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"Sophie Howe has a uniquely forward-looking job. Since 2016, the Future
Generations Commissioner for Wales has been tasked with ensuring her country’s
public institutions are taking into consideration how their actions affect
Welsh citizens who haven’t been born yet. In that time, Howe has intervened on
transport planning, education reform, gender and racial equality, and climate
change. She has called for a trial of the four-day working week and has been a
vocal advocate for a Universal Basic Income, which will soon be piloted by the
Welsh Government.
Howe’s role is thought to be the first of its kind worldwide, but after early
promising signs other nations are following Wales’ lead. In September 2021,
Scotland announced that it, too, was appointing a Future Generations
Commissioner, and in November, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres endorsed a
proposal for a Special Envoy for Future Generations, which could impact the 193
member states. We spoke to Howe about the impacts so far, and those still to
come."
This is really excellent. I hope we can soon get a similar position in
Australia, and in every country.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
