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Talking points! Digital commons can help governments secure digital sovereignty, save money and build trust
Reflections and outputs from three Digital Commons Policy Council workshops held in Paris, Liverpool and Vitoria-Gsteiz (2024 - 2025)
Fernando Aith, Kit Braybrooke, Ramya Chandrasekhar, Manon Corneille, Marina de Neiva Borba, Roberta de Freitas Campos, Matt Donnelly, Julian Tait, Véra Vidal, Stefano Zacchiroli
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Digital convergence
Digital communications
Data sovereignty
Open data
Knowledge infrastructures
Open source software
Computer software
Description
This report synthesises insights from three workshops on the digital commons – shared public resources such as data, software, and cultural content – and includes the associated workshop papers. Strengthening and formally recognising these assets within government will improve their sustainability. Supporting them through procurement and policy settings will deliver cost efficiencies, ethical digital practice and greater technological sovereignty.
Workshop papers include:
- The commons conspiracy
- Fostering public support for digital commons
- 23 recommendations to government
- Incorporating digital commons into government policies: An introduction to the digital commons policy council’s best practices guide
- FAQ: Enhancing national digital resilience with digital commons
- Freedom without justice in the digital commons: Towards a new taxonomy
- Principles for governments to support inclusive global digital commons
- Increasing the recognition and sustainability of digital commons
Publication Details
DOI:
10.60836/cpsq-1k58
Copyright:
2026 News & Media Research Centre and Digital Commons Policy Council
License type:
CC BY-NC-ND
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
10 Dec 2025
