On 13th October 2026, the Embassy of France in Ireland and UCD Sutherland School of Law brought together academics, legal experts, policymakers and students in Dublin for the third edition
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CfA: International Conference on Digital Sovereignty in Conflict
We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the international conference “Digital Sovereignty in Conflict”, organised by the ANR DIGISOV project and the Chair in Digital Regulation at
Inaugural Meeting of the International Research Network on Law and Technology
On 22. September 2026, the Law and Tech Research Cluster was joined by colleagues from across DCU School of Law and Government, IDP, KU Leuven and Weizenbaum Institute/WZB Berlin Social Science
Internet Decolonized, edited by Henna Zamurd Butt and M.I. Franklin, published
On 16.09.2026, Henna Zamurd Butt and DCN member M.I. Franklin' newest book, Internet Decolonized, was published with Oxford University Press. The book gathers a collection of practitioner and scholarly perspectives
Recent DCN contributions to digital policy debates
Research on digital technologies takes place alongside fast-moving debates about how those technologies should be governed. Across the Digital Constitutionalism Network (DCN), members are helping to shape these debates by
Adio-Adet Dinika, Ph.D, on “The African Innovators Series”
On August 14, 2026, DCN member Adio-Adet Dinika, Ph.D appeared as a guest on the 74th episode of Rebecca Mbaya’s interview series “The African Innovators Series”. The title of the
Adio-Adet Dinika, Ph.D, on the “Purposeful Empathy” Podcast
DCN member Dr. Adio-Adet Dinika was a guest on Dr. Anita Nowak’s podcast “Purposeful Empathy”, discussing the topic of “The Hidden Exploitation (and Trauma) Behind AI”. How is artificial intelligence
DCN Member Nicolas Suzor on How AI May Be Globalising Restrictions on Free Expression
In a new Oversight Board blog post, DCN member Nicolas Suzor examines evidence that leading AI models may reproduce, and potentially globalise, speech restrictions associated with repressive regimes. As part
Mariëlle Wijermars for The Kyiv Independent
Mariëlle Wijermars, Associate Professor in Internet Governance at Maastricht University, recently provided some comments for The Kyiv Independent, looking back at the development of Russian internet censorship and surveillance over
Congratulations to DCN Members Redeker, Dinika, Spiniello and EL Qochairi on the Launch of the AI PAN-AFRICANISM Project
Congratulations to our DCN members involved in “Fostering Digital Pan-Africanism in AI Governance through Evidence and Action”, a new four-year research and advocacy project dedicated to strengthening pan-African perspectives in