Book Launch & Discussion, "Unfair ID: Digital Identity from Injustice to Resistance"
We are delighted to invite you to the Swedish launch of "Unfair ID: Digital Identity from Injustice to Resistance" by Silvia Masiero (University of Oslo).
Silvia Masiero will present her new book Unfair ID: Digital Identity from Injustice to Resistance" (Sage). Professor Lisen Selander will then interview Silvia Masiero on the book. Audience Q&A will follow the discussion.
About the book
Using a data justice lens to explore narratives of unfairness in, and harm caused through digital ID, Silvia will present some of the stories contained in the book, building on her 14-year research on the use of biometrics in the Indian Public Distribution System and other anti-poverty programmes. Based on this, she will discuss routes to build activist mechanisms to combat ID unfairness.
About the author
Silvia Masiero is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at the University of Oslo, Norway. She has authored over 80 peer-reviewed research papers on digital social protection, platform-mediated surveillance and decolonial approaches to information systems research. Silvia is Editor-In-Chief of the journal Information Technology for Development, Chair of the IFIP Working Group 9.4 on the Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development, and a Senior Editor at the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries.
We look forward to welcoming you to this important discussion!
Warm regards,
Juho Lindman, Lisen Selander, Daniel Curto-Millet, and Helena Lindholm
For any questions regarding this event, please contact [juho.lindman@ait.gu.se]
