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The world around us is becoming more and more digital. Migration is no exception. Migrants look for information online, governments explore new technologies to manage migration more efficiently and experts delve into new data sources to understand migration processes and the future of migration. Digitalization provides new opportunities but also raises new questions about data protection, privacy and ethics. Digitalization is transforming the field of migration at a dizzying speed. This discussion forum keeps track of recent developments, events, projects and key resources on the digitalization of migration, new data sources and innovative methods. More importantly, it aims at creating a community of practice, providing a space for exchange.
The world around us is becoming more and more digital. Migration is no exception. Migrants look for information online, governments explore new technologies to manage migration more efficiently and experts delve into new data sources to understand migration processes and the future of migration. Digitalization provides new opportunities but also raises new questions about data protection, privacy and ethics. Digitalization is transforming the field of migration at a dizzying speed. This discussion forum keeps track of recent developments, events, projects and key resources on the digitalization of migration, new data sources and innovative methods. More importantly, it aims to create a community of practice, providing a space for exchange.
Initiated as part of the German EU Council Presidency in 2020, this discussion space is hosted by the Migration Network Hub as one of its new communities of practice, enabling the discussion to be sustained and ensuring that all stakeholders globally can participate.
Digital transformation transversally influences the whole programme of the trio of Presidencies of the EU Council (Germany, Portugal and Slovenia). In the management of migration, digital transformation is also omnipresent, and refers to the adoption of digital technology to transform services and processes, from the use of online application forms for asylum seekers, to automated decision support in asylum and return procedures. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is also becoming an increasingly important tool, for example in the fields of border management, as well as migration and asylum procedures. The European Commission's new Pact on Migration and Asylum gives Digital Transformation due attention, referring to the need for effective screening and efficient asylum procedures, alongside integrated and modern border management.
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Please note that the views and opinions shared through this platform do not necessarily reflect those of the UN Network on Migration, its Secretariat, its constituent parts, or the Government of Portugal.
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Leuphana University of Lüneburg - DFG
Digitalisation of Labour and Migration
Digital technologies are transforming the world of work and have far-reaching consequences for mobility and migration. This project studies the reorganisation of labour through digital platforms, and...
CORDIS EU research results
IT tools and methods for managing migration flows
ITFLOWS will generate novel insights on migration. The purpose of ITFLOWS is to provide accurate predictions and adequate management solutions of migration flows in the European Union in the phases of...
University of Southampton
QuantMig
QuantMig aims to transform the methodology of setting and analysing migration scenarios. The project will address the key contemporary challenges of complexity and uncertainty of migration flows, and...
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What is the Migration Network Hub?
The Hub is a virtual “meeting space” where governments, stakeholders and experts can access and share migration-related information and services. It provides curated content, analysis and information on a variety of topics.
The Hub aims to support UN Member States in the implementation, follow-up and review of the Global Compact for Migration by serving as a repository of existing evidence, practices and initiatives, and facilitating access to knowledge sharing via online discussions, an expert database and demand-driven, tailor-made solutions (launching in 2021).
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