The Digital Constitutionalism Network co-organized a networking session alongside the Transnational Institute and IT for Change at IGF 2023 in Kyoto. Our session, titled "Radical Imaginings-Fellowships for NextGen Digital Activists," was held on Monday, 9 October 2023, from 16:30-17:30 Kyoto Time (JST)/ 7:30-8:30 UTC at WS 9 – Room C-2. We invited all young activists […]
On Thursday, 02 November 2023, Member of the ZeMKI’s Platform Governance, Media, and Technology Lab Dr. Dennis Redeker convenes a panel discussion entitled “Building Trust in the Digital Age: How to fight hate and misinformation on social media – in Georgia and beyond”. The public event will take place at 17:00-19:00h at Haus der Wissenschaft (1st floor) in Bremen. Four […]
On April 9th 2024 Dr. Edoardo Celeste spoke about "Conceptual Approaches to Digital Constitutionalism: A Counter-Critique" as part of Tilburg University's TILT Seminar series.
This Blended Intensive Program (BIP) was organized by the Digital Constitutionalism Network (DCN) and offered students from different European universities an opportunity to come together, both virtually and in person, to discuss issues pertaining to digital developments and related global policy development processes. The BIP is part of a teaching partnership that the DCN has […]
On 25 April 2024, about forty members of the public, including university students and staff, participated in a public roundtable event organized by REMIT researcher Dennis Redeker at UBREMEN. The event focused on the state of affairs for multilateralism and multistakeholderism in the governance of digital technologies, against the background of the ongoing negotiations of […]
The session "Fit for Future" was a visioning exercise focused on advancing global digital cooperation. Anchored in the World Summit on Information Society, 20-year review (WSIS + 20 review) and the Global Digital Compact (GDC), the session aimed to identify gaps and institutional deficits in digital governance while fostering discussions on how global cooperation can deliver digital justice. The session brought together a diverse set of stakeholders from governmental, civil society, and technical communities. The session was divided into three rounds.
Digital platforms and content moderation raise complex political, legal, and empirical questions. These challenges arise from platforms' global reach and the intertwined relationship between state power and corporate power, where the latter profits from forms of information capitalism. Recently, the EU has adopted various regulations to mitigate the risks and harms associated with platforms and […]
SWING is a Winter School on Internet Governance designed to provide an advanced educational pathway for graduate students, early researchers, ICT professionals, and policymakers. The program aims to enhance the understanding of the themes and the stakeholders involved in the development, configuration, administration, and regulation of the Internet and digital technologies. Participants will gain comprehensive […]
On March 13-14, 2025, the Joint Research Retreat between the University of Salerno and the University of Padova took place at the University of Padova, in the Political Science building (Palazzo Wollenburg). The event was part of the “Digital Sovereignty in Comparative Perspective: State Authority, Corporate Power and Fundamental Rights in Cyberspace” PRIN project. This retreat provided […]
As part of the teaching partnership between the University of Salerno and the University of Padova, a seminar by Dr. Adio-Adet Dinika titled “African Perspectives on Digital Sovereignty” took place on Thursday, April 10th, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM. This seminar explored insights into the evolving discourse on digital sovereignty from African viewpoints, addressing issues of data governance, digital […]
Join our Queen’s University, Belfast colleagues at the LINAS Conference 2025! Theme: AI Crossroads: Bridging Disciplines for Innovation Date: 14th April 2025 Location: Queen’s University Belfast, Lanyon Building, Canada Room Explore the future of AI and its interdisciplinary potential at this in-person event hosted by the Leverhulme Trust and Queen’s University Belfast. Learn more and register here!
9th GIG-ARTS Conference | 26-27 May 2025, Salerno The Rise of Digital Sovereignty: Ambiguities and Challenges Deadline for abstract submissions: 31 January 2025 The European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies (GIG-ARTS) gathers scholars and practitioners in an annual conference to debate the latest research on governing the global internet. […]