To compete and thrive in the 21st century, democracies, and the United States in particular, must develop new national security and economic strategies that address the geopolitics of information. In the 20th century, market capitalist democracies geared infrastructure, energy, trade, and even social policy to protect and advance that era’s key source of power—manufacturing. In this century, democracies must better account for information geopolitics across all dimensions of domestic policy and national strategy.
Biography
Janice Shelsta is a non-resident fellow with the Belfer Center’s Cyber Project and the Defending Digital Democracy Project (D3P). Her work focuses on the intersection of democracy, cybersecurity, and technology in the context of international relations and national security. She currently leads cybersecurity and technology adoption efforts within the U.S. Federal government. Previously, Janice led data and information technology initiatives for the U.S. financial regulatory community and co-founded a Health IT consultancy. Janice holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Brown University.
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