CIS Seminar: ” Just Infrastructures”
November 19 at 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Sociotechnical systems enable large-scale connection and the dissemination of timely, engaging information. However, these systems are shaped by complex, often invisible governance structures—comprising rules, roles, and relationships—that significantly influence how they operate. Gaining even a basic understanding of these governance structures is key to using them more effectively and deliberately. Yet, many of the millions who depend on these systems are unaware of the governance mechanisms at play or their own degree of autonomy within them. In this talk, I will present methods to uncover hidden governance structures, unveil the illusion of control, and emphasize the importance of amplifying silenced voices to reshape both governance and our relationship with technology and one another — the goal being to create Just Infrastructures.