Nathan Davies is a doctoral researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). His Doctoral research examines the relationship between public procurement and the governance of emerging digital technologies. Drawing on Science and Technology Studies, political economy, law, and the history of science, his work contributes to debates in public policy and AI policy.
Beyond his doctoral research, Nathan co-founded the Digital State Forum, a research network connecting scholars across Oxford, the Hertie School, and the Technical University of Munich to examine the relationship between state and technical capacity in digital government. He is also a Fellow in the Program on Science, Technology and Society at Harvard Kennedy School (2025–26), a Visiting Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Technopolitics and European Democracy Fellow at NYU’s Remarque Institute.
Before beginning his DPhil, Nathan completed an MSc in Social Science of the Internet (Distinction) at the OII and a BA in History (Double Starred First) at the University of Cambridge. He has professional experience in public sector technology consulting and currently serves as Research and Insights Lead at Posterity Global, where he leads projects on AI procurement and digital government reform.
AI Governance, Public Administration, Public Procurement, Political Economy of Silicon Valley, State Capacity, AI and Democracy, Science & Technology Studies, Histories of Computation.
26 June 2024
OII researchers outline the necessity for policymakers to start laying the foundations for a strong, robust, and resilient digital government today.
