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Programmable Sovereignty: Coordinated Specialization as a Response to the N-2 Problem in AI
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The dominant scholarly and policy framing of artificial intelligence (AI) power treats sovereignty as a function of production: a state is sovereign over AI to the degree that it builds, owns, and can reproduce the technological s...
Small States, Big Signals: How Small Economies Compete in the Global Digital Race
Some of the most advanced digital governments and AI ecosystems in the world belong to very small countries. Estonia has become synonymous with end‑to‑end digital government, while Singapore is now a global reference for AI strategy and dig...
Bridging Borders: Welcoming Dr. Yevheniia Polishchuk as a Portulans Institute Fellow
As Co-President, I (Bill Dutton) am delighted to welcome Dr. Yevheniia Polishchuk to The Portulans Institute as a Fellow. We look forward to her contributions to our Ukraine Case Studies, and to the Institute’s ongoing commitment to support...
Join the SOSA Leaders Forum for a Transformative Conversation on Deep Techs and Brazil's Global Role
Co-President of the Portulans Institute and CEO of SOSA Brazil, Gianna Sagazio, invites you to join the SOSA Leaders Forum for a Transformative Conversation on Deep Techs and Brazil's Global Role
On June 29, 2026, SOSA Brazil, as part...
What Wikipedia Can Teach Us About Innovation and the Future of the Internet
In January 2026, the internet celebrated the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia, the original workhorse behind third-grade papers on giant squids and fourth-place social studies projects. Much like students debating the academic integrity of e...
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Founded in 2019, the Portulans Institute (PI) is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational institute based in Washington DC focused on digital transformation, ICT, and innovation policy.
William H. Dutton is a social scientist focused on internet studies and author of The Fifth Estate: The Power Shift of the Digital Age (OUP 2023).
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