Calzada-DI

Igor Calzada Múgica Dk.

IRAKASKUNTZA BERRIKUNTZA

  • Future of Cities Programe 2012-2021– University of Oxford
  • MSc in Global Sustainable Cities 2015-2019 – University of Strathclyde

 

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IKERKETA-ILDOAK

  • Artificial Intelligence for Social Innovation
  • Emerging Digital Citizenship Regimes
  • Smart City Citizenship
  • Benchmarking City-Regions

 

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IKERKETA PROIEKTUAK

  • FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR, UK-US FULBRIGHT COMMISSION, UK (2022-PS00334379)
  • ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, UK (2025-ES/S012435/1)
  • LEARNED SOCIETY OF WALES, BASQUE & WELSH COOPERATION, UK (2023-524205)
  • DECENTRALIZATION RESEARCH CENTRE, DATA COOPERATIVES, CANADA (2025)
  • EUROPEAN COMMISSION, HORIZON EUROPE, EUROPEAN LIGHTHOUSE TO MANIFEST TRUSTWORTHY AND GREEN AI, BME BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY (2024-2025; HORIZON-CL4-2022-HUMAN-02-02-101120657)
  • EUROPEAN COMMISSION, HORIZON 2020 (2023-2028; 101034228)
  • EUROPEAN COMMISSION, EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL ERC, BlockchainGov, SOAM Residence Programme: Network Sovereignties, GERMANY (2024)
  • WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC, RID LEAD, REGIONAL EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE PROGRAME, POLAND (2024)
  • GIPUZKOA PROVINCE COUNCIL, ETORKIZUNA ERAIKIZ, STRATEGY DEPARTMENT, AI4SI (2024-LAB2-007-01)
  • GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DEL SISTEMA UNIVERSITARIO VASCO EN CIENCIAS SOCIALES JURÍDICAS APLICADAS A LAS NUEVAS TECNOLCIENCIAS (GI-CISJANT). Gobierno Vasco (IT 1541-22)
  • GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DEL SISTEMA UNIVERSITARIO VASCO EN BIOGRAPHY & PARLIAMENT (GI-B&P). Gobierno Vasco (IT 1441-22)

 

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EZAGUTZAREN TRANSFERENTZIA ETA KONTRATUAK

  • GIPUZKOA PROVINCE COUNCIL, PRESIDENCY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC CULTURE, DIGITAL INCLUSION & MIGRANTS (2025-2026; PT10937).
  • BASQUE GOVERNMENT, PRESIDENCY, GENERAL SECRETARY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, e-DIASPORA PLATFORM: www.hanhemen.eus (2021<; PT10859)
  • SUMMER SCHOOL UIK 2025, DIGITAL INCLUSION & GEN AI
  • ASTERA INSTITUTE, OPEN SCIENCE, 2024-2025
  • OXFORD ANALYTICA, AI GOVERNANCE GLOBAL TRENDS, 2023-2025
  • AYUDA EN ACCIÓN NGO, AI4SI (2024; PT10863) https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/19/8638
  • SUMMER SCHOOL UIK 2024, AI4SI https://www.uik.eus/en/activity/artificial-intelligence-social-innovation-ai4si

 

