Dans un monde globalisé, le besoin de confiance et de sécurité des transactions est accru. Les parties à une transaction ne se connaissent que rarement. Ainsi, les…… Read more “Blockchain et le financement de projets durables”
Hyperconnectivé et grands défis mondiaux: vers une plus grande solidarité mondiale?
L’urgence des défis du 21èmesiècle, et la timide réponse des États-nations, doivent nous pousser à réfléchir à une nouvelle manière de communiquer et collaborer sur les grands défis…… Read more “Hyperconnectivé et grands défis mondiaux: vers une plus grande solidarité mondiale?”
Voyons (aussi) l’intelligence artificielle comme une opportunité
Bien que l’intelligence artificielle (IA) présente des défis importants en termes de gouvernance et d’éthique, cette nouvelle technologie nous permet déjà de mieux comprendre l’ensemble de notre…… Read more “Voyons (aussi) l’intelligence artificielle comme une opportunité”
Que faire face à l’impérialisme de plateforme?
2019 fait suite à une année cauchemardesque pour Facebook, qui a mis en lumière la face sombre du géant technologique de la Silicon Valley. Cette année, c’est…… Read more “Que faire face à l’impérialisme de plateforme?”
ICTs in the Euro zone
Digital technologies or information and communication technologies (ICTs) include a wide range of tools, processes and actors to improve the collection, storage, dissemination, and analysis of information.…… Read more “ICTs in the Euro zone”
Confiance et transparence dans la société numérique
2018 aura été une année charnière pour les plateformes de réseaux sociaux, et sera probablement perçue dans la futur comme l’année de la défiance vis-à-vis des technologies…… Read more “Confiance et transparence dans la société numérique”
Fake news and democracy
At a time when fake news spread widely, social media platforms and governments have a hard time to find new ways to regulate and constrain this (not…… Read more “Fake news and democracy”
Freedom of opinion in the digital age
On Sunday 9 December, a collective of more than 120 intellectuals and political leaders from sixteen countries proposed in a Manifesto, published by “Le Monde”, “The Guardian”…… Read more “Freedom of opinion in the digital age”
From great promises to pitfalls
If the US presidential campaigns of 2008 and 2012 seemed to confirm the conviction that digital tools, including the internet and social networks, empowered civil society organisations…… Read more “From great promises to pitfalls”
A new voice for nature
In this blog, I would like to share with you some of my favorite thought-provoking videos about nature. This series is from the non-governmental organisation Conservation International…… Read more “A new voice for nature”
Plurality of opinions
Digital technologies are ubiquitous. From sunrise to sunset, we are immersed in a world where virtual and real intermingle permanently. The decisions we make every day are…… Read more “Plurality of opinions”
Journalism 2.0
The 21st century saw the emergence of the social media era that empowered individuals and civil society to interact and collaborate. Information is now shared globally and…… Read more “Journalism 2.0”
Civil society and ICTs
Recent information revolutions are based on the emergence of new information and communication technologies (ICTs), which encapsulate the converging set of technologies in microelectronics, computing telecommunications and…… Read more “Civil society and ICTs”
Personal data and trust
At the beginning of the generalization of internet, many scholars and policy-makers were techno-optimist: seeing this transformational technology as a promising opportunity to increase public participation in…… Read more “Personal data and trust”
Networked integrity
This blog post is part of a series of articles exploring potential links between blockchain technologies and international relations. Since many students asked me to explain this new…… Read more “Networked integrity”
Born with the 3rd screen
Born with the third screen, the Net generation or digital grown ups to quote Don Tapscott, don’t use their mobile phone to call someone but rather to tweet, take…… Read more “Born with the 3rd screen”
Blockchain to replace IOs
The fourth industrial revolution described by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as the convergence of the physical, digital, and biological worlds, is often portrayed as being a…… Read more “Blockchain to replace IOs”
Technology and democracy
According to the OECD, participation[1] comprises of three elements: access to information, consultation and active participation. It is often said that information and communication technologies (ICTs) have…… Read more “Technology and democracy”
ICTs and Health Institutions
Transparency is often considered a prerequisite for democratic accountability, and can be conceptualized as “the extent to which individuals who may be significantly affected by a decision…… Read more “ICTs and Health Institutions”
Soft power and accountability
States’ interdependence, globalization, expansion of scope and authority of international organizations, and the growth of the global civil society have increased concerns about the use of power…… Read more “Soft power and accountability”
