We are delighted to unveil the programme of the ninth GIG-ARTS Conference, to be held at the University of Salerno on 26-28 May 2025. This year’s conference takes as its main theme “The rise of digital sovereignty: ambiguities and challenges”. The concept of digital sovereignty has gained increasing attention and importance in recent years, driven by a complex mix of political and economic motivations, geopolitical tensions, and technological developments. The pursuit of digital sovereignty generates significant tensions, particularly between the desire for national control and the need for international and multistakeholder cooperation. Despite its growing prominence, digital sovereignty remains a deeply contested concept. This conference aims to foster critical dialogue on the rise of digital sovereignty, exploring its motivations, ambiguities, and contradictions.
Here is a glimpse of the programme for this year’s conference:
OUTLINE SCHEDULE
DAY 1 – Monday, 26 May
09:00-10:30 Registration
10:30-11:00 Welcome
11:00-12:30 Paper Panel Session 1 – Conceptualizing Digital Sovereignty
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 Paper Panel Session 2 – Geopolitics of Digital Sovereignty
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-17:00 Keynote Speech by Paul Timmers
17:00-18:00 Paper Panel Session 3 – Digital Sovereignty and Security
18:00-18:30 Transfer to Salerno
DAY 2 – Tuesday, 27 May
09:00-10:30 Paper Panel Session 4 – Platform Sovereignty
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Roundtable: “Researching, Teaching and Practicing Digital Sovereignty”
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Paper Panel Session 5 – Decolonial and Indigenous Perspectives on Digital Sovereignty
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-17:00 Keynote Speech by Frederick Douzet
17:00-18:00 Paper Panel Session 6 – Digital Sovereignty and EU regulation
18:00-18:30 Transfer to Salerno
DAY 3 – Wednesday, 28 May
09:00-10:30 Paper Panel Session 7 – Data Governance and Data Sovereignty
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Paper Panel Session 8 – European Digital Sovereignty: Digital Constitutionalism, digital autonomy and normative power
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Paper Panel Session 9 – Infrastructural Sovereignty
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-17:30 Paper Panel Session 10 – Digital Sovereignty in Wartime
17:30-18:00 Concluding remarks
18:00-18:30 Transfer to Salerno
Join us for enriching discussions and valuable insights!
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