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25.04.2025

How AI can tackle disinformation in Latin America

Latin America and the Caribbean are grappling with the rapid spread of disinformation, which undermines democratic processes and social stability. Strengthening regional cooperation and leveraging AI responsibly can counter this threat under certain conditions.
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11.04.2025

A real ban on dark patterns - why co-regulation is not enough

Hertie School Master of Data Science for Public Policy alumna Anna-Lisa Wirth argues that co-regulation of online platforms is not sufficient.
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11.04.2025

​​​​​​​How to gain public trust for AI in government? We need a social license.

Generative AI is fast becoming the primary way for the government to deliver services and make decisions. But without public approval and acceptance – a “social license” – the use of AI could harm public trust in government.
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25.03.2025

How is AI changing the roles and routines of bureaucrats

As AI reshapes public service, frontline bureaucrats find their roles shifting. Hertie School PhD researcher, Anna Kubaszewska, explores how AI impacts the role of street-level bureaucrats, their freedom of judgement, and their routines.
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06.03.2025

Europe's digital competitiveness: where east meets west and not just Germany benefits

If Germany wants to remain a world-leading export nation by seizing opportunities in the digital economy, it must collaborate with other parts of Europe, not just to its west but also east and north, where many digital developments are taking place.
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06.03.2025

The power of where: geolocation revolution in information security

Oskar Galeev argues that the evolution of geolocation technologies, driven by a combination of commercial and security interests, has resulted in the transformation of cyberspace and information security.
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03.02.2025

​​​Of all places to spearhead a digital governance revolution, why Estonia?​​​​

A group of Hertie School and Oxford students toured the e-Estonia state and came away duly impressed, but not without questions about its relevance for other contexts.​​​ 
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15.01.2025

Without a robust feminist cyber policy, a fair digital future is slipping away

Feminist cyber policy addresses inequalities that persist online, challenging the digital divide, online harassment, and the gender data gap to create a more inclusive and equitable cyberspace.
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16.12.2024

The threat to human autonomy in AI systems is a design problem

Advanced robots and AI are reshaping our autonomy, helping us achieve meaningful goals and make authentic choices. Yet, they also risk undermining our independence, leaving us more vulnerable and less self-reliant.
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27.11.2024

From Obstacle to Opportunity — How Regulatory Engagement Could Reshape European Venture Capital

Centre senior fellow Paul Fehlinger and Leo Ringer of Form Ventures discuss why venture capital must fundamentally rethink its approach to regulated markets.
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11.11.2024

A better lodestar for EU AI sovereignty

“AI made in Europe” has been the lodestar of EU AI policy since 2018. Six years later, US companies’ grip on everything digital in the EU has only tightened. But Brussels doesn’t need to breed OpenAI clones. What matters is getting these new technologies to help European societies flourish. And that won’t happen if corporate profits shape the digital age.
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06.11.2024

What we can learn from China's crackdown on its own Big Tech

China's new competition regime for the digital economy and its crackdown on domestic tech giants may offer important lessons for Big Tech regulation around the globe. But first, we need to understand the motivation behind the change in policy and its impact on China’s economy.
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