CV

Juan Ortiz Freuler

Participation & Justice <-00101-> Politics & Technology

EDUCATION_________________________________________________________________

2021 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Annenberg School of Communication

Los Angeles - PhD Candidate in Communication

Ongoing

2015 – 2016 --UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD – Oxford Internet Institute

Oxford - Master in Social Science of the Internet

Distinctions in Online Metrics and Measurements and Technology & Regulation

2014 – 2015--UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD – Blavatnik School of Government

Oxford - Master of Public Policy

Distinction in Foundations of Government

2005 - 2009 --UNIVERSIDAD TORCUATO DI TELLA (UTDT) – Faculty of Law

Buenos Aires – Law Degree

1st of Class. Focus on Constitutional Law & Philosophy of Law

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE________________________________________________________________

ANNENBERG SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION, USC

Research Assistant (November 2022- Aug 2024)

2022-2024

USA

Provided research, technical and logistical support to Manuel Castells in the publication of his latest book, Digital Society (2024)

BERKMAN KLEIN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY (Harvard Law)

Fellow (2017-2018) – Affiliate (July 2018- Oct 2024)

2017-2024

USA.

Boston

Co-chair of the Re-Decentralizing the Web Study Group;
Co-founder of Emerging Digital Issues in the Global South (EDIGS) working group, Co-Editor of #ThinkSouth Fanzine,
Published op-eds on AI, decentralization of the web, and internet governance (Open Democracy, Common Dreams, Planeta Chatbot, Medium)
Coordinated and chaired round-tables on algorithmic accountability with academics from Harvard and MIT.
Coordinated round-tables on competition within the tech industry with former US Government officials.

ACADEMIC ADVOCACY

2015- 2024

Global

Co-initiator of a Non-Aligned Technologies Movement (2020 - Present)
Member of the Tierra Comun Network of Latin American Researchers (2019-Present)

COMPASS FELLOW

Open Markets Institute - Summer Fellow

2022

USA

Washington D.C

Developing a monitor of newspaper dependencies on infrastructure managed by big tech
Conducted interviews with journalists and newspaper technology managers

WEB FOUNDATION

Senior Policy Fellow (2019-2020) // Policy Fellow (2017 –2019)

2017-2020

USA/UK

Boston/London

Technical and operational support to Tim Berners-Lee on policy issues.
Designed templates and coordinated the Working Groups that drafted the ContractfortheWeb.org . Lead WF negotiator.
Designed methodology and co-authored research on Facebook’s News Feed algorithm & the Use of automated systems by Latin American Governments
Produced WFs presentation on Net Neutrality before the FCC.
Coordinated, revised and edited publications on AI, algorithms and personal control over personal data
Represented the Foundation at conferences and round-tables.

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT

2015 – 2021

Latam

Mex/Bra/Arg/Col

JustLabs Associate– Developing innovative approaches for Human Rights defenders- (Jan 2016 – 2021):
- Designed and coordinated a workshop with key figures of the tech-human rights movement in Sedona, Arizona.
- Coordinated workshops on futures thinking with early career human rights practitioners(2020 and 2021).
- Provided consultancy services to MIT’s GovLab for projects in Mexico and Brazil (2019).
- Helped integrate elements of design thinking into human rights workshops (2016-2017)
Global Disinformation Index
- Co-authored report on the Argentine Media Market Risk Ratings (2020)
Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D)-Google Policy Fellow
- Unveiled government misrepresentation of key statistics regarding internet use and analyzed the Universal Internet Access Policy, Mexico Conectado, Mexico City (Sept – Nov 2016)
Social Tic -Open Society Intern for Human Rights and Governance
- Developed a diagnostic report on Mexico’s Open Gov Data policy - Mexico City (June – Sept 2015)

ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL POR LA IGUALDAD Y LA JUSTICIA (ACIJ)

Strengthening of Democratic Institutions

2011-2014

Argentina

ICT projects

Defined strategy and implemented a digital campaign against a major reform of the judiciary. Coordinated support from NGOs for what became the fastest growing online petition in Argentina (140.000 signatures in 7 days +17,000 Facebook likes). Massive repercussions in media and Senate (reformajusticia.org + Change)
Drafted script, sketched visuals, and supervised development of a TV spot against the reform of the judiciary (+21,000 views on YouTube)
Sketched and co-developed prototype of web application for the National Ombudsman to simplify presentation of complaints and facilitate public access to reports.
Coordinated activities with programmers to crowdsource the systematization of information contained in PDFs of asset declarations of politicians throughout Argentina (see IJNET)
Co-designed a cutting-edge grant-winning project on the use of ICTs for transparency and citizen participation throughout the judge selection process (CAD$ 50.000). Brainstormed a grant-winning project on civic-tech to crowd-control progress of public works in shanty towns (U$145.000 - see The Guardian).
Supervised redesigning process of ACIJ’s website and creation of three blogs: increased interactivity and simplified navigability.

