Use Case
Digital Self-Determination and Disability
This use case explores how Digital Self-Determination (DSD) can empower individuals with disabilities to fully participate in digital spaces without fear of exclusion or judgment. Through a series of studios in India, supported by the Embassy of Switzerland, Swissnex India, Point of View, and Design Beku, stakeholders co-designed solutions to address challenges such as inaccessible platform design, lack of representation, and data privacy concerns. The initiative highlights the importance of participatory processes, inclusive policies, and accessibility tools to create digital environments that respect and amplify the voices of people with diverse disabilities.
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Digital Self-Determination and Tourism
The Digital Self-Determination and Tourism use case focuses on managing overtourism in Lucerne, Switzerland, through digital solutions that prioritize tourists' data rights and autonomy. In collaboration with local stakeholders, the project explored how visitor flows can be monitored and redirected using digital tools like sensors, all while ensuring transparency and consent regarding data collection. The initiative underscores the importance of integrating Digital Self-Determination (DSD) principles into tourism management, offering a model for balancing the needs of visitors, residents, and local businesses while safeguarding individual privacy and control over personal data.
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Digital Self-Determination and Education
This use case explores the critical role of digital self-determination in education, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in student data governance and technology integration across U.S. and Swiss educational systems. The study offers actionable recommendations to align edtech practices with student needs and privacy, enhancing equity and digital empowerment in schools.
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Digital Self-Determination and Mobile Money
This use case explores how Digital Self-Determination principles are applied within Kenya’s mobile money sector to address power imbalances and enhance user control over their data.
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Digital Self-Determination on Open Finances
This use case explores how DSD principles can empower individuals and communities in the financial sector, ensuring ethical, transparent, and user-centric data practices.
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Digital Self-Determination of Migrants
BD4M and the IDSD scope the challenge on DSD for migrants and discuss tangible steps for prototyping DSD across migration policies, processes, and technologies.