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Insights into Emerging Economies n°3 – Towards new global industrial alliances

Posted on 18 April 201628 June 2023 by the_bridge_tank

This week, The Bridge Tank gives its point of view on COP-21 and the resulting lessons to be learnt. As a preview for the Abu Dhabi “Sustainability Week”, it is vital to understand how environmental issues have managed to spark interest from emerging countries. Download for more information our Insight dedicated to the outcome of COP-21.

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Insights into Emerging Economies n°2 – Special Feature on COP21

Posted on 18 April 201628 June 2023 by the_bridge_tank

At the dawn of COP21, it is time for a critical reading of the commitments made by the countries that are home to half of the world’s population today, and will be home to the majority, tomorrow. Download our Insights into Emerging Economies here .

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The visit of the French President in India, beyond the Rafales’ deal

Posted on 1 March 20161 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

The Chairman of The Bridge Tank, Joël Ruet, has commented on France 24 channel the 24th January 2016 the visit of the French President François Hollande in India.

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Abu Dhabi – A “Green Week” in the United Arab Emirates

Posted on 28 February 20161 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

The Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, organized by Masdar from the 16^th to 23^rd January 2016, brought more than 32,000 participants from over 170 countries. Over years, the event has become nothing less in importance than the “Davos of energy”. This edition, coming as post-COP21, additionally whistled the real kick-off for the deployment of renewable energy. Continue reading “Abu Dhabi – A “Green Week” in the United Arab Emirates”

Emerging economies cracked : a matter of economic diversification

Posted on 15 February 20162 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

On the occasion of COP21, December 8, Joel Ruet, Chairman of The Bridge Tank, and Guillaume Henry, the lawyer entitled Intellectual Property, presented the report “Sustainable Development and Intellectual Property: Access to technologies emerging” at the prestigious Club “Cercle de l’Union Interalliée”.

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Bamako – Training the Young Africans for Careers of the Future, with Solektra Solar Academy

Posted on 5 January 201631 May 2020 by the_bridge_tank

In the wake of COP21 in Paris, and without waiting for ratification of the agreement and its implementation, Mali has seen the inauguration of the Solar Academy Solektra Bamako, designed to support the emergence of a new generation of Africans trained in solar technologies. Present on site, The Bridge Tank welcomed an initiative that focuses on a competent human capital for electrification and development of the African continent.

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Paris COP21 – Deploying electric vehicles in Brazil and India

Posted on 4 January 20161 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

At COP21, in the Climate Generations area at Le Bourget on 7 December, experts from The Bridge Tank, the Sustainable Mobility Institute and Renault discussed the issue of electric mobility in India and Brazil, along with the energy, environmental and societal issues it raises. An opportunity for Joël Ruet to unveil our think tank’s original vision of the levers to deploy this technology. Continue reading “Paris COP21 – Deploying electric vehicles in Brazil and India”

Paris COP21 – The Bridge Tank contributes to a report on sustainable development and intellectual property

Posted on 25 December 201528 June 2023 by the_bridge_tank

On the occasion of the COP21, on 8 December, Joël Ruet, President of The Bridge Tank, and intellectual property lawyer Guillaume Henry presented the report “Sustainable Development and Intellectual Property: Access to Technologies in Emerging Countries” at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée.

In his presentation, Joël Ruet indicated that “the sites of specialisation are nowadays more and more temporary. This is the great lesson of emergence: the idea of specialisation, the ‘great economic idea’ that has been the basis of trade theory since the end of the 19th century, is becoming, if not moribund, at least dangerous for an economic territory. By the time specialisation is established, the industry has already changed. It is therefore important to promote a potential for rapid redeployment. It is a question of fertilising the diversity of the territories. This could be a role for the state.

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Dakhla – In Morocco, signals of emergence are growing stronger

Posted on 17 December 20151 June 2020 by the_bridge_tank

The 3rd Dakhla International Meeting, organized under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI, was held 3—4 December 2015 on the theme “New economic territories, actors and factors in emergence, comparative international experiences”. At this event, Joël Ruet, president of The Bridge Tank, foregrounded Morocco’s signals of emergence, be it industrial diversification or the enhancement of its natural capital. Continue reading “Dakhla – In Morocco, signals of emergence are growing stronger”

Inauguration of the Solektra Solar Academy in Bamako

Posted on 16 December 201515 September 2021 by the_bridge_tank

Following the involvement of The Bridge Tank in the Akon Lighting Africa project, the Bridge Tank was received by the singer and philanthropist Akon during his visit to Bamako on December 15, 2015. Akon launched his project of electrification of the continent through the development of solar energy.

The Akon Lighting Africa program emerged following Barack Obama’s Power to Africa project, with the involvement of his former campaign advisor Thione Niang. One year after its launch, the promoters of Akon Lighting Africa claim to have created 5,500 indirect jobs.

The initiative, supported by Solektra International, launched in 2014 with $1 billion in funding, plans to electrify several million homes in 40 countries by 2020. More than 100,000 streetlights and 102,000 solar home kits have been installed in 480 localities and 14 countries across the continent. Also, during this conference Akon announced the launch of the Solektra Solar Academy, an engineering training academy in Bamako.

It aims to train engineers in developing a renewable and sustainable electrification of the peripheral districts of Bamako and other important Malian cities thanks to solar energy. The Academy aims to train 200 skilled workers per year. Scheduled to open in January 2016, the academy will provide technical and energy market training but also programs to eradicate poverty.