School on
Digital Governance
Join an interdisciplinary learning experience bringing together academic and policy perspectives.
What is the
GIG-ARTS School?
The GIG-ARTS School on Digital Governance is an intensive educational programme on Internet governance and digital technologies.
It brings together different perspectives from academia, industry and policymaking to examine how the Internet is developed, managed, regulated and transformed.
Through lectures, seminars, roundtables and case discussions, participants explore both the technical foundations of the Internet and the political, legal and social questions surrounding its governance.
Understanding
digital governance
The School explores key issues shaping digital governance, bringing together technological, political, legal and social perspectives.
Internet infrastructure
Understand the technical foundations and systems that underpin the Internet.
Platforms & AI
Examine how platforms and artificial intelligence are transforming society, markets and governance.
Data & cybersecurity
Explore questions of data governance, security, privacy and the protection of digital systems.
Digital sovereignty
Consider how states and societies are responding to questions of technological dependence and autonomy.
International cooperation
Discuss the institutions, actors and forms of cooperation shaping the global digital environment.
Law & policy
Connect technological developments with the political and regulatory choices that govern them.
Learn, discuss,
connect.
Lectures and seminars are led by internationally recognised scholars and experts from partner organisations, creating a space where participants can develop their knowledge and engage with current challenges.
Learn
Develop your understanding through lectures, seminars, expert perspectives and interdisciplinary learning.
Discuss
Engage with current digital governance challenges through roundtables, case discussions and debate.
Connect
Build connections across academic, policy, industry and professional backgrounds.
From knowledge to
conversation.
The School combines different formats to encourage both structured learning and active exchange between participants, scholars and practitioners.
Learn from internationally recognised scholars and experts working at the forefront of digital governance.
Go beyond presentations through discussion, questions and interdisciplinary exchange.
Bring academic, policy and professional perspectives together around pressing questions facing the digital world.
GIG-ARTS School 2027
Join the 3rd GIG-ARTS School on Digital Governance in Salerno, Italy, from 22–26 February 2027.
Meet our community.
Learn with leading scholars and practitioners in digital governance, and discover the Scientific Advisory Board supporting the academic development of GIG-ARTS.
Meet the Faculty
Dennis Broeders
Leiden University
Dennis Redeker
University of Bremen
Robin Mansell
London School of Economics
Riccardo Nanni
CNRS France
Oreste Pollicino
Bocconi University
Francesca Musiani
CNRS France
Julia Pohle
Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin
Niels ten Oever
University of Amsterdam
Marianne Franklin
University of Groningen
Daniela Piana
University of Bologna
Claudia Padovani
University of Padova
Andrea Beccalli
ICANN
Edoardo Celeste
Dublin City University
Scientific Advisory Board
Jeanette Hofmann
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
Jan Aart Scholte
Leiden University
Julia Pohle
Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin
Niels ten Oever
University of Amsterdam
Joanna Kulesza
University of Lodz
Dennis Redeker
University of Bremen
Riccardo Nanni
CNRS France
Nicola Palladino
University of Salerno
Marianne Franklin
University of Groningen
Daniela Piana
University of Bologna
Claudia Padovani
University of Padova
Katalin Feher
Ludovika University of Public Service · KU Leuven
Francesca Musiani
CNRS France
Chiara Spiniello
University of Bremen · University of Salerno
Andrea Beccalli
ICANN
Edoardo Celeste
Dublin City University, Dublin
Katharine Sarikakis
University of Vienna
Mauro Santaniello
University of Salerno · UNU-CRIS
What participants
say.
The GIG-ARTS School brings together participants from different countries, disciplines and professional backgrounds. Here is what some of our past participants took away from the experience.
Different backgrounds. Different perspectives. One shared learning experience at the GIG-ARTS School.
Past Editions
Explore our previous editions of the GIG-ARTS School and discover the programmes, speakers and themes that have shaped the School over the years.
Italy
Salerno Winter School on Internet Governance (SWING)
Belgium
SWING – School on Internet Governance
Next: Salerno 2027
The 3rd GIG-ARTS School on Digital Governance will take place in Salerno, Italy, on 22–26 Feb 2027.