Europe’s Approach to Regulate AI Seen as Too Hasty for US Media Fellowship The EU’s draft law on AI regulation leaves key questions unanswered, US policymakers say. By Gopal Ratnam
EU action on data-sharing for smart devices raises concerns Media Fellowship Trade groups and legal experts seek clarity on whether transferring data would hurt trade secrets or collide with privacy rules By Gopal Ratnam
Data for Sustainable Urban Mobility Dossier Data and digital technologies can support the transition to greener and more equitable urban transportation systems. This transatlantic project looks at how public-private data-sharing and seamless mobility across transportation modes can support cities in reaching their climate and inclusion goals – across very different regulatory systems.
How Data Can Power Transportation's Just Transition: German and American Views Analysis Data and digital technologies can support the transition to greener and more equitable urban transportation systems. This transatlantic project looks at how public-private data-sharing and seamless mobility across transportation modes can support cities in reaching their climate and inclusion goals – across very different regulatory systems. By Anusha Chitturi and Paul Schneider
Exploring intersections: a feminist perspective on digital and foreign policy Commentary Not even ten years after being mentioned for the very first time, feminist foreign policy has made it into the political mainstream: the guidelines ‘Shaping a Feminist Foreign Policy’ of the German Federal Foreign Office outline a strategic shift in German foreign politics. At the same time, digital policy has become more and more international. By Elisa Lindinger and Julia Kloiber
Autonomous driving is fiction Interview Illah Nourbakhsh is professor at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The onetime industrial city in Pennsylvania is considered one of the hubs for autonomous driving in the United States. In this interview, Professor Nourbakhsh describes the vision of driverless robot cars as mere fiction, and he warns about their implications for society. By Jana Kugoth
Transatlantic perspectives on smart (enough) mobility Commentary Our second Grow the Future cohort traveled to Toronto, Pittsburgh and Washington, DC in June 2022, to discuss strategies for smart and sustainable transportation. We found that data and digital technologies can help build efficient systems, but sometimes low-tech solutions can have a bigger impact on sustainability and inclusion. By Sabine Muscat and Nora Löhle
Ukraine videos dominated the internet in 2022. What now? Media Fellowship Social media in Ukraine: how advocates and historians use it By Leila Barghouty
2022 Year in Review In 2022, our internship program started again, study tours traveled once more, and we deepened our work in every program area - alongside so much more!
How TikTok is shaping US democracy – swipe by swipe Analysis TikTok is the new Facebook for midterm candidates reaching out to Gen Z voters as the entertainment platform is turning into a forum for political debate. Its success has not only exposed the app to public scrutiny of reported failures to contain misinformation, but it has also raised national security concerns over its Chinese ownership. By Sabine Muscat, Omnia Abdalla and Luca Niermann