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Undisclosed creators of digitalization: A critical analysis of representational practices
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Information Systems and Technology.
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Information Systems and Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1337-0479
2021 (English)In: Information Polity, ISSN 1570-1255, E-ISSN 1875-8754, Vol. 26, no 1, p. 3-20Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The aim of this paper is to study over- and under representational practices in governmental expert advisory groups on digitalization to open up a dialogue on translations of digitalization. By uncovering how meanings converge and interpretations associated with technology are stabilized or maybe even closed, this research is positioned within a critical research tradition. The chosen analytical framework stretches from technological culture (i.e., how and where the myths and symbolic narratives are constructed), and a focus on the process of interpretation (i.e., the flexibility in how digitalization could be translated and attached to different political goals and values) to a dimension of firstness (addressing education, professional experiences and geographical position to explore dominance and power aspects). The results reveal a homogeneity that is potentially problematic and raises questions about the frames for interpreting what digitalization could and should be and do. We argue that the strong placement of digitalization in the knowledge base disclosed in this study hinders digitalization from being more knowledgeably translated. 

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IOS Press, 2021. Vol. 26, no 1, p. 3-20
Keywords [en]
digitalization, representational practices, digital government, technological culture
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-41369DOI: 10.3233/IP-200230ISI: 000626267500002OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-41369DiVA, id: diva2:1533044
Available from: 2021-03-03 Created: 2021-03-03 Last updated: 2021-04-01Bibliographically approved

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Gidlund, Katarina LSundberg, Leif

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