The 72.000.000 question
The US presidential election, our digital future, and a question for the friends at ODI’s Digital Societies programme
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democracy
Digital futures and the governance systems of tomorrow. In conversation with Shivam Gupta
The economic and social consequences of digital innovation require, and will continue to require, political responses to take advantage of the opportunities that these innovations can bring to society. The challenge for government and regulators is that the speed at which these technologies evolve is much faster than the speed of policy decision making. In
Looking back at 2019
In this blogpost I look back at my international research and advisory work during 2019
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Discussion Paper: State Capability, Policymaking and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Do Knowledge Systems Matter?
I have written a blog with Vanesa Weyrauch about the paper and the main questions we pose in it which was published on Helvetas’ Mosaic: The 4IR Is Here. Do We Need to Design Development Initiatives Differently?
Knowledge systems and inclusive governance in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. In conversation with Matthias Herr.
In a September 2016 article in the Guardian, technology editor Alex Hearn reflected that back in 2012, Forbes magazine had posed the question: Is data the new oil? Four years on, in 2016, Fortune brushed away any doubts about the answer and declared, Data is the new oil. The rapid expansion of machine learning and
Federalism and the demand for evidence in Nepal: in conversation with Bishnu Adhikari
In September 2015, Nepal promulgated a new Constitution mandating the country’s transition from a centralised unitary state to a federal state. The goal was to bring democracy to the doorstep of citizens and assign more power and responsibility to local governments. Four years on, how is the reform progressing and what role does knowledge play
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Greta Thunberg and The 1975 join forces against climate change
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq4eCQCgQw8&w=560&h=315] Excerpt from The Guardian: “I kept thinking about it and I just wondered if I am going to have a future. And I kept that to myself because I’m not very much of a talker, and that wasn’t healthy. I became very depressed and stopped going to school. When I was home, my
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Will knowledge systems matter in the Fourth Industrial Revolution? The comment from Beatriz Kira from the Pathways for Prosperity Commission in the UK on our new discussion paper.
Klaus Schwab defines the Fourth Industrial Revolution as ‘the confluence of technological breakthroughs, covering wide-ranging fields such as Artificial Intelligence, robotics, internet of things, nanotechnology, biotechnology, energy storage, and quantum computing.’ It will change economies and societies. Some write that Everyone Must Get Ready For The 4th Industrial Revolution. Together with Maria Malho at Demos