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Venue: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13 in Stockholm Research seminar with Ann-Sofie Isaksson, researcher in development economics, based at the Institute for Futures Studies (IFFS) and

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Anders Ekholm

I have had the position as vice president and advisor at the Institute for Futures Studies and before that I worked as head of analysis at the Ministry of Social Affairs, with research concerning our

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En effekt av coronakrisen är att alltfler både arbetar och träffas online. Redan innan krisen använde 78 procent internet i arbetet. Dock uppgav bara 16 procent att de nyttjade AI där. Detta tyder på

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Welcome to a seminar on personal integrity in the era of digitalisation, and Bruce Schneier's book Data and Goliath. The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World. Main speaker:Bruce Sc

4C – The Swedish Consortium for the study of Contemporary Criminal Collaboration

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