Digital Technology

These digitally empowered campaigns provide guidelines for making change.

The conventional wisdom is that ISIS has managed to become so successful largely because of its social media prowess. The conventional wisdom is wrong.

Watch Tuesday’s NYC launch of new book by OpenCanada editor-in-chief Taylor Owen.

In the wake of Snowden, governments scrambled to secure their data by regaining “technological sovereignty”. That approach misses the point.

Combating extremism requires more than military might. A digital strategy is key, but needs government, the private sector and NGOs to get onboard.

The Conservative’s new anti-terrorism bill would lead to a massive expansion in sharing personal information across the government. By Michael Geist.

Silicon Valley is great at selling the benefits of technology. But ‘techno-optimist’ Marc Goodman says before we wire the world, we need to secure it.

How drug cartels and gangs are expanding their power, prestige and profits in cyberspace. By Robert Muggah.

Robert Muggah looks at what makes a city ‘smart’ and how they can exacerbate — rather than diminish — economic divides around the world.

An interview with Avaaz co-founder Ricken Patel about democracy, the internet and creating change.