The Governance Post’s section on current and future developments on “everything digital” and the implications for society and governance.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
In this unprecedented time, substantial inequalities in the use of the internet are depriving the young and the elderly of their fundamental rights to education, access to information and participation. As the Coronavirus relocates most… [Read more]