Insights into digitalisation of public services from a commons perspective

This online discussion aims to identify the potentials that a commons and commoning perspective may bring to challenges related to the digitalisation of public services. We will bring together insights from the Digitalisation of Public Services panel that took place at PDC 2022; the Athens PDC places that focused on Participatory Design and Digital Commons in Greece, and three papers on the topic of commons and commoning.

Tentative agenda (10:00-12:00) :

Welcome and opening of the panel Joanna Saad-Sulonen (IT University of Copenhagen) and Per Linde (Malmö University) - 10 mins

Reem Talhook (Northumbria University) presentation on the PDC 2022 Digitalisation of Public Services panel - 10 mins

Vasilis Vlachokyriakos (Newcastle University) presentation on the Athens PDC Place Tensions and trade-offs in community organisations’ use of ICTs for ‘commoning’ during the Covid-19 pandemic - 10 mins

Mela Bettega (Nova University of Lisbon) and Maurizio Teli (Aalborg University) presentation on: Off-the-shelf digital tools as resource to nurture the commons - 10 mins

Justin Sacks and Rosendy Galabo (Lancaster University) presentation on: Botswana blood commons - 10 mins

Firaz Peer (University of Kentucky) presentation on: A participatory approach to eliciting local values of civic data justice - 10 mins

BREAK

Discussion and Q&A - 45 mins

Moderation:

• Joanna Saad-Sulonen - IT University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
• Per Linde - Malmö University (Sweden)

Organizers:

Member of CAPE research project:

• Amalia de Götzen, Justyna Starostka - Aalborg University Copenhagen (Denmark)
• Joanna Saad-Sulonen - IT University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
• Per Linde - Malmö University (Sweden)
• Nils Ehrenberg - Aalto University (Finland)

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