Science
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Taking Australian diplomacy digital
This paper reviews the use of digital tools by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and sets out a number of recommendations to enable the department to improve its use of digital diplomacy.
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Protection before profit: principles for the new data economy
This paper provides six principles that may help ensure that the future data economy puts the protection of people above the interests of private companies’ quest for profit, or the government’s desire to monitor.
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Benefits of Australian membership of the International Science Council and international scientific unions
The report summarises the benefits returned to Australia through its membership of global science organisation the International Science Council, and the Australian Academy of Science’s strategy to enhance these benefits.
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Huawei and Telefunken: communications enterprises and rising power strategies
This Strategic Insight examines Huawei through a historical lens. It identifies strong parallels between the industrial policy adopted by Germany in the early twentieth century to cultivate a ‘national champion’ in communications – Telefunken – and the Chinese party-state’s support for Huawei since its formation in 1987.
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Digital identity in the migration & refugee context: Italy case study
For migrants and refugees in Italy, identity data collection processes can “exacerbate existing biases, discrimination, or power imbalances." This report analyzes the challenges arising from this digital ecosystem and identifies three major areas of concern: bureaucratic bias in identity systems; privacy and mistrusted systems; and organizational data responsibility.