Anna Visvizi, Ph.D. (dr hab.), economist and political scientist, editor, researcher and political consultant with extensive experience in academia, think-tank and government sectors in Europe and the US, including the OECD. The author of several published works, Prof. Visvizi presented her work across Europe and the US. A practiced team-worker, researcher, analyst and lecturer, Prof. Visvizi’s expertise covers issues pertinent to the intersection of politics, economics, and ICT. This translates in her research on applied aspects of ICT, especially AI and blockchain, in such domains as smart cities/smart villages, politics and the political process, as well as innovation management, including technology diffusion. In her work, Prof. Visvizi places emphasis on engaging academia, the think-tank sector and decision-makers in dialogue to ensure well-founded and evidence-driven policymaking. Prof. Visvizi is Associate Professor at SGH Warsaw School of Economics and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity, The American College of Greece. Prof. Visvizi is the Editor-in-Chief of Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy [https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/tg].