Smart Cities initiatives are spreading all around the globe at a phenomenal pace. Their bold
ambition is to increase the competitiveness of local communities through innovation while …

The outbreak of COVID‐19 is having a drastic impact on work and employment. This review
piece outlines the relevance of existing research into new technology, work and employment …

Contemporary culture is increasingly defined by data, indicators and metrics. Measures of
quantitative assessment, evaluation, performance, and comparison infuse public services …

The policies and decisions made today will influence climate and sustainability outcomes for
the remainder of this century and beyond, and youth today have a large stake in this future …

In today's world, numbers are in the ascendancy. Societies dominated by star ratings,
scores, likes and lists are rapidly emerging, as data are collected on virtually every aspect of …

Diplomacy is, perhaps, one element of the US government that should not be subject to the
demands of 'open government'; whenever it works, it is usually because it is done behind …

Data assemblages amplify historical forms of colonization through a complex arrangement
of practices, materialities, territories, bodies, and subjectivities. Data-centric epistemologies …

Behavioral surplus defines Google's earnings success. In 2016, 89 percent of the revenues
of its parent company, Alphabet, derived from Google's targeted advertising programs. The …

Algorithms are everywhere, organizing the near limitless data that exists in our world.
Derived from our every search, like, click, and purchase, algorithms determine the news we …

Digitization has transformed the way we interact with our social, political and economic
environments. While it has enhanced the potential for citizen agency, it has also enabled the …