Justice Initiatives

Developed and applied a real-time online debate forum on judicial reform. Coordinated participation of leading figures of national debate on judicial reform, such as María L. Garrigós, and debated with them
Created and represented two web-based observatories on judge selection processes (city of BA and nationwide: Implemented crowdsourcing methods as input for analysis of regulations and practices for periodic posts on irregularities detected (+86,000 views). Created interactive graphs to visualize results through Tableau Public. Succeeded in generating a major transparency reform in the City of BA: Sued the Council for not granting public access to videos of oral exams and interviews. Council now publishes videos on YouTube.
Drafted challenges against the designation of a Judge and the State Prosecutor, the contents of which were used by several senators during the Public Hearing, and were published by the press.
Coordinated actions from five NGOs that solicit a Legislative rectification in the appointment of a new auditor, which violates constitutionally recognized gender quota
Coordinated actions from five NGOs in a campaign for the appointment of a National Ombuds.

Supreme Audit Institutions

Researched and assessed best practices on transparency, participation, accountability, and use of ICTs by Latin American Supreme Audit Institutions. Networked national and sub-national officials of Latin America and representatives of labor union. Organized conferences and managed the budget. (Project supported by the World Bank Institute and Open Society Foundations)
Drafted opinions on Congress activity regarding Supreme Audit Institutions in Argentina and El Salvador
Designed and created interactive website to disseminate research on transparency and participative practices implemented by Supreme Audit Institutions of Latin America, and promote and facilitate interaction between regional actors.
Collaborated in the drafting of laws on Access to Information and Open Government.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE________________________________________________________________

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Berkman Klein Summer School - Invited Instructor

Co-Designed and taught a 3 hour course on public interest negotiation and advocacy.

UNIVERSIDAD TORCUATO DI TELLA (UTDT)

Constitutional Law (2011) - Teaching Assistant

Designed and taught 2-hour sessions where 45 students analyzed leading cases under the light of different theoretical frameworks. Responsible for grading exercises and essays.

UNIVERSIDAD TORCUATO DI TELLA (UTDT)

Philosophy of Law (2009-2010) -Teaching Assistant

Designed and taught 2-hour weekly sessions where 45 students experimented with theoretical frameworks by analyzing their meanings in specific contexts. Responsible for grading exercises and essays.

UNIVERSIDAD DE FLORES (UFLO)

Philosophy of Law (2010) - Teaching Assistant

Designed and taught 2-hour sessions where 45 students experimented with theoretical frameworks by analyzing their meanings in specific contexts. Responsible for grading exercises and essays.

PUBLICATIONS_______________________________________________________________

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2023). Unveiling gatekeeping practices in mobile environments: A comparative analysis of operating systems and app gardens. International Journal of Communication, 17. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/21236

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2023). Datafication, identity, and the reorganization of the category individual. Temple Law Review, 95(4), 673–698. https://www.templelawreview.org/lawreview/assets/uploads/2023/07/7.-Ortiz-Freuler_95_673-698.pdf

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2022). The weaponization of private corporate infrastructure: Internet fragmentation and coercive diplomacy in the 21st century. Global Media and China, 8(1). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20594364221139729

BOOK CHAPTERS

Ortiz Freuler, J.,The Smart City as a shift in the locus of knowledge and power, in Brandusescu, A., & Reia, J. (Eds.). (2022). Artificial intelligence in the city: Building civic engagement and public trust. (pp. 88-90) Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montréal, McGill University. https://www.mcgill.ca/centre-montreal/files/centre-montreal/artificial_intelligence_in_the_city.pdf

WHITE PAPERS AND REPORTS

Bustos Frati, A., Caeiro, C., Ferracutti, D., Martínez, M.F., Kirschbaum, I., & Ortiz Freuler, J., (2024). Evaluating internet development in Argentina: Using UNESCO's ROAM-X internet universality indicators [Spanish]. UNESCO. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000391409

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2022). Datafication and the future of human rights practice. JustLabs.https://www.openglobalrights.org/userfiles/file/Datafication_Report_JustLabs_2022.pdf

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2021). The neutrality pyramid: A framework to redistribute power over the net. Web Centralization Monitor. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3802263

Szewach, P., & Ortiz Freuler, J. (2020). Disinformation and the current state of Argentina’s media market. Global Disinformation Index. https://www.disinformationindex.org/files/Argentina-ENGLISH-Risk-Ratings-Report-.pdf

Mhlambi, S., Ortiz Freuler, J., Ricaurte, P., Seo, H., Akinsanmi, T., Lombana, A., Hillman, V., & Couldry, N. (2019). Think South: Reimagining the internet. EDIGS: Emerging Digital Issues from the Global South. Cambridge, MA. https://cyber.harvard.edu/story/2019-10/think-south-reimagining-internet

Web Foundation. (2019). A contract for the web. https://wfcontract.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/Contract-for-the-Web-3.pdf (JOF editor and coordinator)

Ortiz Freuler, J., & Iglesias, C. (2018). How are governments in Latin America using artificial intelligence? Web Foundation. https://webfoundation.org/research/how-are-governments-in-latin-america-using-artificial-intelligence/ . [cited by the World Health Organization & International Telecommunications Union and UN Special Rapporteur report on AI (A/HRC/56/68)]

Avila, R., Brandusescu, A., Ortiz Freuler, J., & Thakur, D. (2018). Artificial intelligence: Open questions about gender inclusion. Women 20 (a G-20 track). https://webfoundation.org/docs/2018/06/AI-Gender.pdf

Avila, R., Ortiz Freuler, J., & Fagan, C. (2018). The invisible curation of content: Facebook’s News Feed and our information diets. Web Foundation. https://webfoundation.org/research/the-invisible-curation-of-content-facebooks-news-feed-and-our-information-diets/ [cited in UN Special Rapporteur Report on AI (A/73/348)]

