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
Democracy requires a vigilant citizenry. Here is a we are following in the media today. In their daily newsletter Foreign Policy share a report from the Wall Street Journal on a recent develop in India, which will hold elections later this year. In the run-up to the first phase of India’s elections on April 11, … More Dubious information debunking service
Excerpts below of a recent post on Medium by Kaspar Korjus, Managing Director at e-Residency (Estonia). …/… [W]e tend to focus on how technology will advance, but not on how that new technology will alter the way we live our lives in more fundamental ways… Our nations are now undergoing a digital revolution, which will … More Brave new [digital] world
It has been claimed that the core premise of civic tech is to “convert digitally-enabled forms of mass engagement into real change.” Aside from whether this is feasible, it might also be asked, is it so? Is such “change” actually the main objective of civic tech? What might this change look like? Enter vTaiwan. Taiwan … More vTaiwan
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