All posts tagged "Switzerland"

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  UN hails leap forward in global climate action transparency

  Ninety nations have formally reported progress towards meeting their Paris Agreement commitments, in what the UN called a “critical effort… ensuring transparency in global climate action”. The cornerstone of

  • Posted January 31, 2025
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  Swiss digital ID chief highlights need for more time to decide tech and cost details

  The politician leading on the establishment of a federal digital ID system for Switzerland has said that government authorities “need more time” to process technology and cost considerations before confirming

  • Posted July 14, 2024
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  Australian government tables Digital ID Bill to expand service

  The Australian federal government is a step closer to creating a national digital identity system after introducing fresh legislation to the country’s senate on 30 November. A key function of

  • Posted December 5, 2023
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  Citizens sue EU governments over failure to deliver on climate change pledges

  Citizens of European Union member states have sued their respective national governments over failure to tackle climate change in a first for the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Three

  • Posted April 6, 2023
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  COP27: how finance ministries are working to net zero – but ‘missed a trick’ on COVID-19 response

  Much talk at the COP27 has already touched on the centrality of finance to helping the world reach net zero and tackle the effects of climate change, with many developing

  • Posted November 8, 2022
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  International GovTech maturity “lower than expected”, says World Bank

  Despite increasing investment across the world, GovTech maturity is “lower than expected” in most countries and digital citizen engagement lacking, research from the World Bank has found. While most governments

  • Posted September 22, 2021
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  Switzerland launches Green Fintech Network

  Switzerland’s government has launched a Green Fintech Network to identify and propose new measures that will improve the operating environment for start-ups involved with sustainable finance and tech. The network

  • Posted November 12, 2020
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  France and UK move forward on central bank digital currencies

  The central banks of France and the UK have moved towards the creation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), with the Banque de France issuing a call for applications to

  • Posted April 8, 2020
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  Blockchain: alchemy or wizardry?

  Like the cryptocurrencies that gave birth to them, blockchain technologies attract excitement and scepticism in equal measure. Don’t believe the hype, says James Johns – but in time, blockchain could

  • Posted August 16, 2018
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  EU and Switzerland need to reach agreement ‘quickly’ on Swiss immigration referendum, says president of European Parliament

  Switzerland and the European Union have to find a solution fast on how to act on a Swiss referendum voting in favour of bringing back strict quotas for immigration from

  • Posted July 1, 2016
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