Brandusescu, A., Ortiz Freuler, J., & Thakur, D. (2017). Artificial intelligence: Starting the policy dialogue in Africa. Web Foundation. https://webfoundation.org/research/artificial-intelligence-starting-the-policy-dialogue-in-africa/

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2017). How much did the percentage of internet users in México actually grow in 2015? An analysis of the official statistics, and their interpretation by public officials [Spanish]. R3D. https://r3d.mx/2017/03/12/el-estiron-de-mexico-conectado-cuanto-crecio-realmente-el-numero-de-usuarios-de-internet-en-2015/

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2016). Mexico's universal internet access policy: Mexico Conectado. A working document presented at the UN’s IGF. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XQem8LXST4H2mpdkpg-vFPaS4kKkHQ1s7SZREI3puH4/edit

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2015). Supply and demand of open data in Mexico: A diagnostic report on the government’s new open data portal. Consultancy for Social Tic. https://www.scribd.com/doc/274622757/Supply-and-Demand-of-Data-Through-Mexico-s-Open-Data-Portal

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2014). The Argentine Ombuds: Diagnostic and recommendations on transparency, accountability and openness [Spanish]. ACIJ. https://iniciativatpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Informe-DP-Argentina-FINAL.pdf

Ortiz Freuler, J., & Cornejo, C. (2013). Information technologies and public control in Latin America: Recommendations and good practices for the strengthening of public oversight office’s digital strategy [Spanish]. ACIJ – Iniciativa TPA. https://iniciativatpa.org/tecnologias-de-la-informacion-y-control-publico-en-america-latina/

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2013). Strategies and tools for the administration of a digital observatory on competitive public contests [Spanish]. ACIJ. https://concursostransparentes.acij.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Manual-1.pdf

Maurino, G., & Ortiz Freuler, J. (2013). Selection of judges in the city of Buenos Aires: Diagnostic and proposals [Spanish]. ACIJ. https://web.archive.org/web/20190112094826/https://concursostransparentes.acij.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Selecci%C3%B3n-de-Magistrados.pdf

Maurino, G., & Ortiz Freuler, J. (2013). Suggestions and good practices for the selection of judges in Argentina [Spanish]. ACIJ. https://www.scribd.com/doc/166352822/Buenas-Pra-cticas

Ortiz Freuler, J., & Cornejo, C. (2011). Participatory planning in the Auditoría General de la Nación Argentina [Spanish]. ACIJ. https://iniciativatpa.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/participatory-planning-in-the-auditoria-general-de-la-nacion-argentina.pdf

Cornejo, C., Ortiz Freuler, J., Lavin, R., & Maurino, G. (2011). Diagnostic report on transparency, citizen participation, and accountability in supreme audit institutions of Latin America [Spanish]. ACIJ. https://iniciativatpa.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tpa-in-sais-in-latin-america.pdf

PRESS______________________________________________________________________

OPINION

2023

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2023). Towards a Post Capitalist Internet. New Internationalist. https://newint.org/issues/2023/10/24/surveillance-how-governments-spy-dissent (view pdf )

Ortiz Freuler, J. Brandusescu, A. & Orr, W. (2023).How to grapple with undue funder influence: Recommendations from a workshop (Part II). Open Global Rights. https://www.openglobalrights.org/how-grapple-with-undue-funder-influence/

Ortiz Freuler, J. Brandusescu, A. & Orr, W. (2023). Unpacking funder influence over digital rights nonprofits: Reflections from a workshop (Part I). Open Global Rights. https://www.openglobalrights.org/unpacking-funder-influence-digital-rights-nonprofits/?lang=English

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2023). When human rights turned into an AI-driven game of lottery. Open Global Rights https://www.openglobalrights.org/human-rights-AI-driven-game-lottery/?lang=English

2022

Ortiz Freuler, J. Orr, W. & Brandusescu, A. (2022). Funding and the digital rights nonprofit space. Experiences and recommendations (Part II) Open Global Rights.https://www.openglobalrights.org/funding-and-the-digital-rights-nonprofit-space-part-ii/

Ortiz Freuler, J. Orr, W. & Brandusescu, A. (2022). How do funders shape the digital rights agenda? Notes from the field (Part I) Open Global Rights. https://www.openglobalrights.org/how-do-funders-shape-the-digital-rights-agenda-part-i/

Ortiz Freuler, J. & Quintarelli, S. (2022). Building a sustainable path towards planetary system of knowledge. Euractiv. https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/opinion/building-sustainable-path-towards-planetary-system-of-knowledge/

2021

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2021). What a datafied worldview means for human rights. Open Global Rights https://www.openglobalrights.org/what-a-datafied-worldview-means-for-human-rights/

Ortiz Freuler, J. & Soria Cruz, Fernanda (2021). Zuckerberg’s metaverse is a natural extension of capitalist extraction of our data. Open Democracy. Dec 8

Ortiz Freuler, J. & Soria Cruz, Fernanda (2021). El metaverso: Una distracción. Animal Político. November 6, 2021 https://www.animalpolitico.com/blog-invitado/el-metaverso-una-distraccion-horrible-que-podria-moldear-nuestro-futuro/

