Description
From early e-government experiments in the 1990s to today’s AI-driven public services, states have long sought to harness digital technologies to transform how they interact with citizens. The 2010s saw many countries collaborate on “digital transformation,” building an international community around ideals of openness and participation, while simultaneously competing in global rankings and using digital initiatives as instruments of nation branding and statecraft. These dynamics unfold within a highly turbulent geopolitical context marked by democratic backsliding, growing Big Tech dependencies, and urgency around digital sovereignty. This symposium seeks to explore how we should think about digital government and the provision of public services in light of these shifting technological and political conditions. The symposium takes place at Goldsmiths, University of London, bringing together scholars within Science and Technology Studies (STS), software and platform studies, media studies, international relations, political theory and cultural studies to encourage conversation and collaboration through panels curated by the organisers. The symposium is hosted by the DIGI-FRONT project, led by Irina Papazu (IT-University of Copenhagen) and Jessamy Perriam (ITU/Australian National University), and co-hosted by Nathaniel Tkacz (Goldsmiths, University of London).| Period | 16 Apr 2026 → … |
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| Event type | Other |