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Metrics versus the real world

Saviour Balzan

The metrics that have big value… but not for economists

Clyde is right. But the incentives are wrong

JP Fabri

Clyde is right that the model has to change. But models do not change because we ask people to behave differently. They change when behaving differently becomes the rational thing...

From strategy to action: Europe’s islands need results not promises

William Vella

Europe has recognised that islands matter. Now it must ensure that this...

Europe has recognised that islands matter. Now it must...

Andrew Azzopardi

Human rights are not rewards for good behaviour; they are limits to the exercise of state power. The prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment protects...

Human rights are not rewards for good behaviour; they are...

Incentives and innovation: The missing link

JP Fabri

Malta has now reached a stage in its development where this conversation can no...

Malta has now reached a stage in its development where this...

We can’t complain if nothing is done, and then still complain when action is taken

Josanne Cassar

If things had remained as they were, we were seriously risking people pushed to the brink and taking matters into their own hands, leading to vigilante justice...

If things had remained as they were, we were seriously...

David Casa / Hélder Sousa Silva

The future will not be decided by algorithms alone. It will be decided by the values we embed in them and the citizens we empower through education

The future will not be decided by algorithms alone. It will...

Andy Burnham’s at Number 10: Can he deliver the change?

William Vella

Politically, Andy Burnham also faces the challenge of rebuilding public trust....

Politically, Andy Burnham also faces the challenge of...

Philip Fenech

There is a fundamental misunderstanding of how a business actually operates. A business gives far more back to society in the wealth it generates than it ever...

There is a fundamental misunderstanding of how a business...

Toni Abela

The situation today is very far from the one I knew when I was a lawyer in my early years of practice

The situation today is very far from the one I knew when I...

Paul Edgar Micallef

Regrettably the sense of community in Valletta seems to be gradually receding. Many Beltin are leaving Valletta to live elsewhere in Malta and I don’t...

Regrettably the sense of community in Valletta seems to be...

Malta’s economy is still growing. But how?

JP Fabri

The numbers do not suggest an impending crisis. They suggest something more...

The numbers do not suggest an impending crisis. They...

It is so hard for some people to accept the truth

Josanne Cassar

When politicians let us down in this way, our own sense of judgement is thrown...

When politicians let us down in this way, our own sense of...

Life is unmanageable when you are stateless

Mark Said

Individuals experiencing statelessness face distinctive difficulties. It can...

Individuals experiencing statelessness face distinctive...

Alexiei Dingli

So the real test of Magnifica Humanitas is not whether it is admired, quoted or discussed at conferences. The real test is whether it can be translated into...

So the real test of Magnifica Humanitas is not whether it...

Malta should stand with Sánchez on Ceuta

James Debono

Mintoff would not have looked the other way while a fellow Mediterranean...

Mintoff would not have looked the other way while a fellow...

AI can make business faster, but only people make it better

Alexiei Dingli

The firms that will benefit most from AI are not those that use it everywhere,...

The firms that will benefit most from AI are not those that...

Mark Anthony Sammut

The heat is beyond anyone’s control. Whether our grid can withstand it, whether public money is spent effectively, and whether parliament is allowed to...

The heat is beyond anyone’s control. Whether our grid...

We should not have to be pushed out of our homes

Josanne Cassar

Why should we be pushed out of our own homes just so business owners can make a...

Why should we be pushed out of our own homes just so...

The real carrying capacity challenge is not population. It is human capital

JP Fabri

The question therefore is not whether migration has contributed to growth. It clearly has. The more important question is whether it has fundamentally changed...

The question therefore is not whether migration has...