2020

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2020). Dilema Social: 4 grandes desafíos de las redes sociales. La Nación. Retrieved January 5, 2021 from https://www.lanacion.com.ar/opinion/dilema-social-4-grandes-desafios-redes-sociales-nid2480422

Primavera De Filippi, Juan Ortiz Freuler, and Joshua Tan, “The Declarations of Cyberspace,” Berkman Klein Center Medium (blog), November 30, 2020, https://medium.com/berkman-klein-center/the-declarations-of-cyberspace-ee0c4499de64

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2020). TikTok, Trump and the need for a digital non-aligned movement. Open Democracy. Retrieved August 15, 2020 from https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/tiktok-trump-and-need-digital-non-aligned-movement/

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2020). The case for a digital non-aligned movement. Open Democracy. Retrieved July 15, 2020 from https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/case-digital-non-aligned-movement/

2018

Ortiz Freuler, J. & Leith, R. (2018). Three Reflections on Decentralization. Berkman Klein Center. Retrieved October 29, 2019 from https://medium.com/berkman-klein-center/three-reflections-on-decentralization-112bd8751e41

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2018). Is the web neutral? Chatham House. Retrieved October 29, 2019 from https://demtech.chathamhouse.org/is-the-web-neutral-three-views-on-structure-of-internet/ / Republished by Open Democracy https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/digitaliberties/is-the-internet-to-blame-for-the-rise-of-authoritarianism/ Translated into Albanian Rrokum TV https://www.rrokum.tv/?p=246385

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2018). Techlash: why Facebook’s approach to #FakeNews ultimately fails. Common Dreams. Retrieved October 29, 2019 from https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/08/28/facebook-will-fail-solve-fakenews

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2018) ¿La inteligencia artificial es un boleto a la Babilonia de Borges?. Planeta Chatbot. Retrieved October 29, 2019 from https://planetachatbot.com/inteligencia-artificial-es-boleto-a-babilonia-de-borges-8a5449211e71

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2018) The Cambridge Analytica scandal is a drop of water trickling down the visible top of an iceberg. Focus on decentralizing power. Open Democracy. Retrieved October 29, 2019 from https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/digitaliberties/battle-for-decentralized-internet-navigating-troubled-waters-to-g/

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2018) The present and future of a centralized internet. Open Democracy. Retrieved October 29, 2019 from https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/digitaliberties/present-and-future-of-centralized-internet/

2017

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2017). Who’s to blame? The internet on the defendant's bench. Open Democracy. Retrieved October 29, 2019 from https://www.opendemocracy.net/digitaliberties/juan-ortiz-freuler/who-s-to-blame-internet-on-defendants-bench

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2017). Datos gubernamentales abiertos: ¿Para qué y para quién? https://idatosabiertos.org/en/datos-gubernamentales-abiertos-para-que-y-para-quien/

2016

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2016) Internet for whom, and for what purpose? Why we’re evaluating the Mexico Conectado Policy. Animal Político. Retrieved December 12, 2016 from https://www.animalpolitico.com/blog-invitado/internet-para-quien-y-para-que/

2014

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2014) Our representatives crossed the line. InfoBae. Retrieved June 6, 2015 from https://opinion.infobae.com/juan-ortiz-freuler/2014/04/24/nuestros-representantes-cruzaron-la-raya/

Pilo, S. & Ortiz Freuler, J (2014). The debts in Judicial appointment reforms. Clarín. Retrieved June 6, 2015 from https://www.clarin.com/opinion/deudas-arrastra-Consejo-Magistratura_0_H1MloLkjP7x.html

2013

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2013) Reforming the Judge selection process. Crimen y Razón. Retrieved May 5, 2014 from http://crimenyrazon.com/5578/reformar-los-procesos-de-seleccion-de-jueces

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2013). Information Technologies and Public Control in Latin America. Análisis de la Gestión Pública(Newspaper administered by the Workers’ Union of oversight organisms). Retrieved May 5, 2014 from http://www.gestionpublica.info/politica-detalles-noticia/items/las-tecnologias-de-la-informacion-y-el-control-publico-en-america-latina.html

Ortiz Freuler, J. (2013) How Judges are appointed, La Nación Data. Retrieved May 2, 2013 from http://blogs.lanacion.com.ar/data/acceso-a-la-informacion-2/concursos-transparentes-como-eligen-a-los-jueces/

Ortiz Freuler, J. & Lavin, R. Open Government Partnership and Supreme Audit Institutions, Open Government Partnership Blog. Retrieved March 12, 2013 from https://gobabierto.tumblr.com/post/21216951698/alianza-para-el-gobierno-abierto-y-fiscalizaci%C3%B3n

TELEVISION

Live Now Fox (2024,Aug 29) French Authorities charge Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov.https://www.livenowfox.com/video/1508562 (9.30 am ET)

CNN Español -Dinero (2022, July 16).¿TikTok puede filtrar tus datos? Experto lo analiza https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/video/tiktok-posible-infiltracion-datos-juan-ortiz-freuler-entrevista-dinero/.

CNN Brazil (2020, September 19). TikTok abre ação contra governo Trump para tentar escapar da proibição nos EUA. Retrieved from https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/business/2020/09/19/tiktok-abre-acao-contra-governo-trump-para-tentar-escapar-da-proibicao-nos-eua

Infobae. (2014, March 19). The gender quota laws and the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires. Juan Miceli. Buenos Aires. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK9vByyjG-k

RADIO/PODCASTS/INTERVIEWS

2021

Ingram, M. (2021, August 25). Talking with Juan Ortiz Freuler about Facebook's transparency report. Galley. other, Columbia Journalism Review. https://galley.cjr.org/public/conversations/-Mhye5ZIorXukfAgd4--.

