new research article: (with Prof. Isabelle Borucki) on e-voting throughout Europe (May 2023)

May 27, 2023 Florian Digitalization, Estonia, Europe

ORIGINAL RESEARCH article Isabelle Borucki/Florian Hartleb: Debating E-Voting throughout Europe. Constitutional Structures, Parties’ Concepts and Europeans’ Perceptions, in: Frontiers in Political Science (2023), three times blind peer reviewed, 17 May 2023 Sec. Elections and Representation Volume 5 – 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2023.982558 Isabelle Borucki1* and Florian Hartleb2 1Department 03, Institute for Political Science, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany 2Faculty for […]

Book chapter with collegues from Japan in a great project on”Digital Parties” (Springer, published in October 2021))

October 31, 2021 Florian Digitalization, Political parties, Politics

With professors from Japan, Hidenori Tsutsum and Boyu Chen I could contribute with a book chapter “Digital Parties as Personalistic-Authoritarian Business-Firm Models. Is Japan Following European Trends?” (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-78668-7_14) Summary: “The following chapter presents a new typology in classifying political parties as business-firm and digital models, a combination of the business-firm party concept with the ‘digital party’ or ‘cyber […]

Debate for SME Europe on government and platforms in times of crisis with Facebook Europe (29th September)

September 29, 2020 Florian Digitalization, Estonia, Europe

On 29th September I was part of a great debate with SME Europe with Finnish Aura Salla, Head Brussels Office, Facebook, Swedish MEP Erik Bergkvist and Irish Frances Fitzgerald with the great moderator Horst Heitz on: How can governments & platforms work together to tame societal & economic effects of the virus & be […]

Book chapter “e-Estonia. New Silicon Valley or a new 1984?” (Springer)

January 29, 2020March 26, 2020 Florian Digitalization

© 2020 Redesigning Organizations Concepts for the Connected Society Editors: Feldner, Denise (Ed.) Addresses the digital transformation in the context of business, government and society Offers valuable insights on the role of trust and new public policy concepts in digital networks Includes case studies on the most recent approaches and projects Addresses the most important questions […]

Key-note speech about the digital society on 9th November in Dresden

November 24, 2019 Florian Digitalization, Estonia, Europe

I was very honoured to hold a key-note about the digital society on 9th November in Dresden (organizer https://www.bdvi-sachsen.de/). The question was what Germany and Saxony can learn from widely-regarded success models such as Estonia) on order to improve e-government.

Digitalisation Berlin – Tallinn in comparison (TV Berlin-Brandenburg)

January 23, 2019 Florian Digitalization, Estonia, Europe

For a TV production (Berlin-Brandenburg) I adviced a team coming to Tallinn. It seems that Tallinn is the Start-up-city in Europe. One software engineer from Morocco confirmed this thesis. He left Berlin in order to settle down in Tallinn. There, he finds better conditions such as start-up visa etc. He works in Lift 99, a […]

Expert workshop on cyber parties at the University of Valencia (December 2018)

January 10, 2019January 11, 2019 Florian Digitalization, Political parties, Politics

In December 2018, I was invited to be part at an expert workshop on “cyber parties” at the University of Valencia under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Oscar Barberà. The goal is the establishment of a network of experts as well as of preparing common publications. Over recent decades a new consensus has emerged around […]

Hosting a group of German Bundesbank in Tallinn to learn about digitalization

November 10, 2018 Florian Digitalization

In October 2018 I hosted a delegation of German Central Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank) in order to learn about the leading role of Estonia in terms of creating a digital society. We met also the former Prime Minister Mart Laar who has been a pioneer and front-runner. I organized for 3 days meetings with decision-makers in […]

Organiser of a business trip to e-Estonia (district Miesbach in Bavaria)

September 1, 2018 Florian Digitalization, Estonia, Europe, Politics

Looking to the future: German-Estonian exchange In July 2018 I was happy to host a group from Bavaria (district Miesbach) in order to learn about e-Estonia and the digital society. I organized concept, content and implementation. Estonian parliament: Talks with MP Kalle Palling e-Estonia showroom Superministry

Germany and digitalisation in comparison (interview with me in the Group of analysts)

June 6, 2018 Florian Digitalization, Estonia, Europe

Why Germany has to put its foot down on the road to digitalisation BY TEMEL KAHYAOGLU Already an established part of everyday life, digitalisation is gradually becoming a fixture in politics and business as well. Initially eyed with scepticism, many businesses have since come to realise the benefits of digitalisation and the advantages it brings […]