What can governments learn from digital disruptors?

Apr 6, 2016

Previously, the media and governments were empowered by information scarcity. Image: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Taylor Owen

Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia

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