Who we are

dotPublic is an organisation and network of professionals and academics working in the digital industry and related fields. We are all passionately committed to the values of public service, and bring many years of experience and expertise to the project.

The dotPublic Research Programme is based at Trinity College Dublin, who provide academic governance, oversight of the research methodology, and the publication of findings. The programme will be co-led by Professor Dave Lewis and Tony Ageh. The university will also act as fiscal administrator for any grants that support the research programme.

Core team

Doing the daily work of building dotPublic:

  • Ian Betteridge – Editor
  • Jake Berger – Programme management
  • Michael Quirke – Fundraising and partnerships
  • Robert Leedham – Publishing and editorial
  • Stefan Magdalinski – Chief technology officer
  • Tony Ageh – Executive director
  • Zelda Rhiando – User experience and design

Wider team

Specialists who bring particular expertise:

  • Dirk-Willem van Gulik – Infrastructure and security policy
  • Gabriel Stein – Provenance and assertion
  • Jens Finkhäuser – Protocols and distributed systems
  • Jude Robinson – Accessibility
  • Laura Melissa Williams – Design strategist
  • Matt Locke – Communications and marketing
  • Paula Le Dieu – Digital policy and civic innovation
  • Richard Northover – Identity systems and privacy
  • Sarah T. Gold – Digital trust and user experience
  • Zillah Watson – Domain acquisition and product development

Advisors

Leaders whose credibility, public voice, and strategic guidance help shape our direction and strengthen our position in broader debates about civic and digital infrastructure, technology, ethics, and the impact of AI:

  • Cory Doctorow – Ethics and public advocacy
  • Desiree Milošević – Internet governance and DNS policy
  • Kate Crawford – AI research and social impact
  • Martin Eve, Open publishing infrastructure
  • Meredith Broussard – Ethical AI and public interest technology
  • Michele Coleman Mayes – Legal strategy and governance
  • Tony Curzon Price – Governance and standards
  • Tracey Brown OBE – Evidence and public policy
  • William Perrin – Public policy and strategic partnerships

We would like you to join us

We invite everyone to join us in our mission to build a new digital infrastructure and change the world for the better.

And we are actively seeking participation from libraries, archives, and cultural institutions; public-interest technologists; policy experts in internet governance; civil society organisations; government agencies; and funding organisations who believe the internet should serve the public good.

Please contact us to get involved.