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ARGITALPEN NAGUSIAK

  • Full List of Publications: www.igorcalzada.com/publications
  • Journal Articles 2023-2025
    • Calzada, I. (2025), Generative AI and the Urban AI Policy Challenges Ahead: Trustworthy AI for Whom? Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy. Special Issue.
    • Calzada, I., Németh, G., & Al-Radhi, M. S. (2025), Trustworthy AI for Whom? GenAI Detection Techniques of Trust Through Decentralized Web3 Ecosystems. Big Data & Cognitive Computing. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202501.2018.v1
    • Calzada, I. (2024), The Illusion of the Web3 Decentralization. Data & Policy. Preprint. SSRN: DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5008910
    • Calzada, I. (2024), Artificial Intelligence for Social Innovation: Beyond the Noise of Algorithms and Datafication. Sustainability, 16(19), 8638. DOI: 10.3390/su16198638.
    • Calzada, I. (2024), Decentralized Web3 Reshaping Internet Governance: Towards the Emergence of New Forms of Nation-Statehood? Future Internet, 16(10), 361. DOI: 10.3390/fi16100361.
    • Calzada, I. (2024), (Libertarian) Decentralized Web3 Map: In Search of a Post-Westphalian Territory. SSRN. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4937294.
    • Calzada, I. (2024), Democratic Erosion of Data-opolies: Decentralized Web3 Technological Paradigm Shift Amidst AI Disruption. Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 8(3), 26. DOI:10.3390/bdcc8030026.
    • Calzada, I. (2024), How Do Small Nations Cooperate? An Action Research Framework for Wales and the Basque Country. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 11(1), 87-102. DOI:10.1080/21681376.2024.2311099.
    • Calzada, I. (2023), Blockchain-Driven Digital Nomadism in the Basque e-Diaspora. Globalizations, 21(5), 777-802. DOI:10.1080/14747731.2023.2271216.
    • Calzada, I. (2023), Disruptive Technologies for e-Diasporas: Blockchain, DAOs, Data Cooperatives, Metaverse, and ChatGPT. Futures, 154(C), 103258. DOI:10.1016/j.futures.2023.103258.
    • Masso, A., Kasapoglu, T., Tammpuu, P. & Calzada, I. (2024) Datafied Control and Selection of Digital Identity: Estonian e-Residency as ‘Citizenship by Connection’. Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12666718; SSRN DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4887026.
    • Bühler, M.M., Calzada, I., Cane, I., Jelinek, T., Kapoor, A., Mannan, M., Mehta, S., Mookerje, V., Nübel, K., Pentland, A., Scholz, T., Siddarth, D., Tait, J., Vaitla, B. & Zhu, J. (2023), Unlocking the Power of Digital Commons: Data Cooperatives as a Pathway for Data Sovereign, Innovative and Equitable Digital Communities. Digital, 3(3), 146-171. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/digital3030011.
    • Calzada, I. (2023), Smart Rural Communities: Action Research in Colombia and Mozambique. Sustainability, 15(12), 9521. DOI:10.3390/su15129521.
    • Bühler, M.M., Calzada, I., Cane, I., Jelinek, T., Kapoor, A., Mannan, M., Mehta, S., Mookerje, V., Nübel, K., Pentland, A., Scholz, T., Siddarth, D., Tait, J., Vaitla, B. & Zhu, J. (2023), Data Cooperatives as Catalysts for Collaboration, Data Sharing, and the (Trans)Formation of the Digital Commons. Preprints.org, 2023040130. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0130.v1.
    • Bignami, F., Calzada, I., Hanakata, N., & Tomasello, F. (2023), Data-Driven Citizenship Regimes in Contemporary Urban Scenarios: An Introduction. Citizenship Studies 27(2), 145-159. DOI:10.1080/13621025.2022.2147262.
    • Calzada, I. (2023), Euskal Herria 2025, Nazio Algoritmikoa: Eskubide Digitalak Babestuz, Datafikazio Estrategia Emantzipatzaileak Egikaritu, Jakin 256-257, 77-90. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.35786.95689/1.
  • Books
    • Calzada. I. (2025, Forthcoming), Datafied Democracies Unplugged, Cham: Springer.
    • Calzada, I. (2025, Forthcoming), Benchmarking City-Regions, Regions and Cities Series, London and New York: Routledge. ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-138-93258-2 and eISBN: 978-1-138-93258-6.
    • Visvizi, A., Kozlowski, K., Calzada, I., & Troisi, O. (2025), Multidisciplinary Movements in AI and Generative AI: Society, Business, Education. Chentelham: Edward Elgar.
    • Calzada, I. (2022), Emerging Digital Citizenship Regimes: Postpandemic Technopolitical Democracies. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, Emerald Points Series. ISBN: 9781803823324. DOI:10.1108/9781803823317.
