Category Archives: Open data

Linked democracy: Foundations, Tools, and Applications

Posted on September 15, 2019 by

Citizens’ trust in democratic institutions is reaching new lows globally. The trust deficit primarily affects governments and representative institutions, but also media outlets and platforms spreading misinformation. In parallel, new forms of digital populism—bots, fake news, micro-targeting—are on the rise, … Continue reading →

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Distributed, privacy-enhancing technologies in the 2017 Catalan referendum on independence: New tactics and models of participatory democracy

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

My paper on how civic groups leveraged distributed technologies in the 2017 Catalan referendum on independence is now available at First Monday. https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/9402/7692 Abstract This paper examines new civic engagement practices unfolding during the 2017 referendum on independence in Catalonia. … Continue reading →

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Assigning Creative Commons Licenses to Research Metadata: Issues and Cases

Posted on October 30, 2018 by

Check out our new book chapter discussing licensing options for research metadata: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-00178-0_16 Pre-print available here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1609.05700.pdf Abstract This paper discusses the problem of lack of clear licensing and transparency of usage terms and conditions for research metadata. Making research … Continue reading →

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A Research Graph dataset for connecting research data repositories using RD-Switchboard

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

Check out our paper at Scientific Data on Research Graph, an open-access graph connecting and visualising research data for discovery. https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201899 Abstract This paper describes the open access graph dataset that shows the connections between Dryad, CERN, ANDS and other … Continue reading →

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