Technology & Innovation

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Africa in focus

Figure of the week: Patent policies and their effects on African innovation

Payce Madden

Thursday, January 23, 2020

The Avenue

How investments in innovation districts can combat the country’s regional divides

Jennifer S. Vey and Julie Wagner

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Alexander Dietrich of the German air and space agency, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft und Raumfahrt (DLR), shakes the hand of the humanoid two arm system robot Justin during a presentation in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich June 1, 2011. The mobile robotic system Justin with its compliant controlled light weight arms and its two four finger hands allows the long range autonomous operation of the system. Sensors and cameras allow the 3D reconstruction of the robot's environment and therefore enable Justin to perform given tasks autonomously such as catching balls or serving coffee. REUTERS/Michael Dalder(GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY SCI TECH)

Technology & Innovation

The case for AI transparency requirements

Alex Engler

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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Report

Migrant inventors and the technological advantage of nations

Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Hillel Rapoport

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Reports

Technology & Innovation

The evolution of technological substitution in low-wage labor markets

Brian Phelan and Daniel Aaronson

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Technology & Innovation

The macroeconomics of automation: Data, theory, and policy analysis

Nir Jaimovich, Henry Siu, Itay Saporta-Eksten, and Yaniv Yedid-Levi

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Technology & Innovation

Automation: A guide for policymakers

James Bessen, Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, and Wiljan van den Berge

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Technology & Innovation

Organized labor and the employment trajectories of workers in routine jobs: Evidence from US panel data

Zachary Parolin

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

A women interacts with 'Alter', a machine body with a human like face and hands who learns through interplaying with the surrounding world. Alter was created by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro and is on display at the 'AI: More Than Human' exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London. The major new exhibition explores the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence.

Technology & Innovation

Ethical algorithm design should guide technology regulation

Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth

Monday, January 13, 2020

Blog Posts

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Future Development

Whoever leads in artificial intelligence in 2030 will rule the world until 2100

Indermit Gill

Friday, January 17, 2020

Up Front

Machines and the middle class: 5 lessons from a discussion between Marcus Casey and James Bessen

Sarah Nzau and Marcus Casey

Friday, January 17, 2020

The Avenue

How Chattanooga, Tenn. is leveraging digital inclusion to open its innovation district to all

Geoff Millener

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

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AI will affect better-paid workers, but will it displace them?

Mark Muro and Fred Dews

Friday, December 20, 2019

Students laugh and share a joke outside their classroom at the Sudan University of Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan, May 14, 2015. In Sudan, which faces insurgences in the western region of Darfur and along its border with breakaway South Sudan, as well as double-digit inflation and high unemployment, life goes on for young people in the capital Khartoum. As well as studying, for those who can afford it, the urban young of Sudan play football and netball, swim and fish in the nearby River Nile, attend prayers at local mosques and enjoy concerts or family celebrations. Other entertainment includes watching U.K. football matches and films on TV, with Facebook being ever popular for chatting amongst friends. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin AbdallahPICTURE 11 OF 28 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "YOUTH OF TODAY IN SUDAN". SEARCH "YOUNG NURELDIN" FOR ALL IMAGES - GF10000121814

Africa in focus

The future of work in Africa: Opportunities and challenges of digital technologies

Dhruv Gandhi

Thursday, November 7, 2019

On October 1, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings will host Nathan Gardels and Nicolas Berggruen, authors of the new book “Renovating Democracy: Governing in the Age of Globalization and Digital Capitalism,” to discuss these themes and present findings from their research on how democratic systems work — and how they fail. Following opening remarks by Brookings Vice President and Director Bruce Jones, Washington Columnist for The Boston Globe Indira Lakshmanan will moderate a conversation with the authors. Questions from the audience will follow the discussion.The rise of populism in the West and the rise of China in the East have stirred a debate about the role of democracy in the international system. The impact of globalization and digital capitalism is forcing worldwide attention to the starker divide between the “haves” and the “have-nots,” challenging how we think about the social contract. At a time when democracy is being tested internally and its role in the global order questioned, we must assess its current trajectory across regions and discuss the core challenges facing democracies in the West. Can civic participation and direct democracy be integrated into the system without empowering populism? How can governing systems in the West compete against China’s innovations and global ambitions? Can different systems of government co-exist in this age of globalization and integration, or are we facing a clash of systems?

Order from Chaos

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The ethical algorithm

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