Digital Transformation: pre-readings

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A quiz to help you verify your comprehension of the pre-readings for the Political, Social, and Ethical Dimensions of Digital Transformation course with Anthony Evans.

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Which of the following summarises John von Neumann's view of climate change?

2 points

Any sustained increase in global temperatures will be catastrophic for humans

It is unlikely that we will even be able to make meaningful predictions about the impact of our interventions

We should soon be able to make meaningful predictions about the impact of our interventions on the climate

It is not obvious whether the consequences of climate change will be harmful or beneficial

Which trend does John von Neumann identify?

2 points

The traditional nation state will become even more important

Technological developments provide common problems for countries to have to deal with

Clear selection

According to John von Neumann, which of the following are valid reasons for why we can't inhibit particular forms of technological progress?

2 points

All technology is intertwined

It's hard to separate the useful from the harmful

It's hard to enforce all countries

Limiting the function of technology is consistent with the ethos of the industrial age

According to John von Neumann, what best describes his view on how we can effectively manage new technologies?

2 points

Effective long term planning through centralised agencies

Hoping for a long sequence of small, correct decisions

Clear selection

How, according to Larry Diamond, do new information and communications technologies differ from old ones?

2 points

More people have access to them

They enable two-way communication

They have greater geographic scope

They are cheap to operate

Clear selection

Which of the following is NOT an authoritarian state that Diamond mentions?

2 points

Belarus

China

Iran

Russia

Clear selection

Which tech company withdrew from China due to censorship concerns?

2 points

Alphabet

Apple

Meta

TikTok

Clear selection

Match the revolution to the country

6 points

Cedar

Orange

Saffron

Burma

Lebanon

Ukraine

Clear selection

What does Larry Diamond claim is the biggest concern about the power of liberation technology?

2 points

Environmental impact

Rising costs

Social media addiction

Lack of access

Clear selection

Match the concept to the example

6 points

Having a complete service available online

Enabling information to be accessed online

Enabling information to be completed online

Digitization

Digitalization

Digital transformation

Based on the readings, which statement about the reasons for digital transformation in the public sector is true?

2 points

Reasons for change tend to be internally driven and imposed by management

Reasons for change tend to be internally driven and due to new technology used by stakeholders

Reasons for change tend to be externally driven and due to new technology used by stakeholders

Reasons for change tend to be externally driven and due to pressure from citizens

Clear selection

What are the main things that get digitally transformed?

2 points

Processes

Services

Relationships

Technology

Clear selection

Match the term to the example

6 points

Simpler forms

More inclusivity

Longer opening hours

Output

Outcome

Impact

Clear selection

Based on the readings, which best summarises digital transformation in the public sector?

2 points

The impact is immediate and quantifiable

The impact is immediate but far reaching

The impact is long term and easy to see

The impact is long term and broad

Clear selection

Based on the readings, which of the following were limitations of the study looking at public sector digital transformation?

2 points

The focus was mostly on European countries

The sample size was quite low

The concepts were the same regardless of different types of public sector services

The results haven't been published in an academic journal

What did McKinsey make of Blockchain, as of 2018?

2 points

A mature technology

A new technology

Clear selection

Which combination of options did McKinsey think would be most scalable?

2 points

Any participant can access editing rights

Editing rights are restricted

Data infrastructure owned by private networks

Collective ownership of data infrastructure

Which of the following kinds of people were NOT recommended to be part of a working group on ethics?

2 points

Ethicists

Legal experts

Executives

Academics

Clear selection

What does the following phrase mean?

"Any conversation should recognise that legal compliance and regulatory compliance are table stakes"

2 points

They are an important source of competitive advantage

They are a pre-requisite

They rely on assembling a group of expertise

They are one of several important factors

Clear selection

What explains Elinor Ostrom's model of intellectual enquiry?

2 points

She worked full time for an NGO and regularly engaged with senior politicians

She ran a workshop with heavy involvement from graduate students

She did extensive consulting with corporate clients

She spent lots of time on social media

Clear selection

Match the type of good to the example

8 points

Private

Common-pool resource

Toll good

Public good

The Trident nuclear deterrent

A wild garlic forest

A ticket to watch 'The Winter's Tale'

A Rimowa suitcase

Clear selection

What statement summarises Elinor Ostrom's views of behaviour?

2 points

The rational choice model is a sufficient tool to conduct public policy

Humans are all motivated by the same thing

Human motivation is a complex phenomenon

Institutions are irrelevant for understanding how humans behave

Clear selection

What is meant by a "polycentric" system?

2 points

One that takes all stakeholders into consideration

Multiple centres of decision making that have a clear hierarchical structure

Multiple centres of decision making that are formally independent

One with clear legal rights and well specified norms of behaviour

Clear selection

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