Michael Schoenstein

Head of General Digital Policy - Federal Chancellery of Germany

Working groupExpert Group on AI Futures

Working groupExpert Group on AI Risk & Accountability

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Michael Schönstein is Head of General Digital Policy, Federal Chancellery of Germany. He co-ordinates the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs’ activities on digital transformation in labour and social affairs, including the German AI strategy, and the German AI observatory. Prior to this, Michael held various positions in the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the German Federal Ministry of Health, and at the OECD. Michael holds degrees in Economics, International Relations, and Public Policy from the University of St Andrews (UK) and the Hertie School of Governance (Germany).

Michael Schoenstein's publications

Intergovernmental

AI’s potential futures: Mitigating risks, harnessing opportunities

Governments must consider AI’s medium- and long-term implications.

December 19, 2024 — 9 min read

Academia

Announcing the new OECD.AI Expert Group on AI Futures

Join the open discussion on the potential benefits and risks of AI.

July 12, 2023 — 4 min read

Government

Germany’s human-centred approach to AI is inclusive, evidence-based and capacity-building

For Germany, AI technologies are not relevant for their own sake, but as a means for making lives better.

May 18, 2021 — 8 min read

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