Digital governance for a Human-Centred society

Category: Publication
Keywords: digital governance, digital transformations, Surveillance society, Internet freedom

The world’s increasing interdependence and reliance on digital platforms, mobile applications, data, algorithms, and automated technologies poses various issues and challenges. Fake news and misinformation, personal data privacy risks, antitrust and platform monopolies present new challenges for emergent ‘platform societ(ies)’ (van Dijck et al., 2018). This special issue of Platform Journal focuses on “Digital Governance for a Human-Centred Society.” It highlights the pressing need to re-examine the roles of citizens, civil society, private sectors, governments, and NGOs in creating more fair, open, inclusive, and human-rights-centred governance of the digital sphere. The issue emphasises ‘human-centred’ societies where technologies are expected to improve individuals’ lives with consideration of inclusive growth, equal access, and social responsibility. In this case, digital governance is also deeply embedded within offline society, as power structures of inequality, violence, discrimination and marginality get replicated and become more complex through digital technologies. We invite research that explores the challenges, particularities, and commonalities of digital governance. Submissions highlighting experiences and insights from the Global South are especially welcome. This special issue aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to present new research and developments in the digital governance area.

Initiator(s):
Platform: Journal of Media and Communication

Deadline: 01.10.2024
Language(s): English
Publication-Type: Article

https://platformjmc.com/call-for-papers/

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