Digital Rights in Israel Spotlight Over the past two decades, digital rights have become central to global internet governance debates, with varying interpretations across countries. This Spotlight offers an overview of digital rights in Israel. Efrat Daskal
The Way Forward for Green Tech in Germany Commentary Recent developments that drive the demand for green tech include the European Green Deal, Covid-19 recovery funds, and the amended German climate law. The new German Government stated that it wants to “dare more progress”. What does it mean for green tech in Germany? Diana Süsser
A Just Transition in the European Automotive Sector: A View from Central and Eastern Europe Explainer The shift to electric vehicles (EVs) will have a significant impact on employment: Not only are EVs less labor intensive, but manufacturing them also requires different skills from workers. One region that is set to be greatly impacted by the shift is Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). John Szabo
John Szabo PhD Candidate at Central European University and a Junior Fellow at the Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
Enforcing energy rights to promote energy justice Commentary A just energy transition must, in essence, address the three foundations of energy justice (distributive, recognitional, and procedural) as well as the systematic problems that are present in energy access issues, in consumer rights enforcement, or the fact that some people cannot reap the full benefits of services available to them. Marine Cornelis
The Renovation Wave: The Issue of Home Renovations in Addressing Energy Poverty Commentary Energy poverty, also known as 'fuel poverty,' is linked to low incomes and substandard housing, resulting in inadequate heating and significant energy inefficiency in many European households. Marine Cornelis
"Our democracy is only as good as the information that voters have" Interview A conversation with Carlos Hernández- Echevarría from Maldita.es, a Spanish independent journalistic platform focused on the control of disinformation and public discourse through fact-checking and data journalism techniques.
"Things are not going to change until change happens in the US" Interview A conversation with Danny Rogers from the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) on the business model behind disinformation activities and ways to defund and disincentivize their propagators by providing the industry with clear definitions and data.
"We work to make the political campaigning environment more trustworthy, transparent and comprehensible for people." Interview A conversation with Sam Jeffers, Co-Founder of "Who Targets Me", about the power of social media, and particularly, of social media advertising in influencing people in election campaigns and ways of making the political campaigning environment more trustworthy, transparent and comprehensible for people.
