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The Failures of 737 Max: Political consequences in the making
Last month,
as Boeing scaled new contracts for the 737 Max, horrific remains in
Bishoftu, from the crashed Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, witnessed the Dubai
Air show...
African Development Bank launches digital tool to help African youth learn to code
The African Development Bank and technology firm Microsoft today launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform, an online tool to provide digital skills...
Young people struggling in digital world
One in four students in OECD countries are
unable to complete even the most basic reading tasks, meaning they are likely
to struggle to find their...
On Monopolies: From Standard Oil to Google and Amazon
One of the
very first investigative journalists, Ida Tarbell, went after the
"throttling hand" of Standard Oil and John D. Rockefeller. By
1880, his company owned 90...
The agreement between International World Group and National Ocean Technology Center
International
World Group (IWG), the new and already well- established company founded by
Giancarlo Elia Valori has signed a very important Agreement with China’s
National Ocean Technology...
Ethics, Truth and Post-Truth: Political and social implications
I want to reflect on ethics, truth and post-truth in the context of
accelerated changes in the economy, politics, society, culture and digital
knowledge, information and...
Technology Has Made Paying Business Taxes Easier Around the World
Economies around the world have made it substantially easier for their
businesses to pay taxes thanks to technology, according to Paying Taxes 2020,
an annual study...
Overcoming today’s challenges for tomorrow’s security
In a world where technology such as artificial intelligence and robotics is
evolving rapidly, defence organisations that are steeped in bureaucracy and
decades-long procurement times are...
Psychological programming and political organization
Contemporary politics and the ensuing
organization of consensus currently employ techniques and methods never used
before.
We
are going through an era in which completely new mechanisms...
Strategic Instability in the Era of Information and Communication Technologies: Crisis or the New Norm?
Strategic stability is once
again becoming a primary concern in international relations. The topic has
received a great deal of attention of late, mainly because of...