How do we hold on to meaningful connections when they come with risks we cannot ignore? For the LGBT+ community, this tension is deeply familiar; the power of digital visibility but also its vulnerability. Digital… [Read more]
Digitalisation & Technology
The Governance Post’s section on current and future developments on “everything digital” and the implications for society and governance.
A Path to Self-sovereign Identity, Data Control, and Privacy in Displacement Camps
Governments and international organisations face difficult challenges in managing and administrating incoming refugees. But blockchain technology offers a promising pathway to enhance autonomy and secure identities for displaced populations. With this essay, Eden Tadesse won… [Read more]
What Does Trump’s Second Presidency Mean for Transatlantic Technology Policy?
In the early hours of November 6, 2024, Donald J. Trump claimed victory after his win in Pennsylvania sealed his return to the White House. Although technology was not a central theme of the campaign,… [Read more]
How Can Data Science Shape Public Policy? with Gabriel Zech
In this episode, we chat with Gabriel Zech, a Hertie MDS graduate from the Class of 2023. With a BA in International Relations from LSE and valuable experience gained in various tech roles, Gabriel now… [Read more]
Under the influence? A reflection on the role of selective attention in policy and politics
This article aims to discuss the mechanics of selective attention and if and how policy makers use this psychological concept by design. Selective attention, as well as its propensity to limit reasoning to the objects… [Read more]
Tech Sovereignty? The Unintended Consequences of Good Intentions
Western governments and technology platforms have imposed several policy and technical sanctions against Russia. The scale and severity of these sanctions might unintentionally accelerate calls for technology nationalism and undermine global efforts to govern digital… [Read more]
Post-COVID Building Blocks for Supply Chains
Fluorescent empty shelves, stocked only with anxiety, were the initial COVID-19 pandemic reality-check for many. Consumers and businesses were blindsided; their normal lives and operations shattered. The world immediately felt the fallout of disrupted supply chains, many of which have not yet recovered. So… [Read more]
How To Finish Off Disinformation Online
Media manipulation is anything but new. While every technological invention offered new ways to manipulate public opinion, democracies seem to be particularly ill-equipped to counter disinformation in the digital age. What can be done to… [Read more]
The Gig’s Up: Rolling Back Worker Protections in California
This piece is part of a novel collaboration between The Governance Post and The Paris Globalist, the international affairs magazine by students at Sciences Po in Paris, France. The onset of a global pandemic and… [Read more]
Spinning Out of Control: How Alternative Facts Changed the United States
He stands wearing a wrinkled white shirt, dark suit, and a slightly shaggy beard. An old Blackberry is in his right hand, a third cup of coffee in his left, a lot is on his… [Read more]