In “Chapter 19: Digital Humanities and Visible and Invisible Infrastructures” by Gimena del Rio Riande, the chapter declared on page 249:
They recall how already by 2014, following Karen Knorr- Cetina in 2001 (“Objectual Practice”), Erik Champion (“Researchers as Infrastructure”) had anticipated the emergence of DH infrastructures as dynamic ecosystems. These works could give anyone the impression that technology is always one and identical, that its users speak the same language, that institutions are run in the same way globally, and that we all have the same degree of digital literacy.”
My point about scholaly ecosystems was that students, teachers and users are vital parts of these digital ecosystems if they are to be ecosystems (not just a range of products). The audience has to be actively involved (“give the impression”) for the good of both parties. Given this, (and the writer probably does not know I am from one of the least populated and remotest countries in the world with non-European heritage), there is no way an objective and prescient reader of my works could be led to believe or try to persuade anyone that I promote a homogenous and universal digital infrastructure.
I do however believe in interoperability, shared transactional frameworks and some form of freemium system as a balance between public access and shareholder rights.
I am not sure why fake polemic battles are needed.
Reference:
del Rio Riande, Gimena (2022). Digital Humanities and Visble and Invisible Infrastructures. In Global Debates in the Digital Humanities. (USA): University of Minnesota Press.
Erik Champion 