Modalities of Data Diplomacy: How Negotiations Shape Data Governance in Multi-Actor Settings

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Abstract

In a data-driven world, diverse stakeholders increasingly work with data across organizational boundaries. Though unsurprising that such settings involve negotiations about data ownership, access, and control, how these negotiations shape data governance remains unexplored. In the literature, data governance is often predefined in frameworks, but this view rarely accounts for how data come to matter on day-to-day basis. In this paper, we set out to investigate data diplomacy as governance practice. Based on insights from interviews with 12 professionals, we outline five negotiations in multi-actor settings: establishing data ownership, making data available, creating data access, navigating data literacy, and developing data security. We then identify four modalities of data diplomacy that capture how proactive and reactive diplomatic engagements rely on a combination of formal and informal approaches. Our findings shed light on data diplomacy and contribute to understanding data governance in multi-actor settings.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe proceedings of the 15th Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems (SCIS) held in Uddevalla, Sweden, 2024
EditorsAleksandre Asatiani, Anna Sigridur Islind, Johan Magnusson
Number of pages15
Place of PublicationAtlanta, GA
PublisherAssociation for Information Systems (AIS)
Publication date2024
ISBN (Electronic)9781958200094
Publication statusPublished - 2024
EventThe 15th Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems: Improving Society for ALL with IS - Uddevalla, Sweden
Duration: 11 Aug 202414 Aug 2024
Conference number: 15
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Conference

ConferenceThe 15th Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems
Number15
Country/TerritorySweden
CityUddevalla
Period11/08/202414/08/2024
OtherTogether with The 47th Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia (IRIS2024)
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Keywords

  • Data diplomacy
  • Data governance
  • Negotiations
  • Multi-actor settings
  • Modalities

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