Insight Final Event

You are cordially invited to join the In-Sight team in an afternoon of reflecing on and thinking beyond the findings of our research project.

The In-Sight project started in 2021 with the mission of “Making the Hidden Visible: Co-designing for public values in standards-making and governance” and after a fruitful 5 years in the making, we would like to conclude the project by creating a space (for one last time) to think about what we mean by citizenship and standard-setting in digital networks.
Please sign up HERE if you would like to attend.

TIME: March 21st (Fri) 12:30 - 16:00 (lunch will be served at 12:00 and a borrel will follow after the concluding remarks)
LOCATION: The Humanities Lab (Bushuis F0.01, Kloveniersburgwal 48)

Workshop objectives:

• Assess the legacy and gaps: Reflect on the key contributions of the IN-SIGHT project from the media studies, computer science, legal studies and citizen science perspective, while critically examining the unresolved tensions in standard-setting—especially concerning power, societal impact, inclusion, and public values.
  
• Situate standards in a changing geopolitical landscape: Explore how shifting global power dynamics, regulatory competition, and emerging technologies challenge existing governance frameworks and reshape the role of citizenship in digital networks.
  
• Chart future research and action agendas: Identify pressing questions and strategic priorities for scholars, policymakers, lawmakers, regulators, and practitioners to ensure that standards-making become more responsive, democratic, and aligned with public interests.

Program Overview:
12:00-12:30 doors open; light lunch will be served
12:30-13:30 Session 1: A sociotechnical approach to public values in tech and standards
Presenters: Stefania Milan (UvA Media Studies) & Jeroen de Vos (former IN-SIGHT project manager)
Respondents: Annemijn Kwikkers (UvA Philosophy and Algosoc) & Fieke Jansen (Critical Infrastructure Lab)
13:30-13:45 coffee break
13:45-14:45 Session 2: Data science & the politics of standardization
Presenters: Paul Groth & Xue Li (Effy) (UvA Informatics & Data Science Centre)
Respondents: Steven Pemberton (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica) & Stefania Milan
14:45-15:45 Session 3: Legal & participatory design approaches to standard-making
Presenters: Anna Berti Suman (Luiss Guido Carli University, Law School/IN-SIGHT), Sarah Vorndran (Critical Infrastructure Lab) & Mariëtte Amsing (Mary Jet)
Respondents: Giovanni Zenga (Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Ispra & Politecnico Milan) & Gabriel Oliveira Pereira (UvA Media Studies)
15:45-16:00 Closing remarks and thanks, followed by borrel