Lunch & Learn | Data Snacks

Zooming out – macro-level dynamics of research data infrastructuring

WHAT’S THIS SESSION ABOUT?

This data snack brings attention to macro-level dynamics of research data infrastructuring. It argues that debates on open science and research data management have not, at least so far, paid enough attention to such dynamics and the risks associated to them.
The talk will illustrate three of these dynamics in more detail: (1) The reproduction of (global) inequalities, also through standardization: (2) The continuously growing resource and energy demand of large-scale data infrastructures, including its geopolitical consequences: (3) The continuous expansion of research tracking and dataveillance, including the datafication of ethics. Building on these insights, the talk will provide suggestions how awareness of such macro-level dynamics could be improved when making decisions on the micro-level of everyday (research and data service) practices.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Sigrid Hartong is professor for sociology at the Helmut-Schmidt-University in Hamburg. Her research focus is on the transformation of governance in education and society, with a particular emphasis on the manifestations and effects of datafication and digital infrastructures. Her research portfolio includes policy studies (e.g., new spaces of digital policy-making), international comparisons, projects on school development in the postdigital age, as well as research on the ongoing datafication of (qualitative) research. She is also founder of the initiative Unblack the Box www.unblackthebox.org

---

WHERE AND WHEN?

The info event will take place from 1:00 to 1:30pm via Zoom. There will be a 15-20 minute presentation followed by an open forum for questions and discussion. We look forward to exciting discussions!

---

Das Data Science Center wird gefördert vom: