Governance Challenges of Transformative Technologies

Abstract

The rise of digital information and exponential technologies are transforming political/geopolitical, social, economic, and security arrangements. The challenges they pose to governance is unprecedented, distorting and used to manipulate public discourse and political outcomes. One of the most profound changes triggered by the unconstrained development of innovative technologies is the emergence of a new economic logic based on pervasive digital surveillance of people's daily lives and the reselling of that information as predictive information. EU responses to this new environment have been slow and inadequate. Establishing effective controls over the actors and processes harnessing innovative technologies will require not only specialized data governance skills but a deeper understanding of the impact of these technologies, the forging of partnerships across the public-private divide, and the establishment of greater political and social accountability of corporate actors involved in their development and application.

Cryptocurrency and the State: Evidence from South Korea

“…This research has important implications for our understanding of how new technologies can reshape the relationship between citizens and states. Accounts of emerging technologies often emphasize their potential to undermine state capacity or legitimacy (Caparini and Gogolewska 2021;Fitzgerald and Parziale 2021). While there are certainly ways in which widespread use of cryptocurrencies could hamper government effectiveness, our findings suggest that state legitimacy is not currently threatened by cryptocurrencies due to their ineffectiveness in the absence of government regulation.…”

“Ethically contentious aspects of artificial intelligence surveillance: a social science perspective”

“…Additionally, they advocate for collaborative and multidisciplinary efforts [ 22 ]. Due to the fact that governments are developing AI surveillance systems in collaboration with technology companies, prior research has emphasized the importance of developing governance frameworks, exercising control over various actors, and increasing technology companies' social and political accountability [ 7 ].…”

“…Researchers have voiced worry that the automated collecting of personal data has exacerbated the power imbalance between citizens and governments and technology companies [ 41 ], as well as the secrecy and lack of transparency of corporations [ 13 ]. These concerns have led to the development of technical solutions such as privacy by design, privacy by default [ 26 ] and differential privacy [ 8 ], and new governance frameworks [ 7 ].…”

Gender Dimension of Digital Vigilantism in Russia

“…публичного управления, формированию публичных ценностей, вовлечению в публичность и обеспечению общественного консенсуса. В настоящее время во всем мире растет беспокойство по поводу того, что Интернет, воспринимаемый как «дикая сеть» [Mclure 2000], усиливает процессы поляризации мнений, провоцирует распространение дезинформации, конфликты, дестабилизацию политического поля [Caparini, Gogolewska 2021] и способствует росту социальных размежеваний, в том числе по гендерному признаку. «Режим общения «один-ко-многим», характерный для онлайн-общения, обусловливает появление изолированных индивидуумов и формирование внутренне однородных, но непохожих друг на друга несогласованных подгрупп» [Keijzer 2018:1-2].…”