Cancan Wang

Cancan Wang serves as a Lecturer in Digitalisation, Democracy, and Governance at the IT University of Copenhagen's REFLECT Center for Climate IT. Her academic work bridges technology policy, sustainability transitions, and data governance frameworks across public and private sectors.

Her research focuses on IT Governance, Data Commons, and Political Economy of Data, with particular expertise in China's digital policy landscape and ESG data infrastructure. Current investigations examine how data systems enable sustainability transformations while navigating regulatory complexities in fintech and climate governance contexts.

Wang's publication trends reveal intensifying focus on data-driven sustainability (40% of 2023-2025 output), China's governance models (25%), and regulatory responses to AI (20%). Her work increasingly integrates cross-disciplinary perspectives from political science, information systems, and environmental studies.

Awarded the Kauffman Best Paper Award Runner Up (2022) for contributions to information systems research, her recognition highlights growing influence in digital governance scholarship.

• Principal Investigator for GreenITSME (2025-2026) exploring service-oriented green IT models for SMEs
• Co-Investigator in DecouplingIT (2022-2027), a €4.2M EU-funded climate crisis mitigation project
• Project lead for DEED-Fintech (2024) developing ESG data governance education for startups

Wang actively shapes discourse through media engagements including Børsen commentary on AI legislation and Danish public radio appearances analyzing data sovereignty. Her leadership extends to chairing the 2023 Conference on Sustainability and Data and organizing the CDW Global Comparisons Masterclass series.