Smart Cities and Startups partner to create better places to live

As demands of urbanization increase, startups buoyed by their entrepreneurial spirit become crucial collaborators of local governments to scale up business models geared towards smart city innovation.

Why Competition Matters for Economic Growth: Myanmar Delegation Learns from PH

In 2015, ASEAN member states Philippines and Myanmar both had their Competition Laws enacted to “ensure a level playing field and to build a culture of fair competition among businesses”.

Countering Fake News

Since the presidential election campaign in the US in 2016, the phenomenon of fake news increasingly moved to the center of the public debate. In contrast to classical false media reports of the analog age, fake news is generated intentionally in an environment where a truth claim actually exists. In public discourse, fake news often refers to all kinds of reports that seem problematic, including vague or inadvertently distributed information. Populists turned the term even into a polemıcal battle cry to accuse established media of systematically incorrect coverage. In reality, however, fake news is targeted disinformation that circumvent professional journalists who would not knowingly publish false information for fear of reputational damage. It was the rise of social media that not only democratized the way news is distributed but also strengthened the ability of fake news to circulate. Today, everyone can potentially create and spread false information. While political purposes seem obvious as the reason behind fake news, their diffusion can also be financially motivated. In those cases, attention-drawing fake news serves as a means to channel users to specific websites in order to generate advertising revenues.

Europe in Search of a New Narrative

In the light of Brexit, growing populism and low confidence of the citizens in the European Union, it seems that Europe loses its attraction. Many high-ranking politicians, philosophers, and artists call for a new narrative for Europe that reaches the hearts and revives the enthusiasm of its citizens for the common project. But what exactly constitutes a narrative which is capable to draw people under its spell and get them enthusiastic about Europe again?

Contribution to the Fair Competition Awards Ceremony

Contribution to the Fair Competition Awards Ceremony 2019, organized by Competition Association and sponsored by Friedrich Naumann Foundation was realized in Ankara. Former President of Constitutional Court, Members of Competition Association, Members of Independent Regulatory Agencies, Academicians, Former Members of Parliament, Journalists, Members of Non-Governmental Organizations, were among the participants.  After the opening speech of Prof. Dr. Erdal Türkkan,  Journalist  Çiğdem Toker who was granted an award gave a speech on “The Role of the Press in the Effectiveness of  Competition in Public Tenders”, and her award was presented by  Professor Nurkut İnan who was also one of her professors from the  Faculty of Law. Prof. Uğur Emek who was also granted an award gave a speech on “In What Extend the Fair Competition is Achieved in Public Tenders in Turkey”. The award granted to Prof Emek was given by Haşim Kılıç, former president of Constitutional Court.

FNF Meet and Greet Reception 2019

(Hanoi, 16.5.2019) - The regional director Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff and the country director Mark Stanitzki welcomed the international guests and Vietnamese ...

Sewoon Global Forum: Urban Manufacturing Next

The Electoral System in Germany

Experts from Malaysia explore the electoral system in Germany in order to gain ideas to reform their own system.

Workshop in Pyongyang on Water related issues

FNF Korea signs MOU with Hybrid Future Culture Institute(HFCI)