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The Digital Rights Archive is a research tool for digital policy making and analysis. The archive is free and open to the public. It’s powered by the indexing and curatorial systems of The Syllabus, and edited by experts associated with the Centre for Digital Rights.
The Digital Rights Archive is a searchable stack of high-quality research, analysis and commentary on topics relevant to anyone interested in digital policy. Timely reports, journalism, videos and podcasts are unearthed by algorithms and handpicked by humans. Materials are available in both English and French.
Topics that matter
Platform governance – How should we think about the powerful platforms run by Big Tech? What is the nature of their power and are they abusing it? How should they and their algorithms be governed in a democratic society?
Digital public sphere – What role does technology play in democratic discourse and elections? What role should it play? How does the Internet shape the media landscape, the law and ultimately our culture itself?
Cybersecurity and infrastructure – How secure is the infrastructure our increasingly digital lives rely on? What do cyber-attacks mean for global conflicts? Will cryptocurrencies replace ‘paper’ currencies and how should the blockchain be governed?
Smart cities and infrastructure – What is the nature of smart cities? Who ‘builds’ them and why? Who stands to benefit and who to lose? How should we think about and regulate mobility in the age of AI?
People that matter
Natasha Tusikov – Assistant Professor at York University, Canada – Follow @NTusikov – Natasha is an expert on criminology in the Department of Social Science at York University in Toronto. Her research examines the intersection between law, technology, and regulation. Her book Chokepoints: Global Private Regulation on the Internet examines Internet intermediaries’ growing role as regulators for states and non-state actors. Previously Natasha was an intelligence analyst at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ottawa.
Blayne Haggart – Associate Professor at Brock University, Canada – Follow @bhaggart – Blayne’s research focuses on the implications of changing intellectual property rules and the rise of government and commercial surveillance on the global economy. He is the author of the book Copyfight: The Global Politics of Digital Copyright Reform and the co-editor of two books on knowledge governance and the state’s role in internet governance. He is a Senior Fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation, in Canada, and an Associate Senior Fellow with the Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Blayne was previously a journalist and economist for the Parliamentary Information and Research Service with the Canadian Library of Parliament.
Ekaitz Cancela – Editor and Curator at The Syllabus, Spain – Follow @ecanrog – Ekaitz is a journalist and writer based in Madrid and Bilbao. He is the author of two books, El TTIP y sus efectos colaterales and Despertar del sueño tecnológico. He is a regular contributor to the Spanish press.
The Canadian government must govern the digital economy in the public interest. Natasha Tusikov and Blayne Haggart tell policy-makers that in-house capacity is needed to address data governance, IP, and more. View pdf