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The Buffett Institute is launching a new faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of every month. Faculty members will give a half-hour talk intended for a broad, multidisciplinary audience of Northwestern students, faculty and staff, followed by a conversational Q&A.

On the first Friday in November, Fabián E. Bustamante, Professor of Computer Science at the McCormick School of Engineering, will discuss the emergence of digital sovereignty as a critical issue for governments worldwide, driven by growing concerns over reliance on foreign service providers to host essential websites and digital services. He will share insights from a large-scale study on hosting strategies employed by 61 governments across every continent, representing 82% of the world’s Internet population. By examining how these governments manage their public-facing sites and digital resources, we can better understand their responses to the increasing consolidation of Internet services and the resulting international dependencies.

Please note that 720 University Place is not an ADA-accessible space. Increasing physical access to buildings and facilities is a goal of the University, but not all buildings and venues have been updated.