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“Interdependencies of Megatrends” has become “Inequality”
Written by Ole Wintermann
And the winner is: Inequality! Our FutureChallenges.org project team will soon be turning its attention to (social) inequality – and rightly so. After three years of discussions on the various aspects of globalization on our platform, the user figures clearly show that it’s inequality in all its myriad forms such as lack […]
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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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“The Questions we are not asking and the Risks we are not seeing”
Written by Ole Wintermann
Last week my colleague Jan Arpe and I had the opportunity to take part in a workshop organized with support from our side by our partner, the Swedish Tällberg-Foundation. Held in Lausanne, the workshop brought together people from NGOs, research institutes and private enterprise to discuss the intriguing issue of […]
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Contemporary Carlowitz – Junge Impulse für die deutsche Nachhaltigkeitspolitik
Written by Ole Wintermann
Der Begriff der Nachhaltigkeit bedarf inzwischen einer Anpassung an gegenüber den 1970er Jahren veränderte gesellschaftliche Diskurse und globale Realitäten. Anbei möchte ich daher auf eine Veranstaltung meiner Kollegen aufmerksam machen, die jungen interessierten Erwachsenen die Möglichkeit anbieten, an einer neuen Agenda für eine deutsche Nachhaltigkeitspolitik mitzuarbeiten. Die Veranstaltung meiner Kollegen bietet […]
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Moving ahead to new horizons – transparency, participation, sustainability
Written by Ole Wintermann
Moving ahead to new horizons might be a good project title for the happenings in the first week in July in Berlin which gave us the opportunity to step back for a moment, examine what we normally take for granted and venture a look forward as well as a glance […]
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Transatlantic Roundtable on Global Challenges in Transparency and Open Government
Written by Ole Wintermann
Date: May, 21st, 7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Location: Hertie School of Governance, Berlin The event and discussion language will be English. Please arrive on time. Registration: Limited seating! Please register via the RSVP Form Open Government is about more than just transparency through technology. We need think about what we […]
