[Air-L] *Wednesday!* - Big Data & Society S'26 Colloquium - Governing Digital Infrastructures

[Linda Huber]

Hello all! Please join us on Wednesday for our fourth and final panel of
Big Data & Society's Spring 2026 Colloquium:

Governing Digital Infrastructures: Platforms, AI, and the Public Interest

Date: March 18, 16:00-18:00 GMT / 11:00AM-1:00PM EST

*Webinar link*: https://uky.zoom.us/j/83382671765

Abstract/ Description: AI is consolidating around a few firms that control
data, compute, and distribution, which raises questions about market power,
innovation, and democratic oversight. This panel asks what “good” AI
markets look like and which governance tools (e.g., antitrust,
interoperability mandates / standards, public options, and data access
regimes) can align private incentives with public value. Drawing on
perspectives from law, economics, and political economy, we will compare
approaches across jurisdiction and sectors to identify actionable
mechanisms for policy and institutional design.

Panelists:

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   Brett Aho, Goethe University Frankfurt


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   Annabelle Gawer, University of Surrey
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   Troels Krarup, Aalborg University


Chair: Monja Sauvagerd, University of Bonn

Best,

Linda

-- 
*Linda Huber, she/her*

*NB: I have recently graduated from the University of Michigan **School of
Information and started a new role as Postdoctoral Fellow in Social Justice
& Technology at Swarthmore College. I am in the midst of transitioning away
from this email address, and can also be found at puellaludens1 at gmail.com
<puellaludens1 at gmail.com>, or lhuber1 at swarthmore.edu
<lhuber1 at swarthmore.edu>. *

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