Cybersecurity Capacity Building

Some claim that cybersecurity capacity building has developed into a discrete specialism. But, if it has become a niche activity, it is one that nevertheless comes into contact with a wide array of policy areas, ranging from national and international security to human rights and civil liberties, technological and industrial innovation, and socio-economic development. On this basis, if capacity building in cybersecurity ever was a distinct and autonomous activity, then its chances of remaining so are slim as it becomes part and parcel of the general political discourse. As awareness of cybersecurity sharpens, and as economic and social dependency on the Internet becomes ever more pronounced, so the security and prosperity of cyberspace will be at the heart of any evolving or new public policy debate around the world. This chapter argues that cybersecurity capacity building has become much less a specialized, niche activity and much more a norm.

EXPRESS: Framings of Food Waste: How Food System Stakeholders Are Responsibilized in Public Policy Debate

Food waste is a global sustainability issue that demands several stakeholders to participate in solving it. This article examines how different food system stakeholders are held responsible in the policy debate related to food waste reduction. The study adopts a framing approach, paying attention to the construction and negotiation of what is going on in the food waste related public policy debate. The data consist of documents generated as a result of food policy development processes in Finland. The authors identify four framings: eco-efficiency, solidarity, safety and appreciation. Within each framing, the issue of food waste is presented differently, and different stakeholders are responsibilized. The framings reveal the nature of food waste as a boundary object, a flexible and open-ended object that gains different context-dependent meanings. The study extends marketing literature on responsibilization by investigating several stakeholders besides consumers. Additionally, considering food waste as a boundary object unravels how stakeholders, even those with conflicting interests, can debate policy measures collaboratively. Finally, the authors outline policy implications related to each framing.

Sustainable Consumer Tax Evasion Theory under Information Inattention

This article studies the renewed interest surrounding sustainable public finance and the topic of tax evasion as well as the new theory of information inattention. Extending a model of tax evasion with the notion of inattention reveals novel findings about policy instruments that can be used to mitigate tax evasion. We show that the attention parameters regarding tax rates, financial penalty schemes and income levels are as important as the level of the detection probability and the financial penalty incurred. Thus, our theory recommends the enhancement of sustainability in public policy, particularly in tax policy. Consequently, the paper contributes both to the academic and public policy debate.

Introduction

Not since the aftermath of the Second World War has the topic of sovereign debt taken such importance in public policy debate. Reeling from the effects of the Global Financial Crisis, public debt-to-GDP ratios in advanced economies are at levels not seen in over half a century....

Educating the recruited and recruiting the educated: Can the new Police Education Qualifications Framework in England and Wales succeed where others have faltered

The complex and changing nature of policing and police work have become firmly embedded in police studies discourse, and reflected in ongoing discussion about contemporary police training and education programmes. Although much public policy debate on the desirability and necessity of higher education qualifications for police officers in England and Wales has intensified of late, the programmes themselves have consistently stalled when faced with challenge. This article provides some historical background to initial police training in England and Wales, and reflects on the College of Policing’s announcement of the new Police Education Qualifications Framework and accompanying entry routes into policing. The article presents a case for grounding initial police training within a university context, but with several key caveats identified towards the end of the article.

Digital Economy Focus

Papers in the September 2018 issue of the Journal provide an interesting mix of public policy debate, technology and the communications for the America’s Cup Challenge defence held in Fremantle, Australia. The public policy papers cover fixed broadband adoption and economic growth in ASEAN and a framework to demystify machine to machine spectrum regulation. A technical paper on bitmaps and bitmasks provides an insight into the latest tools and techniques. The history of Australian telecommunications paper on the America’s Cup communications solution provides an insight into what was a successful and difficult to achieve outcome for one of the world’s major sporting events. The Journal welcomes contributions.

Digital Economy Focus

Papers in the September 2018 issue of the Journal provide an interesting mix of public policy debate, technology and the communications for the America’s Cup Challenge defence held in Fremantle, Australia. The public policy papers cover fixed broadband adoption and economic growth in ASEAN and a framework to demystify machine to machine spectrum regulation. A technical paper on bitmaps and bitmasks provides an insight into the latest tools and techniques. The history of Australian telecommunications paper on the America’s Cup communications solution provides an insight into what was a successful and difficult to achieve outcome for one of the world’s major sporting events. The Journal welcomes contributions.