Digital Sovereignty: Why Europe Is Not Winning the Cutting-Edge Models Race European digital sovereignty is necessary to ensure security in Europe, whether in the public or private cyberspace. Indeed, the Old Continent suffers from structural disadvantages in its competition with the United States and China in the field of AI, particularly when it comes to […]
Private sector development is critical to generate employment, investment, innovation, and productivity growth. When the business environment is supportive, firms are better able to expand production, adopt new technologies, hire workers, and contribute to the tax revenues needed for public investment. However, when the business environment is weak, firms face higher costs, greater uncertainty, and […]
Start-ups and SMEs are regularly presented as drivers of growth, innovation and employment. However, despite a decade of support policies and a now mature entrepreneurial ecosystem, their growth momentum seems to be slowing down in France and Europe. This observation calls for a rethink of the levers of public action and the financing models designed […]
Gender equality in the CAC 40 is often presented as a success. Yet, behind the visible progress, particularly on boards of directors, there remain profound imbalances in real access to power. Drawing on data from the SKEMA Observatory on Corporate Feminisation and research by Michel Ferrary (Professor of Management at the University of Geneva, and Affiliate […]
Introduction The high geographical concentration of private practice doctors in France poses major challenges for the healthcare system, particularly because it creates so-called ‘medical deserts’. This phenomenon has been worsening over the past several years. France Inter reported that sixty-nine départements have seen their medical (physician) density decline between 2010 and 20241. This multiplication of […]
Introduction ‘As before the pandemic, emergency departments have once again become the catch-all for much of the health system’s overflow. As the last resort, they are themselves under strain, being called upon not only for genuine emergencies, but also by patients unable to secure a timely GP appointment and by those with chronic conditions not […]
INSIGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Over the last few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic, not only in the media and in the political sphere, but also in the business world, to the point that people are talking about the “digital miracle” or the “AI revolution”. And it is true that AI, and generative […]
France Sport Expertise and SKEMA Publika conference held from 2 pm to 7 pm on 15 October 2024 at the Aérogare des Invalides (Paris) Sport is a multifaceted reality and the subject of great expectations on the part of citizens, especially young people. It has become a key economic sector, a major social fact, a […]
On May 24th, after a long and turbulent journey, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive was finally adopted. This text has to be transposed into French law no later than 26 July 2026. Its purpose is to foster sustainable, responsible corporate behaviour, and firmly establish human rights and environmental considerations in corporate governance throughout the […]
In a world that has become tense and uncertain with the weakening of the United States of America (USA) and the rise of the BRICS, France and above all the European Union now have an opportunity to strengthen their geopolitical position. And with the European Parliamentary elections in June 2024, the topic of European cooperation will be central to discussions this year. Lastly, with France and Germany constantly divorcing and never seeming to remarry, it would be strategic for France to diversify its partnerships within the Union, and Sweden appears the ideal candidate.
