Category Archives: Rebellion of Things

George gave his customary ‘Bonjour’ greeting to the security guard, headed to the lift and pressed the 9th floor button. Sitting down at his desk, he effortlessly switched on his computer and watched the 12 golden stars of the ERA … Continue reading →

“Are you saying everything is better for the functionary with computers?” asked Konrad with a frown. “In what way?” In his political administration course, Konrad’s prof had told the students never to use the words ‘better’ or ‘worse’ without a … Continue reading →

Feeling more than a little intrigued by where George’s circumlocutions were leading, Konrad decided to stick with the conversation. “George, this is very interesting. But where did all this stuff about the efficiency of functionaries and computers come from?” asked … Continue reading →

“OK George! We got the picture!” jibed André, in response to George’s graphic description of the state-of-the-art of administration 30 years before. “But remember! Despite the old tech, you did manage to make the policy coup of introducing the Euro! … Continue reading →

“Anybody against such an innovation would surely qualify themselves as a Luddite”, chimed George over coffee that morning, as a tricky discussion unfolded about the introduction of the new Artificial Intelligence tool for managing briefings in the European Regulatory Authority. … Continue reading →