2020

“The Global South Holds a Better Future of Tech w/ Juan Ortiz Freuler”. Tech Won't Save US (July, 2020) https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/global-south-holds-better-future-tech-w-juan-ortiz/id1507621076?i=1000485172435

"The BM Show #009: A Non Aligned Movement" The Borja Moya Show (December 2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdx5pnJ3EMk

2014

“Weaknesses in the process of judge appointments.” Radio Madres de Plaza de Mayo. Somos Radio, AM 530. Buenos Aires, May 27, 2014 https://radiocut.fm/audiocut/juan-ortiz-abogado-de-acij/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter[Interview regarding the process of selection of proposed judge, Martin Farrel]

“Gender quotas in the City’s Supreme Audit Institutions.” La once diez. Radio Ciudad, AM1110. Buenos Aires, March 31, 2014. https://radiocut.fm/audiocut/juan-ortiz-abogado-de-acij-hablando-sobre-la-violacion-de-ley-de-cupo-en-la-auditoria-de-la-ciudad/ [Live debate with former legislator Lidia Saya on Legislative’s over-reach in the appointment a General Auditor. conducted by Juan Miceli].

2013

“Transparency in Judicial and Legislative bodies“. Noticias Positivas. Radio Palermo. Buenos Aires, September 17, 2013 https://noticiaspositivas.org/acij-en-busca-de-la-transparencia-en-los-procesos-legislativos/ [Invited panellist to explain the work on mechanisms of transparency in Judicial and Legislative branches]

2012

“Irregularities in judicial appointments.” Mañana Sylvestre. Radio del Plata, AM1030. Buenos Aires, September 19, 2012 https://www.amdelplata.com/index.php/component/grillaprogramacion/?view=detalles&id=61 [Interview conducted by Gustavo Sylvestre regarding the performance of judge contestant Luis Rodriguez’s poor performance as an investigative Judge in a case on bribery within the judicial power]

SELECTED COMMENTARY & MEDIA COVERAGE

2024

Fast Company, Why France’s arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has divided tech regulation experts (2024, August 27) https://www.fastcompany.com/91179091/telegram-pavel-durov-arrest-tech-experts-divided

Elon University, "Experts Imagine the Impact of Artificial Intelligence by 2040" (2024, February) https://imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/AI2040-FINAL-White-Paper-2-2.29.24.pdf?trk=feed-detail_comments-list_comment-text

Fast Company, "Could Microsoft’s new Copilot key be an antitrust headache for the company?" (2024, January 5). https://www.fastcompany.com/91005760/microsoft-copilot-key-antitrust

2021

Columbia Journalism Review, "Facebook “transparency report” turns out to be anything but" (2021, August 26 ).https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/facebook-transparency-report-turns-out-to-be-anything-but.php

2019

Wired, “Bridging the Internet’s Digital Language Divide” (June 6, 2019) https://www.wired.com/story/internet-digital-language-divide/

Washington Post, “The Technology 202: Facebook's messaging plans spark privacy, antitrust concerns around the world” (January 29, 2019) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-technology-202/2019/01/29/the-technology-202-facebook-s-messaging-plans-spark-privacy-antitrust-concerns-around-the-world/5c4f4aa41b326b29c3778cf0/?utm_term=.3b441fe48f61

The Guardian [partner zone], “Why are virtual assistants always female? Gender bias in AI must be remedied” (March 26, 2019) https://www.theguardian.com/pwc-partner-zone/2019/mar/26/why-are-virtual-assistants-always-female-gender-bias-in-ai-must-be-remedied

2018

America: Jesuit Review, "Should we be worried about Artifificial Intelligence?" (November 02, 2018), https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2018/11/02/what-are-dangers-artificial-intelligence-our-brave-new-world-self

La Nación, “A study measures how Facebook influences the way Argentines are informed” (April 22, 2018) https://www.lanacion.com.ar/tecnologia/un-estudio-mide-como-facebook-influye-en-la-manera-en-que-se-informan-los-argentinos-nid2127913

2017

Milenio, “Not grounded in fact, the [Government] claims on internet use” (May 17, 2017) https://www.milenio.com/estilo/insostenibles-las-cifras-del-inegi-sobre-internet-red3d

Aristegui, “Not grounded in fact, 74% increase in internet users, which President presumes: study” (March 14, 2017) https://aristeguinoticias.com/1403/mexico/sin-sustento-aumento-de-usuarios-de-internet-de-74-que-presume-epn-estudio/

Vanguardia, “The Government claims that Internet users in Mexico increased from 41 to 70 million, is that true?” (March 13, 2017) https://vanguardia.com.mx/articulo/el-gobierno-dice-que-los-usuarios-de-internet-en-mexico-aumentaron-de-41-70-millones-es

2015

El Universal, “The Open Data Portal could improve: Expert”. (Septermber 14, 2015) https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/periodismo-de-datos/2015/09/14/datos-abiertos-puede-mejorar-experto

