Tallinn University

T his special issue aims to unpack what competencies public managers, policy makers, and public leaders need to manage and cope with the digital transition and what this implies for teaching digital governance. We situate digital governance into a wider context of socio-technical change, by using a multilevel perspective based on transition scholarship and the recent debate on directionality. This allows us to capture the public sector capabilities needed for governing the different spheres of digital transition, as well as the individual skills and knowledge required from public officials. We situate the six studies in this special issue within our multilevel perspective. The contributions provide concrete examples of skills and knowledge needed and what it implies for public management programs. Furthermore, based on our multilevel framework we identify avenues for future research into organizational and strategic capabilities for the digital transition and the operational, reflective, and political skills needed to foster these capabilities.

Abstract In this mini-review, we summarize one of the most widely used methodologies for obtaining exact wave solutions of nonlinear partial differential equations (NLPDEs), with a particular focus on traveling-wave solutions, which are of significant interest in physical systems. We then survey some fractional extensions of this approach, illustrating how the same methodology has been adapted to derive exact wave solutions within the framework of fractional NLPDEs.

ABSTRACT Despite the increasing production capacities of small countries, their films struggle to reach international audiences. Festivals could help these productions achieve global exposure and secure distribution deals. Building on research on transnational film flows, small media markets, and film festivals, this article investigates power relations in the global film industry and assesses whether the smallness of production countries equates to their peripherality. It uses the Cinando database to empirically examine the representation of 170 countries in the programming of 578 festivals from 2009 to 2021. Findings suggest that the larger the country’s population and wealth, the more likely its films will be featured in festivals. While small-population, wealthy countries are increasingly included, especially outside top-tier events, productions from less wealthy small-population nations remain overlooked. These results indicate that less populous countries, particularly those of lower incomes, remain peripheral in the film industry, with festivals failing to improve their global reach.