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Abstract
The aim of the project was to identify digital transformation’s excluding mechanism and develop ways to reach ‘hard to reach learners’ in a society with an increasing digitalization of everyday life.
The methodology drew on design-based research (DBR) (Amiel & Reeves 2008) and the problem identification was conducted in co-creation with essential stakeholders in the field: citizens, front face professionals, and managers and in close collaboration with the (NVL digital). Output from this problem identification phase was analysed drawing on insights from socio-material theorising (Orlikowski 2007; Alldred & Alldred 2015), which revealed how diverse social and material actors organise situations that may prevent citizens from developing digital empowerment. Four problems were identified:
Lack of meaning, which articulates that the citizen’s needs are not met
Institutional skepticism which articulates that the citizen is treated as a client instead of a citizen and lacks trust in the system
Lack of collaboration which articulates that the citizen feels trapped in contradictory professional initiatives
Technological entanglement which articulates that the citizen’s opportunities to act become retained by the inability to master digital systems
Arising from these findings, five recommendations were developed and materialized in a design of digital toolkit for conversation based on principles of a citizen and stakeholder perspectives as resources. The principles concern, recognising the ubiquity of digitalisation, everyday life as the turning point, creating flexible opportunities for participation, relation-chains as drivers for engaging professionally in digital problem identification and -solving, and connecting to relevance. Based on project results, we suggest that by involving essential actors, and in particular citizens, we are provided with an opportunity to develop adequate and sustainable initiatives for participation in a digital society.
Original language | English |
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Publication date | 15 Feb 2023 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 2023 |
Event | Lifelong Learning conference ICDE, 2023 - Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Lillehammer, Norway Duration: 15 Feb 2023 → 17 Feb 2023 https://www.lillehammerlll.no/ |
Conference
Conference | Lifelong Learning conference ICDE, 2023 |
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Location | Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences |
Country/Territory | Norway |
City | Lillehammer |
Period | 15/02/2023 → 17/02/2023 |
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Livslang lærings rolle i den digitale transformation og digitale inklusion - borgerperspektiv I
Buhl, M. (Project Manager), Dille, M. H. B. (CoI), Carlsen, A. (Project Coordinator), Larjanko, , J. (Project Participant) & Kårstein, A. (PI)
01/12/2020 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
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Nordic Network Seminar: Celebrating results and looking forward
Buhl, M. (Participant)
18 Nov 2024 → 19 Nov 2024Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, seminars, exhibitions or similar
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Digital inclusion of ‘hard to reach citizens’
Buhl, M. (Lecturer)
30 May 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Digital inclusion of hard to reach citizens
Buhl, M. (Lecturer)
17 Feb 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Developing new practises for digital empowerment of adult learners as competent, creative and critical co-creative participants in a sustainable societal change
Buhl, M., Dille, M. H. B. & Kårstein, A., 2 Jun 2022, p. 1039-1040. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Livslang lærings rolle i den digitale transformation: The hard to reach citizens
Buhl, M., Dille, M. H. B. & Kårstein, A., Jun 2022, Helsinki: Nordisk Netværk for Voksnes Læring. 85 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research
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Reaching out for the hard to reach – investigating digital exclusion of adult citizens in the Nordic countries
Buhl, M., 2022, p. 1033-1034. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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