Statecraft and Policymaking within the Age of Digital Twins
Digital Democracy and the Web of Issues
Guide
© 2024
Rob van Kranenburg
- Proposes a political framework that goals to develop a next-generation web for Europe
- Presents coverage suggestions for the digital transformation in Europe
- Primarily based on empirical proof from varied industries and establishments
A part of the guide collection: SpringerBriefs in Political Science (BRIEFSPOLITICAL)
This guide describes the transition from primary automation to pervasive computing, ubiquitous computing, ambient intelligence, and the Web of Issues, and its results on democratic decision-making and governance in Europe. It diagnoses an absence of political company and technical capabilities within the West that has accelerated the tip of the mannequin of entrepreneurial authorities in favor of a brand new paradigm: Cyber-physical Techniques. Providing an evaluation of the digital transformation course of in varied industries and establishments, the guide highlights the extreme repercussions and impacts on democratic decision-making and the legitimacy of the Westphalian mannequin of the nation-state. Readers will find out how the convergence of cloud programs, knowledge platforms, and related objects is facilitating this transformation course of, one characterised by a digital illustration of each individual, object, and machine – a digital twin.
The guide argues for balancing centralization and decentralization in a cybernetic framework with human-centric values at its core. Additional, it proposes a political framework that goals to develop a next-generation web for the 5 hundred million residents of Europe, one able to imposing and selling digital hegemony whereas safeguarding the rights and proactive capabilities of mentioned residents. In closing, the guide makes the case for a (6G) telephone/{hardware} pockets constructed on European chip necessities and platforms and working by itself OS to advertise technical European integration on infrastructure, functions, and companies.
Given its scope, the guide will attraction to policymakers and practitioners considering European digital governance and autonomy, in addition to students of public administration, public coverage, and political science.
