This year’s CEDIC Conference took place on Friday, 6 June, and focused on the topic Responsible Digitalisation. The event featured contributions from researchers across all centres and faculties at OsloMet, reflecting the breadth and depth of research on digitalisation taking place at the university.
The annual conference is part of CEDIC’s ongoing initiative to strengthen collaboration between researchers at OsloMet and to raise awareness about research related to digitalisation from a humanities and social sciences perspective.
CEDIC launched to publications at the conference which can be accessed below:
- A report mapping all current research projects at OsloMet that address digitalisation from a humanities and social sciences angle
- A catalogue of CEDIC’s activities over the past five years
Conference programme:
Session 1
- Welcome by Marit Haldar and Rune Halvorsen
- Halla Bjørk Holmarsdottir, Faculty of Education and International Studies: Digital Childhood
- Lars Roar Fløysand, NOVA: Sexuality and Sexual Risk among Youth in a Digital Age
- Erik Børve Rasmussen, Faculty of Social Sciences: Living Longer at Home with Social Welfare Technology
- Britt Elin Øiestad, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hårek Haugerud, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design: Use of AI in Healthcare: Research and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Christin Thea Wathne, Work Research Institute (AFI): Datafication as Knowledge Development
- Yuri Kasahara, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research: Responsible Use of Digital Methods
- Mikko Laamanen, SIFO – Consumption Research Norway: Theorising Social Movements in the Digital Age
- Rebecca Schmidt, Oslo Business School: The Role of Private Actors in the EU’s Regulatory Framework for AI
Session 2
- Håvard Helland, Centre for the Study of Professions: Automation Technologies and the Future of Meaningful Work
- Katriina Byström, Faculty of Social Sciences: Peopleless Offices – The Role of Digitised Information Practices in Changing Work Life
- Kristin Skare Orgeret, Faculty of Social Sciences: Digital Dilemmas: Decoding Digital Media in African Conflicts
- Tale Skjølsvik, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design: Leading Responsible Digitalisation: What Does It Take and How Do We Get There?
Panel Discussion
The Role of Universities in Promoting Responsible Digitalisation
- Tanja Storsul, Pro-Rector for Research and Development, OsloMet
- André Brodtkorb, Professor and Head of Department, OsloMet
- Ivar Frønes, Professor Emeritus, University of Oslo