The Lord Mayor of the City of London for the year 2023/24 (the 695th, no less), Right Honourable Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli, is running a series of online webinars under…
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Tech Trends and More
Many of you will know that here at SAMI we are not overly sold on technology trends – no flying taxis for us. There is a tendency amongst those who…
The Information Commissioner and Cortical Stacks
Anyone who has read Richard Morgan’s “Altered Carbon” or seen the TV series based on it will be familiar with the idea of the “cortical stack”, an electronic implant which…
Hype and rates of Technology Adoption
Technology advances at a remarkable rate, but even more dramatic claims are made for some innovations which never in the end deliver. Some are just a ridiculous idea in the…
Looking to the future of ESG
The Natural Resources Forum, which is chaired by Director and Fellow Jonathan Blanchard Smith, held its third Annual ESG Week recently. ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance – the…
Drivers of Change 2022 - the 4th Industrial Revolution
We identified the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” – the application of digital technologies and related advances – as our fourth Driver of Change. The Covid-19 pandemic led to the broader adoption…