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The Summit for Democracy convened virtually this past week by US President Joe Biden is over. It probably generated more discussion immediately before than it will likely do immediately after. That may not be a bad thing. The Summit was meant to kick-off a year of action, to “jumpstart democratic renewal,” as Samantha Power, Administrator … More Summit for Democracy: Aftermath
On December 9-10 US President Joe Biden will host a virtual Summit for Democracy for leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector. In collaboration with the Dukakis Center for Public Service at ACT, the American College of Thessaloniki, a research and outreach hub committed to active citizenship, we will follow the summit and … More Summit for Democracy Live Blog
Marcus Shepheard of the Institute for Government in London has posted a hopeful overview of how future technologies will be used in government in the coming years. These technologies — the devices and softwares driving what has been called the “fourth industrial revolution” — will, in Shepheard’s words, “fundamentally reshape government workforces and change how … More Future technologies and the way government works
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