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Dar Es Salaam – Law, A Driver For Sustainable Development in Africa

Posted on 22 July 201631 May 2020 by the_bridge_tank

On the 1st and 2nd of June, the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO), an agency of the United Nations, will organise the first conference of its’ programme “Achieving the Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2063: The Rule of Law as a Driver for Africa’s Sustainable Development”. The Bridge Tank, whose president will speak at the conference, will also contribute to this debate on access to justice and the implementation of clear regulations. Continue reading “Dar Es Salaam – Law, A Driver For Sustainable Development in Africa”

Casablanca – The Morocco Brand : Country marketing for the benefit of Morocco’s influence ?

Posted on 21 July 201631 May 2020 by the_bridge_tank

On the 27th of May, The Bridge Tank will be in Casablanca, Morocco to participate at the conference “Country Marketing: Modelling the Morocco Brand” organised by the Amadeus Institute. The conference will discuss the Moroccan development model, its’ intangible capital, and its’ potential for international influence.

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Mrs. UN Secretary General : The Final Race Ticks In

Posted on 20 July 20166 August 2020 by the_bridge_tank

This year’s election process for the position of the next UN Secretary General is by far the most open and transparent in the UN’s history following 70 years of closed-door negotiating and secretive lobbying. On Tuesday for the first time, ten out of twelve candidates took part in two televised debates where they unfolded their visions for the future of the UN and set out their plans to tackle the numerous challenges the organization faces today (…). It does seem that it is the year of woman -at least as far as the election is concerned- and the four candidates that clearly came on top were all women : Irina Bokova, Helen Clark, Christiana Figueres and Susana Malcorra. Read more …

New Delhi – “Smart City Expo” : towards sustainable Indian cities

Posted on 20 July 201631 May 2020 by the_bridge_tank

The second edition of the Smart Cities India Expo was held in New Dehli, India from the 11th to the 13th of May. This event brought together 325 businesses from 40 countries to debate intelligent solutions to be into to develop sustainable cities in India. Haruki Sawaruma, analyst and researcher for the Observatory of Emerging Economies of The Bridge Tank, was present at the conference and noticed the maturity of the exchanges and innovation on the subject.

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Lyon – Morocco-France, a partnership to be strengthened for a co-development dynamic in Africa

Posted on 20 July 20161 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

The Bridge Tank, which pays particular attention to the development of inclusive growth models in Africa, will participate on the 24th of May at the conference “Economic Cooperation Morocco France: New Partnerships for New Horizons”, organised at the headquarters of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Regional Council.

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Turin – Debating China’s economic transition

Posted on 19 July 201631 May 2020 by the_bridge_tank

For it’s third workshop on the 9th and 10th of Mai, the Observatory of Emerging Economies of Turin is inviting participants to debate the new tools China has chosen to boost its’ economic growth. A session will be dedicated to the new Silk Road, a strategy China chose to extend its’ influence and its’ Eurasian markets.

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Davos – The Bridge Tank champions the Global South’s role in the Fourth Revolution

Posted on 18 July 20161 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

At the 2016 Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland, some 2,800 attendees took the opportunity to discuss the challenges raised by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Bridge Tank was there and quick to point out that this fledgling revolution was not the prerogative of the Global North. Continue reading “Davos – The Bridge Tank champions the Global South’s role in the Fourth Revolution”

The Bridge Tank participates at the France-Morocco meeting at the National Assembly

Posted on 18 July 201616 December 2021 by the_bridge_tank

The Bridge Tank participated in the France-Morocco meeting on 5 July, jointly organised by the France-Morocco Friendship Group of the National Assembly and the Morocco-France Friendship Group of the Moroccan House of Representatives. The event took place at the National Assembly in Paris and focused on the theme “Reforms in Morocco, a bulwark against instability”.

Round tables followed one another and allowed the various speakers to discuss recent reforms and developments in the Kingdom concerning human rights, public freedoms, the development model or the restructuring of the religious field.

A panel of French and Moroccan deputies, senior civil servants, journalists and researchers participated in this day, introduced by Mr. Luc Châtel, President of the France-Morocco Friendship Group, Mrs. Aatimad Zahidi, President of the Morocco-France Friendship Group, and Mr. Chakib Benmoussa, Moroccan Ambassador in France.

Joël Ruet, President of the Bridge Tank, spoke during the round table on the theme “Towards a more sustainable and inclusive development model”. The modification of the country’s economic structure, notably through numerous investments, has indeed enabled the kingdom to grow. It is now a question of making this growth more sustainable and more inclusive, particularly in the context of Morocco’s strong commitment to climate change and the approach of COP22. The Bridge Tank is particularly interested in new models of growth and inclusive development in Africa

Insights into Emerging Economies n°6 – Toward the COP22 of action

Posted on 17 June 201628 June 2023 by the_bridge_tank

Last week, delegates from 195 member countries of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) gathered in Bonn, Germany, to operationalize the agreement reached in Paris. The Bonn meeting aims to prepare the upcoming event held in Marrakech, which will be the phase of concrete actions.

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IDLO Forum: Achieving Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063: The Rule of Law as an Engine for Africa’s Sustainable Development

Posted on 16 June 201615 September 2021 by the_bridge_tank

In Dar-es-Salam, IDLO (International Development Law Organization) organized a forum on June 1-2, 2016 on the theme “Achieving Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063: the Rule of Law as a Driver for Africa’s Sustainable Development” with Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe.

Mamadou Lamine Diallo, a member of the Senegalese Parliament, former Central Bank banker and former political chief of staff to the Chairperson of the African Commission, President and co-founder of the West African Parliamentary Coalition for Transparency in Mining, also presented his ideas. As a member of the Bridge Tank’s Policy Board, he was part of the think tank’s delegation led by our President Joël Ruet.

The speakers at the forum recognized that Africa, despite its great wealth and potential, still faces significant development challenges and is undergoing rapid and profound transformation. They concluded that Africa-wide collaboration on strengthening the rule of law will play a key role in achieving global and regional development goals. This would require several changes, including improving the African judicial system and knowledge of jurisprudence, as well as developing a multi-stakeholder discussion among governments, businesses, and civil society actors to combat corruption.

Speakers included Irene Khan, IDLO Executive Director, Judit Arenas, IDLO Secretary General, Paulino Wanawilla, Minister of Justice of Southern Sudan, and Martha Karua, opposition leader and presidential candidate of Kenya.