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News

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.

 

  • Poverty in Pakistan – The Human Cost

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    This video is part of a project that my students undertook in my supervision. It peeps into the living condition of people from different strata of society in Pakistan, and deliberates as to what measures can be taken, by whom, to reduce poverty?

  • Berlin Future Day 2012: Solution Gallery

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    At our 2012 Future Day in Berlin Germany, we asked participants to write down their ideas and solutions for the future on “Bierdeckel” or coasters. We’ve compiled these ideas into a gallery. Look through the ideas here and get inspired! (captions are available in the flickr gallery) If you have […]

  • Future Day July 2012 in Berlin

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    On July 2nd, the Bertelsmann Stiftung and Future Challenges hosted our first Future Day event, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation. The aim of the day was to debate and prepare for the biggest challenges that we are facing as a global community. To see an overview of the day, view the […]