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Carmakers still wary of Northvolt revival
Marie Mannes, Alessandro Parodi, Gilles Guillaume, Published on 26/08/2025
» STOCKHOLM — Silicon Valley start-up Lyten will need to convince carmakers it can succeed where bankrupt Swedish electric vehicle (EV) battery maker Northvolt failed -- creating a European champion to reduce the region's reliance on China.
Marking 100 years of protection
Oped, Guillaume Rachou, Published on 27/09/2024
» This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child, a groundbreaking moment that laid the foundation for the definition and adoption of child rights around the world. Save the Children's founder, Eglantyne Jebb, was instrumental in drafting this historic declaration, which was adopted by the League of Nations in 1924 and later paved the way for the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). While we celebrate this centenary, we must also recognise the growing inequalities and risks that undermine children's rights today.
Shield children from online abuse
News, Guillaume Landry, Published on 23/09/2024
» Across Southeast Asia -- from Manila to Bangkok to Phnom Penh -- police are struggling to keep children safe from sexual exploitation and abuse, in particular online. Every day, millions of images and videos of children are shared on the internet, while authorities are increasingly at a loss for what to do.
Indonesia has strode ahead in digital banking: how can Thailand do the same?
Guillaume de Gantès, Sonia Barquin & Alexey Korkmazov, Published on 19/05/2023
» Digital banking is at a crossroads in Thailand. A small but not insignificant part of Thailand’s population is underserved by banks—as of 2021, research shows that banking penetration stands at 85 percent. Digital adoption in Thailand is high, with smartphones seeing 106 percent penetration and digital banking being used by 90 percent of customers who have bank accounts. But digital banking offerings are limited, with either digital banking extensions of large existing banks or digital players specialising in only certain aspects of banking such as lending or payments, leaving ample room for the growth of full-fledged digital banks.
The complex anatomy of technology regulation
News, Nicholas Davis & Mark Esposito & Landry Signé, Published on 14/02/2022
» The 2020s will be characterised by new technology regulation. But while today's technologies are global, the rules governing their development and use are not.