• Data Colonialism – PS A.6
• Governance with AI – PS B.6
• DS Special Track Session: Governing at the Margins – PS C.6

Session A6 (Auditorium) :

 Chair:

• “Data for Colonialism or Imperialism: Moving Towards a Global Dignity-Based Ethical Framework Response” ; Abiola Joseph Azeez – University of Ottawa. (Submission #DAP-2026-0165)
• “AI Surveillance and Human Rights: A Comparative Analysis of India and Vietnam.” ; Irene Poetranto – The Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Justin Lau – The Citizen Lab, University of Toronto and Siena Di Cio – The Citizen Lab, University of Toronto. (Submission #81)

Session B6: (Room B)

Chair:

• “Resolving the Governance–Privacy Paradox: Synthetic Data as Infrastructure for Integrated Assurance Under the Three Lines Model” ; Eduardo Riba Brito – Cybernetica AS; University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, Defir Ilmi Faridha – School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia, and Mahmoud Shoush – Cybernetica AS Brito. (Submission #DAP-2026-0222)
• “AI for Navigating Stakeholder Divergence in Complex Societal Problems: A Scoping Review.“ ; Claudio Lazo – TNO, Utrecht University, Fabiano Dalpiaz – Utrecht University and Peter Werkhoven – Utrecht University. (Submission #166)
• “Recursive AI-Assisted Institutional Memory: Evidence from World Bank Portfolio Analysis” ; Omar Asensio – Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA USA ; Institute for Data Engineering & Science (IDEaS), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA USA, Daniel Forcade – Politheon, Atlanta, GA USA, Christoph Klaiber – World Bank Group, Washington, D.C. USA, and Mersedeh Tariverdi – World Bank Group, Washington, D.C. USA. (Submission #DAP-2026-0234)
• “Balancing Risk Prevention and Empowerment: A Critical Youth Framework for Teen Social Media Governance” ; Angie Malorni – Rutgers University New Brunswick, School of Social Work, Caroline Sharkey – University at Albany School of Social Welfare, School of Social Welfare, Sara Wilf – California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Department of Sociology, Rachel John – Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, School of Social Work, and Ishita Kapur –  The University of Tennessee System, College of Social Work. (Submission #DAP-2026-0223)

DS Special Track Session C6: Governing at the Margins (Room C)

Chair: Prof Irene Ng – Group CEO, Dataswyft.

• “Who Is Accountable for Social Exclusion? Justice and Accountability Mismatch in UK Digital Governance” ; Manlin Li – University Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Jennifer Schooling – Anglia Ruskin University Faculty of Science and Engineering and Panpan Sun – University of Nottingham, School of Law.(Submission #DAP-2026-0219)
• “Making AI Governable: Clio-X, Public Records, and Community-Based Digital Statecraft in Cameroon” ; Victoria Lemieux – The University of British Columbia, Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems; University of Lucerne, Zug Institute for Blockchain Research, and Esther Olembe – University of Yaoundé II, Information,library and Archives Sciences; National Archives of Cameroon (Submission #DAP-2026-0212)
• Counting Cases, Missing Patterns: Administrative Data Systems and Violence Against Women in Croatia.” ; Dunja Bonacci Skenderović – Bonacci Ltd, research and consulting. (Submission #63)