Margot
Bezzi

Margot Bezzi graduated in Communication Sciences from the University of Bologna (2004) with a thesis on the impact of the Internet in redefining existing rights, creating new (digital) rights, and generating new types of participation opportunities and digital divides. Since then, she has focused, from a sociological and humanistic perspective, on the transformations and social impacts triggered by the digital revolution.
Since 2009, she has worked on European research and innovation (R&I) policies and funding programs, focusing on the relationship between science, technology, and society. This includes responsible research and innovation, the transition toward open and participatory R&I models, social innovation, and the social implications of technologies, with particular attention to the social and organizational transformations driven by the digital transition and the Internet.
Before joining CyberSocial Lab. in January 2025, she worked for APRE – the Agency for the Promotion of European Research, which hosts the Italian National Contact Points for the European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
Between 2009 and 2013, she worked as a project and policy officer at the European Commission’s DG CONNECT, where she was responsible for R&I projects in ICT for public services, e-Inclusion, e-Health, and Smart Homes. Within DG CONNECT, she actively contributed to policy development in the areas of digital social innovation and the role of social sciences and humanities in the digital sector. Her previous roles include experiences in the private ICT sector and missions with the United Nations in Chile (UNESCO) and Egypt (WFP). Since 2013, she has been supporting the European Commission as an independent expert in the evaluation process of R&I projects.