The main objective of the activity is to investigate how to create a compelling and secure cyberspace by combining sound technological systems with robust regulation of human behavior. This will be based on an innovative ecosystem where experts in technology, law, ethics, sociology, and education come together to create a process that, through a holistic perspective, can anticipate and test new cybersecurity policies. In particular, the activity will cover and produce new knowledge on the regulatory, legal, and ethical aspects of cyberspace. The detailed objectives of the activity can be classified into five macro-categories.

The first category deals with rights, rules, definitions, taxonomies, and authorities aimed at creating new forms of co-regulation for cyberspace. The second category analyzes legal and ethical issues for cybersecurity, such as fundamental rights within this new ecosystem. The third category encompasses lifelong learning and educational models on the legal issues of cybersecurity. The fourth category includes cybercrime and cyber diplomacy as crucial elements of a new national strategy, aiming to develop knowledge on this issue for both the academic and general public. The fifth category addresses digital sovereignty, including computations and technologies based on artificial intelligence, as well as cloud, fog, and edge computing, and their applications in specific sectors such as energy and transport.

Geographic scope: PNRR

Project Coordinator: Folino Gianluigi

Start date: 1 January 2023

End date: 31 December 2025

Project website: https://serics.eu/en/services/spoke-1-aspetti-umani-sociali-legali/