“Spotlight on risk” is a new IRGC series of short articles that looks at current events and issues through a risk governance lens.
Intensifying space activity calls for increased scrutiny of risks

14.04.2021 – As the pace of space activities accelerates and societies become more reliant on space-based systems, the associated risks… (read online) (download PDF)
![]() | Using proof of personhood to tackle social media risks 15.03.2021 – The ease of creating fake virtual identities plays an important role in shaping the way information—and misinformation—circulates online… (read online) (download PDF) |
![]() | Low-carbon transition risk 01.08.2020 – As evidence of climate change mounts, the urgency increases of transitioning to a low-carbon economy… (read online) (download pdf) |
![]() | COVID-19 contact tracing: efficacy and privacy 01.05.2020 – One effect of the Covid-19 crisis has been to require policymakers to go through various stages of the risk governance… (read online) (download pdf) |
![]() | COVID-19: A risk governance perspective 01.04.2020 – One effect of the Covid-19 crisis has been to require policymakers to go through various stages of the risk governance… (read online) (download pdf) |