Towards Socially Sustainable Platforms (SoSu)

Tampere Universities’ Media Studies Research Group hosts a one-day seminar on 14 November 2025, 9–16, at Paidia (Kansikatu 3 / Nokia Arena). The event can also be attended in Helsinki or followed online (see below for details).

The seminar consists of two keynote speeches and workshops:

• Professor Eugenia Siapera, from University College Dublin, asks in her keynote speech if AI can be sustainable. Prof. Siapera approaches this question through the economic, environmental, and societal dimensions. Her talk is based on early findings from a Horizon Europe Forsee project.
• Professor Helen Kennedy, from University of Sheffield, asks in her keynote speech what a good digital society looks like and how we get there. Prof. Kennedy approaches these questions by taking as a starting point the critiques of digital developments presented by social scientists, humanities scholars, and digital rights advocates and activists. Her talk draws on experiences from the ESRC Digital Good Network.
• In our workshops, seminar participants on site at Tampere get to discuss and devise solutions, share knowledge on making an impact, and envision a more equitable and socially sustainable future.

The keynote lectures and the workshops can also be attended in a satellite event in Helsinki at Rajapintapäivät (workshop location: University of Helsinki, Snellmania, Unioninkatu 37, 1st floor). The keynote speeches without workshop participation can be followed online. The link will only be provided upon registration.

>> Sign up to participate in the seminar (by 3 November)

>> Read detailed seminar program and keynote abstracts on the seminar website.

This event is funded by the DigiSus Research Platform

photo: Kari Söderqvist