Can China’s recent projects in Africa foster development, or are we witnessing an older pattern of colonialism?

As China and US make a play for the region’s markets, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean struggle to assert an independent digital vision.

The DataSyn team chronicles the stories of activists, workers, and even nation-states’ resistance to, and resilience against Big Tech.

Unpacking the overtures of the Chinese state against its home grown Big Tech companies.

As the digital wave sweeps across an ageing society like China, it is essential to consider and address the ageist nature of digital technologies and make them accessible to all.

Gender, surveillance, and rights in China during Covid-19

Exploring contemporary debates and practices in regulating the digital economy, focusing on American and European competition frameworks.

Exploring questions around the sustainability of the current trajectory of digitization, international interests and the digital revolution, the US-China struggle for digital domination.

As the digital era evolves, the recent blacklisting of Huawei by the US may turn out to be an event of historic significance.