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?”
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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”
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”
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”
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”
UE et participation numérique
Les Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (TIC) offrent non seulement de nouvelles opportunités, mais aussi peuvent aussi créer de nouvelles barrières. Les entreprises de communication…… Read more “UE et participation numérique”
ICTs and Multi-Stakeholderism
Thanks to ICTs, individuals and organizations transform a grasp of how the world works into working knowledge. This skill revolution consists of an interplay between technologies, education…… Read more “ICTs and Multi-Stakeholderism”
Financial Institutions and participation
The most important impact that ICTs may have is in the increasing openness and possibility for mass collaboration and participation, which in turn is expected to gradually…… Read more “Financial Institutions and participation”
Health Institutions and participation
The most important impact that ICTs may have is in the increasing openness and possibility for mass collaboration and participation, which in turn is expected to gradually…… Read more “Health Institutions and participation”
Capacity Building and Financial IOs
According to the OECD, capacity development is the process whereby people, organizations and society as a whole unleash, strengthen, create, adapt and maintain capacity over time.[1] Capacity…… Read more “Capacity Building and Financial IOs”
Capacity Building and Health IOs
According to the OECD, capacity development is the process whereby people, organizations and society as a whole unleash, strengthen, create, adapt and maintain capacity over time.[1] Capacity…… Read more “Capacity Building and Health IOs”
Transparency and Financial IOs
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 “Transparency and Financial IOs”
Gouvernance Européenne
La nature pourvoit à tous les aspects de la vie humaine, sous forme de nourriture, médicaments, et ressources naturelles, mais également comme source d’innovation, loisirs, et émerveillements.…… Read more “Gouvernance Européenne”
ICTs, Efficiency and ITU
Efficiency means the good use of time and energy in a way that does not waste any. [1] In this subsection, we will examine how ICTs impact…… Read more “ICTs, Efficiency and ITU “
ICTs, Openness and ITU
One of the most debated impacts of ICTs on international affairs concerns the increasing openness and possibility for mass collaboration offered by ICTs, which are expected to…… Read more “ICTs, Openness and ITU”
