October 20, 2010
Here are a few paragraphs from Eisenhower’s farewell radio address of 1961 (via openmarket.org). Relevant to the general debate on the European Innovation Union and the debate in Slovenia on the Higher Education Program and The Innovation Strategy.Toda…
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January 6, 2009
In a letter to Michelle and Barack Obama, NASA’s Jim Hanson makes some valid critique of the “cap and trade” approach to the reduction of CO2 emissions that we also embraced in Europe: Policies being discussed in national and international circle…
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July 2, 2008
My last speech during the Slovenian EU presidency at the European Sustainable Development Network Conference in Paris, June 30th-July 1st, 2008.Excellencies, ladies and gentleman,It is a real pleasure to be here in Paris on the last day of the Slovenia…
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June 18, 2008
I am still in Seoul where we have just adopted the Seoul declaration. Here are some notes from my intervention on the plenary before the signing:First I’d like to join all who congratulated the organizers, the government of Korea and the OECD for such …
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June 5, 2008
To address climate change we need to think both with our wallets and our hearts (notes for an intervention at an OECD ministerial meeting in Paris, June 4th, 2008). Climate change is an issue that is global and global solutions should be found. But we …
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ADDRESS of Minister dr. Žiga Turkat the Athens Summit on Climate Change and Energy SecurityAthens, 5. – 7. May 2008Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,In the beginning allow me to thank the organizers for bringing this summit together and congratulat…
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Žiga Turk, professor, former minister and secretary general of the Reflection Group writes about the future of growth, innovation, technology, sustainable development, creativity etc.
