The Economic Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu approved the amendment to the Foresight Centre action plan, adding an urgent special foresight project concerning the virus crisis.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to disrupt energy systems around the world. While much has been said and written about the immediate to medium-term impacts from the virus, this webinar will take on the daunting task of discussing the energy outlook for 2040 and beyond.
Large Chinese and US digital platforms are shaping the global technological frontiers. The American technological hegemony is increasingly challenged by China. Subsequently, technology issues have taken a central role in the disputes between China and the United States.
The current pandemic and economic crisis have significantly increased uncertainty and complexity in understanding the shifts in global balance of power. Some of the key drivers projected by different pre-crisis foresight scenarios are reinforced while others take a back seat. The webinar will explore alternative scenarios on the global balance of power and the distributional impact of current pandemic.
The Coronavirus epidemic is a catalyst that amplifies several long-term trends. About a year ago, I called attention to the fact that global economy is regionalising: in the future, an increasing part of international trade will take place within regional blocks, not between them. Long supply chains that stretch across the world, and the concentration of certain stages of production into certain countries – most notably, of course, China – do indeed help to enhance efficiency, but also increase the risks.
The Foresight Centre is launching a new monitoring project to study the impact of the changing global forces on Estonia’s development. The study will result in key options and decision-making points.
The Foresight Centre developed three scenarios that represent the financial situation in 2050 of people who had received an average salary and have recently retired.
The change of generations and the general increase in well-being has made success-orientation give way to a mind-set that appreciates creativity, community, and immediate environment, shows a study conducted by the Foresight Centre.
The Economic Affairs Committee approved the Action Plan of the Foresight Centre for the next year. The Action Plan will focus on five research topics: changing of global lines of power, international maritime economy, national and cross-border mobility, future health care and future of business environment.
Studies of the Foresight Centre have resulted in four regional economy development scenarios for Estonia, which help to visualise the nature and location of economic activities in 2035, as shaped by a confluence of factors.