15 Nov Teaching Seminar about ‘Data Co-operatives through Data Sovereignty: Towards Digital Foundational Economy?’, WISERD, Cardiff University (UK) (30/11/2021)
Presented by Igor Calzada This presentation is based on Dr Calzada’s recently published paper ‘Data Cooperatives through Data Sovereignty’* Highlights: 1. Data are not the oil of the Twenty-First Century; they are people. 2. Stemming from a recent published paper*, this seminar sheds light on two intertwined technopolitical notions...
19 Sep ‘Brexit: erraietatik’ (Brexit: from inside, from the guts) opinion article in the newspaper Berria (a newspaper in Basque language)
The article revolves around the volatile Brexit context by giving several insights referring to the democratic dysfunctional nature of it....
17 Oct ‘Mundane Technologies for Smart Cities?’ article in El Pais (Spanish newspaper) special edition Urban Beings/Seres Urbanos
The article presents a broad debate regarding the critical transformations around the smart city mainstream trend by arguing in favour of including mundane technologies in the analysis of the current socio-technical needs for cities....
11 May Commenting & analysing on the UK General Elections 2015 in Onda Vasca radio station with Xabier Lapitz
Analysis on the General Elections 2015 in the United Kingdom in Onda Vasca, a Basque radio station in Spain. Programme conducted by the Basque journalist, Xabier Lapitz...
19 Jan Curator of the Politics in Spires (Univ. Oxford Politics & International Relations Dep) Special Series ‘Between Independence & Re-centralisation: Political Innovation in an Age of Devolution’
Dr Calzada will be the curator of the Politics in Spires Special Series entitled 'Between Independence & Re-centralisation: Political Innovation in an Age of Devolution' sponsored by the University of Oxford & Cambridge (UK). Politics in Spires is a platform that aims to bring academic...