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Mikkel Fly­ver­bom

Professor

Subjects
Digitalisation Technology Politics Ethics Sociology Communication

Primary research areas

Know­ledge in an era of data-driv­en, al­gorithmic ap­proaches
This re­search top­ic in­vest­ig­ates how di­git­al­iz­a­tion and datafic­a­tion cre­ate new con­di­tions and forms of know­ledge, such as pre­dic­tions and an­ti­cip­a­tion
Tech policy and gov­ernance
This re­search ad­dresses how di­git­al tech­no­lo­gies and data have emerged as key con­cerns in or­gan­iz­a­tions and in polit­ics and how tech policy shapes so­cial or­der­ing
Trans­par­ency and vis­ib­il­ity
This stream of re­search seeks to de­vel­op nov­el the­or­iz­a­tions of trans­par­ency and vis­ib­il­ity can help us make sense of di­git­al trans­form­a­tions

My work ex­plores how di­git­al trans­form­a­tions have con­sequences for hu­mans, or­gan­iz­a­tions and so­ci­et­ies.

In my research and in my roles as expert and policy advisor, I am interested in the intersection of digital technology and societal transformations and I engage insights from sociology, ethics, governance and organization studies to make sense of processes of digitalization and datafication. 

I’m Professor of Communication and Digital Transformations at Copenhagen Business School, as well as Study Director for BSc in Business Administration & Digital Management.  

My research focuses on relations between digital technologies and society. Within this broad domain, I explore how data-driven, algorithmic operations shape visibility, knowledge production, communication and governance. I explore how attempts to govern digital technologies and data are organized by public and private actors, and how transparency ideals and practices unfold in organizational and other social settings. Overall, my work seeks to forge stronger ties between emergent questions about technology, data and society, and more established concerns in fields such as communication, organization and management.  

My publications address how digital technologies and data have emerged as key concerns in organizations and in politics. I also focus on how processes of datafication shape knowledge production and how novel theorizations of transparency and visibility can help us make sense of digital transformations. 

On top of my research, I contribute to policy work as an expert on digital transformations, data and responsibility. For instance, I’m the former chairman of the Danish government’s ‘Expert Group on Tech Giants’, a current member of the Data Ethics Council and the Expert Group for The Digital Task Force on AI and I serve on the board of the Danish NGO Børns Vilkår. Finally, I write tech columns for the Danish newspaper Politiken.  

Outside activities

Politiken , 2018 -

I write reg­u­lar columns on tech for the Dan­ish news­pa­per Politiken

Børns Vilkår , 2019 -

I am a mem­ber of the Board of Dir­ect­ors at the Dan­ish NGO Børns Vilkår

Data Eth­ics Coun­cil , 2019 -

I am a mem­ber of the Dan­ish gov­ern­ment’s Data Eth­ics Coun­cil