The 10th edition of the #GIGARTS conference was kicked-off by the Executive Dean of DCU Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Derek Hand who welcomed our presenters and students to beautiful All Hallows Campus. @dculawandtech.bsky.social @icpc-unisa.bsky.social

Excited to kick off the 10th GIG-ARTS Conference “Digital Futures, Sustainable Freedoms: Rights, Responsibilities & Governance” taking place at @dublincityuni.bsky.social 14-15 May! gig-arts.eu/dublin-2026/ @dculawandtech.bsky.social #gigarts @icpc-unisa.bsky.social @digiconstnetwork.bsky.social

This week we held the in-person sessions of our annual Digital Constitutionalism Network Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme. Students from across 6 universities discussed policy issues concerned with the theme “Digital Futures, Sustainable Freedoms: Rights, Responsibilities, and Governance”.

Our WZB research group, “Politics of Digitalization,” is wrapping up with a final conference, “Digital Power and Democratic Futures,” on June 4–5. So excited to meet and reflect on how digitalization is reshaping power, governance, & democracy—and what it means to study these processes critically.

Join us in Dublin as we welcome Prof Iris Eisenberger for her keynote at the 10th #GIG-ARTS conference. 🔗 GIG-ARTS 2026 Programme: lnkd.in/dFhQ9PYT 🔗 Registration (deadline April 30): lnkd.in/dp4ikZan

We are pleased to announce that the programme for the 10th GIG-ARTS Conference is now available! You can find it here: lnkd.in/dFhQ9PYT @dculawandtech.bsky.social @emildai-eu.bsky.social @adaptcentre.bsky.social @hiigberlin.bsky.social @tanyalokot.bsky.social @msantaniello.bsky.social

At last week's annual conference of the British and Irish Law, Education & Technology Association (BILETA), Edoardo Celeste (@dculawandtech.bsky.social) delivered a presentation on "The Data Centre Governance Deficit: An EU Digital Sovereignty Challenge".

Is a social media ban the true answer for under sixteens? With EU leaders, including An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, discussing a potential ban, DCU's Dr Sinan Aşçı @sinanasci.bsky.social warns these measures often fail. Listen on @newstalkfm.bsky.social: launch.dcu.ie/4tRWVTZ

Looks like great conversations and great weather all around ☀️ Greetings from Wales!

This parallel engagement shows the great breath of interests of scholars working on #digitalconstitutionalims. We had a great #REMIT conference at #LUISS in #Rome. Congrats to everyone’s talks!

It’s a busy week for the Digital Constitutionalism Network!

As Ireland takes the EU's rotating chairmanship in July, Dublin must broker the bloc's next trillion-euro budget, shepherd contested digital legislation, and manage the demands of the US tech companies that bankroll its economy, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Liz Carolan.

🚨🚨Welcome and very significant news on #EU-UK relationship and #brexit reversal: yesterday, the European Union and the United Kingdom have enabled the UK's association to #Erasmus+ in 2027. 🧵 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Last Friday I had a pleasure to talk with @jitorreblanca.bsky.social (@ecfr.eu) and Murielle Popa-Fabre (@normalesup.bsky.social) about two dimensions of EU's digital sovereignty: regulations and the AI stack. Both of these conversations are now available as a podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN4a...

Dublin City University’s Water Institute is offering a fully funded 4-year PhD scholarship as part of the Decarbonising Ireland: AI-Powered Pathways to Climate Resilience (DECARB-AI) initiative. 👉 Apply now: forms.gle/F8TkxmKYPg5S... #PhDOpportunity #FullyFundedPhD #ClimateChange

Online event: Talking to young people about the environmental sustainability of digital technologies Wednesday 13 May 14:00 - 15:00 BST Join us online for the next webinar in our series, Digital good in progress, with Susan Lechelt & Neelima Sailaja. luma.com/1x25i9m1

🌐 What happens when a country #disconnects from the global #internet? @mariellew.bsky.social explores the impact on #information, #communication & #digital control. 🔗 shorturl.at/at1IE 🔗 shorturl.at/S6RhY 🔗 shorturl.at/svnoJ

We're particularly looking to promote comparative and interdisciplinary research and to foster global perspectives. Please help share this call for book proposals with colleagues whose work would fit the scope and ambitions of our series.

