digital governance

Germany’s €35 Million Secure Phone Disaster Exposes Government Tech Failures

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A Costly Lesson in Government Technology Procurement

When governments invest in secure communication technology, the expectation is simple: reliability, usability, and real-world security. In Germany, however, a €35 million investment meant to modernize encrypted communications for customs officials instead became a textbook example of how public-sector technology projects can fail spectacularly. Between late 2021 and the end of 2022, Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance purchased more than 17,000 so-called “secure smartphones” intended for encrypted communication at a classified level approved by the country’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). On paper, the devices were advanced, certified, and expensive. In reality, they turned out to be largely unusable, … Read more

How Technology Quietly Rewrites Crime, Art, Power, and Property in London’s Rapidly Shifting Urban Landscape

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The Quiet Revolution: How Technology Is Rewiring Crime, Culture, and Power Across London

London in 2025 is a place where technology is no longer simply a tool or an industry—it is now the underlying architecture that shapes social interactions, crime patterns, cultural expression, and even the structures of local political power. The result is a city where everyday events that once seemed disconnected—phone theft, public art, estate governance disputes, or shifts in property ownership—are increasingly intertwined through subtle but powerful technological forces. By examining four separate real events in London—a strange new trend where phone thieves reject Android devices, the emergence of bizarre AI-suspected public art in Kingston, a digitally charged leadership crisis … Read more

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