Monday’s #MustRead List

Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week-

1. State Department says Biden to ensure U.S. technology does not support China’s ‘malign activities’ (Reuters)
2. Beyond the digital cold war: Technology and the future of US-African engagement under Biden (Mail and Guardian)
3. Ban dangerous facial recognition technology that amplifies racist policing (Amnesty International)
4. How the pandemic has impacted technology for older adults (MarketWatch)
5. The Five Biggest Issues for Technology Companies in 2021 (The Wall Street Journal)
6. Surveillance And Local Police: How Technology Is Evolving Faster Than Regulation (NPR)
7. Here’s how governments can mobilize technology for the SDGs (World Economic Forum)
8. Pushed by pandemic, Germany seeks to boost technology use (The Associated Press)
9. Elon Musk and Erdogan Discuss Space Technology Cooperation (Bloomberg)

Some Light Reading- The Winds of War, Herman Wouk