CYBORG WORKERS: Digital Sovereignty at Work – Governance, Resistance and Participation

What does “digital sovereignty” mean, and who benefits from it?

Jointly organised by the Digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence, Work and Employment network (DAISY), the Cyborg Workers Collective, the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), and the The Norwegian Research School on Digitalisation, Culture and Society (DIGIT), this conference turns the spotlight into how digital infrastructures and ecosystems are transforming workplaces and their wider economic, social and environmental contexts.

Abstract deadline: 31 March, 2026

When: 15-16 October, 2026

Where: Brussels, Belgium

Abstract submission: https://nettskjema.no/a/586378

Travel grants: Limited travel grants are available for early career researchers who do not have access to institutional funding.

For participants from the DIGIT research school and other early career researchers, a pre-event will be organised from lunch on 14 October, focusing on career development/“Meet the Editors” session. More information will follow.

Invited Plenary Speakers

We are delighted to welcome Professor Joanna Bryson , Professor of Ethics and Technology at The Hertie School of Governance), whose research focuses on improving the governance and ethics of digital technology, and Dr Jamie Woodcock, Senior Lecturer in digital economy at King’s College London, whose research examines labour, work, the gig economy, platforms, and forms of worker resistance.