Sean McDonaldA Digital Neutrality of CommissionThe digital exodus from Russia has revealed a lot of politics, perhaps the most important of which is that technology’s idea of neutrality…12 min read·Apr 27, 2022----
Sean McDonaldBuilding a Multi-Step Plan for Canada’s Long Road AheadBianca Wylie and Sean McDonald12 min read·Jun 15, 2020----
Sean McDonaldSidewalk Labs, the CandidateNormally when we convey open-ended power over public spaces and policies, we do so to candidates through democratic election. In the…10 min read·Aug 13, 2019----
Sean McDonaldA Tale of Two “Smart” Cities“In short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good…4 min read·Jun 28, 2019----
Sean McDonaldinThe StartupMIDP: the Data Governance ProposalMonday, Waterfront Toronto publicly released Sidewalk Labs’ much-anticipated Master Innovation and Development Plan (MIDP)— essentially…18 min read·Jun 26, 2019----
Sean McDonaldinDigitalPolitik NewsletterDigitalPolitik (№4)A newsletter on states, markets, and their digital intersection by Sean McDonald and An Xiao Mina9 min read·Jan 31, 2019----
Sean McDonaldinDigitalPolitik NewsletterDigitalPolitik (№ 2)DigitalPolitik is a twice-monthly newsletter on states, markets, and their digital intersection. We started calling the phenomenon…9 min read·Dec 5, 2018----
Sean McDonaldToronto, Civic Data, and TrustYesterday, Sidewalk Labs proposed using a Civic Data Trust as a governance vehicle to manage data collection and use in the proposed smart…12 min read·Oct 17, 2018----
Sean McDonaldCommunity Data OrganizingAdvocates, communities, and vulnerable populations are starting to use data trusts to build a new form of activism.4 min read·May 24, 2018----
Sean McDonaldYour Chief Data Governance OfficerA job description for your newest C-Suite hire.4 min read·May 21, 2018----