Artificial Intelligence is a sophisticated emerging technology that cybercriminals have increasingly been using maliciously to facilitate their attacks. As the private and public sector are key...Show moreArtificial Intelligence is a sophisticated emerging technology that cybercriminals have increasingly been using maliciously to facilitate their attacks. As the private and public sector are key targets of these attacks, collaboration is called for. This study dissects the divergent perceptions of cybercrime in both sectors which have inhibited cooperation in the past during the growth of the Internet, then aligns these scattered views to build common ground to establish a cooperation for this up-and-coming threat. The societal aim is to avoid repeating previous mistakes encountered at the birth of cybercrime. This thesis asks the following question: To what extent does the perception of risk of malicious use of AI by cybercriminals differ within the public and private sector? After conducting a qualitative analysis of nine semi-structured interviews, the thesis finds that distinct perceptions about cybercrime between sectors is what is at the heart of the stagnation. But neither public or private organisations can solve the issue of the upcoming AI cybercriminal threat and reach desired goals without each other as each sector lacks some elements complemented by the other. The differences found in this research can shape the basis of a cooperation against AI-Cybercrimes between the public and private sector.Show less
Can the private sector reverse the high-skilled labour shortage in Bulgaria after the country’s accession to the European Union? The main claim of this research is that the Bulgarian private sector...Show moreCan the private sector reverse the high-skilled labour shortage in Bulgaria after the country’s accession to the European Union? The main claim of this research is that the Bulgarian private sector cannot reverse the high-skilled labour shortage on its own, and thus needs to cooperate with the state.Show less
This International Studies Master Thesis adds to the existing literature concerning private-humanitarian relationships and its development over time from a humanitarian perspective. Since the 1990s...Show moreThis International Studies Master Thesis adds to the existing literature concerning private-humanitarian relationships and its development over time from a humanitarian perspective. Since the 1990s the private sector has become more involved in the humanitarian field due to various reasons. Because the phenomenon of private-humanitarian relationships has endured quite some criticism, it is important to analyze whether this criticism has been addressed by the humanitarian sector to determine if the gap between the private and humanitarian sector is decreasing. This study will reflect on how the private sector relationship of the world’s oldest humanitarian organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has changed from 2006 to 2016. This thesis attempts to show that the private sector strategy in 2006 was not in line with the original motivations for private sector engagement, since it mainly focused on enhancing their capacity. This made the ICRC susceptible to criticism. Since 2006, one of the ICRC’s main motivations for private sector engagement, namely enhancing capacity, has expanded from focusing solely on funds and goods to welcoming other ways of enhancing their capacity as well. Additionally, the other original motivation, educating the private sector, has slowly changed from “promoting humanitarian principles” to “influencing the private sector”. The new private sector strategy of the ICRC, besides the initial motivations, also encapsulates new motivations, such as innovation, and the widening of the private sector network. In line with the ICRC’s new private sector strategy, new initiatives to better and more effectively work together with the private sector have been launched. The status of these new initiatives in 2016, alongside the existing initiatives, will be analyzed. Overall, this thesis concludes that the ICRC has made several efforts to address the criticism concerning private-humanitarian partnership. In particular, criticism concerning institutional- and knowledge gaps, as well as negative imagery towards the private sector, have been addressed by the ICRC. However, it must be stated that some of the changes the ICRC made were very beneficial for the ICRC itself. In general, it can be said that the ICRC mostly used platforms to improve their private sector relationship. Additionally, besides an overall insight of the evolution of the private sector relationship of the ICRC, this thesis will briefly glance into the future of the ICRC and its relationship with the private sector.Show less
This research explores the increasing role and the importance of the private sector in sustainable development through the lens of norm development within the study of International Relations. By...Show moreThis research explores the increasing role and the importance of the private sector in sustainable development through the lens of norm development within the study of International Relations. By examining different summits between the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 to the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in 2015, it is seen that the increasing role of the private sector can be understood as a dynamic norm that is shaped and reshaped throughout its evolvement. In such, the research provides a better understanding of how the norm is constantly being defined and redefined, thus finding relevance and meaning throughout its emergence.Show less
