Policy Briefs
- Creating Data Publics: Decision-making with Data Publics
This brief focuses on decision-making and is directed towards national, regional and local government. It sits alongside the complementary Creating Data Publics brief on creative and cultural methods.

Reference: Ashton, D., Lesage, F., Li, X., & Vidyamaharani, S. (2026). Creating Data Publics: Decision-making with Data Publics [Policy Brief]. University of Southampton & Simon Fraser University. https://doi.org/10.48410/58ng-2371
- Creating Data Publics: Civic Organisations and Creative and Cultural Methods
This brief focuses on creative and cultural methods and is directed towards civic and arts and cultural organisations. It sits alongside the complementary Creating Data Publics brief on decision-making.

Reference: Lesage, F., Ashton, D., Li, X., & Vidyamaharani, S. (2026). Creating Data Publics: Civic Organisations and Creative and Cultural Methods [Policy Brief]. Simon Fraser University & University of Southampton. https://doi.org/10.48410/rhm6-0c08
Project Team
Creating Data Publics for Governance is a collaboration between researchers at Simon Fraser University (Canada) and University of Southampton (UK):
- Dr Frédérik Lesage (Principal Investigator; Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University)
- Professor Dan Ashton (Co-Investigator; Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, University of Southampton)
- Xiaosu Li (Research Assistant, Simon Fraser University)
- Shafira Rezkita Vidyamaharani (Research Assistant, Simon Fraser University)


