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Meet the Centre for Digital Governance

A gateway to governance of digital transformation, based in Berlin.

Our Mission

We aim to promote digitalisation where appropriate to improve public well-being. To this end, the Centre enables and supports synergies between rigorous academic research, world-leading education and socially relevant policy insights on the challenges and opportunities of the digital era.

Digital Governance

We define digital governance as a set of formal and informal decision-making processes and power relationships that determine power balances in the realm of digital transformations.

Our Blog

The Centre for Digital Governance‘s blog address the topics of digital governance and the effects of digital transformation on public services and everyday life. Read the latest articles here!

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How to create AI responsibly?

Joanna Bryson sat down with Azeem Azhar for his podcast at Harvard Business Review to discuss what it means to design and implement AI responsibly.

Senior Fellow Paul Fehlinger launches new report on RegTech for the digital economy at Slush

Paul Fehlinger launches on the occasion of Slush, a major VC conference, a new report on the critical role of RegTech for responsible innovation.

“Digital governance – one of the most important topics of the future”

Meet Daniela Stockmann, social media governance expert and new Director of the Centre for Digital Governance.

2 PhD scholarships in digital governance

The Hertie School is offering two three-year scholarships for exceptional candidates seeking to pursue full-time PhDs in the field of digital governance, starting from August 2024 onwards.

Centre for Digital Governance Blog

Learn more about the everyday implications of our research

Rock, Paper, Statistics: Mass screening for rare problems endangers society

Dr. Vera Wilde applies universal mathematical laws to problematise mass screening for rare problems in society, and offers policy recommendations to better safeguard the public against the dangers of its potential for harm.

Careful, not customary: How can consent terms be better designed to protect users?

Authors Damini Mohan and Mahima Dixit investigate predatory practices surrounding obtaining digital consent, and advocate for protective policy and the use of technology to empower users to make informed decisions regarding their personal data.

Charting a Course for Global AI Governance: Options and Lessons from Nuclear History

David Backovsky and Joanna Bryson unpack their recent publication in the journal Horizons, in which they analyse the current landscape of global AI governance and reflect on possible lessons to be taken from several decades of global governance of nuclear technology.

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