Articles in English

Big Step For Self-Driving Semis As Starsky Tests Unmanned Robo-Truck On Florida Highway

Starsky Robotics began testing its automated and remotely operated semi-trucks this month

28 июня 2019 3 мин. 7499

RIO DE JANEIRO – Universal basic income is hardly a new concept, but it has taken on a new life in recent years. Voices on both the left and the right now argue that a UBI could be the key to addressing major social and structural problems, including technological unemployment and underemployment, extreme poverty, welfare traps, and hidden disincentives to work. By freeing people from the shackles of low-quality jobs and endless bureaucracy, the logic goes, a UBI would enable them to reach their full potential

27 июня 2019 4 мин. 5626

Good Policies, Derailed by Poor Communication. How to implement complex policies successfully?

Why are Kazakhstan’s many good policies that favour the people like Pension Reform, Registration of Citizens, and Land Reform not known, not appreciated, not understood by the people? Why are there so much unhappiness and antagonism even before the policies are implemented? Why are policies articulated grandiosely but not implemented effectively? Why is it not surprising to find many information campaigns failing to reach out and make an impact on society? How can one successfully promote the polices and services to the citizens and interest groups? How can one ensure a better communication reach?

26 июня 2019 6 мин. 5752

Manage It Before It Becomes a Crisis

What has Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Chernobyl, Exxon Valdez, BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil, and Enron, and also potential issues in Kazakhstan have in common? These are all cases of a crisis that has happened and affected the company, country and the brand equity. The last one, potential issues in Kazakhstan, is included for the country to learn the lessons from these crisis examples

25 июня 2019 6 мин. 5977

Kazakhstan’s Soft Power

Punching Above and Beyond its Weight

24 июня 2019 6 мин. 10190

Paying for the Welfare State Without Raising Taxes

LONDON – The current value of the US government’s unfunded pension and Medicare liabilities is $46.7 trillion, or roughly two and a half times US GDP. Other estimates put that figure much higher. In the United Kingdom, a similar calculation by the Adam Smith Institute yields a £1.85 trillion ($2.34 trillion) “hidden debt time bomb.” And the situation in Switzerland, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and Spain is little different. It seems that all advanced economies are facing public-finance trouble ahead

21 июня 2019 5 мин. 5553

In the face of slow progress, WHO offers a new tool and sets a target to accelerate action against antimicrobial resistance

Geneva – The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a global campaign urging governments to adopt a tool to reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance, adverse events and costs

20 июня 2019 4 мин. 6419

Taming the Wild West of Digital Health Innovation

CAPE TOWN – Digital technology is revolutionizing our daily lives. Mobile devices monitor our movements, marketing algorithms guide our consumption, and social media shape our worldviews and politics. While such innovations have their advantages, they also carry significant risks, including potentially widening existing inequalities within our societies. This prospect is particularly worrying when it comes to global health