Electricity distribution networks in the energy transition

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Electricity has become an essential asset. The transition to a low-carbon economy as well as a digital economy frankly depends on it. Yet power systems are facing new challenges: the decentralization of production, and the integration of renewable energies, the arrival of "smart grids," and new uses such as the electric vehicle.

Covid crisis and boom digital tools

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To face the effects of the pandemic, digital tools were spontaneously and massively mobilised. The crisis has accelerated the existing trends and has led to the emergence of other perspectives. It appears as a door open to the future of our societies.

Cybertariat: The Digital Economy’s Underbelly

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Information technology and the digital economy built on it have without a doubt improved our lives in many ways, saving time and sparing drudgery for many. On the surface, the online world represents a break from 20th century capitalism in that it has shaken up vested interests, democratized access to information and given more of a voice to many millions across the globe.

Bane or Boon: Artificial Intelligence and the Workforce

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to change the job market as we know it. But should it be viewed as a threat to workers or an opportunity to seize on? France Stratégie looks at how it will impact the French workforce and what actions can be taken to ensure all workers benefit from it.

Measuring Production in the Digital Age

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On 31 May 2016, France Stratégie and CEPII organized a debate on whether the digital economy is accounted for accurately in GDP. Sir Charles Bean, professor of economics at the London School of Economics and former deputy governor for monetary policy at the Bank of England, was invited to discuss the challenges facing the measurement of production in the wake of his report on the digital economy and statistics for the UK government, published in March 2016. The following article is based on remarks delivered by Fabrice Lenglart at the event.