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6th India Ideas Conclave in Gujarat

(Fevrier 2020) “Globalisation is not just compiling economic, financial, and trade standards – it needs to have a moral compass. The only way globalisation will succeed is on condition that it puts human culture and civilisations at its heart”, stressed Jean-Christophe Bas, CEO of the Dialogue of Civilizations Institute during his speech at the 6th India Ideas Conclave. The event …

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Redefining politics and democracy in African countries :”Meet in Mitte” talk in Berlin with Oby Ezekwesili

On January 21 st 2020, Jean-Christophe Bas has welcomed at the the Dialogue of Civilizations Institute in Berlin Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili, former Vice President of the World Bank’s Africa, former Minister of Education in Nigeria to present her #fixpolitics initiative. Oby is presently Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy. Oby argues that it is the nature of …

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Global (dis)order: Towards dialogue-based worldviews

Jean-Christophe Bas is opening the Dialogue of Civilizations Institute Forum in Rhodes (October 2019) Jean-Christophe Bas, the CEO of the Dialogue of Civilizations Institute has delivered the welcome address to participants from around the world attending the 17 th edition of the Rhodes Forum https://doc-research.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/full-report_Rhodes-Forum-2019-1.pdf . He stressed that the world will soon commemorate the 30th anniversary of the fall of …

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Communication University of China launches Chinese Institute for a Community with Shared Future

Jean-Christophe Bas was invited to give a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Institute for a Community with Shared Future, hosted by the Communication University of China (CUC), in Beijing (December 2019) The vision of Community with Shared Future has been developed by President Xi in the past few years to present his vision of globalization and relations among cultures and …

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Innovation, Technology, and Jobs

What drives or hinders innovation? How can technological progress be used in advanced and emerging market economies to foster inclusive growth? These are some the questions raised during the conversation between Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF and Walter Isaacson, CEO The Aspen Institute at the occasion of the IMF Spring Meeting on April 19th, 2017. Watch the discussion. …

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Launch of the first edition of Paris Education Week at the OECD

The Ligue de l’Enseignement , the premier non-governmental Education organization in France has tasked The Global Compass, in collaboration with the OECD, with organizing the Inaugural conference  of the Paris Education Week. Held on Monday November 14th 2016 at the OECD, the event brought together OECD experts, researchers, Governments and civil society representatives to address the following issue : Governments …

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Education to Moderation : a challenge against fundamentalism and extremism

The Global Compass organized on November 17th, 2016 a meeting at the French Prime Minister’s office in charge of dialogue with religious Organizations (Observatoire de la Laïcité). The Global Compass invited the CEO of the Global Movement of the Moderates Foundation, Dr Nasharudin Mat Isa to discuss with the Heads and representatives of major French religious Education to Moderation : …

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Hippocrène Foundation commissions The Global Compass to produce a report and recommendation to build public support for the European Project

The EU has entered a very dark period. The Brexit in June 2016 and the rise of populism in many countries across Europe are putting at risk the European project. There is a growing lack of trust and understanding among people about the EU and therefore, an urgent need to address this issue and to foster public understanding and support …

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United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Global Summit in Baku (Azerbaijan) : The Global Compass organized a business symposium on the Role of the private sector in promoting Inclusive Societies

The Government of Azerbaijan, host of the Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations Summit, has tasked The Global Compass with organising a high level business symposium on “Living Together in Inclusive Societies : the Role and Responsibility of the Private Sector”.  The symposium was organized in partnership with the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan Azpromo and the UN …

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