by Peter Knight | Nov 16, 2024 | News
The FRIBIS Annual Conference 2024 (7 – 9 October), held at the University of Freiburg, was titled “Towards the development of a full UBI? Perspectives on partial approaches in different welfare systems.” The conference brought together over 40 speakers and 79 registered participants, offering a hybrid format that enabled both in-person and online attendance via Zoom.
The conference was structured around three main themes: the first examining UBI as social security and its role in welfare systems, the second exploring the connection between basic income and ecological sustainability, and the third addressing international UBI models.
FRIBIS asked participants to share their personal impressions, asking questions like: Which debates have resonated most strongly? What new insights have emerged? Which questions remain unresolved? Answers to these and other questions, along with extensive photo documentation, can be found in a detailed conference report.
To read the report, click here.
by Peter Knight | Nov 10, 2024 | News
UBI4ALL, a pioneering organization committed to advancing the concept of Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) worldwide, is excited to announce its 7th Basic Income raffle.
On November 24, 2024, UBI4ALL will award a life-changing €9,600 per year (€800 per month) to a lucky winner, expanding its reach beyond borders to empower individuals with financial stability. With this global expansion, UBI4ALL looks forward to announcing even more exciting developments in its upcoming LIVE raffle.
To read the press release, click here.
by Peter Knight | Nov 8, 2024 | News
UBI in the Heartlands of Neoliberalism published by openDemocracy
Part 1 | Getting on with it
Part 2 | Widening the politically possible
Part 3 | Getting the policy mix right
by Peter Knight | Nov 8, 2024 | News
Dr. Sarath Davala, Lee Seng Kiat, Prof. Geoffrey and John Michael, Asia-Pacific Hub Manager for BIEN, have joined a Radio show to discuss ‘Can Malaysia implement a UBI’ in the show called Beyond the Ballot Box by Journalist Dashran Yohan.
To listen to the podcast, click here.
To view an infographic on “Basic Income Malaysia: What for”, click here.
by Peter Knight | Oct 18, 2024 | News
“Building on previous experience in Uganda, the Belgian organisation Eight World vzw started in October 2021, an Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) pilot project in a village in an artisanal mining zone in the territory of Pangi, in Maniema province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Eight World transfers cash directly to individual beneficiaries via a mobile money system. Each adult living in the UCT village received 20 USD per month via her/his phone, for two years, and each child in the village received monthly 10 USD during the same period. The beneficiaries were free to decide how to spend the money, not constrained by pre-specified requirements.”
To read the report, click here.
