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Satya Nadella: crisis requires co-ordinated digital response
"Society’s deepest concerns are rooted right now in two connected questions: how do we protect public health and how can we promote an economic recovery that is inclusive? A third question is becoming more important…: how do we preserve the privacy and cyber security needed for trustworthy computing?" (Nadella, 2020)
Enabling Media Markets to Work for Democracy
“This study outlines the case for, and the practical feasibility of establishing, a new International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM)” which would “ focus mainly on resource-poor settings across the world where the economic and political challenges confronting independent media have become overwhelming” (Luminate, 2020).
Pandemic Propaganda is Coming. Be Ready for It
Ahead of the 2020 election, “American voters will be adrift in a fog of disinformation, uncertain whether to believe anything they read or hear. As a result, there is likely to be an even more fractured electorate shaping American society for the next four years, and perhaps well beyond” (Vera Zakem, 2020).
World Federalism, Global Democracy and Coronavirus
"The coronavirus crisis shows the consequences of the enormous contradiction under which seven billion human beings live now: a world globalized by technology and economy but politically divided into almost 200 national states all taking separate and uncoordinated measures. Does anyone still believe this can work?" (Iglesias, 2020)
Privacy Cannot Be a Casualty of the Coronavirus
“Many Americans now rely on digital tools to work remotely and stay connected. They shouldn’t have to sacrifice their privacy to use them” (NYT Editorial Board, 2020).
Europe’s approach to AI governance: time for a vision
"The immediate reflex to turn to AI to help tackle the outbreak of COVID-19… is a topical case in point. Coordinating AI policies at the EU level could secure a level playing field of protection and benefits for European citizens… and leverage Europe’s strengths on the global market" (Smuha 2020).
The World After Coronavirus
"Humankind is now facing a global crisis. The decisions people and governments take in the next few weeks will probably shape the world for years to come… When choosing between alternatives, we should ask ourselves not only how to overcome the immediate threat, but also what kind of world we will inhabit once the storm passes." (Harari, 2020)
Mapping The Civic Data Universe: Ten Ways To Improve Access To Government Information Through Expanded Interstellar Connections
"This report represents the second and final installment in a study commissioned by the Knight Foundation to identify barriers for journalists and citizens in accessing government information, and to seek potential solutions" (David Cullier, 2020).
The Future of Democracy in Europe
This report argues that “the crisis of liberal democracy cannot be blamed on the development and prevalence of digital technology...rather, the crisis has deeper causes about which there is little consensus, with views dependent on normative assumptions about democracy that are ultimately political” (Kundani, 2020).
Social Media Monitoring
The extent to which DHS exploits social media information is buried in jargon-filled notices about changes to document storage systems that impart only the vaguest outlines of the underlying activities. To fill this gap, this report seeks to map out the department’s collection, use, and sharing of social media information by piecing together press reports..., and other publicly available documents. (German, 2020)
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