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Our news section is for important commentary and news that doesn’t fit under one of our Global Issues. Sometimes we use this space to comment on major current events, and sometimes we use it to cover conferences or share interviews we’ve snapped up. We also share news from our project team here.

 

  • Agenda for the East Africa Future Day in Nairobi, 12 November 2012

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    As part of its Trend Monitoring and Horizon Scanning function in the Greater Horn of East Africa, the Society for International Development will organize a Future Day in collaboration with Future Challenges and the Rockefeller Foundation around questions of regional integration – how this is being perceived by its citizens […]

  • When the state fails

    BRICS Reports: When The State Fails

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    This article is part of a cooperation between Future Challenges and the Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI). SGI’s new study “Change Ahead? Sustainable Governance in the BRICS” examines policy making in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. We’ve asked five of our bloggers to tell us what they think about the reports. On environmental issues, […]

  • August – October 2012 Update

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    Dear Readers, Below you will find our August –October 2012 Update. This quarterly Megatrends Project Update focuses on the upcoming Future Days in Nairobi Kenya, at the University of Houston, and some changes to our website. [issuu width=420 height=272 embedBackground=%23000000 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=121101141246-21e958ccfd6a4e10aaa6e221f3d95518 name=futurechallengesupdate_q312_for_print username=bertelsmannfoundation tag=blog unit=px v=2] If you would […]

  • Future Day in Nairobi

    Nairobi Future Day – Guns & Roses: Security, Ecology and East African Integration

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    Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 9:00am – 4:00pm Attendance restrictions: open to the public Location: Nairobi     For the next Future Day, the Bertelsmann Foundation is partnering with the Society for International Development with support from the Rockefeller Foundation to create a dynamic event in Nairobi, Kenya. The Future Day will bring together voices from East […]