Chrystalleni Loizidou, NGI0 Regional Representative25 March 2026submitted for Entrust, NGI0 In 2026, we observe a significant lag, or an absence, of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FOSS) from the national policy agenda of the Republic of Cyprus. This lag has to do with accumulated momentum, sustained lobbying, and an uncritical embrace of proprietary technologies, alongside… Continue reading Report: The State of the Free and Open Source Ecosystem in Cyprus (2026)
Three publications on childcare
Loizidou, C. (May 2024) “Connective practices in community-integrated arts, nature- and tradition-based learning and care, across the divisions of Cyprus” [visual essay] https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1953710/2481537?c=11 In Artistic Connectivity Unfolding (2024) ed. Hübner, F. https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.1953710 Loizidou, C. and Moura, L. (2020) “Keep the Children in the Room:” On the Biopolitics of Single Mothering in the Time of Covid.… Continue reading Three publications on childcare
Working with Erkan Ali
Who would have known that it's possible to change so much --shift so much dead weight--, so fast? Working with Erkan for three months has been a revelation. A phenomenal relief. He has helped me shed light and transformative attention on areas of my productivity that have been holding me back and in pain, and… Continue reading Working with Erkan Ali
[hosting] Philosophy Shots Series: Navigating the Breakdown
[abstract] Dependencies by Design: Cyprus, Big Tech and the Contest Over Digital Sovereignty in Education
Abstract submitted to the OFA Symposium Dependencies by Design: Cyprus, Big Tech and the Contest Over Digital Sovereignty in Education This presentation critically examines Cyprus’s evolving digital diplomacy, focusing on recent collaborations with U.S.-based Big Tech firms such as Oracle and NVIDIA and their proposed involvement in the island’s education sector. Through this case study,… Continue reading [abstract] Dependencies by Design: Cyprus, Big Tech and the Contest Over Digital Sovereignty in Education
in the context of constructionism
- Final - Community for Iterative Resilience - Constructionism 2025 ETH + PHZH Zurich (1)Download https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3776947/3776948 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10kG5brO2CiPLOpQfIF0feb-8URuk-hdeivXub34DxCc/edit?usp=sharing
Report on the Cyprus Tech Policy Unconference: Reclaiming the Digital Commons – ReFLOSS Edition
by Chrystalleni Loizidou also published on ellak.org.cy, the Cyprus Mail and syndicated here, and here. For policymakers unfamiliar with this space: FLOSS and digital sovereignty are not fringe concerns—they are the building blocks of a more secure, autonomous, and transparent public infrastructure. This report outlines how a small island community is contributing to a much-needed… Continue reading Report on the Cyprus Tech Policy Unconference: Reclaiming the Digital Commons – ReFLOSS Edition
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Loizidou, C. (2014) Commemoration Public Art and Memorial Politics in Cyprus (1901 – 2013) [PhD Thesis]
Abstract: The thesis uses a number of commemorative works to delve into questions aroundspatial politics, memory and its institutionalisation, as well as political communication inCyprus, at distinct historical moments in the twentieth century and to this day. It tells thestories of monuments which, when this project began, all stood a few meters away fromeach other… Continue reading Loizidou, C. (2014) Commemoration Public Art and Memorial Politics in Cyprus (1901 – 2013) [PhD Thesis]
Publication [visual essay]: Connective practices in community-integrated arts, nature- and tradition-based learning and care, across the divisions of Cyprus
Our spell for coming together (entitled: Connective practices in community-integrated arts, nature- and tradition-based learning and care, across the divisions of Cyprus --screenshot below) was published in the astonishing Artistic Connectivity Unfolding issue of the Artistic Research Caralogue. This is derivative of a forthcoming book chapter in Deep Commons, edited by Matt York and Marina Sitrin.… Continue reading Publication [visual essay]: Connective practices in community-integrated arts, nature- and tradition-based learning and care, across the divisions of Cyprus
“Responsibility for Our Naked Truth” – A Reflection on Releasing Fear, October 2024
I stepped into Sylvia and Miltos' retreat with the worst of the world and all kinds of worries weighing down on me, until I woke up to the realisation that, there, in fact, everything felt right. My mind was racing, but my heart and my body knew it was safe. The land of Miltos, who… Continue reading “Responsibility for Our Naked Truth” – A Reflection on Releasing Fear, October 2024
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