Privacy is Global: Creative Storytelling for Data Protection Advocacy Dossier Speculative audio fiction explaining the importance of data privacy
The EU's Artificial Intelligence Act: Should some applications of AI be beyond the pale? Commentary The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act aims to regulate emerging applications of AI in accordance with “EU values”. But for the most concerning of all such potential applications, the line between regulation and prohibition can be a tricky one to draw. By Alexandre Erler
India as archetype: What emerging data powerhouses need for effective information sharing Study The need for cross-border data sharing throughout the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that the future of multilateral threat management will hinge on steady yet flexible open-data publishing norms and multilateral data-transfer agreements. In many ways, India typifies the perspectives and needs of emerging economies related to data sharing, data flows, and related commercial regulation. By Kim Arora
Digital trade rules: Big Tech’s end run around domestic regulations Study Trade agreements have become an important battleground for tech companies to fight the regulatory pressure they are finally facing in the Global North. But allowing tech companies to capture digital trade talks to defang domestic regulation creates serious risks for privacy, fundamental rights, competition, social and economic justice, and sustainable development. By Burcu Kilic
Towards Secure, Sustainable, and Values-Based Supply Chains: A Transatlantic Conversation Event Recording of the event “Towards Secure, Sustainable, and Values-Based Supply Chains: A Transatlantic Conversation” on March 18, 2021
A Democratic Counteroffer to China’s Digital Power Commentary The EU and the US have to navigate bilateral differences and work with like-minded countries to formulate a response to China’s techno-authoritarianism. This effort should go beyond industrial policy towards shaping a positive and inclusive digital agenda. By Sabine Muscat
Coding for a Better World Transatlantic Media Fellowship A new alliance of programmers, wealthy tech companies, and NGOs is forming to tackle global problems such as poverty, hunger, and climate change. But making a difference in people’s real lives is not quite that simple. By Marc Winkelmann
Data and the Global South: Key Issues for Inclusive Digital Development Publication This paper lays out the predominant debates on data as a development issue. The authors discuss issues of access and connectivity as well as digital governance, and they sketch policy pathways for a fair, just and inclusive digital transformation. pdf
Digital Self-Empowerment, not Digital Colonialism Conference Report The data revolution can support inclusive development and sustainable growth in the Global South as long as national policies and global rules protect vulnerable citizens and societies from abuse by technology companies and authoritarian governments. By Felix Dengg
Is Data the New Oil? Examining the Promise of Data for Development Commentary The promise of measuring everything and everyone with the help of digital technologies has triggered the interest of the development community as well as governments across the Global South. But in countries like Kenya, the excessive collection or personal data creates risks of monetary and political exploitation, not to mention compounding existing discrimination, without improving the delivery of aid and public services. By Nanjala Nyabola