We wish you a wonderful New Year with our exciting January 2024 digital edition, full of insights from political representatives, thought leaders, industry associations and specialists
Read expert commentary from the likes of Sandra Gallina, who charts the European Commission’s efforts to support healthy ageing and EESC’s Baiba Miltoviča, who lifts the lid on rare diseases, charting a European mission to help 36 million people in the EU.
Our conversations about policy don’t just revolve around health. We also pay attention to many other areas of research. For instance, Revd Professor David Wilkinson, Astrophysicist at Durham University, highlights the importance of space and the divine. Or Rohan Whitehead from the Institute of Analytics, walks us through how AI revolutionises the finance industry
In this New Year edition, our top contributors include:
How Japan’s aging population is shaping the future of nursing care
How will the aging population impact the provision and sustainability of care? We put the
question to Dr Yukari Nakano, Executive Officer at the Japanese Nursing Association
The Cloud Compute agreement update
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) says that there is greater choice and range in public
sector cloud technology, concerning the Cloud Compute agreement update
What can local governments do to combat heat stress and increase safety?
Wildfires and record heat waves turn our summers into a nightmare. In this vein, what
can local governments do to combat heat stress and increase safety? Vasileios Latinos,
Head of Resilience and Climate Adaptation at ICLEI Europe, provides a detailed response
EU needs shared border management for human rights
José Antonio Moreno Díaz, EESC member and Co-rapporteur for the EESC opinion on Multiannual strategic policy for European integrated border management, says the EU needs shared border management that guarantees human rights
Building Vaccine Confidence: Strategies for dispelling myths and misinformation
Heidi J Larson, along with contributors from the Vaccine Confidence Project, discuss
the complex factors influencing decision-making around vaccines and what can be
done to improve public trust
Protecting and improving Western Australia’s cropping soils in a drying climate
Dr Stephen Davies, Principal Soils Research Scientist, provides expertise in managing soil limitations in cropping systems with a focus on developing practical solutions for grain growers
Clinical technology: Short-termism or the golden thread?
Jacqueline Davis, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer at System C Healthcare, discusses
some key obstacles the NHS faces as it navigates the digital transformation
Japan: Scientific advancement and innovation
Prof Dr Preethi Kesavan, Head, School of Advanced Technology and Digital Media at
LSBF Singapore, expounds on the potential of scientific advancement and innovation,
using the Japanese exemplar
Energy self-consumption is vital to fight climate change and energy poverty
Pierre Jean Coulon, Rapporteur for the EESC opinion on Individual and collective
energy self-consumption as a factor in the fight for the green and energy transition,
and for economic and social balance, argues that energy self-consumption is vital
to fight climate change and energy poverty
Navigating the landscape of digital mental health care: Co-creation and human rights as guiding principles
Digital technologies have emerged as a promising solution to transform mental health
systems and meet our populations’ increasing mental health needs. Francesca Centola,
Policy and Knowledge Officer at Mental Health Europe, outlines the principles that
should guide such a digital transformation