Expectations are high for digital technologies to address sustainability related challenges. While research into such applications and the twin transformation is growing rapidly, insights in the actual daily practices of digital sustainability within organizations is lacking. This is problematic as the contributions of digital tools to sustainability goals gain shape in organizational practices. To bridge this gap, we develop a theoretical perspective on digital sustainability practices based on practice theory, with an emphasis on the concept of sociomateriality. We argue that connecting meanings related to sustainability with digital technologies is essential to establish beneficial practices. Next, we contend that the meaning of sustainability is contextspecific, which calls for a local meaning making process. Based on our theoretical exploration we develop an empirical research agenda.
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There is a need for modernizing the Dutch collective management system of music copyright to match the rapidly changing digital music industry. Focusing on the often-neglected human values aspect, this study, part of a larger PhD research, examines the value preferences of music rights holders: creators and publishers. It aims to advise on technological redesign for music copyright management system and contribute to discussions on equitable collective management. Building upon prior research, which comprehensively analyzed the Dutch music copyright system and identified key stakeholders, this paper analyses 24 interviews with those key stakeholders to identify their values and potential value tensions. Initial findings establish a set of shared values, crucial for the next phases of the study –values operationalization. This research makes a academic contribution by integrating the Value Sensitive Design (VSD) approach with Distributive Justice Theory, enriching VSD's application and enhancing our understanding of the Economics of Collective Management (ECM).
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At the end of the 1940s and the early 1950s, the question whether or not to rearm West Germany was a fiercely and hotly debated topic in Europe. The Americans suggested doing this by integrating the Federal Republic in NATO. However, many Europeans feared the resurgence of German militarism. Nowhere was this more true than in France. Therefore, the French Foreign Minister René Pleven launched the so-called Pleven Plan, designed to allow West German units to be established, but only in small units. That way, Europe could profit from West Germany’s manpower, without the country becoming a military threat. Discussions on the European Defence Community were tough, but in the end was signed by the six Founding Fathers. The Dutch did so reluctantly, especially because the Americans were left out, favouring security arrangements in NATO and rearming and incorporating West Germany in the Western alliance. To the Netherlands, it was essential to incorporate the British and especially the Americans in the Western defense; the Dutch always favoured an Atlantic alliance, opposing too much supranationality in the European integration project. The Federal Republic of Germany on the other hand, saw it as an opportunity to regain sovereignty. In the end, the French National Assembly did not ratify the EDC-Treaty, opening the way to rearming West Germany and making it a full member of NATO. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=735130 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martijn-lak-71793013/
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"Lifestyle and Digital Sovereignty, a new-media arts approach to collective technological empowerment for holistic care" is een praktijkgericht artistiek onderzoekstraject dat een nieuwe mediakunstinterventie creëert in het domein van de gezondheidszorg. Dit project onderzoekt hoe artistieke interventies die technologische processen integreren kennis kunnen genereren die kan worden toegepast in een bredere context, namelijk het verhogen van gezonde levensstijlgewoonten bij de bevolking. Het onderzoekt hoe artistiek onderzoek de digitale geletterdheid kan vergroten en deelnemers in staat kan stellen hun levensstijlgewoonten te beheren met behulp van kunstmatige intelligentie, waardoor ze op een soevereine manier kunnen interageren met technologische sensoren en systemen. Het project omvat een mensgerichte benadering van AI, in overeenstemming met de ethische en morele vereisten ervan. Het zal veldonderzoek toepassen in de vorm van AT-LABS: een ruimte in kaart gebracht door middel van technologie en artistiek geïntervenieerd door middel van geluid, licht en choreografie, om een optimale bodem te creëren voor artistiek onderzoek naar gemeenschapsvorming, technologisch gemedieerde interactie, digitale geletterdheid en performatieve praktijk, die een interdisciplinaire aanpak mogelijk maakt. De AT-LAB's vinden iteratief plaats tijdens het vierjarige doctoraatstraject. De informatie die bij elke interventie wordt verzameld, zal leiden tot aanpassingen en verbeteringen in de volgende iteraties. De tweede onderzoekslijn zal de artistieke mogelijkheden van nieuwe mediakunst in deze context bekijken en onderzoeken. Het project wordt uitgevoerd binnen het Consortium Healthy Living as a Service (HLaS), een programma geleid door het Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen (UMCG). Verder zal worden samengewerkt met V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media, en ARC in het Noorden. Het wordt begeleid door Prof. Dr. Anke Coumans van de onderzoeksgroep Image in Context van de Hanze Hogeschool en Dr. Bianca Herlo, UDK Berlin, Design Research Group. Secundaire professionele begeleiders zijn Dr. Michel Dartel, V2_ Avans Hogeschool, en Prof. Dr. Claudine Lamoth, UMCG, en leider van het HLaS project.
We live in a time of radical changes in Europe. The climate crisis, the war in Ukraine, energy crisis, the pandemic, increasedprice levels and interest rates, digitalization, robotization, reduced birth rates, an aging population, migration, a decliningdemocracy index and increasing friction level between continents and powerful states makes us uncertain about tomorrow.Deglobalization, shorter production lines, changed export models, bloc formations and sovereignty might be results of someof the large challenges we see today. We see tendencies towards increasing poverty and a declining middle class. It isperhaps more important than ever in recent times to show optimism on behalf of young people and future generations.European cooperation and the link between the right skills for the right future seems to be more actual and important thanever. A report from McKinsey Global Institute (2017) about future work life, competence development and digitalization,shows that approximately 50 % of todays jobs can disappear in the nearest future caused digitalization, robotization and AI.MGI’s in-dept report have covered more than 20 countries and 30 industries (mckinsey.com). We have also a commonEuropean challenge reagarding too many youth outside the working life. The NEET index (Not in Employment, Education orTraining) was 14 % totally for the EU countries, 9.6 % for Germany, 6.3 % for Netherlands and also 6.3 % for Norway in2021 (ssb.no).This is a challenge we have to solve as we need to increase the work participation as welfare costs willincrease as a consequence of more immigration and several older people.
