Stergios Aidinlis – författare

This book explores how digital public infrastructures (DPI) should be governed in the public interest, harnessing their potential to drive innovation, inclusion, and societal progress in the age of supercomputers and generative AI.DPI – from hardware and software to data and networks – are becoming increasingly critical to our economy, society, and daily lives. As the AI revolution unfolds, the governance of these infrastructures is coming under scrutiny, with questions arising about how to balance innovation, access, and the public interest. Examining the potential for DPI to empower citizen-entrepreneurs, researchers, small businesses, and the public sector, the book analyses the legal frameworks governing DPI access. Covering key areas such as AI law, data protection, IP law, and competition law, the book emphasizes the need for inclusive and participatory governance models that prioritize transparency, accountability, and the public good. It offers actionable recommendations for policymakers, businesses, civil society, and researchers to collaborate in shaping the future of DPI governance.The book will be of interest to researchers in the field of digital law, digital governance, and public law.

Can researchers and innovators use UK public sector data to produce knowledge that improves policy making, scrutinises government work and promotes the public interest?This open access book looks at interactions between UK public sector officials and researchers/innovators to shed light on barriers to data access and use. It asks: what are the frameworks that govern access to public sector big datasets for researchers and innovators? How are these frameworks applied in practice? What are the governance solutions for policy makers interested in harnessing the untapped potential of public sector big data to improve their policies and create public benefit? Public sector data is a valuable resource that can help researchers and innovators create knowledge and solutions that benefit society. As public bodies collect increasingly more data about us, UK policy makers try to maximise the use of public sector big data for the benefit of the public. But accessing this data is not easy. There are many legal, technical and ethical barriers that prevent the use of public sector data for research and innovation. This book is for researchers and innovators who want to understand and overcome the barriers to accessing UK public sector data. It is also for policy makers who are interested in how public sector data can be used to improve decision-making, scrutinise government work, and promote the public interest.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by UKRI.