Bartapest
@bartapest.bsky.social
Author/speaker. Asia's rise, int'l trade, sustainability, strategic foresight, migration, Montréal & fúbol. McGill U Prof & Distinguished Fellow at Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. Fmr Asian Dev Bank & OECD. On Threads at bartedes. 🇨�
Reuters: The AIIB is a credible, "lean, clean, and green" multilateral lender (110 members). Deploying $67B since 2016, it partners extensively & prioritizes climate. New leadership must balance climate goals with #Asia's massive #energy demands: www.reuters.com/commentary/b... @reuters.com
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November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Reuters: The AIIB is a credible, "lean, clean, and green" multilateral lender (110 members). Deploying $67B since 2016, it partners extensively & prioritizes climate. New leadership must balance climate goals with #Asia's massive #energy demands: www.reuters.com/commentary/b... @reuters.com
JPMorgan Chase built an #AI-connected enterprise with its proprietary LLM Suite, adopting a two-pillar strategy for transformation and AI democratization: www.mckinsey.com/industries/f... #banking #finance #technology #thefutureofwork
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November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
JPMorgan Chase built an #AI-connected enterprise with its proprietary LLM Suite, adopting a two-pillar strategy for transformation and AI democratization: www.mckinsey.com/industries/f... #banking #finance #technology #thefutureofwork
Canada’s federal budget slashes billions from foreign aid, contradicting promises & retreating from global leadership. At a time of growing crises, does the world need less Canada, or does Canada need the world more than ever? Blog from Prof S. Brown @uottawa.ca: www.mcleodgroup.ca/2025/11/the-...
The world needs less Canada? - The McLeod Group
McLeod Group blog by Stephen Brown, November 10, 2025 Does the world need less Canada? One might think so, reading last week’s federal budget. The cuts to foreign aid and how they are justified sugges...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Canada’s federal budget slashes billions from foreign aid, contradicting promises & retreating from global leadership. At a time of growing crises, does the world need less Canada, or does Canada need the world more than ever? Blog from Prof S. Brown @uottawa.ca: www.mcleodgroup.ca/2025/11/the-...
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This is officially one of the strangest pictures in American history, and I do not doubt that it will be considered iconic a hundred years from now.
100% serious here.
100% serious here.
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This is officially one of the strangest pictures in American history, and I do not doubt that it will be considered iconic a hundred years from now.
100% serious here.
100% serious here.
The number of robots that resemble and act like humans is likely to reach nearly 1 billion by 2050, with #China currently leading in development. The humanoids market could surpass $5 trillion by 2050: www.morganstanley.com/insights/art...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The number of robots that resemble and act like humans is likely to reach nearly 1 billion by 2050, with #China currently leading in development. The humanoids market could surpass $5 trillion by 2050: www.morganstanley.com/insights/art...
Canada’s aid isn’t charity - it’s strategy. As global crises multiply, smart development assistance strengthens the country's security, opens markets, and builds resilience. Cutting it now would be short-sighted. The Liberals' budget must reflect this: medium.com/@bigtrendsgu...
Canada’s International Development Assistance: A Smart Investment in a Turbulent World
Facing a combination of domestic economic challenges and rising protectionism abroad, some Canadians are questioning the value of…
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November 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Canada’s aid isn’t charity - it’s strategy. As global crises multiply, smart development assistance strengthens the country's security, opens markets, and builds resilience. Cutting it now would be short-sighted. The Liberals' budget must reflect this: medium.com/@bigtrendsgu...
It's striking that the number of Americans dependent on SNAP - a social assistance program that provides food benefits to supplement the grocery budget of low-income households, enabling them to afford nutritious food - is the same as the entire population of #Canada.
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It's striking that the number of Americans dependent on SNAP - a social assistance program that provides food benefits to supplement the grocery budget of low-income households, enabling them to afford nutritious food - is the same as the entire population of #Canada.
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Let this sink in…
“At least one expert now predicting this could trigger greatest hunger catastrophe in the U.S. since the Great Depression.”
📌 The Dept of Agriculture posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid won’t go out on November 1.
“At least one expert now predicting this could trigger greatest hunger catastrophe in the U.S. since the Great Depression.”
📌 The Dept of Agriculture posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid won’t go out on November 1.
October 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Let this sink in…
“At least one expert now predicting this could trigger greatest hunger catastrophe in the U.S. since the Great Depression.”
📌 The Dept of Agriculture posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid won’t go out on November 1.
“At least one expert now predicting this could trigger greatest hunger catastrophe in the U.S. since the Great Depression.”
📌 The Dept of Agriculture posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid won’t go out on November 1.
