New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently announced details of the nation's first Wellbeing Budget. This national budget includes investment and success measures to address issues including mental health, child poverty, indigenous rights, sustainability, improved education and healthcare, and the digital age. Do you think there is an opportunity to introduce this in more countries to increase levels of Wellbeing? https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2022/01/26/cf-new-zealand-changing-the-conversation-on-well-being#:~:text=The%20so%2Dca

Independent research has found common ground on what is good policy making in Australia. There was clear agreement that there is most scope for improvement in government decision-making by using cost/benefit analysis, designing a rollout plan in conjunction with a policy statement and issuing a Green Paper to elicit public feedback before announcing a major policy decision in a White Paper. Major political parties are being asked to publicly commit to this process. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/half-baked-policies-push-for-public-input-on-contentious-nsw-laws-20190527-p51rm3.html

That's a new rule from 11 European organizations that fund science research. These organisations have launched cOAlition S, an initiative designed to ensure that, starting in 2020, researchers publish every project funded by public grants in an open access journal or platform.https://www.coalition-s.org/

By summer 2019 all public transport in Luxembourg will be completely free. Luxembourg has the highest car-to-person rate of any nation in the European Union:- 662 cars for every 1,000 people. Every day the population of its capital city swells five-fold due to commuters. The hope is that eliminating all fees for public trains, trams, and buses will encourage more people to use those service. Not only would that decrease personal vehicle traffic, it would also be better for the environment. A few cities in Germany are also trialing this idea. https://futurism.com/luxembourg-public-transportation-free

I was recently told that a board was looking for a person as a NED based on these 4 "H" characteristics which make a lot of sense to me. They should be Honest, Hardworking, Humble and have a sense of Humour!

Germany has surprised neighbours with a radical proposal to reduce road traffic by making public transport free. The proposal will be tested by the end of this year in five cities across western Germany, including former capital Bonn and industrial cities Essen and Mannheim. Countries that fail to keep to EU limits could face legal action at the European Court of Justice, the EU's highest tribunal, which can levy fines on member states. www.inkl.com/newsletters/morning-edition/news/germany-eyes-free-public-transport-to-banish-air-pollution?