GRAND RESEARCH

Theme: Citizenship

Digital Citizenship and Civic Engagement

(Big) Data Theme: Citizenship Theme: Entertainment Theme: Health Theme: Learning Theme: Sustainability Theme: Work

LEAD

Samuel Trosow
Western University

ACTING CO-LEAD

Catherine Middleton
Ryerson University

New media has become embedded in civic and political life, raising questions about what it means to be a “digital citizen.” Can social networks galvanize political movements? How equal is the access to information technology? Will online journalism build an informed and engaged public? Are governments and public institutions ensuring personal data is handled responsibly? How is the use of digital technologies reflecting the social values of the citizens those technologies are designed to serve?

 

PROJECTS

NEWS2

Journalism and Digital News

PROTECT

Policy, Practice and Technology for Protection of Privacy, Integrity and Access