Repairing the French society, together
Overview
To repair society is to assume that something has broken, that our society is damaged. The crisis has shown that the country is capable of reacting, of assuming the effects of the crisis. But it has not repaired the previous breaks, and it has accentuated certain inequalities. The most modest have paid a higher price, and poverty has increased. We know the facts, which are reflected in the queues, for example, in front of places offering free food. The crisis has also had an impact on young people through the de-socialisation it has imposed and through the concerns it raises about integration into the labour market. Repairing society also means preparing for the society of tomorrow, in which digital technology will be even more decisive than it is today in terms of employment, choice of location and consumption patterns. Repairing society therefore means anticipating what digital technology is, in its promises and its damage. Finally, repairing society means building the common good and trust. This means regulating the digital giants, through schools, through the exercise of citizenship, through respect for the environment.
Speakers
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Department of Economics, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
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Services du Premier Ministre, France
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Assemblée Nationale, France