The DigiGov Winter School 2023, themed “Digital Practices and Global Inequalities,” brought together 29 participants with a number of experts from diverse disciplinary and cultural backgrounds to explore the complex relationship between digital technologies and social inequality. Big data and artificial intelligence have further exacerbated the existing (digital) divide between geopolitical regions, as well as within societies, with marginalised communities often lacking access to the necessary digital infrastructure and skills to engage with and benefit from these technologies, or being exploited by the extractive logics of resource hungry digital technologies.
I had the privilege of organizing and hosting Day 2 of the Winter School. The day featured two enlightening lectures: one delivered by Noopur Raval and another by Monika Halkort. Additionally, participants engaged in a mapping workshop led by Felix Stalder and Vladan Joler. Together, we explored the dual role of digital technologies in perpetuating and alleviating global digital inequalities. The discussions delved into strategies for fostering a more inclusive and equitable future.
Carsten Horn and me, we reflect our experiences from this day in our blogpost here: https://blog-sts.univie.ac.at/2023/06/01/in-visibilities-of-inequalities-in-the-global-digital-transformation/
