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Karla Rick­ers

Ph.d. Fellow

Subjects
Digitalisation Sustainability Eco-systems China Public sector

Primary research areas

Di­git­al Gov­ern­ment
Ex­am­ines how di­git­al tech­no­lo­gies re­shape the pub­lic sec­tor, with a fo­cus on data-driv­en gov­ernance, stake­hold­er col­lab­or­a­tion, and com­plex gov­ernance struc­tures
Sus­tain­able De­vel­op­ment
In­vest­ig­ates strategies and in­nov­a­tions that ad­vance en­vir­on­ment­al, so­cial, and eco­nom­ic sustain­ability.

Con­nect­ing Tech­no­logy, So­ci­ety, and Nature

I am a PhD candidate at Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and the Sino-Danish Center (SDC), a research collaboration between Denmark and China. My research examines the intersection of digital government and sustainable development through an ecological lens. I am particularly interested in complex governance structures, stakeholder collaboration, and data governance, studied through the case of the Digital Twin Yellow River strategy in China. 

Through my work, I aim to: 

- Strengthen sustainability efforts through digital governance 

- Support collaboration among diverse stakeholders 

My vision is to contribute to sustainable ecologies where technology, society, and nature are connected to foster more resilient futures.