Literacy in Covid-19 and beyond

Today, 8 September is the International Literacy Day (ILD). Since 1967, the Day is observed throughout the world annually in cognizance of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights. The purpose is to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society. Though...

How Covid-19 is changing global value chains

The Covid-19 crisis has amplified profound fault lines in the functioning of global value chains (GVCs) and exposed the fragility of a model characterised by high interdependencies between leading firms and suppliers located across several continents.All at a time when timely production of critical products is more important than ever,...