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

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INDIVIDUAL

Personal data rights, digital identity, discrimination, and autonomy

2

ORGANISATIONAL

Corporate accountability, platform governance, and responsible innovation

3

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

Report

Centering Migrants’ Perspectives in the EUDI Wallet Debate in Germany

2026
Thea Kirsch, Marianne Samaha, Ana Werkstetter Caravaca
Blog Post

What the AI space race means for inequality on earth

2026
Quito Tsui, Aaron Martin
Article

Undoing Platform Humanitarianism

2026
Aaron Martin, Quito Tsui

Partners

This project is funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation.

upcoming events

Aid Treasurers Roundtable

13 July 2026
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14 July 2026
Washington DC

Dr Margie Cheesman joined humanitarian treasurers, practitioners, providers, and affiliates to participate in the 2026 Annual Conference, discussing primary financial issues impacting the international NGO space.

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.