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The Global Economic Symposium 2014 seeks solutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Written by Ole Wintermann
Restructuring Economies, Transforming Societies Over the past few decades, the world has embarked on a course that is unsustainable, inequitable and inadequate in terms of environmental degradation, depletion of natural resources, and transfers between and within generations; income and wealth distribution; global governance. Overcoming these problems requires us to […]
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Ole Wintermann
Hi all – my name is Ole, and I’m the head of www.futurechallenges.org. In my opinion, the Internet is going to play an essential role in coping with global future challenges. Currently, I see economic globalization and global governance as the two most central issues. These trends, and how they interact with others like demographic change and security, make the lives of people around the world complex and insecure, and make it tougher for political and economic decision-makers to make good long-term decisions. We need new rules and methods for decision-making. Dear politicians: please consider all of us when you make important choices. It’s our world, not yours. Please follow me also on my personal blog www.globaler-wandel.eu
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Which role does education play in preparing the public leaders of tomorrow?
Written by Ole Wintermann
An interview with Joseph Nye Today’s world is complex and highly interdependent. To deal with this complexity, we need new Governance structures to be established. And we need young leaders who are able to think out of the box, to work interdisciplinary and to find socially sustainable solutions. Which role […]
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Lessons from TTIP: In the internet era, participation is a necessity
Written by Ole Wintermann
It’s that time again: re:publica (#RP14), the meeting of likeminded people who for the rest of the year seem to be in their own universe, will happen again at the beginning of May. This large national and international convening of the Blogosphere offers the annual opportunity for people, even those […]
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The Transatlantic Colossus
Written by Ole Wintermann
A Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the US aims to ease business activities across the Atlantic. TAFTA | TTIP is a colossal undertaking that, if concluded, will establish the largest FTA in history. It is sold as a panacea but is that simple?
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TTIP: A Clash of Offline- and Online Culture?
Written by Ole Wintermann
‘The Transatlantic Colossus: Global Contributions to Broaden the Debate on the EU-US Free Trade Agreement’ (2014), a publication from the Berlin Forum on Global Politics in collaboration with the Internet & Society Collaboratory and FutureChallenges.org of the Bertelsmann Stiftung. The attached presentation shows my own perspective on the content of […]
