The Change of the Political Paradigm! - Bangalore

The Cambridge Analytical scandal that engulfed Facebook is only the tip of the digital iceberg towards which governments, societies and geopolitics generally are headed. Digital technology is permeating every part of how we are governed - and effecting whom we choose to do the governing. At the same time, perhaps less visibly, it is effecting authoritarian societies. In this session, we'll explore how digital technology has become what philosophers call a "formal cause", i.e. something that does not merely have effects, but that is actually structuring and shaping political and social choices.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: MILO JONES

Dr. Milo Jones has been a Visiting Professor at IE since 2008. In the past, he has worked in senior positions in several international companies in New York and London, and served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He is the co-author of Constructing Cassandra: Reframing Intelligence Failure at the CIA, 1947-2001, published in 2010 by Stanford University Press (for a description, see this video). In addition to teaching "Geopolitics" and "Intelligence Tools for the Business Professional" at IE, Milo serves on the board of a private company with revenues exceeding USD 200 million and consults on the application of intelligence frameworks to business and financial problems. He is currently researching the geopolitics of AI, automation and digital technologies. His MOOC, “Intelligence Tools for the Digital Age”, is available free on Coursera. He is a Fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar and the Center for the Study of Digital life, and a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Association of Former Intelligence Officers.

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The dress code is formal. Should you have any questions, please contact us directly (india@ie.edu). Looking forward to your participation at the event.