ATLANTA — Â鶹´«Ã½ and Georgia Institute of Technology today commemorated the new joint Governance and Technology Fellowship.
The Center’s Democracy Program and Georgia Tech’s Institute for People and Technology are supporting one fellowship during the spring 2024 academic semester for a doctoral candidate researching the intersection of technology and democratic governance.
“I am thrilled to visit Georgia Tech again and celebrate our strong partnership,” said Â鶹´«Ã½ CEO Paige Alexander. “There is an important relationship between technology and democracy. Together, we are committed to promoting secure and transparent technologies that reinforce democratic principles.”
The fellow, Daniel Nkemelu, who is from Nigeria, is working closely with the Â鶹´«Ã½’s Democracy Program director, data scientist, and members of the digital threats to democracy initiative.
The fellowship builds on the institutions’ long collaboration, including with Michael Best, executive director of the Institute for People and Technology, who played an important role in establishing this fellowship.
“From social media platforms to computer-based voting machines, technologies today are profoundly impacting democracies across the globe,” said Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera. “This new fellowship and our ongoing partnership with Â鶹´«Ã½ express a shared commitment to strong democracies supported by secure technologies.”
The fellowship began in January. It aims to advance the fellow’s research agenda and give access to experts in democratic elections and participatory democracy. The fellow will also connect the Â鶹´«Ã½’s Democracy Program with Georgia Tech’s Institute for People and Technology research.
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Contact: In Atlanta, Maria Cartaya, maria.cartaya@cartercenter.org
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