Sydney, September 3, 2019 The countdown has begun for Sangam International Convention in Sydney. Hosted by the New South Wales Sangam, former Vice-President Vishwa Goundar was elected to lead the new team to revive the tradition of Conventions, following the Annual General Meeting of the Association held in November 2018. Major Worldwide Event Sangam International Convention is a major event…
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Wellington, September 3, 2019 Standfirst: Survival of New Zealand’s democracy faces unprecedented threats over the next thirty years: (a) Risks from systemic global economic instability (b) Major upheaval from adaptation (or not) to climate change (c) Dislocation arising from automated and intelligent machines. A Kiwi characteristic that could severely impede our capacity to respond, is the complacency of “she’ll be right.” Actually,…
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Suzanne Snively Wellington, September 3, 2019 Lack of fair funding for candidates in general elections has attracted a lot of angst over the years. The consequence of unequal access to campaign funding is that people who end up in public office tend to be those who have access to that funding or personal savings. This undermines diversity and provides barriers…
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