In December 2020, the European Commission unveiled proposals aimed at overhauling the digital market. To address concerns about the dominance of big tech companies, the Digital Markets Act lays out new obligations for the gatekeepers of the digital world. Online platforms have…

In his St. Gallen Topic Brief, Prof. Simon Grand outlines two ways in which management relates to freedom and invites decision-makers to reflect on how they may promote free thought and action within and outside their organisation. Connecting the St.…

Having reached a deal with the EU on Christmas Eve, the UK will want to make use of its new-found freedom through deregulation. The agreement might also prompt Switzerland to reconsider its finalised, but unsigned, Framework Agreement with the EU. The British people’s narrow “yes” to Brexit…

Public trust in stable money lies at the heart of robust economic development. As monetary stability is no longer the first priority for central banks, trust and economic prosperity are at risk. Without trust in society’s institutions and in the rule of…

After a brief uptick in the spring of 2020, trust in journalism has plummeted. To regain it, media outlets should reinforce their independence from large online platforms. At the beginning of the pandemic, trust in media was bucking the general…

Businesses bring innovation and creativity to address the climate challenge. If designed in the right way, purpose-led market mechanisms will support those ideas to flow and accelerate their impact. As countries around the world attempt to turn the corner on…

Governments increasingly use AI to tackle policy challenges. To preserve the public’s trust, we need better communication and greater transparency. Why do you not trust your government? Only 45% of citizens in OECD countries trusted their government in 2019. Based on this finding, some…

We need to move from an economy built on distrust towards a Trust Economy. Everybody has a plan – until they don’t. In a hypercomplex and equally connected world, expecting the unexpected is prudent. Except that politically, environmentally and now…