30 April 2026 · Yelyzaveta Terentieva, Jonas Breuer, Giulia Campaioli · #DATAGOV #KickOff #Biometrics #DigitalID #DigitalHealth #Edtech #Infrastructure On 26 and 27 March, DATAGOV held its Kick-Off event in Amsterdam. The DATAGOV project explores the intersections of data infrastructure, governance, and democratic participation in the digital age to study how data infrastructures shape democratic life. […]
Date 27 March 2026 Time 10:00–15:00 Location Framer FramedOranje-Vrijstaatkade 711093 KS Amsterdam Registration Register here Data infrastructures like digital identity systems and biometric technologies increasingly decide who is seen, sorted, and served — yet they remain largely out of public view. The DATAGOV kick-off invites you to pull these systems into the open and join
10 March 2026 · Carina R. Nasser, Mattéo Bard, Sruthi Vanguri · #DigitalCitizenship #DigitalWelfareState #DigitalRights #DigitalPublicInfrastructures On February 12 and 13, we had the opportunity to present our work at the “Understanding and Reimagining the Digital Welfare State” workshop at Oslo Metropolitan University. Over two days, scholars examined how welfare systems are increasingly shaped by
26 February 2026 · Carina R. Nasser · #DigitalID #Brazil #Federl-Local #DigitalPublicInfrastructures After gathering a long list of documents and multiple appointments, Joana has finally managed to have her legal gender changed to match her gender identity. Her city district’s civil registry office has confirmed this change via a nice little package of official-looking papers.
18 February 2026 · Mattéo Bard · #EU #Interoperability #Surveillance #Automation When people joke about mass surveillance, they usually think of NSA intelligence officers listening in on your phone calls. But that image is outdated. Today’s surveillance system do not need to spy on suspects individually. It records everyone, all the time. It passively collects
12 February 2026 · Giulia Campaioli · #RegulatoryDataInfrastructures #Inequality #Brazil In November 2023, the Brazilian non-profit organization Coding Rights held a workshop on their project Map of Internet Territories in Campinas, South-East Brazil. When I arrived at the Fazenda Roseira, where the workshop would be hosted, the chairs had been placed in a circle and a Cartography poster was hanging
What Digital Identity Systems Tell Us About Power, Governance, and Everyday Life Digital identity systems are quietly becoming the backbone of contemporary governance. From logging into public services to accessing welfare and healthcare services, digital IDs increasingly shape who gets access to what. Despite their growing importance, these systems are often framed as neutral technical
