Connecting the Dots in Digital Politics

'CONNECTing the dots' is the title of UNESCO's upcoming conference on digital politics (Paris, March 3-4 2015). What kind of lines can we expect to see, connecting the dots in digital politics? In computer engineering, dots are often connected using straight lines. Problems are identified and addressed in a straightforward, rational, and scientific way. As this illustration implies, the further we move from science towards real life, the more the lines bend, a new curve is formed by each emotion...