research projects – Data Empowerment

“Public values should be leading!” research to be presented during 9th European Communication Conference in Denmark

Data empowerment authorApril 29, 2022April 29, 2022

Dennis Nguyen & Rhied Al-Othmani Data Professionals' Views on Challenges to Value-Driven Data Practices and Critical Data Literacy in the Public Sector The increasing use of data and artificial intelligence...

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From Domain to Dominion? Charting the Global Expansion of Big Tech Colonialism

Data empowerment authorMarch 9, 2022March 9, 2022

Dennis Nguyen & Rhied Al-OthmaniIntroduction The dominance that data-driven technology companies hold over large parts of the global digital economy and across digital societies has been a key topic in...

AI digital culture research projects

Research and art project investigating women’s perspectives on working in the tech industry

Data empowerment authorJuly 23, 2021April 29, 2022

by Julia Luteijn and Rhied Al-Othmani Yin-Gemis is a research and art project that investigates women's perspectives on working in the tech industry. The purpose of this project is to bring attention to...

data literacy migrants & refugees research projects

Data Literacy as an Emerging Challenge in the Migration-/Refugee Context

Data empowerment authorApril 25, 2021May 3, 2021

A Critical Exploration of Communication Practices Around “Refugee Apps” by Dennis Nguyen & Sergül Nguyen Digital media serve manifold purposes in the context of forced migration connected to communication, transition,...

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Data Literacy, Perception of Digital Transformation, and Risk Awareness

Data empowerment authorApril 20, 2021May 18, 2021

By Dennis Nguyen & Rhied Al-Othmani Datafication and automation are "hot topics" in expert discourses and are often portrayed as two intersecting technological trends that triggered fundamental transformations throughout society....

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Understanding Digital China – Chinese Users’ Views on Data-Driven Technology

Data empowerment authorApril 10, 2021May 3, 2021

By Dennis Nguyen & Bei Wang This research project investigates the social and cultural dimensions of the digital transformation in the Chinese context. More specifically, it explores how Chinese users...