2014

Tiempo Argentino 27/5/2014 – “NGO denounced lack of transparency in Farrell’s selection process for the position of judge”, http://www.infonews.com/nota/146247/ong-denuncio-falta-de-transparencia-en

Miradas al Sur, “A setback for Women’s rights?” (March 23, 2014) https://issuu.com/miradasalsur/docs/miradas_al_sur_edicion_305 (Coverage of a lawsuit to the City of Buenos Aires’ Legislative Branch for violating gender quotas in appointments to oversight bodies)

Tercer Sector, “2.0 Campaigns and dreams” (October 21, 2013) https://dconstitucional.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/12diputados-artc3adculo-en-tercer-sectorac3b1o-19-n93-p42-y-43.pdf

2013

Clarín, “The process of Judge selection under the microscope” (September 18, 2013) https://www.clarin.com/politica/procesos-seleccion-jueces-lupa_0_HJZLtWNsDQx.html

El Tribuno (Salta), “A website promotes transparency in the selection of judges from around the country” (September 19, 2013) https://www.eltribuno.com/salta/c325002

International Journalists Network, “Journalists, programmers and lawyers collaborate to open government data” (December 11, 2013). https://ijnet.org/en/story/journalists-programmers-and-lawyers-collaborate-open-government-data

Tiempo Judicial ,“Proposals to reform Judge selection processes: Transparent and competitive contests” (September 23, 2013). http://www.tiempojudicial.com/seleccion-de-jueces-proponen-concursos-transparentes/
La Nación Data,“Fifteen (15) Open Data Projects showcased at AbreLatam” (June 26, 2013). http://blogs.lanacion.com.ar/data/datos-abiertos/quince-15-proyectos-de-open-data-en-abre-latam/

PRESENTATIONS_____________________________________________________________

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2024

Panelist. Disarming the propaganda Machines. The Hague Program on International Cyber Security: Democracy and Cyberspace. The Hague. November 2024.
Poster presentation. The case for a Critical Media Infrastructure Monitor: Analyzing the control points reshaping the media model and market. Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC). Washington D.C. 2024.
Meetup presenter. Decolonizing Data Infrastructures. Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). Amsterdam, Netherlands. July 2024.

2023

Panelist. Non-Aligned Technological Movements: Networks of Solidarity towards an Inclusive Digital Future. Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). Honolulu, Hawaii. 2023.
Speaker. Historical Weaponization of Communication Infrastructure: A historical overview- Symposium in Cybersecurity & Public Policy. Fletcher School, Tufts University. Medford, MA. 2023.
Speaker. Towards informational disarmament. FORGE NYU. New York, NY. 2023.
Poster presentation. Shark Patterns: Recording how apps engage with browser choice. TPRC. Washington DC. 2023.
Panelist. Shark Patterns: How apps are eating up the web. Renmin University Student Symposium. Beijing, China. 2023.
Panelist. The weaponization of Corporate Infrastructure. International Political Science Association (IPSA), Buenos Aires. 2023.
Workshop Co-coordinator. Funding patterns in nonprofits: Challenges and strategies. RightsCon. [Remote participation]. 2023.

2022

Panelist and Chair. Datafication & data platforms. Society for Social Studies of Science (4s), Puebla, Mexico. 2022.
Panelist and Chair. States, Nations and Technologies. Society for Social Studies of Science (4s), Puebla, Mexico. 2022.
Panelist. Shark Patterns: How high are the walls around your walled garden? Global Digital Cultures Conference. University of Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2022.
Speaker - The weaponization of Corporate Infrastructure [Recording]- UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) [Remote participation]. 2022.
Panelist. Translating Principles into Practice. Digital Constitutionalism Network Symposium. CAIS, Bochum, Germany. 2022.
Workshop Co-coordinator. Funding patterns in nonprofits: Challenges and strategies. RightsCon.[Remote participation] 2022.
Panelist. The Weaponization of Corporate Infrastructure. Platform Governance. Sovereignty and the Return of Governance for Digital Platforms. ICA Pre-Conference [Remote participation]. May 2022.

2021

Workshop Co-Lead. Digital colonialism? Re-thinking metaphors and practices in a context of cyber power. RightsCon. [Remote participation] 2021.
Panel Moderator. Strategies to guarantee the right to access to the internet. RightsCon. [Remote participation] 2021.

2020

Panelist. How can AI be used for Promoting & Monitoring development in Latin America? AI Latin American SumMIT. MIT. Cambridge, MA. 2020 .
Workshop Co-Lead. The Declaration(s) of the Interdependence of Cyberspace. RadicalXChange. San Francisco, CA. [Remote participation] 2020.

2019

Panelist. Human-centered Design and Open Data: how to improve AI. UN’s Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Berlin, 2019.
Panelist. Digital Language Divide. RightsCon. Tunis, Tunisia. 2019.
Panelist. Public Algorithms Open Government Partnership. Ottawa, Canada. 2019

2018

Co-Chair. Centralization, Decentralization & Re-Centralization- Breaking the Cycle (with Cory Doctorow and Primavera DeFilippi). Decentralized Web Summit. San Francisco, CA. 2018.
Panelist. Data ethics & AI. International Open Data Conference (IODC). Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2018.
Workshop Co-Lead. Borges & The Future of Open Data.International Open Data Conference (IODC). Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2018.
Speaker. Open data & AI: Opportunities and limitations- Open Government Partnership (OGP). Tbilisi, Georgia. 2018.

