Circular economy – dive in, there is so much to discover!
Energy & environment, In the News, SocietyTo effectively roll out circular economy policies within a territory, companies and decision-makers require access to evaluation and simulation tools. The design of these tools, still in the research phase, necessarily requires a more detailed consideration of the impact of human activities, both locally and globally.
Digital Service Act: Regulating the content of digital platforms, Act 1
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The Digital Service Act, proposed by the European Commission in early 2020, seeks to implement a new regulatory framework for digital platforms. Grazia Cecere, an economics researcher at Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, explains…
Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Fukushima: the role of accidents in nuclear governance
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Stéphanie Tillement, IMT Atlantique – Institut Mines-Télécom and Olivier Borraz, Sciences Po
Until the 1970s, nuclear power plants were considered to be inherently safe, by design. Accidents were perceived as…
Do hospital staff feel prepared?
Covid-19 EN, In the News, Society
Marie Bossard, a specialist in the social psychology of health, has been studying the feeling of preparedness among hospital staff in the face of exceptional health situations in her PhD since 2018. She explores the factors that may influence…
Circular economy, environmental assessment and environmental budgeting
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To implement a robust and durable circular economy strategy, it is important to assess its environmental impacts. Valérie Laforest and Natacha Gondran, both researchers at Mines Saint-Étienne, explain the reasons for incorporating an absolute…
The Alicem app: a controversial digital authentication system
Digital, In the News, Society
Laura Draetta, Télécom Paris – Institut Mines-Télécom and Valérie Fernandez, Télécom Paris – Institut Mines-Télécom
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ome digital innovations, although considered to be of general interest, are met with…
Digital transformation: how to avoid missing out on the new phase of work that has begun
Digital, In the News, Society
Aurélie Dudézert, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School and Florence Laval, IAE de Poitiers [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter a lockdown that has helped reveal how far along companies are in…
Crisis management: better integration of citizens’ initiatives
Digital, In the News, SocietyCaroline Rizza, Télécom Paris – Institut Mines-Télécom
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[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s part of my research into the benefits of digital technologies in crisis management and in particular the digital…
The end or beginning of third places?
In the News, SocietyAfter our homes and workplaces, the social environments in which we spend time are referred to as third places. These are places for gathering, adventures – but at the same time, of safety, security and control. In the following article Müge…
In French nursing homes, the Covid-19 crisis has revealed the detrimental effects of austerity policies
Covid-19 EN, In the News, SocietyThis article was originally published (in French) in the Conversation.
By Laura Nirello, IMT Lille Douai, and Ilona Delouette, University of Lille.
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[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith apocalyptic…