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TOP FEATURE:
Keeping a World City Competitive: View From London
London is an absolutely fantastic world city. There really is no other choice of destination for the foreign investor looking for a base to do business with Europe and Western economies. The Mayor of London discusses his vision for London.
By: Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
Other Features:
Technology-induced challenges in Privacy & Data Protection in Europe - PART I
Today, privacy and the protection of personal data are critical challenges for the development of information and communication technologies (ICT) systems and applications. This article discusses a recent report by ENISA and some of its recommendations.
By: ENISA
Thinking Ahead for Growth
The convergence of the subprime crisis and the ensuing credit crunch, uncertainty about inflation and a slowdown in the US, Europe – or even global slowdown in 2009 – have given rise to a high degree of uncertainty regaeding economic growth.
By: Sheana Tambourgi, Director and Head of Global Risks Network, World Economic Forum
Women and European politics: no democracy without equality!
Women make up half the EU electorate: logically we should account for half the elected politicians and half the top-level policy-makers too. But we don't. Most governments in Europe are largely made up of men.
By: Margot Wallström, Vice President of the European Commission
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More aid is not enough for the least developed countries
How can aid be most effective in reducing poverty? Some people advocate substantially increasing the amount of aid while others argue developing countries do not have the capacity to effectively absorb this aid.
By: Patrick Guillaumont and Sylviane Guillaumont Jeanneney
Obama Foreign Policy - what can we expect
When the euphoria over Barack Obama’s historic and decisive election victory begins to settle thoughts of the fever pitch celebrations of Grant Park will soon start to turn to what the message of ‘change’ really entails.
By:eGov monitor - A Policy Dialogue Platform
Voluntary Sector Focus: Slums Information Development and Resource Centres (SIDAREC), Kenya.
Many children in Kenya, especially those between the ages of two and five, do not have access to basic education and recreational centres. This problem is more prevalent in the slum areas.
By: eGov monitor - A Policy Dialogue Platform
SPEECH OF THE WEEK: Prime Minister's speech at the Interfaith Conference in New York
The Prime Minister last week in New York discussed the importance of interfaith dialogue and how all religions have a common committment to prosperity, to tolerance and respect.
He argued how these shared goals could mobilise a global movement of people coming together to address the greatest challenges faced by humanity today.
By: Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister
