This paper reviews the prospects for a global public database on the tax contributions and economic activities of multinational companies. It is divided into four main sections. Firstly, we present a set of user stories, questions, requirements, and scenarios of usage for a database. Secondly,...

Die digitale Zukunft ist bereits Realität. Wir können den Wandel nicht weiter aussitzen, sondern müssen ihn gemeinsam aktiv gestalten. Doch welchen ethischen Herausforderungen müssen wir uns hierbei stellen? Wie wahren wir die Menschen-, Grund- und Bürgerrechte? Und wie können wir unsere...

News from Germany traces why Germans became interested in international communications around 1900 and how they sought to control it for the next 45 years. They used new communications technologies, like wireless and radio, and they used the central businesses of news supply - news agencies. An...

A decade ago, the German Advisory Council to the Federal Government on Global Environmental Change (Wissenschaftlichen Beirats der Bundesregierung für Globale Umweltveränderungen - WBGU) published its main report. This attempt to take stock in 2011 made an impact and provided orientation on...