Digital Regulation in the Public Interest

an interdisciplinary virtual symposium

Wednesday, March 19, 2025
10 a.m to 5 p.m.
online

(login details shared upon registration)

This series is intended to showcase the variety of research and activity related to public and private governance, widely defined, in our increasingly (commodified) knowledge-driven digital society. These events represent a variety of disciplines and explore such themes as:

  • The political economy of data, intellectual property, and digital systems
  • Critical approaches to digital policies, including platform governance, social media, and machine learning/artificial intelligence
  • Social and environmental justice (broadly defined) in the digital/knowledge-driven era
  • Power and control in the digital society
  • Indigenous digital/knowledge-policy issues
  • State and non-state, domestic and transnational governance
  • Regulation of artificial intelligence (however defined)
  • Who benefits in and from the knowledge-driven society? Who loses out?

This event builds on the success of Part 1 – Digital Regulation in the Public Interest: Surveying the Field held in November 2023.

Apply to be a presenter

Applications to present will be accepted until January 10, 2025.

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Join the online audience

Please complete the online registration form to attend this free virtual event. The link to join the online event will be emailed to all registrants closer to the date.

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This event is part of 60 Research Talks at Brock, celebrating 60 years of impactful research at Brock University.

Presenters and Abstracts

coming soon

About the series

Hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences, this series aims to showcase the variety of work being conducted by faculty and student researchers across Brock University, to uncover an array of perspectives, and to foster potential synergies and collaborations.

Cross-disciplinary and cross-Faculty participation is encouraged.

Learn how to participate in this Symposium Series.