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Interview with the former Indonesian Minister of Trade Gita Wirjawan: Southeast Asia’s Future

05.8.24

On April 23, 2024, HKS Student Policy Review Senior Editor John McQuillan spoke with Gita Wirjawan. The coversation focused on a range of topics related to the future of Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Gita Wirjawan’s public service has included positions as Indonesia’s minister of trade, chairman of its Investment Coordinating Board, and chair of a […]

Development and Economic Growth

Steering the AI Transition: The Case for More Employee Ownership

05.8.24

The compass of our current AI debate is mis-calibrated. If you google “AI” in the news these days, it is hard to find a story that is not focused on existential risk of omnipotent AI fully erasing humanity. Recently, Elon Musk predicted that such an Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) will be a reality within the […]

Business and Regulation

Interview with President of the Ebay Foundation Allie Ottoboni: Corporate Philanthropy

05.8.24

On March 21, 2024, HKS Student Policy Review Senior Editor John McQuillan spoke with Allie Ottoboni. The coversation focused on a range of topics related to corporate philanthropy. The Ebay Foundation, founded in 1988, serves to help fund non-profit organizations that reduce barriers to entrepreneurship and connects Ebay employees to volunteer opportunities as well as […]

Social Innovation and Philanthropy

An Effective Public Private Partnership Solution for Addressing Sanitation in Slums: The Suvidha Centers in India

04.25.24

One model to provide sanitation in India’s slums is Suvidha (‘convenience’ in Hindi) centers: modern and large community water and sanitation complexes. The centers provide an important service to the community, provide employment, build capacity among workers and are financially sustainable.

Poverty, Inequality and Opportunity

Citgo at a Crossroad: Venezuela’s Oil Socialism Comes to Roost

04.15.24

Looking to the future, a democratic Venezuela should unleash its animal spirits and open the country’s mineral wealth to foreign direct investment without national ownership requirements. Privatization and economic liberalization are essential to secure the $58 billion needed to restore crude output to pre-oil socialism levels.

Environment and Energy

Women and AI: Overcoming Potential Bias and Optimizing the Best of Both Worlds

04.15.24

Women and girls are essential to the efficiency of AI’s future. In order to optimize the full unique capabilities of AI, it is important that the full range and spectrum of women is represented at the different stages of AI development to deploy optimal AI solutions and efficiencies to address societal challenges and ultimately achieve social and economic progress.

Gender, Race and Identity