THE POWER OF PEOPLE, PLACES & FIRMS
Reading Time: 4 minutesOver the past 15 years, Europe’s cities have grown by nearly 12 million people. Yet while Europe’s large cities have expanded by around 6.5%, smaller cities have shrunk by 1.7%. Western cities have been generally growing, while many in Eastern Europe are losing residents. This uneven growth raises an important question – what does it mean to have the Right to Stay in Europe’s shrinking cities?
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn OECD countries, around 1 in 8 young people fall between the two and become “NEETs” – those neither working, studying, nor receiving training. In Latin America, it is 1 in 4 young people. But NEETs are not just a problem. They represent an opportunity – a vast pool of talent, full of skills and enthusiasm. With the right support, they can become a powerful and positive force for change.
Reading Time: 3 minutesVolunteering at Paris 2024 was a chance to support a global event, build skills, and connect communities through civic participation.
Reading Time: 4 minutesPredictive AI has served SMEs well, offering insights through data analysis and pattern recognition. However, Agentic AI goes further.
Reading Time: 4 minutesHow can France’s Loire Valley, long known for castles and wine, offer lessons for rural renewal today? Communities are turning heritage, agriculture, and local leadership into engines of social and economic revival with relevance far beyond the region.
Reading Time: 4 minutesDe acuerdo con la UICN las Soluciones basadas en la Naturaleza (SbN) son intervenciones que protegen, gestionan y restauran ecosistemas naturales o modificados, abordando desafíos
Reading Time: 3 minutesNature-based Solutions (NbS) have the potential to mitigate up to 10 gigatonnes of CO₂ per year – about 27% of global annual emissions. As climate
Reading Time: 4 minutesParis is going beyond the basics to harness innovation and power not just startups but the future of entire cities.