
• 09 November 2009 - notification of acceptance to authors
• 23 November 2009 - author registration deadline (to be included in the programme)
• 20 December 2009 - deadline for receipt of revised abstracts and completed contributions (case studies, work in progress, short and long papers)