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France's path towards sustainable nuclear power

Advice of the The National Academy of Technologies of France approved by the assembly on June 12, 2024 [Excerpt] The challenges of energy and climate change call for technological choices that require a long-term vision if they are to be fully overcome. This is particularly true in the field of nuclear energy. The scale and duration of the investments involved, as well as the mastery of the associated technologies and natural resources, require continuous action and stable strategic choices over many decades. This stability requires a detailed and shared explanation of the criteria that rationalise these choices for society. It is […]

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Summary of the 2022 Seminar of the National Academy of Technologies of France

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“10 Questions about Robots”, addressed by Philippe Coiffet
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01 September 2009

“10 Questions about Robots”, addressed by Philippe Coiffet

“10 Questions about Robots”, addressed by Philippe COIFFET, Ed. Le Manuscrit,Paris, Sept. 2009 This booklet gives a rapid overview to the questions that the public at large raises most frequently when referring to Robots. It is a popular theme, in films, novels and even documentary reports … but we never actually meet a Robot. Why are they “absent”?, what is their specific ”intelligence”?, and what relationship do they have with human beings? – three questions that form the backdrop to most of those we hear and read. Given the rapid evolution of technologies, one question often relegated to science fiction […]

Ten questions about the relation between technology, growth and employment
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14 October 2008

Ten questions about the relation between technology, growth and employment

“10 questions about the relation between technology, growth and employment”, addressed by Prof. Jacques LESOURNE 1. What are the long-term effects of technology on growth rates and job markets of a given national economy with few or no external exchange factors? Two definitions arise from the application of the first model How best can we describe growth? Understanding the concepts of labour, equipment and natural resources Based on this first model, is there an answer to the first question? 2. In this context, how has French growth compared with others over the past 15 years? First observable fact: unemployment sterilises […]

The relation between technology, growth and employment
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14 March 2006

The relation between technology, growth and employment

“10 questions about the relation between technology, growth and employment”, addressed by Prof. Jacques LESOURNE 1. What are the long-term effects of technology on growth rates and job markets of a given national economy with few or no external exchange factors? Two definitions arise from the application of the first model How best can we describe growth? Understanding the concepts of labour, equipment and natural resources Based on this first model, is there an answer to the first question? 2. In this context, how has French growth compared with others over the past 15 years? First observable fact: unemployment sterilises […]

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