What is Digital Self-Determination?
Digital Self-Determination seeks to empower individuals and communities to decide how their data is managed in ways that benefit themselves and society. Translating this principle into practice requires a multi-faceted examination from diverse perspectives and in distinct contexts.
Our network connects different actors from around the world to consider how to apply Digital Self-Determination in real-life settings to inform both theory and practice.
Do you want to know more?
What is Digital Self-Determination?
Digital Self-Determination seeks to empower individuals and communities to decide how their data is managed in ways that benefit themselves and society. Translating this principle into practice requires a multi-faceted examination from diverse perspectives and in distinct contexts.
Our network connects different actors from around the world to consider how to apply Digital Self-Determination in real-life settings to inform both theory and practice.
Do you want to know more?
Blog Series
Empowering Our Digital Journey
Read our latest Blog entries. Here, we cover various discussions and share insights on how we can assert agency in the digital space. Join us in this journey of discovering and promoting digital self-determination for all.
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Publications and tools
Our network is dedicated to providing and curating relevant and up-to-date research and tools on the emerging field of digital self-determination. Visit our Resources page to find out more about the network’s publications and discover what we are reading.
Featured publications
- 12 FAQs on Digital Self-Determination
- Advocating an International Decade for Data Under G20 Sponsorship
- AI and Big Data: Disruptive Regulation and Digital-Self Determination
- Empowering Your Digital Future: The Power of Digital Self-Determination
- Frequently Asked Questions About Digital Self-Determination
- International Network on Digital Self-Determination “From Principle to Practice”
- Operationalizing Digital Self Determination
- The paths to self-determination
Digital Self-Determination in Action
Discover how different actors are putting the principle and theory of Digital Self-Determination into practice with tangible examples from across the world. Our platform allows you to identify specific use cases in different sectors, from localized environments to trusted data spaces. Explore ways how Digital Self Determination has been adopted.
Events
Open America 2024: Multi-stakeholder approaches to govern and design new Digital Public Infrastructure
Date: 9 December 2024
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Brasília, Brazil
Description: On December 6, 2024, we participated in the event "Multi-stakeholder Approaches to Govern and Design New Digital Public Infrastructure", co-organized by the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI) and Co-Develop in Brasília, Brazil. During the Panel on Participatory Governance of Digital Public Infrastructure, we presented our perspective on how the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) movement could benefit from adopting the concept of Digital Self-Determination (DSD) as a complement to the dominant narrative of digital sovereignty. Our intervention argued that while digital sovereignty emphasizes state control over infrastructure, DSD expands this framework by centering community agency, shared governance, and responsible data practices.
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