By George Coetzee Although the ongoing vaccination campaign shows promise in turning the tide against the coronavirus, gaps in access and acceptance persist, posing a particular threat to underserved populations and developing nations. I have worked on the front lines during both of SA’s Covid-19 waves, and seen first-hand that the drug ivermectin is […]
Tag: innovation
How the Private Sector Could Help to Fight the Next Pandemic
By Haig Simonian, Avenir Suisse Hindsight, it is said, offers 20:20 vision. With the Coronavirus pandemic now into its second year, experts and governments around the world have become much savvier about how to deal with an international health crisis. If that knowledge could be harnessed to tackle the next pandemic – which […]
Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity: Benefits and perils
Lorenzo Pupillo, Stefano Fantin., Afonso Ferreira, Carolina Polito, CEPS Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gradually being integrated into the fabric of business and widely deployed across specific applications use cases. Not all sectors are equally advanced, however: the information technology and telecommunications sector are the most advanced in terms of AI adoption, with the […]
Book Review: Ralph Benko’s The Ten Commandments of Capitalism
By Faruk Okcetin, TES Contributor Ralph Benko, the author of The Ten Commandments of Capitalism: The Secret Recipe for Equitable Prosperity, despite the title of his book does not pretend to be a divinely inspired prophet. Moses came down from Mount Sinai, locally called Jabal Musa, to provide humanity with the most basic principles of […]
Health, Patents and Innovation: The Pharmaceutical Industry in Latin America
By Santiago Remón; Reviewer, Franco M. López, Fundacion BASES Introduction We have long understood health as a basic human need. The pharmaceutical industry, that business sector dedicated to the manufacture, preparation and marketing of medicinal chemicals for the treatment and prevention of diseases, has played a very important role in health care for […]
Consumers Pay When Patent Trolls Monetize ITC Loopholes
By Krisztina Pusok and Steve Pociask, American Consumer Institute The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has become an increasingly popular venue for patent complaints, allowing patent trolls to exploit the loopholes in ITC practice for financial gains. Unless the ITC’s statute or practice adjusts to better reflect the realities of modern products and innovation […]
Red Tape Helps China, Hurts Critical U.S. Super-Conductor Chip Manufacturing
By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor Let the Great Re-Shoring begin: One of the many ways the COVID pandemic will change the behavior of nations is coming into view, with profound implications for the globalization of trade, and where we make what we buy. With China controlling the chokepoint on medical devices from […]
Pandemic highlights Latin American innovators – and laggards
By Federico N. Fernández, Somos Innovación The innovation scene in Latin America shows two faces that couldn’t be more different from each other. I think the following three examples help us to explain what I see: Just a year ago, a group of Chilean Senators proposed a bill called “decent digital […]
State rules stand in the way of social-distancing pharmacy kiosks
“Pharmacy Kiosks, a Form of Telepharmacy, Offer Convenience Along With Social Distancing” By Jeffrey A. Singer, courtesy of the Cato Institute Among the many new realizations derived from the COVID-19 pandemic is how telemedicine has been underutilized and can be a great way to bring health care to millions of people to whom access is otherwise […]
Modernize Our Aerospace Industry to Accelerate the COVID-19 Economic Recovery
By Dave Ruppel, Director, Colorado Air and Space Port As the United States – and indeed the world – begin to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis we will begin traveling and engaging in interstate commerce once again. Air travel and the traffic control systems that underpin it, are key parts of these activities […]