A code for care and control
The PIN as an operator of interoperability in the Nordic welfare state
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12221576 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marja Alastalo (0000-0002-4133-7393, University of Eastern Finland, corresponding author), Ilpo Helén (0000-0002-0071-0972, University of Eastern Finland) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 242-265 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of the Human Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-6951 • E-ISSN: 1461-720X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09526951211017731 |
| OpenAlex | W3183574119 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 31 |
Many states make use of personal identity numbers (PINs) to govern people living in their territory and jurisdiction, but only a few rely on an all-purpose PIN used throughout the public and private sectors. This article examines the all-purpose PIN in Finland as a political technology that brings people to the sphere of public welfare services and subjects them to governance by public authorities and expert institutions. Drawing on documentary materials and interviews, it unpacks the history and uses of the PIN as an elementary building block of the Nordic welfare state, and its emerging uses in the post-welfare data economy. The article suggests that, although the PIN is capable of individualizing, identifying, and addressing individuals, its most important and widely embraced feature is the extent to which it enables interoperability among public authorities, private businesses, and their data repositories. Interoperability, together with advances in computing and information technology, has made the PIN a facilitator of public administration, state knowledge production, and everyday life. More recently, in the post-welfare data economy, interoperability has rendered the PIN a national asset in all the Nordic countries, providing a great advantage to biomedical research, innovation business, and healthcare
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Facilitator · Interoperability · Jurisdiction · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Welfare · Welfare state · Computer Science · Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research · Ethics in Clinical Research · Law · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection · Public Administration
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The politics of constructing health data spaces
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Citizenship and Social Class
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From health to wealth
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From Administrative Infrastructure to Biomedical Resource
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Scandinavian Citizenship
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |