Putting Trust and Care at the Center of Public Services
What happens when trust and care are the goals of public services? WP2 is doing research to try thinking of the possibilities and practical ways Espoo services already do this.
Digital identity wallets facilitating inclusion and entry to Finland?
The European Union (EU) has introduced a regulation that mandates all EU Member States to provide a digital identity wallet, called EUDI, to all citizens. How could it facilitate immigration procedures, and what challenges does it have?
The Role of EU data regulations in building trust in digital services
For the past five years, the EU has adopted new rules to make digital services more accessible, trustworthy, and transparent. In recently published book on EU data regulations, it is shown how the five new acts are designed to increase the availability of data in the EU, while also safeguarding fundamental rights, like the right to privacy.
The Death of Participatory Design: Using Interactive Storytelling to Reflect on our Research Approach
PD has been framed as a way to give voice to marginalised communities, however, it’s been co-opted or misused. We created an interactive story as a way to reflect on these tensions.
The Road to the ETMU Conference 2025
With just about two months until the 2025 ETMU conference in Helsinki the organization and planning is getting ready for its final push. With the working title of “Breaking (digital) barriers: designing and conceptualizing technologies of inclusive societies”
Digital Discrimination: Why Inclusive Information Systems Matter for Migrant Integration
Behind shiny digital portals are some assumptions regarding users, their familiarity, and trust. What if migrants won’t fit this mold?
Join our Workshop! The Department of Belonging: Future Infrastructures for Inclusive Resident Participation
Join us in a speculative workshop as a part of Communities & Technologies 2025. In this hands-on 4 hour workshop, we will co-design tangible representations of equitable and inclusive future infrastructures.
Exploring Ethics, Trust, and Usability in Speech Technology: My Visit to Dharwad, India
“In relationships without knowledge, there is no trust, and thus only “faith” is possible”.
DVV aims for smoothly functioning Finland – we joined them to think about frictions
We organized some workshops with DVV in September 2024 on national identity and migrant participation.
The 1st International DEDA Seminar – data ethics moving forward
Unlike many impact assessment tools, the DEDA tool should be understood as a tool to gather a diverse group of people around the table and to help reflect on how values and practice are aligned.