    • Calzada, I. (2021), Smart City Citizenship, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc. [ISBN (Paperback): 978-0-12-815300-0]. doi:10.1016/c2017-0-02973-7.
    • Craglia, M., Scholten, H., Micheli, M., Hradec, J., Calzada, I., Luitjens, S., Ponti, M., & Boter, J. (2021). Digitranscope: The governance of digitally-transformed society, EUR 30590 EN, Publications Office of the European Union: Luxembourg. ISBN: 978-92-76-30229-2 (online), doi:10.2760/503546 (online), JRC123362, 30590 EN, KJ-NA-30590-EN-N (online).
    • Satyam, A. & Calzada, I. (2017), The Smart City Transformations. The Revolution of the 21st Century. New Delhi, New York, Sydney and London: Bloomsbury Academic and Professional Publishing. ISBN-10: 9386349043 & ISBN-13: 978-9386349040.
    • Calzada, I. & Bildarratz, J. (Eds.) (2015), Political Innovation, Berrikuntza Politikoa, Innovación Política: #Zubigintza, Zumaia: TransLoKal – Academic Entrepreneurship for Policy Making – Publishing. ISBN (paperback): 978-84-942752-4-1 & (ebook): 978-84-942752-6-5. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13761.76645.
    • Calzada, I. (2014), PostIndependentzia > #HanIzanikHonaGara, Zumaia: TransLoKal – Academic Entrepreneurship for Policy Making – Publishing. ISBN (e-book): 978-84-942752-1-0 & ISBN (paperback): 978-84-942752-2-7. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33265.28007.
    • Calzada, I., Chautón, A. & Di Siena, D. (2013), MacroMesoMicro: Systemic Territory Framework from the perspective of Social Innovation. ISBN: 978-84-616-5217-4.
    • Calzada, I., Chautón, A. & Di Siena, D. (2013), MacroMesoMicro: Marco Sistémico de Territorio desde la Innovación Social. ISBN: 978-84-616-7546-3.
    • Calzada, I. (2011a), Towards the Basque City-Region: Comparative Territorial Benchmarking from the Social Innovation. Portland & Dublin case studies. Zamudio: Innovation Basque Agency, Innobasque, 2011. Depósito Legal: BI-3114/2011. CC 3.0. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.22360.08960.
    • Calzada, I.  (2011b), ¿Hacia una Ciudad Vasca? Aproximación desde la Innovación Social. Vitoria-Gasteiz: Servicio Central de Publicaciones del Gobierno Vasco. ISBN: 978-84-457-3180-2. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20682.36801.
    • Calzada, I. (Coord.) (2005), The Future of Work. The Work of the Future. Edit. Mik. ISBN: 84-96543-13-7.
  • Book Chapters (2020-2025)
    • Calzada, I. (2026) The Illusion of the Web3 Decentralization. In Visvizi. A. et al. Research & Innovation Forum 2025. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
    • Visvizi, A., Calzada, I., Kozlowski, & Troisi, O. (2025) Roadmapping Generative AI Impact: AI for Whom? In A. Visvizi et al. (ed), Multidisciplinary Movements in AI and Generative AI: Society, Business, Education. Chentelham: Edward Elgar. DOI:
    • Oregi, B. & Calzada, I. (2025) Aro Berri Bat: A New Era In Basque Diaspora Policies. In Saitua, I. et al. The Amerikanuak Handbook: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Basque Diaspora Studies. Centre for Basque Studies – University of Nevada, Reno.
    • Calzada, I. (2025) Decentralizing Power? Data Sovereignty in the Age of AI and Web3. In. Amay Korjan, Anita Gurumurthy, et al. (Ed.). Research Handbook on Big Data and Economic Development. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. DOI: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5081504 
    • Calzada, I. (2025) Beyond the Local-Global Nexus:  Towards P2P Decentralized AI-Driven Diasporic e-Citizenship for Data Cooperatives. In Zuberogoitia, A. and Madinabeitia, M. UniberZiutatea/UniverCity. Reno: Centre for Basque Studies – University of Nevada Press. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.19910.96326/1.
    • Calzada, I. (2025) Leveraging Generative AI for Democracy: Detection Techniques of Trust Through Decentralized Web3 Ecosystems. In A. Visvizi et al. (ed), Multidisciplinary Movements in AI and Generative AI: Society, Business, Education. Chentelham: Edward Elgar. DOI:10.2139/ssrn.4983034
    • Masso, A., Calzada, I., & Scheel, S. (2025) Estonia’s E-Residency: Redefining ‘Citizenship by Connection’. In Amelia Johns and Arne Hintz. Handbook of Digital Citizenship. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. DOI:
    • Calzada, I. (2024) From Data-opolies to Decentralization? The AI Disruption Amid the Web3 Promiseland at Stake in Datafied Democracies. In Anna Visvizi, Vincenzo Corvello, and Orlando Troisi. Research and Innovation Forum 2024. Cham: Springer. DOI:10.2139/ssrn.4991253
