What We Do
The Lab pursues its mission through a set of activities, each of which function individually but together form part of a broader institutional commitment to independent, inclusive digital governance research.
What We Do
The Lab pursues its mission through research, publication, and convening — each function individually valuable, and together forming a coherent institutional commitment.
Social science-based research on the actors, institutions, norms, and processes shaping digital governance globally — including digital sovereignty, AI governance, data flows, and platform accountability.
Publications and briefings to inform practitioners, negotiators, and policymakers across the full range of digital governance challenges.
Workshops and closed-door dialogues where international organisations, governments of large and smaller economies, industry, and civil society engage with shared challenges.
Current Work
Active research projects and collaborative initiatives undertaken by Lab researchers.
An empirical study exploring how the digital transformation of public services reshapes the citizen–state relationship and challenges prevailing explanations of trust in government. By focusing on digital ID and payment systems, this study investigates the transformation of the citizen state relationship, testing whether digital transformation fosters trust through efficiency gains or whether it instead erodes trust by eliminating personal bureaucratic interactions.
Interdisciplinary research, policy, and advocacy across four dimensions of digital sovereignty: Individual (personal data rights, digital identity, discrimination, and autonomy) Organisational (corporate accountability, platform governance, and responsible innovation), State (regulatory authority, digital jurisdiction, and security frameworks), International (cross-border data flows, technical standards, and multilateral cooperation)