[DATAGOV Core] Invitation to DATAGOV Kick-off Event on March 27, 2026 (Amsterdam)

[Meg Kitamura]

Dear colleague,

You are cordially invited to the kick-off event of the DATAGOV project in Amsterdam, hosted by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and partner venues.

🗓️ Date: March 27, 2026
🕦 Time: 9:30 - 15:00, tentative program available below
📍Location: Framer Framed<https://framerframed.nl/en/> <https://framerframed.nl/en/> (Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71 1093 KS, Amsterdam)
📃 Sign up link here<https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/bVASYCqQn1NXYq2c7lLXLya2YPousvA0lnYRgHfEFUU/>

DATAGOV<https://datagovlab.net/> investigates the impact and social costs of regulatory data infrastructures: data-grabbing systems that actively shape the polity, from monitoring and automated decision-making to mediating access to public services, rights, and welfare. The project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC), takes a comparative approach investigating the European Union, Brazil, India, and South Africa, to examine how these infrastructures transform governance and what they mean for the future of democracy in an era of pervasive datafication. To start with, our empirical focus is on four technology families: biometrics, digital identity, and health and education technologies, and how these reconfigure citizenship, sovereignty, and inequality.

The kick-off will feature keynotes, workshops, and a borrel, bringing together a diverse group of participants from academia, policymaking, industry, civil society, and the arts. The event will also leave ample time for conversation, (net)working, and enjoying each other’s company. All programming is free of charge.

While the program is still taking shape, we already have an exciting list of speakers who will be joining us from around the world: Louise Amoore (Durham University), Fernando Filgueiras (Federal University of Goiás), Mirca Madianou (Goldsmiths, University of London), Rocco Bellanova (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Cecilia Passanti (University of Paris), Mansi Kedia (The World Bank Group), Rob van Kranenburg (Universiteit van Tilburg), and others.

Please also forward this invitation to anyone who may be interested in joining us — this event is open to everyone free of charge.

If you would like to keep up to date with our work and activities, please consider signing up to our mailing list<https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/community>.
You can also keep up to date with our activities on our website<https://datagovlab.net/> and LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/datagovlab>.

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