    • Calzada, I. (2024) Data (Un)Sustainability: Navigating Utopan Resistance While Tracing Emancipatory Datafication Strategies. In Certomá, C., Martelozzo, F. & Iapaolo, F. Digital (Un)Sustainabilities. Promises, Contradictions, and Pitfalls of the Digitaliation-Sustainability Nexus. Oxon: Routledge. DOI:10.4324/9781003441311-11.
    • Calzada, I. (2023) Smart Rural Communities for the Agenda 2030: Action Research, Living Labs, and SDGs. In Iyer-Raninga, U. Contemporary Rural Development Programs. Sustainable Development Book Series. London: IntechOpen. ISBN: 978-1-83768-274-4. ISSN: 2753-6580. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.111909.
    • Calzada, I. (2022), The Right to Have Digital Rights in Smart Cities. In Harald A. Mieg (Ed) Social Innovation in Sustainable Urban Development. pp. 27-54. Basel: MDPI. ISBN: 978-3-0365-4173-0. ISBN: 978-3-0365-4174-7. doi:10.3390/books978-3-0365-4174-7.
    • Calzada, I. (2021), Digitalización (potencialmente federalizante). In El Futuro de la Unión Europea: Una Visión Desde Euskadi. Aportaciones a la Conferencia. pp. 1-55. Bilbao: Eurobasque. ISBN: 978-84-09-37911-8. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.14843.44323/2.
    • Calzada, I. (2022), Democracia Postpandémica Tecnopolítica: Naciones Algorítmicas, Soberanía del Dato, Derechos Digitales, y Co-operativas de Dato. En Filibi, I., Escacedo, L. & Zabalo, J. (Ed) Formas y Escalas Emergentes de las Democracias Contemporáneas. Miradas desde la Sociedad Vasca. Dykinson: Madrid. pp. 123-146. ISBN: 978-84-1122-443-7. DOI:10.14679/13536.
    • Calzada, I. (2022), Datafikazio Estrategia Emantzipatzaileak. Escacedo, L., Zabalo, J. & Filibi, I. (Ed) Demokraziaren Sakontzea eta Parte Hartzea, Hainbat Eskalatan. Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea: Leioa. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.10106.77761/2. ISBN: 978-84-1319-550-6.
    • Calzada, I. (2022), Postpandemic Technopolitical Democracy: Algorithmic Nations, Data Sovereignty, Digital Rights, and Data Cooperatives. In Zabalo, J., Filibi, I., & Escacedo, L. (Ed) Made-to-Measure Future(s) for Democracy? Views from the Basque Atalaia. Cham: Springer. ISBN: 978-3-031-08607-6. Online ISBN: 978-3-031-08608-3. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08608-3_6. pp. 97-117.
    • Calzada, I. (2021), Pandemic Citizenship amidst Stateless Algorithmic Nations: Digital Rights and Technological Sovereignty at Stake. In Pazos-Vidal, S., Silva, A., Antunes, S., Unfried, M., and Calzada, I. (Ed) Post-COVID Europe: Lessons from the pandemic and ideas for a more resilient and fair Europe. Coppieters Foundation/Post-Covid Europe series/4: Brussels. pp. 64-89. ISBN: 9789464008746. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36196.19849/3.
    • Calzada, I. (2021), Seeing Platform and Data Co-operatives Through the European Post COVID-19 Citizenship, In Craglia, M. (ed.), Digitranscope: The governance of digitally-transformed society, EUR 30590 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2020, ISBN 978-92-76-30229-2 (online), doi:10.2760/503546 (online), JRC123362, 30590 EN, KJ-NA-30590-EN-N (online)  DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.12722.22729/1.
    • Calzada, I. (2020), Setting up the Basque Algorithmic Nation: Technological Sovereignty Amidst the Post-COVID-19 Society / Euskal Nazio Algoritmikoa Sortuz: Subirautza Teknologikoa Post-COVID-19 Gizartean. In TMLab (ed), COVID-19 eta ondoren zer? ELKAR: Donostia. ISBN: 978-84-1360-004-8.
    • Calzada, I. (2020), Emerging Citizenship Regimes and Rescaling (European) Nation-States: Algorithmic, Liquid, Metropolitan and Stateless Citizenship Ideal Types. In Sami Moisio, Natalie Koch, Andrew EG Jonas, Christopher Lizotte, and Juho Luukkonen (eds), Handbook on the Changing Geographies of the State: New Spaces of Geopolitics. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 368-384. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.17301.6832/1.
    • Calzada, I. (2020), Seeing Tourism Transformations in Europe through Algorithmic, Techno-Political and City-Regional Lenses, In Transforming Tourism: Regional Perspectives on a Global Phenomenon. Edited by the Coppieters and Ezkerraberri Foundations. 2020/01. Chapter 6. pp 74-89. Brussels: Centre Maurits Coppieters CMC. ISBN: 978-90-826321-0-1. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.33522.45769/1.

 

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