Admission requirements
None
Description
Introduction in the International and European specifics of public policies that impact on computing and the digital society: Data Protection regimes, Net Neutrality; Security and Surveillance policies, Public Policy and Corporate Involvement; Data and Science Policy; Connectivity as a Public Good. Policy regimes will be compared in order to understand their influence on quality data for machine-learning, AI and data science.
Course objectives
To provide tools to understand public policy on digital topics in a comparative perspective
To scope out key areas of international public policies and how these impact on the digital society and their consequences
To use analytical concepts and gain hands on skills in applying these to compare agenda-setting processes
To develop skills of how to prepare a Research Proposal: content, methods and key-topics
Timetable
The schedule can be found on the Leiden University student website
Detailed table of contents can be found in blackboard.
Mode of instruction
Individual research and group work methods as well as instruction on general concepts.
Assessment method
Paper in the form of a Research Proposal
Blackboard
Reading list
Provided in the course
Signing up for classes and exams
You have to sign up for classes and examinations (including resits) in uSis. Check this link for more information and activity codes.
There is only limited capacity for external students. Please contact the programme Co-ordinator
Contact information
Programme Co-ordinator: ms. Esme Caubo
Remarks
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