Virtual series: Reclaiming Digital Infrastructure for the Public Interest

The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) and its research program Digital Civil Society Lab (DCSL) are hosting the virtual series Reclaiming Digital Infrastructure for the Public Interest. The event is a 3-part series to build awareness and engagement about the possibility of fostering digital infrastructure that protects and aligns with community aspirations and the public good. Internet Governance Lab Faculty Co-Directors Dr. Laura DeNardis and Dr. Derrick Cogburn will be among the series’ speakers.

  • On October 20th (12pm EST), Ethan Zuckerman, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Information & Communication at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, starts the series by making a case for digital public infrastructure. Dr. Zuckerman will be joined by:

    • Janice Gates, Director, Equitable Internet Initiative at the Detroit Community Technology Project

    • Katy Knight, Executive Director, Siegel Family Endowment

    • Sabelo Mhlambi, Founder, Bantucracy; Technology and Human Rights Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

    • Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director, Stanford University Cyber Policy Center; President, Cyber Peace Institute

  • On October 27th (12pm EST), John Gastil, Distinguished Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences at Penn State University, and Todd Davies, Academic Research and Program Officer of the Symbolic Systems Program and Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University, propose a Corporation for Public Software.  The full lineup includes:

    • Derrick Cogburn, Professor, American University; Executive Director, Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP); Faculty Co-Director, Internet Governance Lab

    • Melanie Dulong du Rosnay, Associate Research Professor, French National Centre for Scientific Research

    • Jasmine McNealy, Associate Professor of Telecommunication, University of Florida

    • Catherine Sandoval, Associate Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law

  • On November 10th (12pm EST), Internet Governance Lab Faculty Co-Director Laura DeNardis will discuss with Beatrice Martini (Practitioner Fellow of the DCSL and Education Coordinator of AccessNow Digital Security Helpline) Dr. DeNardis’ new book “The Internet in Everything” and how the digitization of the physical world influences fundamental rights. They will be joined by:

    • Lydia X. Z. Brown, Policy Counsel, Privacy and Data Project at the Center for Democracy and Technology

    • Greta Bynum, Co-Director, Community Tech NY and The New School’s Digital Equity Lab

    • Rachel Coldicutt, Technology Strategist and Director of Research Consultancy, Careful Industries

    • Jimmy Garcia-Meza, Co-Founder and CEO, Cloudplugs

    • Marleen Stikker, Founder, Waag

    • Sander van der Waal, Project and Concept Developer, Waag

Registration in the link.