Department of Management, Society and Communication

Third report from government expert group, headed by MSC professor Mikkel Flyverbom

The government expert group on tech giants, which was established in 2021, released its third and final report on 12 December. The third report focuses on ways of designing the digital infrastructure that avoid excessive dependence on the services provided by the tech giants.

As stated by the Chair of the expert group, MSC Professor Mikkel Flyverbom, it is problematic that parts of the digital infrastructure are controlled by the tech giants because their main focus is on technological developments and commercial gains, while they do not necessarily prioritise responsibility, protection of children and other citizens, or democratic values and rights. Read the full press release and find the report here.

Minister for European Affairs, Marie Bjerre, Chairman of the expert group, Mikkel Flyverbom, Minister for Digital Government, Caroline Stage, and Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Morten Bødskov, at the launch of the report. Photo by Pernille Tranberg.

In connection with the launch, Mikkel Flyverbom and the three Ministers published a newspaper article about the huge impact of the tech giants on contemporary society, and the need for society to gain greater independence from their products and create better opportunities for digital solutions that support existing societal values. Read the article, Enevælden er afskaffet for længst – nu er tiden også kommet til at gøre op med techgiganternes imperier, in Jyllandsposten. Read also the interview, Ekspertgruppe: Ingen dansker bør tvinges på Facebook for at finde ud af, om de er udtaget til weekendens hold, in Politiken.

Find the report, Tech-giganters rolle som digital infrastruktur, here.

For further information, contact Mikkel Flyverbom, mf.msc@cbs.dk.

Article of the Year Award for MSC scholar Oana Albu

MSC Associate Professor Oana Albu has been announced the winner of Management Communication Quarterly’s Article of the Year Award (best published in 2023) for the article Managing Visibilities: The Shades and Shadows of NGO Work in Repressive Contexts.

In the article, Oana Albu explores how visibilities are produced and managed, and how they transform the work of activists operating in repressive contexts.  The findings provide novel insights concerning the (dis)empowering role of visibilities applicable to many collectives, corporations, and institutions that rely on visibility management, as datafication is making it increasingly easy for behaviors to be seen.

Find the article here: Managing Visibilities: The Shades and Shadows of NGO Work in Repressive Contexts, Management Communication Quarterly, 37(3), 659-685.

For further information, please contact Oana Albu, oba.msc@cbs.dk.

The Department of Management, Society and Communication

The department came into existence on 1 January 2017 as a result of the merger of the Department of Intercultural Communication and Management and the Department of International Business Communication. Read about MSC's research profile here and about its research-based education here.

MSC is located in the Dalgas Have part of the CBS campus. As one of CBS' largest departments, it occupies most of the second floor of the building.