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The Digital Nation State (with Dr. Alexis Wichowski)
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As much as we talk on this podcast about transforming and modernizing governments and bureaucracies, we can’t ignore the role of the private sector which is often working in very embedded ways with government when it comes to all things digital.
Whether it’s the role of private tech firms and consultants and their complex and sometimes contested relationship with governments, or the impact of the economic, technological, and even the growing diplomatic power of big tech firms like Google, Facebook, Microsoft or Amazon, there is an increasing level of skepticism about the role that tech companies are playing, their power and influence in society, and lingering questions about if we’ve struck the right balance.
On this episode, we talk to Dr. Alexis Wichowski, who has written a book about these issues called "The Information Trade: How Big Tech Conquers Countries, Challenges Our Rights, and Transforms Our World." In the book, she talks about the metamorphosis of big tech from simply companies with market power to entities that can mimic or act like states in their own right.
Dr. Wichowski is a Professor of Practice at Columbia University, where she teaches the next generation of leaders about the intersections of technology and public service. Before that, she served as the Deputy CTO for the City of New York, Associate Commissioner for NYC's Department of Veterans' Services, and various roles within the US Department of State and the US Mission to the United Nations.
In our wide-ranging conversation, held at the FWD50 conference in Ottawa last November, we spoke about the capacity of bureaucracies to drive digital transformation, the competencies needed in government to thrive in the digital era, and how governments can adapt to the growing power of big tech in society.
Watch on YouTube
https://youtu.be/5dPbg4GogCQ?si=fKLIlVOAcTG8bEYB
Related Links
- The Information Trade: How Big Tech Conquers Countries, Challenges Our Rights, and Transforms Our World
- Alexis Wichowski's Website
- Dr. Alexis Wichowski's Research Page at Columbia University
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
03:04 Alexis Wichowski
10:25 Teaching the Next Generation of Leaders
15:35 The Power of Big Tech on our Lives
22:03 Big Tech and Diplomatic Power
28:18 Technology Consultants
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