Julia Christina Hess
Senior Policy Researcher Global Chip Dynamics
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Julia Hess is Senior Policy Researcher for "Global Chip Dynamics". Her focus is on the strategic relevance of semiconductors and the analysis of the global, interdependent value chain. Most recently, Julia presented her work to the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy in the European Parliament.
Julia has been working at SNV since 2019, initially conducting research at the intersection of AI and foreign policy with a focus on AI governance. In 2021, she was a fellow at the Gesellschaft für Informatik's AI Camp.
Before joining SNV, Julia worked in press and communications at various science and cultural institutions and NGOs, most recently at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development. She studied media culture and sociology at the University of Cologne and completed her master's degree in social and business communication at the Berlin University of the Arts.
Publications by Julia Christina Hess
Study
Chip Production’s Ecological Footprint: Mapping Climate and Environmental Impact
Julia Christina Hess
June 20, 2024
Policy Brief
Chip Diplomacy - Analysis of technology partnerships
Julia Christina Hess, Jan-Peter Kleinhans
October 26, 2023
Policy Brief
Who is developing the chips of the future? RELOADED
Jan-Peter Kleinhans, Julia Christina Hess, Laurenz Hemmen
June 8, 2023
Data Brief
Who is funding the chips of the future? Analysis of global semiconductor startup funding activities
Julia Christina Hess, Jan-Peter Kleinhans, Wiebke Denkena, Pegah Maham
April 19, 2023
Policy Brief
Governments’ role in the global semiconductor value chain #3
Jan-Peter Kleinhans, Julia Christina Hess
September 1, 2022
Policy Brief
Governments’ role in the global semiconductor value chain #2
Jan-Peter Kleinhans, Julia Christina Hess
July 6, 2022
Other Input from Julia Christina Hess
Article
Viel Zuckerbrot, wenig Peitsche
Europa treibt den Ausbau der Halbleiterindustrie derzeit massiv voran. Subventionen sollten jedoch an nachhaltige Fertigung geknüpft werden.
Julia Christina Hess
September 3, 2024
In the Media
Die schmutzige Seite der Chipherstellung
Julia Christina Hess
July 4, 2024
In the Media
Digitale Polizeiarbeit Neue Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen Software der Polizei
Julia Christina Hess
June 29, 2024
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