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Appendix A

List of interviewees

ID
Sector
Site
Chronology
1
FI01
Digital Governance
Tórshavn and Klaksvig, Faroe Islands
18-22 March 2024
2
FI02
Digital Governance
3
FI03
Digital Governance
4
FI04
Digital Governance
5
FI05
Digital Governance
6
FI06
Banking
7
FI07
Civil Society
8
FI08
Civil Society
9
FI09
Civil Society
10
FI10
Civil Society
11
FI11
Public Administration
12
FI12
Public Administration
13
FI13
Migration Services
14
FI14
Migration Services
15
FI15
Local Government
16
FI16
Ethical Oversight
17
FI17
Local Government
18
FI18
Local Government
19
G01
Digital Governance
Online
19 September 2024
20
G02
Civil Society 
Nuuk, Greenland
22 September to 1 October 2024
21
G03
Banking
22
G04
Local Government
23
G05
Civil Society
24
G06
Regulatory Authority
25
G07
Higher Education
26
G08
Public Knowledge Services
27
G09
Civil Society
28
G10
Data and Statistics
29
G11
Civil Society
30
G12
Civil Society
31
G13
Civil Society
32
G14
Civil Society
33
G15
Banking
34
G16
Public Administration
35
G17
Telecommunications Industry 
36
G18
Civil Society
37
G19
Digital Governance
38
G20
Civil Society
Online
19 November 2024
39
Å01
Civil Society
Mariehamn, Åland
26 February to 1 March 2024
40
Å02
Digital Governance
41
Å03
Public Administration
42
Å04
Fintech Company
43
Å05
Business Organisation
44
Å06
Civil Society
45
Å07
Civil Society
46
Å08
Local Government
47
Å09
Public Administration
48
Å10
Civil Society
49
Å11
Public Knowledge Services
50
Å12
Higher Education