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Digital Sovereignty Across Disciplines: Research Symposium
Digital sovereignty is one of the most important topics affecting both our collective research practices and individual dignity.
Digital sovereignty is one of the most important topics affecting both our collective research practices and individual dignity. The capacity for individuals, organisations, and nations to control their digital destiny is reshaping our world in profound ways, influencing everything from how we conduct research to questions concerning the trajectory of planetary computation.
From cloud infrastructure dependencies to AI training datasets, from digital archives to laboratory equipment software, from publishing platforms to collaboration tools, every field of research operates within digital ecosystems that are governed, controlled, and shaped by questions of sovereignty. As our digital futures become ever more entangled with the whims of political economy, militaristic output, climate catastrophe, and the continual datafication of everything, how can digital sovereignty be protected in the coming years?
Join us on 16 June 2026 to hear from researchers in this field and join the discussion on how digital sovereignty affects us, as academics and humans alike. The event will begin with a presentation by Jim Killock, executive director of Open Rights Group, and end with a keynote presentation by Jonathan W. Y. Gray, author and co-director of Centre for Digital Culture at King’s College. A full schedule will be available soon.
A light lunch and refreshments will be available for those attending in person.