Merkel in Istanbul: Stand und Entwicklung des EU-Türkei-Flüchtlingsabkommens

Kurz nach der Berliner Libyen-Konferenz trafen sich Merkel und Erdoğan in Istanbul erneut. Der Pressekonferenz zufolge ging es hierbei neben inhaftierten Deutschen, türkischen Bohrungen im Mittelmeer und militärischen Operationen in Libyen und Nordsyrien vor allem um die Zukunft europäisch-türkischer Zusammenarbeit in der Migrationspolitik. Kurz gesagt: Wie geht es weiter, wenn die im Rahmen der EU-Türkei-Erklärung vereinbarten 6 Milliarden Euro Unterstützung der EU an die Türkei vollständig ausgezahlt sind? Klar ist: Europa muss die Türkei weiter bei der Versorgung der syrischen Geflüchteten finanziell unterstützen. Das ist im europäischen und deutschen Interesse. Klar ist aber auch: Eine zeitnahe Rückkehr der meisten Syrer ist unwahrscheinlich und eine Sicherheitszone in Nordsyrien vermutlich keine realistische Option. Neue Verhandlungen werden neue Ziele setzen müssen wie die langfristige Integration der Syrer in die türkische Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft.

Die Dominikanische Republik vor dem Tsunami ? – Eine Annäherung

Eine Analyse des ehemaligen Leiters des KAS-Rechtsstaatsprogramms für Mexiko, Zentralamerika und die Karibik, Reinhard Junghanns, zu den anstehenden Wahlen in der Dominikanischen Republik.

EU - Ukraine. Making Association Work.

Policy Paper

The five-year period since the start of Association Agreement implementation has starkly exposed the challenges of implementation, while Ukraine simultaneously pursues root-and-branch reform of the state. Experts of the Ukrainian Center for European Policy (UCEP) think tank in collaboration with professor Kataryna Wolczuk (University of Birmingham) analyze the challenges associated with the implementation of the AA in Ukraine and provide recommendations on how to overcome these challenges.

International Politics and Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue: Perceptions of Kosovo Citizens

The purpose of this edition of the survey is to provide data and results on public perceptions of Kosovar citizens for the three following aspects: 1. International politics and international actors, 2. Kosovo's foreign policy and international position and 3. The Kosovo-Serbia dialogue process

Rethinking Democracy

Elections Past, Present and Future

On 2nd to 4th September, KAS Kenya held its second international conference on Rethinking Democracy. With a theme of Elections: Past, Present and Future; this conference brought together democracy stakeholders and elections practitioners across the world including political leaders, distinguished scholars, authors, media practitioners, election managers, university students and civil society representatives to deliberate on the subject of elections from a global, continental and local perspective. The publication captures detailed insights from the conference.

Commitments from the 'Berlin Process' on Rule of Law and Good Governance

PREPARATION FOR AGENDA “BERLIN PLUS”

This study focuses on the obligations of the region, and more specifically those of Kosovo, in the field of rule of law and good governance. Kosovo will face leaders of European Union countries at the Berlin Plus Agenda Summits. What will be on the minds of every European leader is what Kosovo and each of the Western Balkan countries have done for the obligations they have assumed in the Berlin Process since 2014.

Digital “Government-to-Business” Services in Cambodia: Overview and Challenges

Maria Yang & Darapich Sovann

According to the UN e-government knowledgebase, e-government is a channel to strengthen the efficiency of government operations at three levels: Government to Citizen (G2C), Government to Business (G2B), and Government to Government (G2G). There are a number of research papers which show how, empirically, good e-government is positively associated with fostering a good business environment. This can be measured by different variables such as the ease of starting a business, electricity, taxes, construction permits, access to credit, cross-border trade and protection of minority investors. Moreover, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the digital economy, which are built on advanced new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation and cloud computing, among many others, also act as driving forces of e-government, in particular at the G2B level.

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN KOSOVO

The Investment Climate, Potential and Barriers

The aim of the research is to raise public awareness on the present state of FDI and its significance by analyzing the barriers that foreign investors face and by launching a broad based debate on the problems currently faced by FDI inflows in Kosovo as well as on policy measures to overcome them and subsequent precautionary measures (post-investment refers to post investment services) for existing investors in order to maintain and expand their investment (re-investments).

Gender-Based Legislative Review and Oversight

GUIDE FOR KOSOVO ASSEMBLY MEMBERS

This guide seeks to contribute to the information, awareness and training of MPs to include the gender perspective in the scrutiny of laws before them. However, in order to perform this task properly, the Assembly of Kosovo needs to be prepared to provide assistance and information on gender sensitive laws. It is also necessary for the Government and institutes for statistics and research to provide relevant gender dis-aggregated data in different fields, which will be incorporated into Kosovo legislation.

How Data-Driven Technology Can Upgrade Cambodia’s E-government

Sokhna Vor

Government departments in Cambodia are increasingly embracing data-driven digitalisation initiatives in order to become more efficient, accurate and accessible to citizens. For example, the National Bank of Cambodia recently adopted blockchain technology to reduce its interbank transaction costs. The Ministry of Public Work and Transport introduced mobile payments and a QR code-enabled vehicle information database to enhance its users’ experience. Also the Ministry of Health is overhauling its Data Management and National Hospital Systems to make its services more easily accessible. As the benefits of data grow, so do its risks, including data breaches. Balancing them requires proper governance and democratization of data, good data software and data skills. This article explores the current state of Cambodia’s e-governance landscape with a particular focus on data-driven technologies, how they are implemented and how public awareness around data is growing thanks to local communities and organizations, as well as recommendations for better data strategies.