Project-centered
Projects are at the core of Policymakr. Its governance structure, rules and economic model are designed from the ground up to provide an online area for political debate that citizens can trust. The ones listed here as just examples. If you join, you’ll be able to suggest your own projects, and work on them with others.
Earth's hidden plastic problem
Plastic is continuing to be dumped in the world's oceans, and the consequences are even more catastrophic than most of us realize. Work done by, inter alia, Scientific American puts the subject into perspective.
Find out moreManaging rising healthcare costs
There are plenty of reasons to be worried about the future financing of healthcare. There is a consensus among economists that most of the Western European countries today run healthcare systems that simply cannot be financed in future.
Find out moreThe challenge of feeding Africa
While Africa continues to experience the highest occurrence of food insecurity worldwide, the continent also contains over 60 percent of the worlds uncultivated but fertile land.
Find out moreStrategies for stemming the opioid epidemic
The US opioid crisis in the continues to reverberate. Data analytics and technology are being deployed to improve prevention and treatment.
Find out morePalm oil producers are wiping out orangutans
When a palm-oil company fells Sumatran rainforests, orangutans are displaced as the trees are burned. Palm oil is used in approximately 50% of supermarket products.
Find out moreA better way of choosing Presidents?
In the 2002 French election, and again the 2017 run-offs, mainstream candidates were eliminated. Similar issues arose in the US system, especially in 2000 and again in 2016. Carefully-prepared institutional reform is a possible solution.
Find out moreThe right way to deploy 5G
5G wireless technology promises faster speed, low latency, and can handle huge numbers of connections simultaneously. Yet the economics, business model, and ability to monetize these use cases at scale to justify a nationwide rollout of 5G in any country today remain unclear.
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