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    Democracy and Digital Authoritarianism: An Assessment of the EU’s External Engagement in the Promotion and Protection of Internet Freedom. College of Europe EU Diplomacy Paper 01/2020

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    The past decade has seen a gradual global increase in digital authoritarianism. Internet shutdowns, online censorship, mass surveillance and violations of privacy rights have all become more frequent in parts of the world where citizens are not guaranteed sufficient digital rights. The task of defending, promoting and protecting internet freedom is becoming increasingly relevant for the European Union (EU) − for internal digital and cybersecurity policies as well as for the EU’s external promotion of democracy and human rights. Whilst much has been written about the various internal policies which establish and protect internet freedom within the European Union and its member states, the EU’s external engagement in this field remains critically under-researched. To what extent does the EU engage externally in the promotion and protection of internet freedom? This paper answers this question by covering a wide variety of policy fields including human rights and democracy promotion, digital policy, enlargement and neighbourhood policy, development cooperation and trade policy. Whereas the EU faces a limited opportunity to shape global norms with regard to internet freedom or to change the course of digitally authoritarian states, it has demonstrated several strengths which deserve not to be overlooked. These include, for example, the externalisation of internal data protection and policies and the provision of direct support and protection for civil society. Despite facing significant obstacles, the promotion and protection of internet freedom has become an important area of the EU’s external action which is only set to become more relevant in the coming years

    Recovering Tech\u27s Humanity

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    Measuring Baseball’s Heartbeat: The Hidden Harms of Wearable Technology to Professional Ballplayers

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    Föreliggande examensarbete undersöker möjligheterna att effektivisera order- och lagerhanteringen av surfplattor hos företaget Företag A. Arbetet Ă€r avgrĂ€nsat till företagets varuhus i Barkarby och till de tvĂ„ största mĂ€rkena pĂ„ marknaden just nu; Apple och Samsung. Detta Ă€r ett Ă€mne som Ă€r relativt nytt eftersom det Ă€r en relativt ny marknad runt hela vĂ€rlden som har exploderat sedan Apples första lansering av surfplattan. Eftersom Företag A sĂ€ljer samtliga mĂ€rkens surfplattor vilka har helt olika efterfrĂ„gan, sĂ„ kan deras order- och lagerhantering bli svĂ„rhanterlig. De uppstĂ€llda frĂ„gestĂ€llningarna som ligger till grund för arbetet Ă€r: Vilken/vilka teoretiska modeller om orderhantering kan bĂ€st tillĂ€mpas pĂ„ fallet Företag A Barkarby? Vilka Ă„tgĂ€rder skulle kunna genomföras för att effektivisera det nuvarande arbetssĂ€ttet? UtifrĂ„n dessa frĂ„gor har en del modeller undersöks huruvida de passar in i bĂ„de teori och praktik pĂ„ Företag As sĂ€tt att hantera de mest sĂ„lda surfplattorna pĂ„ sitt lager. Genom att studera deras arbetssĂ€tt nĂ€r det gĂ€ller ordrar och förvaring pĂ„ lagret kan sedan passande modeller appliceras. Fallstudien har till stor del genomförts genom att utifrĂ„n studielitteratur diskutera Ă€mnet med personal frĂ„n Företag A; bĂ„de frĂ„n huvudkontoret och frĂ„n Barkarbyvaruhuset.Resultatet frĂ„n uppsatsen Ă€r att det inte finns nĂ„gon befintlig modell som passar in till 100% pĂ„ Företag As arbetssĂ€tt, dĂ€remot finns det andra faktorer som kan Ă€ndras pĂ„ för att fĂ„ en mer kontinuerlig och överseende orderhantering. Marknaden för surfplattor Ă€r otroligt oförutsĂ€gbar och fluktuerar ofta utan nĂ„got utstuderat mönster. Det enda som har visat sig vara sĂ€kert Ă€r Ă„tgĂ„ngen av de tvĂ„ mest populĂ€ra mĂ€rkena nĂ€r de slĂ€pper en ny modell.Marknaden för elektronikkedjor Ă€r otroligt konkurrensstyrd, inte bara i Sverige utan i hela Europa, vilket gör det Ă€n viktigare att ha rĂ€tt kvantitet pĂ„ lager. Finns inte det kunderna vill ha sĂ„ gĂ„r de nĂ„gon annanstans, eftersom priserna pĂ„ surfplattor Ă€r densamma överallt.This paper examines the possibilities to make the handling of orders and storage for tablets more efficient for Företag As warehouse in Barkarby. The work is limited to the company’s warehouse in Barkarby and to the two largest manufacturers for tablets; Apple and Samsung. This is a relatively new subject because it is a relatively new market around the world, which has exploded since Apple released their first tablet. Because Företag A sells every manufacturer’s tablet, all with different demands, it makes the organisation of orders and storage quite difficult.The formulated questions which this paper is based on are: Which of the theoretical models about orderhandeling can best be applied on the case of Företag A Barkarby? What measures can be used to make the current way of working more efficient? With these questions as a starting point some models have been studied whether they fit in theory and practice in the way Företag A works when it comes to handling the most sold tablets in their storage. Through studying their way of working suiting models can be applied. The case study has mainly been implemented by after reading student literature discussing the problems with people who works at Företag A; both at the head quarters and in the warehouse in Barkarby.The result from this essay is that there isn’t any model which fits 100 % on Företag A’s way of work, but there are other factors that can be changed to get a more continuous and overseeing order process. The market for tablets is very unpredictable and fluctuates often without a worked out pattern. The only sure thing is the demand with the two most popular manufacturers when they release a new model.The market for electronic chains is extremely competition controlled, not only in Sweden but in all of Europe, which makes it even more important to have the right quantity in storage. If the product that the customers want isn’t available they simply go somewhere else, since the prices are the same everywhere
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