The Nordic Network for Communication Infrastructure Research (NNCIR) is an interdisciplinary network of scholars working on research related to digital communication infrastructures, datafication, and platform issues shaping Nordic communication practices and industries.
The Network was established in March 2023 and has about 30 members from Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Norway and Sweden.
Events
Future events
Oslo, 30-31 October 2025: Infrastructure Sovereignty in the Nordics: Risks, Dependencies, and Societal Resilience of Communication in Digital Welfare Wtates. Network event.
The Nordic Network for Communication Infrastructure Research gathers researchers from across Nordic universities who study data, platforms, and infrastructures in a Nordic context. The upcoming meeting, hosted by OsloMet, is the third event of the network and will focus on questions of digital sovereignty.
For small democratic nations with open economies, the dependence on foreign technology providers in communication industries raises critical concerns about the risks and vulnerabilities of digital infrastructure. As complete sovereignty risks turning isolationist, Nordic collaboration becomes vital to safeguard the resilience of democracy in the region.
The event will serve as a platform for sharing ongoing research and engaging in dialogue with representatives from the internet and media industries.
Related publications:
- Datafying citizens: Third-party Trackers and Data-as-Payment in Government Infrastructure by Sjøvaag, Brantner, Ferrer-Conill, Karlsson & Helles, Nordicom Review, 46(1), 2025.
- Gateways: Comparing Digital Communication Systems in Nordic Welfare States by Signe S. Lai and Sofie Flensburg .
Past events
Stockholm 8 February 2024: The public value of communication infrastructures in the Nordics. Public event with Nordicom, Nordregio, and the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Stavanger 23-24 November 2023: Building the Nordic Communication Infrastructure Research Area. Network event.
Copenhagen 16-17 March 2023: Data flows and infrastructures: The shifting ecology of distribution in the platform era. Inaugural network meeting.
Members
Norway
- Helle Sjøvaag, helle.sjovaag@uis.no
- Raul Ferrer-Conill, raul.ferrerconill@uis.no
- Carl Okafor, carl.okafor@uis.no
- Joseph Doolen, joseph.doolen@uis.no
- Ann-Karin Holmen, annkarin.holmen@uis.no
- Ragnhild Olsen, ragols@oslomet.no
- Heidi Røsok-Dahl, heidro@oslomet.no
- Lars Gjesvik, larsg@nupi.no
Denmark
- Sofie Flensburg, sofie.flensburg@hum.ku.dk
- Signe Sophus Lai, signe.lai@hum.ku.dk
- Arni Már Einarsson, arni.mar.einarsson@hum.ku.dk
- Rasmus Helles, rashel@hum.ku.dk
- Aske Kammer, askek@ruc.dk
- Lisa Merete Kristensen, lisak@ruc.dk
- Jannie Møller Hartley, jath@ruc.dk
- Jannick Kirk Sørensen, js@es.aau.dk
- Reza Tadayoni, reza@es.aau.dk
Sweden
- Pille Pruulmann Vengerfeldt, pille.pruulmann.vengerfeldt@mau.se
- Michael Karlsson, michael.karlsson@kau.se
- Joanne Kuai, joanne.kuai@kau.se
- Elizabeth van Couvering, elizabeth.van-couvering@kau.se
- Cornelia Brantner, cornelia.Brantner@kau.se
- Theo Röhle, theo.rohle@jmg.gu.se
- Julia Velkova, julia.velkova@liu.se
- Satenik Sargsyan, satenik.sargsyan@liu.se
- Jennie Wiik, jenny.wiik@jmg.gu.se
Greenland
- Signe Ravn-Højgaard, sirh@uni.gl
Finland
- Kaarina Nikunen, kaarina.nikunen@tuni.fi