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang predicts the next wave of workforces will blend humans and “digital employees.” As AI agents join teams across industries, companies must rethink hiring, culture, and performance for a hybrid human-AI future: www.hrgrapevine.com/us/content/a... #AI #FutureOfWork #Nvidia
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI will need integrating like people
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI will soon be hired, trained, and onboarded like people. As companies deploy digital workers across roles, HR leaders will need to manage both human and AI talent under ...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang predicts the next wave of workforces will blend humans and “digital employees.” As AI agents join teams across industries, companies must rethink hiring, culture, and performance for a hybrid human-AI future: www.hrgrapevine.com/us/content/a... #AI #FutureOfWork #Nvidia
Bloomberg reports that Chinese industry leaders have proposed installing at least 120 gigawatts of new wind power each year, including 15 GW offshore. The plan would raise total capacity to 1,300 GW by 2030 and 2,000 GW by 2035, up from 520 GW in 2024. #renewables #energy #PRC
October 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Bloomberg reports that Chinese industry leaders have proposed installing at least 120 gigawatts of new wind power each year, including 15 GW offshore. The plan would raise total capacity to 1,300 GW by 2030 and 2,000 GW by 2035, up from 520 GW in 2024. #renewables #energy #PRC
I am a Montréaler. I really don’t like Toronto sports teams when they face off against our local counterparts. But let’s go @bluejays.com!
October 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I am a Montréaler. I really don’t like Toronto sports teams when they face off against our local counterparts. But let’s go @bluejays.com!
The Southeast Asian regional bloc #ASEAN has endorsed an action plan to increase the share of renewable electricity to 45% of total capacity over the next five years, as part of its #energy transition efforts. #renewables #solar #windpower #hydropower #geothermal #climateaction
October 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Southeast Asian regional bloc #ASEAN has endorsed an action plan to increase the share of renewable electricity to 45% of total capacity over the next five years, as part of its #energy transition efforts. #renewables #solar #windpower #hydropower #geothermal #climateaction
In just two decades, #China has surged from leading 3 to 57 of 64 critical technologies, overtaking the U.S. Sustained research investment is reshaping global innovation - and exposing how fragile past advantages can be: www.aspi.org.au/report/aspis... #AI
ASPI’s two-decade Critical Technology Tracker: The rewards of long-term research investment - ASPI
The Critical Technology Tracker is a large data-driven project that now covers 64 critical technologies spanning defence, space, energy, the environment, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, robotics, cyber, computing, advanced materials and key quantum technology areas. It provides a leading indicator of a country’s research performance, strategic intent and potential future science and technology capability. It first […]
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October 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In just two decades, #China has surged from leading 3 to 57 of 64 critical technologies, overtaking the U.S. Sustained research investment is reshaping global innovation - and exposing how fragile past advantages can be: www.aspi.org.au/report/aspis... #AI
_#FutureofWork expert Cali Yost predicts an "incredibly contracting workforce" in the US: . Six million people retiring in the next 5-7 years, unreplaced by Gen Z & Gen Alpha. Employers will face an unmet need for workers, even as #AI creates more jobs: www.cnbc.com/2025/10/07/o...
'We are on the precipice of an incredibly contracting workforce,' says jobs expert
As the number of retirees outpace young workers available to be hired, the contracting workforce is going to create a talent challenge for companies.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
_#FutureofWork expert Cali Yost predicts an "incredibly contracting workforce" in the US: . Six million people retiring in the next 5-7 years, unreplaced by Gen Z & Gen Alpha. Employers will face an unmet need for workers, even as #AI creates more jobs: www.cnbc.com/2025/10/07/o...
Grateful to @meridianintl.bsky.social for hosting a dynamic
roundtable on Asia’s future. I was honoured to deliver opening remarks & facilitate discussion. This ADB futurecasting initiative highlights how US stakeholders can help drive inclusive, sustainable & resilient growth in the region.
roundtable on Asia’s future. I was honoured to deliver opening remarks & facilitate discussion. This ADB futurecasting initiative highlights how US stakeholders can help drive inclusive, sustainable & resilient growth in the region.
October 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Grateful to @meridianintl.bsky.social for hosting a dynamic
roundtable on Asia’s future. I was honoured to deliver opening remarks & facilitate discussion. This ADB futurecasting initiative highlights how US stakeholders can help drive inclusive, sustainable & resilient growth in the region.
roundtable on Asia’s future. I was honoured to deliver opening remarks & facilitate discussion. This ADB futurecasting initiative highlights how US stakeholders can help drive inclusive, sustainable & resilient growth in the region.
