THE INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL POLICY RESEARCH LAB
Digital policy in the age of global interdependence.
The International Digital Policy Lab, led by Professor Ingrid Volkmer at the University of Melbourne, promotes work on global digital policy in the age of interdependence. We provide reports and analysis into novel issues related to digital and data policy.
Professor Volkmer has been appointed to the I4T network, an international network of think tanks and research centres, supported by UNESCO, to address transnational platform regulation. She is co-authoring a policy brief for the G20 on the datification of elections, and has been appointed to the Coordination Council of the International Panel on Social Progress, Paris.
UNESCO'S International Conference on Digital Platform Governance:
Building a Global Forum of Networks
Side event: Building partnerships of trust for better digital spaces in times of crisis
17 June 2024 | Dubrovnik, Croatia
Professor Ingrid Volkmer is involved in organizing a side event which aims at equipping regulators, electoral institutions, and actors with a stake in the governance of digital platforms, especially in the context of crises, with actionable advice and insights to support their on-the-ground efforts.
During exceptional circumstances like conflicts, pandemics, extreme weather events, and general elections in highly polarized contexts, it has been observed that there is a tendency to over-regulate the digital space. In this context, direct engagement with diverse stakeholders and the application of a rights-based approach becomes crucial. Due to the humanitarian, social, political, and economic implications of such crises, the cooperation between diverse stakeholders is an opportunity for collective action towards innovative regulatory and governance systems which meet contemporary challenges characterized by increased polarization and fragmentation.