The Norwegian Research School on Digitalization, Culture and Society (DIGIT)

The Norwegian Research School for Digitalization, Culture, and Society (DIGIT) is a collaboration between seven Norwegian universities, a research institute, and six partners from the public and private sectors. Together, the partners offer an innovative academic program on the cultural and social dimensions of digitalization to the next generation of experts in the field. The DIGIT program consists of specialized academic courses, seminars, workshops, conferences, placements in public and private organizations, as well as extensive networking opportunities. It is offered to PhD students and postdoctoral researchers at Norwegian institutions. Participation from public and private sector partners ensures that the program is also highly relevant for future careers outside academia. The following four themes are prioritized in the academic program: - How digitalization impacts working life, the labor market, and the relationship between work and private life. - The interaction between digitalization, security, and the right to privacy. - The positive and negative effects of the digitalization of public services. - The digitalization of public administration and democracy – consequences for citizens' opportunities to participate in decision-making processes of importance to themselves and society as a whole.

The Norwegian Research School on Digitalization, Culture and Society (DIGIT) will foster synergies between seven Norwegian universities (UIO, UIB, UIO, NTNU, Nord, USN, UIA, OsloMet), one research institute (ISF), and six non-academic partners (NAV, KS, LO, Spekter, DIGDIR, No Isolation) in the education of the next generation of experts on digitalization, culture and society. The School will provide Ph.D students and postdoctoral fellows with a platform to conduct innovative investigations into the complex interplay of digital, cultural and social change. Bringing together leading scholars from the humanities and social sciences and non-academic partners, the School will provide high quality and innovative scientific training to the students. Students will be enrolled annually in classes for 2 years. The DIGIT alumni will provide students networking and career development opportunities after the two year programme. Organized in four thematic clusters (focusing on the relationship between digitalisation and working life, security and privacy, service provision and public administration; and governance and democracy), DIGIT will provide training to secure take up of new theoretical approaches, new methodological approaches, ethics, gender and intersectionality, and transitions from research to practice in non-academic sector. DIGIT will develop new cutting edge, cross-disciplinary courses, assist the candidates in developing their professional networks across institutions and countries, provide international publication opportunities, offer secondment opportunities with non-academic partners, training in communication with non-academic sector, and career planning. Non-academic partners will be involved in all activities of the School to identify training needs and research questions and topics of relevance to non-academic sector. DIGIT will be supported by an International Advisory Committee.