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Home / Themes / Technology and economics / Page 8

Technology and economics

The Greater Bay Area. Hong Kong-Guangdong border on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
China, the US and the new world order Experts Comments

The Greater Bay Area: China’s ‘next big thing’

Few people outside Asia are aware of what The Greater Bay Area project -defined as ‘The next big thing’ for China- really entails.

By Alfonso Ballesteros
28 Jul 2022 //
7 mins Reading time
The privacy of the mind. Man in a gray shirt looking at a city buildings during daytime
Technology and economics Experts Comments

Beyond freedom of thought: ensuring the privacy of the mind

Controlling the mind of their citizens will be possible not only for autocratic regimes but also democracies and corporations.

By Andrés Ortega
26 Jul 2022 //
6 mins Reading time
A jar with coins and plants. Representation of the green economy
Climate and energy Analyses

A greener economy: pioneering triangular cooperation between the Republic of Korea, Spain and Latin America

Cooperation between Korea, Spain and Latin America to promote a green economy is an opportunity to make progress in sustainable development.

By Mónica Araya, Lara Lázaro Touza
27 Jun 2022 //
28 mins Reading time
High level official speakers at the 2021 Korea-LAC Digital Cooperation Forum held in Seoul on 17 March 2021
Technology and economics Analyses

The role of trust as a new driver for global cooperation on technology: the case of Latin America with Spain and Korea

Trust is an element of necessity but also a strategic tool to guarantee global cooperation on technology driven by equal partnership.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart, César Rosales
24 Jun 2022 //
24 mins Reading time
NATO tests counter-drone technology during an exercise in Vredepeel, Netherlands (2021)
International Security Experts Comments

Beyond NATO’s Madrid Summit: the technological challenge

NATO has moved forward in structuring its technology policy. The next leap should now be coherence and coordination.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
22 Jun 2022 //
6 mins Reading time
Twitter app logo on a white iPad on red textile
Technology and economics Experts Comments

Will Trump return to Twitter? Who should exercise censorship?

If he takes over Twitter, Elon Musk will be a major determiner of how much censorship the social network can exert over the public sphere.

By Andrés Ortega
31 May 2022 //
7 mins Reading time
General view of the inaugural meeting of the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in Pittsburgh (2021)
Technology and economics Experts Comments

Ukraine in the spotlight of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC)

Ukraine is part of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) agenda. Still other challenges need to be followed closely.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
26 May 2022 //
6 mins Reading time
Art installation at TeamLab Borderless, a digital art museum in Tokyo (Japan). Photo: APatrick Vierthaler (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Global Spectator Experts Comments

Culture: single and hybrid

The hybrid, or single, culture is not something involving only humans, but rather humans and machines.

By Andrés Ortega
03 May 2022 //
7 mins Reading time
Azadi Tower
International Security Experts Comments

Iran at a standstill: Vienna talks are the only way forward

The JCPOA will not be the holy grail for the Iranian economy but it will have a great impact in the country’s capacity to solve its economy problems.

By Irene Martínez
26 Apr 2022 //
5 mins Reading time
Billboard French elections
Future of Europe Experts Comments

What to expect from the upcoming France’s President and the European technological future

France is one among 27 Member States, but its voice and influence over the future of the European technological future is key.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
12 Apr 2022 //
7 mins Reading time
Lock on the Russian flag
Technology and economics Analyses

Can the Russian economy withstand the sanctions?

Sanctions on Russia may lead to a fall in GDP, but will they be enough to mobilise the population against Putin?

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
07 Apr 2022 //
20 mins Reading time
Press conference Global Gateway
Technology and economics Analyses

Digital and development cooperation: the Global Gateway and a future EU-Japan Digital Partnership

This paper presents the benefits and challenges in terms of development cooperation for linking the Global Gateway with a EU-Japan Digital Partnership.

By Ugo Armanini, Mario Esteban
29 Mar 2022 //
18 mins Reading time

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