News and Research articles on Technological sovereignty

Beyond Big Tech: how Catalan cooperatives are adopting digital tools through collective learning and commons-based principles.

Introduction to the special issue on Digital Solidarity Economies Digital Solidarity Economies

María Belén Albornoz, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO)
Ricard Espelt, Open University of Catalonia
Rafael Grohmann, University of Toronto
Denise Kasparian, University of Buenos Aires
PUBLISHED ON: 6 Feb 2026 DOI: 10.14763/2026.1.2075

This introduction situates Digital Solidarity Economies (DSE) as an analytical and practical framework for reimagining the digital economy through cooperation, mutual aid, and shared ownership.