Technology & Innovation

Servers for data storage are seen at Advania's Thor Data Center in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland August 7, 2015. As it emerges from financial isolation, Iceland is trying to make a name for itself again, this time in the business of data centres -- warehouses that consume enormous amounts of energy to store the information of 3.2 billion internet users. Picture taken August 7, 2015. REUTERS/Sigtryggur Ari

A new social contract for Big Tech

Dipayan Ghosh and Robert Wicks

Friday, July 3, 2020

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The US-China tech rivalry shapes the economic relationship

Peter A. Petri and David Dollar

Monday, June 8, 2020

--FILE--A Chinese mobile phone user shows the icons of App Store app, left, and messaging app Weixin, or WeChat, of Tencent on his iPhone smartphone in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 27 June 2017.Apple China said it will not take the blame for developers who charge differently on the iOS app and Android versions for the same product or service. Netizens have found they need to pay more on iOS than Android in using the same ride-sharing or video subscription services. Some Internet companies have reportedly adopted differential pricing plans through the use of Big Data based on a customer's buying behavior or interest, so a new customer may pay less than an old customer for the same product or service.No Use China. No Use France.

How digital privacy law asymmetries can hurt criminal defendants

John Villasenor and Rebecca Wexler

Friday, June 5, 2020

A view of Zhangbei data center of Alibaba is pictured in Zhangbei county, Zhangjiakou city, north China's Hebei province, 12 September 2016.China's e-commerce giant Alibaba is expanding its cloud facilities vigorously. After announcing a cloud data center in Silicon Valley in the US this March, it has launched a large cloud data center in North China. The Zhangbei cloud data center broke ground in the Miaotan Industrial Park in Zhangbei County, Hebei Province, in April 2015. It is expected to host 80 percent of Alibaba's cloud and big data in North China and to serve as the group's North China settlement center. Currently, cloud only accounts for one percent of Alibaba's total income, but the group has bet its future on cloud. The Zhangbei data center, which covers about 165 acres, will cost 18 billion yuan (US$2.9 billion), according to Haifeng Qu, research fellow in the technical support department of Alibaba.No Use China. No Use France.

Introducing Techstream: Where technology and policy intersect

Chris Meserole and Fred Dews

Friday, May 8, 2020

--FILE--View of a store of Chinese electronics maker Gree in Huaibei city, east China's Anhui province, 2 July 2018.Gree Electric Appliances Inc, a major home appliances maker based in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, has established two academician working stations to facilitate its core technology research and development. Led by Rao Fangquan and Jiang Yi, two academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the stations will focus on researching core technologies in electrical machinery and building energy conservation, respectively, according to the company. "Gree's future development relies on core technologies. Establishing the stations will help us to enhance our capabilities in technology R&D, which is driven by consumer demand," said Dong Mingzhu, president of Gree Electric Appliances Inc.No Use China. No Use France.

Technology competition between the US and a Global China

Lindsey Ford, Chris Meserole, and Tom Stefanick

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

The entrance to the exhibition at the 5G experience site of Huawei in Shanghai, China, 1 December 2019.Huawei carries out 5G experience sites in 9 cities including Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, etc. to familiarize local citizens with 5G service by providing VR games and live shows. fachaoshiNo Use China. No Use France.

Global China’s advanced technology ambitions

Lindsey Ford, Saif M. Khan, and Remco Zwetsloot

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

A security officer keeps watch in front of an AI (Artificial Intelligence) sign at the annual Huawei Connect event in Shanghai, China September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC192A130D00

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

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

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?

Highlights: Experts discuss how to renovate democracy in a new technological and geopolitical era

Samantha Diaz and Emilie Kimball

Monday, October 21, 2019

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1FA07A2FE0

Don’t be fooled by deepfakes

John Villasenor and Fred Dews

Friday, August 16, 2019