Demographics, digitally driven interactions, and consumers’ desire to mix shopping trips with lifestyle experiences are changing the foundations of shopping mall operators’ business models: www.bcg.com/publications... @alexandra4casts.bsky.social @ritters90.bsky.social
AI Will Anchor Tomorrow’s Shopping Malls
By delivering sharper insights, enhanced decision making, and faster execution, the technology can transform the retail real estate sector.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Demographics, digitally driven interactions, and consumers’ desire to mix shopping trips with lifestyle experiences are changing the foundations of shopping mall operators’ business models: www.bcg.com/publications... @alexandra4casts.bsky.social @ritters90.bsky.social
China has once again broken the record for the highest bridge on earth. Located in the southern province of Guizhou, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge has recently opened to traffic after more than three years of construction: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t... #infrastructure
The Highest Bridge in the World Just Opened in China at More Than 2,000 Feet Above the Ground
The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou broke the record previously held by the nearby Beipanjiang Bridge
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October 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
China has once again broken the record for the highest bridge on earth. Located in the southern province of Guizhou, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge has recently opened to traffic after more than three years of construction: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t... #infrastructure
India needs to start planning for its aging future: bigtrendsguy.medium.com/its-time-for...
It’s Time for India to Prepare for its Aging Future
It’s difficult to imagine India as an aging society, given that it has — by far — more young people than any other country on earth…
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October 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
India needs to start planning for its aging future: bigtrendsguy.medium.com/its-time-for...
What developing countries can learn from development projects implemented in #China: bigtrendsguy.medium.com/china-as-a-t...
China as a testing ground for development projects
Replication in development projects occurs when the design, or a unique aspect of a project, is adopted by another project, either…
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October 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
What developing countries can learn from development projects implemented in #China: bigtrendsguy.medium.com/china-as-a-t...
What futurists can contribute to the battle against #climate change: https:// .medium.com/what-futurists-can-contribute-to-the-battle-against-climate-change-976e09713f37?source=friends_link&sk=c9e42b55dd1d6d0f2f180639e927f69f
October 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
What futurists can contribute to the battle against #climate change: https:// .medium.com/what-futurists-can-contribute-to-the-battle-against-climate-change-976e09713f37?source=friends_link&sk=c9e42b55dd1d6d0f2f180639e927f69f
Srengthening development cooperation with countries in the Asia and Pacific region advances Canada's interests: www.asiapacific.ca/publication/... #IndoPacific #IndoPacific
What’s Next for Canadian Development Assistance in the Indo-Pacific?
Canada’s approach to international development is intrinsically linked to its broader foreign policy, rooted in a goal of global stability and prosperity.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Srengthening development cooperation with countries in the Asia and Pacific region advances Canada's interests: www.asiapacific.ca/publication/... #IndoPacific #IndoPacific
Last year, the UK witnessed one of the greatest-ever annual increases in its population, due to new arrivals. Wasn’t reducing immigration a key result promised by #Brexit advocates? On this and so many other points, they misled the public: www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK population records second largest annual increase in 75 years - BBC News
Net international migration continues to be the main driver of this growth, the Office for National Statistics said.
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September 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Last year, the UK witnessed one of the greatest-ever annual increases in its population, due to new arrivals. Wasn’t reducing immigration a key result promised by #Brexit advocates? On this and so many other points, they misled the public: www.bbc.com/news/article...
McKinsey’s latest #tech outlook highlights 13 frontier trends, with a focus on agentic AI as a “digital coworker,” robotics at a tipping point, and the energy transition accelerating. Scaling semiconductors and digital trust are key to #AI success: www.mckinsey.com/capabilities... #trends
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/which-tech-trends-are-rising-to-the-top-of-the-business-agenda?stcr=769EB6A402654F2BB00079338E0A4009&cid=mgp_opr-eml-alt-dna_mt-mgp-glb--&hlkid=852fb49637c3466eac52acb1e7f98502&hctky=2206254&hdpid=33fe7f3c-1053-46cc-9515-f3de84e6bb76#/#trends
September 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
McKinsey’s latest #tech outlook highlights 13 frontier trends, with a focus on agentic AI as a “digital coworker,” robotics at a tipping point, and the energy transition accelerating. Scaling semiconductors and digital trust are key to #AI success: www.mckinsey.com/capabilities... #trends
In remarks on international #development, Chinese Premier Li Qiang stressed his government's commitment to inclusive growth, innovation, sustainability, and global cooperation in New York this week: www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/... #UNGA80 #poverty #infrasrtucture
Address by Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the high-level meeting on the Global Development Initiative
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September 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
In remarks on international #development, Chinese Premier Li Qiang stressed his government's commitment to inclusive growth, innovation, sustainability, and global cooperation in New York this week: www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/... #UNGA80 #poverty #infrasrtucture
Robert Reich warns that #AI is rapidly replacing “thinking” jobs, while “caring” roles that require human empathy remain safe. He urges adaptability over rigid career paths, emphasizes empathy-driven work & predicts universal basic income may be needed: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
How the next wave of workers will adapt as artificial intelligence reshapes jobs
AI is reshaping the workplace as companies are turning to it as a substitute for hiring, raising questions about the future of the job market. For many, there is uncertainty about the jobs their child...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Robert Reich warns that #AI is rapidly replacing “thinking” jobs, while “caring” roles that require human empathy remain safe. He urges adaptability over rigid career paths, emphasizes empathy-driven work & predicts universal basic income may be needed: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...