How Shared Digital Infrastructure Can Bridge the Gap in Africa
Visiting Fellow Nii Simmonds discusses how shared digital infrastructure can breed economic growth and technological advancement.
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Developing Countries are Struggling to Achieve Their Technology Aims
Nii Simmonds explores how shared digital infrastructure can help emerging economies overcome barriers and accelerate inclusive growth.
How Africa Could Help Diversify the Booming Global Semiconductor Industry
Nii Simmonds co-authored this assessment of how the African continent can be a strategic partner for mitigating supply chain risks.
An Inside Look into the Paris AI Summit
Planetary Politics asked several members from civil society who attended or deeply analyzed the AI Action Summit to share their insights.
How Technologies Divide Us
Akash Kapur asks Pulitzer Prize-finalist Nicholas Carr what went wrong in the implementation of mass digital communication.
From Digital Sovereignty to Digital Agency
Digital sovereignty may offer certain benefits, but it also poses undeniable risks.
AI, Sovereignty, and Global Inequality
Planetary Politics hosted a policy salon dinner on AI sovereignty and global inequality with over two dozen subject-matter experts.
Digital Futures Symposium Relevant Literature: Sovereignty and Agency in the Age of AI
The following literature has informed the direction of the Digital Futures Symposium.
The Global Governance Reform Agenda
Experts contribute their opinions on what global reforms are needed to make the Pact of the Future count.
The Dangers of Imposing Global North Approaches to AI Governance on the Global South
At stake is whether AI just helps the rich get richer or makes the whole world better off, writes Gordon LaForge for Tech Policy Press.
The New U.S. Digital Development Policy Is Missing Something
Gordon LaForge argues that by underinvesting in digital development, the US is ceding ground to autocracies & missing a crucial opportunity.
What Is Digital Solidarity, and Why Does the U.S. Want It?
Akash Kapur unpacks Secretary of State Antony Blinken's RSA conference keynote address that called for a global "digital solidarity."
Predicting the Direction of Digital Sovereignty in Post-Election India
Faisal M. Lalani evaluates the pursuit of ultimate digital sovereignty in India & what that may mean for the country’s post-election future.
What’s Driving the Spread of DPI?
Digital public infrastructure (DPI) may be minimalist & highly specific, but contextual variables & forces are behind its adoption.