Together with Edoardo Celeste, I co-edit the Routledge Series in Digital Law and Governance. Do you have an idea for a monograph or edited volume that pushes the boundaries of the field? Get in touch! We welcome proposals from, e.g., political science, law, sociology, STS and communication studies.

Hear from Susan Lechelt and Neelima Sailaja about their experiences of talking to young people about the environmental sustainability of digital technologies, including building repairability into the Internet of Things, and sustainable computing education. 13 May, 14:00 luma.com/1x25i9m1

Registration is open for the 10th #GIGARTS Conference! 🗓 14-15 May 2026 📍 @dublincityuni.bsky.social 🎓 Reduced fees available for students More info: gig-arts.eu/dublin-2026/ Registration: lnkd.in/dp4ikZan

The 2026 #DCN Blended-Intensive Programme has officially begun! Yesterday, ~ 30 students from 6 partner universities kicked-off their three months journey of learning about the environmental, social and governance implications of digital technologies. The goal: for them to develop policy solutions!

“Strengthening electoral integrity in the digital age requires moving beyond reactive, crisis-driven responses and investing in sustained governance frameworks.” @claraigk.bsky.social spoke with us about the study “Current Challenges in Digital Elections:” www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...

🎉 Thank you, UPEC, for a fantastic cooperation seminar! A huge thank you to all speakers, participants, and especially our colleagues at UPEC for hosting such a high-quality and collaborative event. We look forward to many more opportunities to work together! #EMILDAI #UPEC #EPILDAI

We were delighted to see EMILDAI Programme Chair Edoardo Celeste take part as a speaker in the recent event “Navigating the AI Horizon: Key Highlights and Insights”, a timely and engaging discussion on AI, governance, and business transformation. #EMILDAI #AIandLaw #ResponsibleAI #DigitalGovernance

Last week, EMILDAI co-hosted a two-day event bringing together judges, scholars, and experts to explore how courts are responding to the challenges of data-driven technologies and artificial intelligence. 👉 Read the full recap here: emildai.eu/the-gavel-an... #EMILDAI #AIandLaw #JudicialAI

🆕 New on the Comparative Digital Law Blog: “Tales of Digital Sovereignty and Child Online Safety: Von der Leyen’s State of the Union Address.” Karolin Rippich & Victor Henriquez Diaz discuss what the 2025 address means for EU digital governance. 🔗 lawandtech.ie/tales-of-dig...

Dennis Redeker @redeker.bsky.social von der @unibremen.bsky.social @zemki.bsky.social stellt das Lehrprojekt „Digital Constitutionalism and the UN Global Digital Compact" vor: 👉 www.dvpw.de/blog/digital... #DVPWBlog #Lehrpreis

Very glad to have contributed to this collective effort of the #UN #InternetGovernanceForum Data and Artificial Intelligence Governance Coalition, with a chapter titled: "The Blind Watcher: Accountability Mechanisms in the #ArtificialIntelligenceAct". link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Please help share this vacancy for a 4-year postdoc in Disinformation and European Democracy at Maastricht University #Polisky #EUsky #Commsky #Academicsky

EU Big Tech law - EU Commission opens investigations under Digital Markets Act into cloud computing, including Amazon and Microsoft - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

🌐 Save the date! GIG-ARTS 2026 will take place in Dublin (14–15 May 2026), hosted by Dublin City University. Theme: “Digital Futures, Sustainable Freedoms: Rights, Responsibilities and Governance.” More info 👉 gig-arts.eu/2025/10/01/s... #InternetGovernance #DigitalLaw #TechPolicy #GIGARTS2026

Exciting news! Our 2024 BIP on “Digital Constitutionalism & the UN Global Digital Compact” was just named a runner-up for the 2025 DVPW Teaching Prize in Political Science 🏆 Find out more about the prize (lnkd.in/eaZB2GZm) and our BIP (lnkd.in/eNPi_w6z).

…an diesem Lehrprojekt beteiligt waren auch: Claudia Padovani, Andrea Pettrachin @andreapettrachin.bsky.social, Edoardo Celeste, Mauro Santaniello @msantaniello.bsky.social, Marianne Franklin, Tomoe Watashiba & Dr. Nicola Palladino @nicolapalladino.bsky.social und das @digiconstnetwork.bsky.social

Do you want to apply under DSA40? PGMT and MMM are hosting a workshop on Nov 26 (15:00–18:00) to help researchers prepare stronger Article 40 applications. Funding available for participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
Email [email protected] by Nov 18 for registration and details.

