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”
Category: Governance
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”
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”
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”
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, 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”
ITU, ICTs and transparency
Transparency is often considered a prerequisite for democratic accountability, and can be conceptualized as the extent to which individuals affected by a decision have the capacity to…… Read more “ITU, ICTs and transparency”
Innovative Governance : ITU
Globalization and technological advances are altering fundamentally how we live, work and relate to one another. [1] Rapid computerization and adoption of internet in most parts of…… Read more “Innovative Governance : ITU”
Global civil society
The role of NGOs in supporting progress toward multi-party elections in authoritarian countries is well documented. Since the early 1990s, civil society organizations increasingly became global and challenged global policies of international institutions and led to the development of new accountability norms. They also offer (or state to) more legitimacy to global governance mechanisms by representing and being the voice of non-state and non-corporate actors. Many global institutions tend to associate with NGOs and the civil society at large to gain extra legitimacy and higher levels of public trust. Author: Jerome Duberry
Innovative governance : IUCN
If IUCN has become a reference in terms of biodiversity and conservation, it is not only due to its participatory governance mechanisms, but also to its capacity to produce well-recognized scientific knowledge through its members and commissions. Author: Jerome Duberry
