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Prof. Mauro Santaniello and Dr. Chiara Spiniello at the 6th Annual Conference of ICON•S Italy in Cagliari.
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Save the date | GIG-ARTS 2026 to Take Place in Dublin
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Dr. Chiara Spiniello at the Workshop on Constitutional Courts and Electoral Integrity: Navigating Challenges, Shaping Prospects in Pisa, Italy.
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Adopting a realist, multi-level approach to international law, the article argues that human rights online emerge from historical, political and cultural constructs, beyond codified norms. Within the Global Digital Compact process, CSOs…
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China’s embrace of open-source AI appears to contradict its centralized “cyber sovereignty” doctrine. This article analyses China’s open-source AI strategy through a four-layer framework (physical, logical, application, societal), revealing…
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This chapter makes a comprehensive analysis of the Sino-Russian cybersecurity cooperation and its implications on the Digital Silk Road (DSR), the digital dimension of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), in the context of the Multipolar…
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The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an information overload, resulting in feelings of fear and mistrust towards public institutions and counteracting measures adopted. The infodemic has, therefore, generated a double moral panic, calling for a…
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The metaverse concept presents an immersive three-dimensional space for interpersonal connections, where people can socialize, learn, do business, and complete other activities. It is a digital system with its own economy, technological…
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This article examines global content governance on social media platforms through the lens of digital constitutionalism, which explores how fundamental rights can be embedded within the socio-technical architecture of digital technologies.…
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The article situates urban Digital Twins within EU public-sector digitalization policies and compares Bologna and Barcelona to identify who is involved—when and how—in decision-making. Findings show that collaborative innovation across…
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