Regulate Tech

In this episode we discuss all things geographical - maps, location, local organization and communities, satellite imagery and borders, public sector geo imagery and issue of geographical naming. We also explore why the topical Internet will realize the democratic promise in the technological revolution! 

Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad

In this episode we discuss the new proposal from the European Commission to strengthen the code of practice for misinformation. We discuss the underlying premise, the tools and what the negative framing of the issue means for the future of democracy online. Tune in! 

Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad

In this episode we discuss the new UK Online Safety Bill and where they get their cheap lawyers and programmers, as well as how to really think about a duty of care. 

Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad

In this episode we discuss the challenges with the age limits in today's legislation and what could and should be done to make sure kids are safer online. 

Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad

In this episode we dig deep into one of the real classics of tech policy making - the 1980 privacy principles and their impact. We also discuss how emphasis has changed over the years. 

Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad

This is another craft session, where we discuss the actual organization and build up of policy teams, and how to think about them in different models - capabilities, super powers, geographically and mapping to political and business structures. A lot to unpack and discuss!

Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad

The new AI-regulation has gotten a lot of attention - but what does it tell us about the mechanics of legislation and the articulation of political intent - and how should we read the second and third order effects of this first-of-a-kind legislation? 

Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad

In this episode we discuss Lawrence Lessig's seminal book Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace (1999). What it meant to us then, what we think it still means and where it ended up being wrong about today. 

Participants: Richard Allan , Nicklas Berild Lundblad

In this episode we discuss how the taxation debate unfolded, and what hard choices underpin it. We aim to clarify some of the discussions and look behind the scenes to understand motivations and challenges in creating a clear and predictable international tax system. It is hard!

Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad

This one is about the craft! About how to build policy teams, where they report in and what to do and not do when setting out to think about a policy function! 

Participants: Richard Allan and Nicklas Berild Lundblad

(Note a slight lag in a few places in this one between us, though, apologies for that).