Digital Infrastructure, the State and Digital Sovereignty
- Date
- 2 June 2026
- Time
- 17:00
- Location
- SPUI25
DPIs include Cloud Storage, Networks, Data Protocols and Standards, as well as Software and Tools. Building on the India Stack model, DPIs or DPI-like infrastructures are now being implemented in over 100 countries and even within the European Union (Eurostack).
DPIs offer new ways of thinking about infrastructure, governance and the role of the state. We invite you to a panel discussion to explore the possibilities and implications of these new ways of thinking about digital sovereignty and governance.
This evening, two of the book authors will pitch what they think needs to be fixed in academia: Gea Dreschler (writing in times of AI) and Yusuf Çelik (first-generation students). Berend van der Kolk, one of the editors, will share how the book came into being and highlight key messages from the book, and Callista Mulder, also an author of the book, will present and moderate the panel discussion.
Confirmed panelists include: Marileen Dogterom (President, KNAW), Felienne Hermans (Professor, VU Amsterdam) and Jeroen Geurts (Rector Magnificus, VU Amsterdam).
SPUI25 is the academic-cultural podium of Amsterdam. Since 2007, we have been giving scientists, authors, artists and other thinkers the opportunity to shine a light on issues that occupy, inspire or concern them. In cooperation with a large number of academic and cultural partners, we organize between 250 and 300 freely accessible programs per year. These are enriching, often interdisciplinary programs that move between science and culture, fact and fiction.
SPUI25 is one of the UvA-podia in the University Quarter.
