In October 2024 the European Union (EU) plans to implement its Entry/Exit System (EES). The world’s richest countries are moving away from physical passports and visas, and towards a fully digital record of immigration status and history. EES is part of this strategy but, without an upstream technological solution, challenges have been raised as to how this will be carried out in practice by the EU in a way that does not impede the vital flow of people and goods on Kent’s motorways? And how is the Port managing the traffic already flowing into Dover?
Blog: How is the Port of Dover preparing for the EU’s Entry/Exit System on a road network serving the UK’s busiest port?
9 July 2024
CenSoF's Moving Domain visit the Port of Dover, where the rubber hits the road both literally and metaphorically, to investigate the sociodigital futures of mobility.
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