Decolonial Data Law and Governance

Authors

  • Siddharth Peter de Souza Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society, Tilburg University, the Netherlands
  • Hellen Mukiri Smith Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society, Tilburg University, the Netherlands.
  • Linnet Taylor Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26116/techreg.2024.001

Keywords:

decolonisation, data law, data governance, data justice

Abstract

In the introduction to this special issue, we propose a decolonial take on data law and governance across three aspects through the dismantling of hegemonic structures, the embracing of pluriversality and finally the decentering of data and technology. The special issue covers papers that discuss a) what decolonisation means in relation to data law and governance for the digital economy, b) what kinds of methods should be employed to develop data governance frameworks that account for different infrastructural, social, and political contexts, and c) vocabularies and imaginations for how to regulate data, from the majority world. The papers are written from different disciplinary backgrounds of law, science, and technology studies, governance and policy, as well as media studies and present different points of view, and different entry points into the debate. In this piece, we explore ways to place them in dialogue as a plural whole.

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Introduction to the TechReg special issue on Data, Law and Decolonisation

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Published

18-03-2024

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Special Issue: Data, Law and Decolonisation

How to Cite

Peter de Souza, S., Mukiri Smith, H., & Taylor, L. (2024). Decolonial Data Law and Governance. Technology and Regulation, 2024, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.26116/techreg.2024.001

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