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Aaron Martin

Mariana Rozo-Paz

Speaker

Identifying and Building Synergies

in the Migration Data Ecosystem

Stefaan Verhulst

Rohan Pai

Soujanya Sridharan

Speaker

Moderator

November 14

10:45 – 11:45 AM

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This session is co-organised by Aapti Institute and Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH. The guest panellists in this session will present their own views.

Agenda and Session Outline

Introduction and Context Setting

Presentation by Aapti Institute

Presentation by Dr Stefaan Verhulst

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Presentation by Dr Aaron Martin

Panel Discussion and Q&A

Presentation by Mariana Rozo-Paz

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30 mins

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Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Violent, forced displacement of the Rohingya community from Rakhine State to Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh has situated them within a state-humanitarian-multilateral paradigm.

Real-world cases show how control over technological infrastructure remains in the hands of large actors

Differing policy objectives of multiple stakeholders results in data maximalism
There is limited negotiating power with digital systems for refugees.

Indian students in Germany

International student mobility is managed by digital infrastructure deployed by the state and higher education institutions. The primary objective of the state is to maintain control over the global knowledge economy.

Lack of transparency about how data assemblages are formulated for migration management.
Even within an advanced data landscape, representation of migrant needs is low.

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The impetus of decision-makers informs the design �of technologies used in migration management

Social Media Posts

Remote Sensing Data

Satellite Imagery

Mobile Phone Data

Financial Data

Flight and Travel Data

Digital Trace Data

Online Forums

Non-traditional Data

Traditional Data

Census

Population Registers

Surveys

Administrative Records

Government Statistics

DATA ASSEMBLAGES

Historical Records

Connectivity & Communication

Healthcare & Insurance

Digital Payments

Border & Security Systems

Digital Identity

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

DESIGN

People on the move

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Source: Big Data for Migration, UN Statistics Division

DECISION-MAKING

Government

Law Enforcement

Multilaterals and Humanitarian Agencies

Civil Society Organisations

Private Sector

IMPETUS

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Data as infrastructure

Non-traditional data sources collected through digital mechanisms lead to the creation of data assemblages for migration management.

The quest for knowability in migration management leads to the creation of data infrastructures

Low self-determination

Data assemblages are formed through the impetus of stakeholders involved in decision-making, with little to

no involvement of migrants.

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Creating a rights-preserving ecosystem for people on the move requires representation of migrants in policymaking (governance), and opening avenues for bottom-up presence in the creation and implementation of technological infrastructure (stakeholdership).

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Presentation

Stefaan Verhulst

Speaker

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TA 4.18: IDENTIFYING AND BUILDING SYNERGIES IN THE MIGRATION DATA ECOSYSTEM

Aaron Martin

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Mariana Rozo-Paz

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Panel Discussion

Aaron Martin

Mariana Rozo-Paz

Speaker

Stefaan Verhulst

Rohan Pai

Soujanya Sridharan

Speaker

Moderator

TA 4.18: IDENTIFYING AND BUILDING SYNERGIES IN THE MIGRATION DATA ECOSYSTEM

Q&A