From January 2020 to June 2025, PRODIGEES implemented a comprehensive programme to advance research, foster international collaboration, and promote policy-relevant knowledge on digitalisation and sustainable development. Despite challenges, especially from the COVID-19 pandemic, the project successfully adapted and achieved its objectives.
Work Performed
At the core of PRODIGEES’ activities were 74 international research secondments across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia, enabling 149 person-months of exchange between academic and non-academic institutions. These exchanges drove collaborative research, skills development, and high-quality outputs.
Research focused on two main themes:
1. Digitalisation for Sustainability in Governance and Society
2. Digitalisation for Sustainability in Economy and Environment
Key outputs included:
• 63 publications (journal articles, book chapters, policy briefs, blogs)
• 65 digital knowledge products (videos, podcasts, infographics)
• 126 lectures, seminars, and workshops
• Five Transnational Open Access Trainings (TOATs) and Policy Labs
• A Final Conference in Mexico City amplifying the project’s impact
Main Results Achieved
PRODIGEES advanced understanding of how digital technologies intersect with sustainable development, producing insights on:
• AI governance and regulation
• Platformisation and digital labour impacts
• Digital public infrastructure for sustainability transitions
• Geopolitics of digital governance
• Digital tools for environmental monitoring and resource management
• Digital archives and collective memory
• Polarisation, disinformation, and information integrity
• Public sector perspectives on digitalisation
• Digitalisation in transnational network cooperation
• Smart cities and urban development
• Open Science in science ecosystems
• Digital Public Infrastructure and G20 priorities
• Digital divide in sustainable development
• Climate impacts of emerging technologies
• Women entrepreneurs in the digital economy
Exploitation of Results
Results have been exploited through:
• Academic publications shaping debates on digitalisation and sustainability
• Policy briefs and advisory outputs informing decision-makers
• Training materials and digital products on open platforms (e.g. Zenodo)
• Contributions to networks like IDOS and MGG, ensuring continued impact
An open-access edited volume consolidating key findings is in preparation with an international publisher.
Dissemination of Results
PRODIGEES’ dissemination combined academic, policy, and public outreach:
• Presentations at conferences, seminars, and workshops
• Policy advice through channels like IDOS Current Column, IAI Commentaries, CSIS Briefs, and T20 Policy Briefs
• Digital Knowledge Products shared via open platforms and social media
• Results accessible through the PRODIGEES website and Zenodo community:
https://zenodo.org/communities/prodigees/(se abrirá en una nueva ventana)