2016

Panelist. Markets, communities & public policies for access and Human Rights. United Nations’ Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Guadalajara, México. 2016.
Panelist. Open Data in the developing world: Who is it for? TicTec Conference on Civic Technology. Barcelona, Spain. 2016.

2013

Poster presenter. Opening data to crowdsource the monitoring of judicial appointments International Media Party. Buenos Aires, 2013.
Speaker. The Transparent Contests Initiative: tools and outcomes. AbreLatam Conference on Open Data. Montevideo, 2013.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

2024

Panelist. Artificial Intelligence and Democracy: Contemporary Challenges and Perspectives. School of Transnational Governance. European University Institute. Florence, Italy. 2024
Speaker. Global trends in politics, technology and funding that are shaping the digital rights ecosystem. The Global Network of Social Justice and Digital Resilience (Ford Foundation). Berlin, Germany. 2024.
Workshop lead. Advancing non-aligned technologies towards a robust decolonial movement. Tierra Común Summit-Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia. 2024
Panelist. AI as a Public Good: Ensuring Democratic Control of AI in the Information Space. Forum on Information and Democracy/Observacom. Santiago de Chile [Remote participation]. 2024
Guest Speaker. AI & Algorithms in Government. AI & Bias Lab at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School [Remote participation]. 2024.

2023

Speaker. Risks and opportunities of deploying AI in government. Public Leadership Academy of Slovakia. [Remote participation]. 2023
Guest Speaker. AI & Algorithms in Government. AI & Bias Lab at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. [Remote participation]. 2023.
Panelist. Curación algorítmica y el creciente control de las plataformas de redes sociales sobre nuestra esfera de información. Observacom. Montevideo [Remote participation]. 2023
Participant. Berkman Klein at 25. Berkman Klein Center. Cambridge, MA. 2023.
Invited Panelist. Desmontando los sesgos en los algoritmos: un diálogo intersectorial. School of Transnational Governance, EUI. [Remote participation]. 2023.

2022

Workshop Co-coordinator (remunerated). Non-Disclosure Agreements and the encroachment on public knowledge. JustLabs. Sedona, AZ. 2022.
Invited Expert (amicus curiae). Public hearing on Zero rating policies and their impact on constitutional rights. Constitutional Court of Colombia [Remote participation]. 2022.
Invited Panelist. Sovereign Identity Crisis. iLit Center at Temple Law School. Philadelphia, PA. 2022.
Panelist. Informational disarmament and Non-Alignment. Tierra Comun Summit . Ciudad de México. 2022.
Guest Speaker. AI & Algorithms in Government: Case Studies from Latin America. AI & Bias Lab at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School [Remote participation]. 2022.
Invited Participant Future of Institutions Digital IPCC Round-table Dialogue. New America. [Remote participation]. 2022.
Panelist. Taxes and the redistribution of value by online platforms. Equitable Benefit Sharing Convening. Fundação Gertulio Vargas - Open Society Foundations. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2022.
Speaker. The Weaponization of Corporate Infrastructure. 6th International Governance Talks. Governance and Policy Think Tank (GPTT). Sharif University of Technology [Remote participation]. 2022.
Roundtable discussant (remunerated). AI and the City - Hosted by the CIRM at McGill University [Remote participation]. 2022.
Speaker (remunerated). How are we connected? Geopolitics & Technologies. Hosted by Conflux Center [Remote participation]. 2022

2021

Roundtable discussant. With Nick Pickles (Head of Global Policy, Twitter ), Shannon McGregor, (University of North Carolina), Adi Robertson (The Verge). Hosted by Mathew Ingram. Galley, Columbia Journalism Review. [Remote participation]. 2021.
Panelist. Digital Emancipation in Latin America. Stanford Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. [Remote participation]. 2021.
- Guest Speaker. Topics in Cyberlaw: The Internet, the Web and the Splinternet. Sciences Po. Paris, France. [Remote participation] 2021.
Guest Class Speaker. Data colonialism, digital colonialism and the quest for a Non Aligned Movement. Hosted by Ivan Petrella. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Buenos Aires, Argentina [Remote participation]. 2021
Panelist. Inteligencia Artificial y su impacto en la libertad de expresión. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)-Article 19. [Remote participation]. 2021.

2020

Workshop Co-Organizer. Building Blocks of Web 3.0. Harvard Berkman Klein Center. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2020.
Speaker. Reimagining the Internet. Something Digital Conference, Brisbane, Australia. [Remote participation] 2020.
Speaker. Hacia un movimiento digital de no alineados. Centro de Estudios para la Libertad de Expresión (CELE)-Universidad de Palermo. Buenos Aires, Argentina. [Remote participation]. 2020.
Speaker. Un futuro para internet. ODIA-Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). [Remote participation]. 2020.
Panelist. La democracia en suspenso. Territorio Digital. Santiago de Chile, Chile [Remote participation]. 2020.
Panelist. Towards a Non-Aligned Tech Movement. University of Southern California - ARNIC. Los Angeles, CA [Remote participation].2020.
Facilitator. Equitable health futures in AI. Wilton Park-Governing Health Futures 2030. Wilton Park, U.K. [Remote participation]. 2020.
Speaker. La Gobernanza de Internet y su actualidad. Maestría en Derecho Digital y Estado de la Universidad Champagnat. Mendoza, Argentina. [Remote participation]. 2020.
Panelist. Redes Sociales vs. Debate Público. Observacom-AccesNow. Montevideo, Uruguay. [Remote participation]. 2020.

