There is provided a method and a system for generating a summary of digital content. The method comprises: executing a syntax analysis of a textual representation of the digital content; segmenting the digital content into an ordered set of fragments (i.e. a first fragment and a second fragment); executing a semantic analysis of each fragment of the textual representation; determining a utility parameter for each fragment of the set of fragments; determining a linkage between each pair of fragments of the set of fragments; in response to the utility parameter of the second fragment exceeding a pre-determined threshold value, including the second fragment in a subset of fragments for inclusion in the summary of the digital content; in response to the linkage having been determined between the second fragment and the first fragment, including the first fragment in the subset of fragments; and generating the summary of the digital content.