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
Beatrice Martini (@beatricemartini) is a Research Fellow at the digital HKS program at the Harvard Kennedy School. She has a profound passion for the Internet and its workings, professional experience in the field of human rights and technology, and insight into contributing to advocacy efforts at international levels. Her current research focuses on the implications of Internet infrastructure design on human rights.
Over the past 10 years Beatrice has worked on several projects leveraging open source technology in support of justice and rights efforts. She led the Human Rights Technology program at Aspiration, worked at Open Knowledge International, and currently serves in a formal advisory role with the Center for Tech Cultivation and OpenArchive. Further information about her projects are available at beatricemartini.it.
Last Updated: Jun 20, 2019, 11:54am