Cecilia Rikap

@ceciliarikap.bsky.social

Assoc. Prof in Econ & Head of Research at @ucl-iipp.bksy.social

People may think that "Digital Public Infrastructure" refers to public sector data centers, satellites and cables. Well, 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭. It bundles digital services and has contributed to rendering the actual digital infrastructure invisible. Check my latest at @bigdatasoc.bsky.social Link 👇

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finally started this and it’s as good as @bentarnoff.com said. when I say I want critics to please be serious, this is what I mean. in order to fight big tech you have to actually look at what it does and where its power comes from. you can’t just think about the consumer-facing surface

Cecilia Rikap@ceciliarikap.bsky.social · last mo.

New review of my book "The Rulers. Corporate Power in the age of AI and the Cloud" @versobooks.bsky.social was published at the London School of Economics' review of books Read it here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Let's work to make utopias real!!

We can see many of the ways tech companies are affecting the way we live, but their power goes so much deeper. I was so happy to have @ceciliarikap.bsky.social back on the show to dig into it!

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 2mo ago

Cloud giants wield influence in so many ways that we don’t even consider — including shaping and capturing research. This week @ceciliarikap.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how major tech companies shape society and why we need to push back. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/339_...

The European Commission's Tech Sovereignty proposal tries—& fails—to kill 3 birds with the same stone: competitiveness, sustainability & sovereignty. While it may partially succeed in the former, it will do so at the cost of the 2 latter. Latest op-ed at @techpolicypress.bsky.social Link below

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@hypestudies.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How is AI hype shaping Europe's tech sovereignty agenda? Latest piece in our series at @techpolicypress.bsky.social, where @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and Vali Stan show how AI hype drives EU industrial policy, cloud infrastructures, and dependency on Big Tech. 🔎 l1nq.com/2td1hzw

UCL is asking us (scholars, students and admin) to save them money in storage because #Microsoft is increasing its cloud prices. Won't say "I told you so UCL", but... I told you so!! I should probably give a copy of my forthcoming book "The Rulers" to UCL's Provost.

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