A Matter of Choice: reflecting on alternative economic models after the Istanbul Innovation Days 2025
by Alberto Cottica. R&D Specialist – Digital, AI and Innovation Hub Spring has arrived for economic alternatives As I stood on the stage of the Istanbul Innovation Days 2025, I experienced a feeling like the beginning of spring, when you throw the windows wide open and let warm air fill the room. The economics winter […]
Bridging Skills and Employment: Bangladesh’s Data-Driven Solution to Youth Unemployment
The Employment Challenge Bangladesh’s youth unemployment presented a paradox: despite economic growth, a significant portion of young people remained jobless. Each year, nearly 2 million youths joined the country’s 82 million-strong labor force, yet many struggled to find employment. Employers, meanwhile, reported difficulties in finding qualified candidates, and training institutions produced graduates whose skills did […]
Redefining Mental Health: Victoria’s Collaborative Centre Innovation
A System at Breaking Point In November 2018, the Royal Commission into Mental Health began hearing thousands of testimonies from Victorians affected by the mental health system. The testimonies exposed a system riddled with fragmentation and inefficiencies, leaving families without coordinated care and perpetuating cycles of exclusion. When the Royal Commission delivered its final report […]
