Delay and secrecy: does industry sponsorship jeopardize disclosure of academic research?
The viability of modern open science norms and practices depend on public disclosure of new knowledge, methods, and materials. Aggregate data from the OECD show a broad shift in the … Continue reading
Policy Brief: Using Foresight to Cope with Uncertainty
Using foresight techniques can contribute to the development of policies that are robust and fit for purpose. Foresight practitioners have an important role to play in the design and implementation … Continue reading
A Review of Strategic Foresight in International Development
The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the published and grey literatures relating to the use of foresight-type approaches and techniques in policy-related work in international … Continue reading
The Art and Science of Data-driven Journalism
Decades after early pioneers successfully applied computer-assisted reporting and social science to investigative journalism, journalists are creating news apps and interactive features that help people understand data, explore it, and … Continue reading
Data-Driven Urban Citizenship
With networked infrastructures mixing with physical fabric of the cities, there is a gradually growing body of urban data. Often this data is not collected or not stored. Often it … Continue reading
The Right to Privacy in the Digital Age
The UN High Commissioner on Human Rights has released an excellent report today on the right to privacy in the digital age, blasting the digital mass surveillance that has been … Continue reading