How to govern a digitally networked world

Governments are struggling to manage the internet PIC: VIDEOBLOCKS.COM
Governments are struggling to manage the internet PIC: VIDEOBLOCKS.COM

In his single-minded quest to reduce US bilateral deficits with key trading partners, President Donald Trump has adopted a strategy that promises to make America’s economic “adversaries” even more competitive in the future. Worse, he is alienating America’s friends just when it needs them most. ANNE KRUEGER* writes

WASHINGTON, DC: Governments built the current systems and institutions of international cooperation to address nineteenth- and twentieth-century problems. But in today’s complex and fast-paced digital world, these structures cannot operate at “Internet speed.”

Recognising this, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres last year assembled a high-level panel – co-chaired by Melinda Gates and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma – to propose ways to strengthen digital governance and cooperation. (Fadi Chehadé, a co-author of this article, is also a member.) It is hoped that the panel’s final report, expected in June, will represent a significant step forward in managing the potential and risks of digital technologies.

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