The end of the year is for taking stock of achievements, taking in learnings, and setting out goals for the future. A lot has happened at the Center for Digital Welfare (CDW) this year, in fact much more than what is possible to list in a single newsletter. Some events to highlight are the founding of the working group Sustainable Digitalization, the many close collaborators who have joined us through memberships, and not least the release of 31 excellent research publications by Center researchers, shedding light on diverse aspects of digital welfare. A big warm thank you to everyone involved for contributing with great efforts this year. We look forward to continuing the work for interdisciplinary research and cross-sector collaboration on Digital Welfare in the new year.
The fall period has not been bereft of activities deserving a mention. The Agile State working group went on expedition to the Danish Business Authority who gave a generous account of their journey of digital transformation, from making it possible to register an enterprise online to providing expertise on how to digitize most Danish public agencies. The working groups Sustainable Digitalization and Digital Democratic Spaces, on the other hand, embarked on an expedition to Lærkesletten at Amager Fælled, a site of much contention and, an excellent case for thinking about intersections between natural space, digital debate, democratic process, and ultimately, local election results.
November marked the kick-off of our public Distinguished Speakers Series - Lectures on Digital Welfare, where influential international researchers visit the ITU to present research on technology and their impact on welfare. In the first edition, we were joined by Prof. Jeannette Pols from University of Amsterdam speaking on technologies absorbed in the Dutch health care sector, as well as the multiple varieties in notions of ‘good technology’. Don’t miss the chance to catch the next (online) event in the series on the 9th of December with Meredith Broussard from New York University, most known for
her book Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World and
the Netflix documentary Coded Bias.
CDW wishes you a peaceful Christmas and look forward to seeing you again in 2022.
Greetings from,
Laura Juncker
Strategic Project Manager