2019

Panelist. Disinformation in electoral contexts. Organization of American States (OAS). Mexico City, Mexico. 2019.
Roundtable participant. Digital development and global data law. Guarini Global Law & Tech, NYU. New York. 2019
Participant. Facebook Oversight Board Roundtable. Facebook. Mexico City, Mexico. 2019.
Participant. Content & Jurisdiction Contact Group Roundtables. Internet & Jurisdiction. Paris, 2019.

2018

Invited Speaker. AI opportunities and risks in Low and Middle Income Countries. UNDP Eurasia. Webinar, 2018.
Participant. Trust and Opening Governance. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Opening Governance & Beeck Center. Washington D.C., 2018.
Speaker. Personal Control over personal data. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Opening Governance. New York, NY. 2018.
Panelist. The Facebook Dilemma. Spaceus. Cambridge, MA., 2018

2017

Invited Participant. Designing (Open) Governance. MacArthur Found. Research Network on Opening Governance & MindLab. Copenhagen, 2017.
Invited Speaker. Algorithmic Accountability and its links to open data. World Economic Forum. NY. 2017.

2014

Panelist. The argentine Ombudsman 20 years after the constitutional reform. Chamber of Deputies of National Congress. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2014.
Panelist. The Latin American Ombuds Offices and the use of ICTs. Chamber of Senators of National Congress. Montevideo, Uruguay. .2014.
Speaker. Creating transparent contests for positions in the Judiciary. Federal Forum of the Council of Magistrates. Buenos Aires, 2014.

2013

Speaker. Leveraging ICTs to advocate for change Punto ONG - ITBA University, 2013.
Round-table Participant. Using social networks for political campaigning and fundraising. US Embassy. Buenos Aires, 2013.
Speaker. Appointment of Federal Judges in Tucumán. ANDHES. Tucumán, 2013.
Speaker. Appointment of Federal Judges in La Rioja. AIRE La Rioja on Judicial reform. La Rioja, 2013.

2012

Panelist. Why we need a law on access to information National Congress on Access to Information. Mendoza, 2012.
Speaker. Results and insights of Transparent Contests Initiative. 4th Congress on Administrative Law of the City of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, 2012.

GRANTS__________________________________________________________________

UNESCO ($20,000 USD) for research toward a report on ROAM-X indicators in Argentina (2021).
Open Society Foundations ($5,000 USD) for seed funding on a project to develop methods and visualizations showing the impact of app design on competition (2021).
Canadian Government ($50,000 CAD) for an online observatory of judicial contests in Argentina (2013).

Supported the drafting of 6-10 additional successful grant applications.

HONORS____________________________________________________________________

Awarded the Wallis Annenberg Fellowship, by the Wallis Annenberg Chair, Manuel Castells (2022)
Selected amongst students from top Universities for fully funded participation in the Open Society OSIRG Program (2015)
Awarded Chevening Scholarship (2014)
First of Class (Gold Medal) awarded by the UTDT Faculty of Law (2008)

ACADEMIC SERVICE__________________________________________________________

Member of the Centro Latam Digital Academic Committee (2021-2023)
Peer reviewer for MIT Press (2019), Big Data and Society (2024), Contemporary Security Policy (2024), Revista Latinoamericana de Economia y Sociedad Digital, Derecho PUCP, and others.
Elected and served as International Students' Representative t St. Anne's College (Oxford-2014), Student representative at the Oxford Internet Institute (2015) and VP at Annenberg USC (2022)

COMMUNITY SERVICE________________________________________________________

2011 – City of Buenos Aires’ Judiciary: Assisted unregistered voters during elections in Villa 31 (Informal housing district in Buenos Aires).
2010 – Comparte Fair Trade: Earthquake correspondent in southern Chile. Travelled for a month interviewing and publishing online reports regarding the post-earthquake living conditions of artisans who were network members. https://web.archive.org/web/20160605184228/http://www.compartesano.com/workshops/emilio-machiavello/
2007 – Junior Achievement: Tutor of “The Advantages of Not Dropping Out” program at a public school in the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
2005 & 2006 – Conciencia CSO: Summer Intern of Porvenir program: Preventing child labour in tobacco fields of Salta and Jujuy. Organized classes on civil and social rights, and physical and artistic activities for minors during working hours.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP_________________________________________________________

ARTENTIK.COM – Art in a Click November 2011- Dec 2014

Co-Founder of a regional online gallery for artists:
Designed business model, sketched website functionalities, recruited over 80 artists, managed a community of over 5,400 Facebook followers. Published op-ed explaining how artists could leverage digital marketplaces. Drafted contracts and brand protection paperwork. https://web.archive.org/web/20140614185826/http://www.artentik.com/

ADDITIONAL SKILLS__________________________________________________________

Languages: Native Spanish. Fluent English. Intermediate French and Portuguese.
Data collection, analytics and presentation: Advanced user of Tableau Public, Open Refine,. Broad understanding of R Studio. Basic Python and SQL.
Storytelling through data: Completed a month-long online MOOC on Tools and methodologies for data-driven journalism offered by the University of Texas, Knight Foundation & the Open Knowledge Foundation.