The digital rights movement faces a funding crisis, autocratic tech, and fragmentation. The antidote? Radically networking its resources and agenda. Great piece by @claudioruiz.com

✨ Countdown starts: in 1 month our #4DCongress takes over Barcelona with #DigitalRights at the centre 🚀 📅 Oct 28, Barcelona 🎟️ Free entry but seats are limited → register now! 👉 Organised by @X_net_ @accentobert_ 🔗 4d.cat/en/conference/

APPLY: Applications for CDT’s 2026 cohort of Fellows are open. The deadline to apply is Monday, October 6. CDT’s Fellows program is an opportunity for academics to engage directly with + inform our policy work and represents a wide range of academic fields & disciplines: cdt.org/about/fellows/

#MeetTheNetwork – Steering Committee Series Say hello to Dr Joanna Kulesza, Assistant Professor of International Law at the University of Łódź and Director of the Lodz Cyber Hub (www.cyber.uni.lodz.pl), where she researches how international law applies in cyberspace.

Over half of McGregor's presidential campaign posts on X filled with false claims and threats. A report from @edmoireland.bsky.social and DCU has found that his rhetoric, amplified by Elon Musk, normalised misinformation during his bid. Read more in @thejournal.ie: launch.dcu.ie/46nUi2j

🔍📊 Looking back to look forward: We visualized key terms from ZeMKI Research Reports 2011 & 2024. The shift is clear: from media literacy to AI and digital gaming. Join the conversation at the ZeMKI Anniversary Conference! 📅 22.–24. Oct 2025, Bremen 📧 Register: [email protected]

📢 DCN member Dariia Opryshko is organising the upcoming AI4IA European Regional Conference, happening online on 23 September. The conference features panels on AI and information consumption, Common European data spaces & synthetic data. Registration is possible via: forms.gle/H7vfWL4kZMxx...

And a reminder that _Algorithms of Resistance_ is fully #openaccess, so can be read by anyone, right now(!): direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...

Honored to have chaired the Panel “Institutionalizing #Cybersecurity in the #EU: A Distinctive Approach?” at #SISP2025 in Naples, hosted by Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. More on presentations and discussants at: www.sisp.it/wp-content/u...

From 1/12–12/12/2025, the University of Paris-Est Créteil will host the 4th edition of la Quinzaine du droit du numérique. UPEC is offering research scholarships through the EPILDAI Network! 👉 Learn more and apply here: emildai.eu/call-for-app... #EMILDAI #EPILDAI #Research

join us for the 4th session of our Gender & Tech Online Talk Series on Sept. 29th, 11AM, EDT. we are eager to host two brilliant keynote speakers, Paz Peña (Mozilla Foundation) and Tamara Kneese (Data & Society), who will discuss the social and environmental impacts of technocapitalism. more info: 👇

#CallForPapers: Inclusive by Design? Participatory Governance & the Future of Digital Public Spaces. Researchers are invited to explore digital public spaces, participation, inclusion & power. Abstracts: Oct 15,2025 | Full papers: Mar 1,2026 policyreview.info/events/call-... @hiigberlin.bsky.social

Honored to have been invited as a speaker at CAISspecial: #Value-Based #Research on #DigitalTransformation on September 3, 2025, organized by @cais-research.bsky.social A heartfelt thank-you to CAIS for the invitation and to all participants for such a rich and thought-provoking dialogue.

#CfP: Inclusive by design? Special issue on #participatory governance & the future of #digital public spaces! Edited by @jottbees.bsky.social @marco-waehner.bsky.social Christiane Eilders & Tim A. Majchrzak. @cais-research.bsky.social 👉 Submit abstract by 15 Oct: policyreview.info/events/call-...

Who is Really Fueling your #AI? Join us on September 17 to discuss precarization and resistance in #datawork, with the @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social, @milamiceli.bsky.social and @superrrnetwork.bsky.social. Don't miss your chance to meet some of the shadow workforce behind AI. buff.ly/dHMHXPV