Zoë van Doren
Short vita
Zoë van Doren is Policy Advisor at the global Themes Unit of the Friedrich-Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF). Based in Berlin, she is responsible for the topics Global Digitalisation and Innovation. Working closely with FNFs Global Innovation Hub in Taipei, Taiwan she also coordinates the foundation's global work on digitalisation. She studied political science and law in Münster and legal and political theory at University College London, and joined FNF working at the Asia Division with a focus on Southeast and East Asia.
At the moment she predominantly works on the topic of digital policy in an age of systemic riveraly and artificial intelligence.
Contributions
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Unleashing Europe's Digital Awakening: the case of India's
India has taken decisive action to reduce its dependence on Chinese technology. This approach offers valuable lessons for Europe, which is also struggling with security concerns about Chinese technology. Our policy paper looks at India's path to technological independence and offers suggestions on how Europe can strengthen its digital sovereignty.
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Democracy and AI - How technological progress can strengthen our democracy
The discourse surrounding AI is often dominated by extreme positions: either threat scenarios are exaggerated or the benefits are overemphasized. It is time to look for a new narrative that is neither uncritically positive nor overly pessimistic. In the report ‘Democracy and AI - how technological progress can strengthen democracy’, 30 global examples of the successful use of AI to strengthen democracy are analyzed and serve as a basis for assessing the potential.
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Women Leading Protests – Female Voices For Democracy
Around the world, women are leading the fight for freedom and democracy. The documentary film "Women Leading Protests - Female Voices for Democracy" by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation looks at the stories of four women who have been involved in protests for democracy in various forms.
