[DATAGOV Core] weekly check-in: going digital for this week

[Giulia Campaioli]

Sorry, this the link to the toolbox: transitionmakers.nl


On 12/2/26 12:59, Giulia Campaioli via Core wrote:
>
> Dear team,
>
> I hope everyone is doing well, and that the workshop people are having 
> a good and fruitful time, I look forward to hearing about it
>
> Here's my bit from last week up to Monday:
>
> - completed the CPDP paper submission with Jonas and Stefi's support; 
> goes attached.
>
> - *reviewed literature *on the Brazilian Digital Health strategy, 
> particularly on the potentialities and concerns, the framework and 
> applications; this is my entry point for my postdoctoral project, and 
> in the next months it will take shape into an empirical paper in 
> Portuguese (co-authored with the Brazilian research group I 
> collaborate with, based on interviews) and a paper which I would like 
> to co-author with one or more people from DATAGOV on health data 
> infrastructures across countries (maybe a theoretical paper or a 
> comparative policy analysis?) or across technologies within the same 
> context (eSUS and CIN?) also depending on what others will be working 
> on; a working draft goes attached, just FYI (sorry, in PT)
>
> - reviewed and sent feedback of Matteo's blogpost and Stefi's article 
> on human-data interaction;
>
> - worked on the Infrastructural Inequalities blogpost - which I am 
> still correcting, as I am fairly unsatisfied; I must admit I feel very 
> rusty in writing something else than a paper and I guess I struggle 
> with finding my voice, but I am not too far from finishing
>
> - two people from the DMI project responded positively to an email 
> where we invited them to work on a paper together, roughly based on 
> the DMI project; Paul and Nicola will work in, respectively, South 
> Africa and Italy to investigate the digitalization of public 
> infrastructure, with a focus on digital IDs and an 
> art-based/qualitative approach. I am not sure how this collaboration 
> may take shape, it is definitely something to discuss also with Sruthi 
> and Matteo as I wouldn't want this work to obstruct their pilot and 
> phd project; suggestions are welcomed :)
>
> - apart from the meeting with Ray on wednesday, I participated to the 
> meeting with Framer Framed, of which Meg told you already;
>
> - finally, on Monday I went to the Affective Learning training for 
> teachers; what I found interesting for DATAGOV is that their toolbox 
> for teaching could actually be an useful resource to do team-building 
> and co-creation activities (maybe at the retreat?). I could look into 
> it if it sounds interesting.
>
> This week I am finishing the post and I have to submit my PhD thesis 
> to the university of co-tutelle to obtain the double-degree - which 
> also gives me the opportunity to revise the manuscript and prepare a 
> first draft for INC; in this regard, I am finishing up the GDC 
> application for funding + I secured some funding from my PhD to pay 
> the work of an amazing publishing team (Geert Lovink, Anielek 
> Niemyjski, and Mela Miekus, all from INC). The book will come out in 
> June as Theory on Demand volume (if I don't burnout before then :)
>
> Best,
> Giulia
>
>
> On 12/2/26 10:22, Meg Kitamura via Core wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Here is what I was up to last week (+Monday)
>>
>>  *
>>     Sent out invitations through multiple channels. We currently have
>>     55 signups (as of 10:00 AM today). There is unfortunately no
>>     perfect way to share live updates, so I’ll send occasional
>>     updates through links:
>>     https://cryptpad.fr/sheet/#/2/sheet/edit/HUTvaJKcn3GyrefENpUC9bE5/
>>     <https://cryptpad.fr/sheet/#/2/sheet/edit/HUTvaJKcn3GyrefENpUC9bE5/>
>>  *
>>     DATAGOV kick-off event went live on RMeS website (I’m still
>>     waiting for them to update the text):
>>     https://www.rmes.nl/datagov-kick-off-event/
>>     <https://www.rmes.nl/datagov-kick-off-event/>
>>  *
>>     Had a meeting with Framer Framed on Monday. Please refer to my
>>     previous email about the details.
>>  *
>>     Would like to schedule a meeting with Ray on the last week of
>>     February. Could we decide between 24^th  (after 14:00) or 25^th
>>      (after 12:00).
>>
>>
>> Not directly DATAGOV related but sharing because relevant:
>>
>>  *
>>     I’m co-writing a paper with Lonneke on how the Japanese
>>     government is /digitalizing /and /infrastructuring///the
>>     classroom (and subsequent resistance efforts, not strong but
>>     still present). We’re trying to make an argument about the
>>     difference between /platformizing /education vs.
>>     /infrastructuring/ education, the latter creating a condition of
>>     “a point of no return,” which is a phrase used by someone I
>>     interviewed in Japan.
>>
>>
>> I hope the Norway workshop is fruitful! Excited to hear more about it 
>> next week.
>>
>> Meg
>>
>> *From: *Core <core-bounces at lists.datagovlab.net> on behalf of 
>> Stefania Milan via Core <core at lists.datagovlab.net>
>> *Date: *Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 9:49
>> *To: *core at lists.datagovlab.net <core at lists.datagovlab.net>
>> *Subject: *[DATAGOV Core] weekly check-in: going digital for this week
>>
>> Dear all, this week we skipped our check-in moment. Check-ins are 
>> important for a variety of reasons: it is fun to know what everyone 
>> has been up to, and it is a great occasion to create synergies and 
>> ask for feedback or support. And, importantly, at the more individual 
>> level, it allows each of us to take stock of everything we did in 
>> just one week: a well-deserved pat-on-the-back moment. In the busy 
>> life of academia, we rarely make room for acknowledging and 
>> celebrating progress (even when small), and focus almost exclusively 
>> on what’s left to do (always too much). Finally, we are a group and 
>> it is our chance to bringing to life the group, even when each of us 
>> is working in different tasks and even locations.
>>
>> This is why I would like to have that check-in moment virtually for 
>> this week. Please reply to this tread. It should cover last week, not 
>> the current one ;-)
>> I make a start. Please chip in.
>>
>> [what I have been up to - note that I focus only on what’s relevant 
>> for DATAGOV! would be so tedious otherwise]
>>
>>  *
>>     PhD pilot study monthly check-in: it is awesome to see what
>>     bubbles under the surface of a title/concern.
>>  *
>>     Practicalities related to the kick-off event and many, many
>>     personal invites were sent (still sending)
>>  *
>>     Lots of admin, from timesheets to fighting the reimbursement
>>     madness. I am so frustrated things cannot run more smoothly. For
>>     the records, the sage re our lunches/dinners still ongoing :/
>>  *
>>     Started preparing my upcoming lecture at Hasselt U, as part of
>>     the chair I have over there this academic year. It is of
>>     relevance here because the five lectures I am going there are
>>     modelled on DATAGOV research programme. The one I am working on
>>     now is entitled "The Datafied Citizen: Agency, Identity, and
>>     Belonging in the Datafied State”. The good news is that I am
>>     writing down these talks, and at the end I will have a nice
>>     substantive story to share, maybe as a Working Paper for DATAGOV.
>>
>>
>> [what I am working on]
>>
>>  *
>>     a couple of belated book chapters (Listen to me: say no to
>>     chapters. And help me to say no!)
>>  *
>>     more DATAGOV admin
>>
>>
>>
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