Interdisciplinary research, policy, and advocacy across four dimensions of digital sovereignty:

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INDIVIDUAL

Personal data rights, digital identity, discrimination, and autonomy

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ORGANISATIONAL

Corporate accountability, platform governance, and responsible innovation

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STATE

Regulatory authority, digital jurisdiction, and security frameworks

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INTERNATIONAL

Cross-border data flows, technical standards, and multilateral cooperation

We examine how emerging technologies—from digital identity systems and digital public infrastructure (DPI) to blockchains and satellite networks—reshape social and political boundaries.

Our mission is to provide evidence-based insights on digital sovereignty challenges, with a particular focus on migration systems and the vulnerable groups navigating them.

PUBLICATIONS

Article

Regulatory entrepreneurship’s threat to digital sovereignty: the case of Worldcoin in Kenya

2026
Grace Mutung'u, Aaron Martin, Magdalena Brewczyńska
Blog Post

Past Debates Over Satellite Broadcasting Hold Lessons for Dialogues on AI and Digital Sovereignty

2026
Emrys Schoemaker
Report

Digital Identity and Migration: Struggles for Equitable Technology Governance

2026
Margie Cheesman

Partners

This project is funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation.

upcoming events

UK Digital ID Consultation Roundtable

20 May 2026
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ODI

Margie and Keren are attending the Open Data Institute's debate on 'what's next?' for digital ID in the UK.

Towards a Citizens Track on AI Governance

23 April 2026
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Graduate Institute, Geneva

Emrys hosted a breakfast roundtable to explore how transnational, national and grassroots public engagement can be brought into two-way connection with the evolving global AI Governance architecture.

Digital Public Infrastructure and Europe: Digital Sovereignty, Global Interconnections, and Pathways for Collaborative Action

21 April 2026
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University Foundation Brussels (Egmontstraat / Rue d'Egmont 11 - 1000 Brussel / Bruxelles, Belgium)

Emrys participated in this workshop, presenting on Digital Public Infrastructure, European digital infrastructure particularly the EUDI wallet and global implications. The workshop brought together stakeholders from EU institutions and Member States, national development agencies, and international practitioners for a discussion around digital public infrastructure (DPI) and its relevance for the EU in light of the policy focus on digital sovereignty. Secondarily, the workshop also aimed to advance a shared understanding of specific DPI use cases in the European context.