Network Governance and Digital Technologies in a Covid-19 world

Webinar 8. September 2020

Kl. 8.00-9.00 am., Central European Time (CET)
Kl. 4.00-5.00 pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

University of Agder, Norway and Southern Cross University, Australia

Government and community leaders in Norway and Australia share experiences and reflections on the role of networks and digital technologies in responding to the challenges of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified society’s reliance on both personal data and ICT networks and, in many cases, has required a rapid transformation of existing communication patterns and service delivery models. The real-time development and navigation of this increasingly complex and networked world and its electronic/digital supports is challenging and often precedes established practice. As the public sector strengthens its capability and capacity to work relationally and digitally, collaborative networks are extending into private and not for profit sectors to design and deliver the best solutions for community. While digital solutions were quickly implemented, several of these have been criticized for security flaws and insufficient privacy protection. As such, the pandemic may therefore have provided a glimpse of some of the unintended consequences of digitalization that may have far reaching implications for governance.

In this facilitated open webinar we invite practitioners of public and community sectors in both Queensland (Australia) and Norway to reflect on their experiences, identify challenges and opportunities, and explore future collaborations in this new context.
Please register for this free online event by September 5th 2020 at Network Governance and Digital Technologies in a Covid-19 world.

Note: The webinar will be recorded and published online at a  later date. 

The public webinar is part of the Governance & Complex Networks in Times of Turbulence and Digital Transformation conference, organized by the Department of Political Science and Management and the Center for Digital Transformation (CEDIT) at the University of Agder (UiA), Norway, in collaboration with School of Business and Tourism at the  Southern Cross University, Australia. The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss relevant research aspects concerning change and innovation in the public sector in times of turbulence and digital transformation. Registration for the conference panels and submission of abstracts is closed.