Recent geopolitical developments show that the Netherlands is vulnerable when it comes to its dependence on digital infrastructure and services from other countries and large technology companies. This is also reflected in
TU Delft’s position paper on Open Strategic Autonomy. It has led to an increasing call for digital autonomy, in politics, in advisory reports and in scientific research. But what exactly do we mean by digital autonomy? And what can organizations, such as municipalities, universities and companies, do to advance digital autonomy?
The event focuses on the question of how we can foster digital autonomy and what choices this entails. What is needed to foster and operationalize digital autonomy? Which policies effectively contributes to this? What knowledge is needed? Digital autonomy is a broad theme for organizations and to act effectively, cooperation, effective policy and clear (design) guidelines are crucial.
During this event, we strive for cross-pollination between policy, practice and science, and between different domains (municipalities, implementing organisations, universities). We investigate where the shared challenges (cross-sectoral) and obstacles lie, what central values play a role in the design of digital technology in combination with digital autonomy, where value tensions occur and how we can put digital autonomy into practice.
