DigitalPublicInfrastructures

No Opting Out? Reflections from the Digital Welfare State Workshop

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 […]

Who Does the App Say You Are? Tracing the Impacts of Brazil’s New Digital ID Infrastructure

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.