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BIEN participation in the UN World Social Development Summit
Members of BIEN's Executive Committee will participate in the UN's Second World Summit on Social Development taking place on 4-6 November in Doha, Qatar. They will speak about the relevance of Basic Income to UN development efforts at an event hosted by the...
Photos from the 24th BIEN Congress in Brazil
Unforgettable moments! ✨ Check out the full photo album from the 24th BIEN Congress!Have a look here.
The force of perseverance: An 84-year-old Brazilian politician’s fight for universal basic income
In Europe as elsewhere, the realization of bold ideas requires long, strenuous, continuous efforts by people who never lose faith. A popular senior Brazilian politician who campaigns tirelessly, sometimes beyond his own limits, for the introduction of an unconditional...
September 23 Conference – Does Universal Basic Income Improve Health?
Photo by Mark König on Unsplash "What would it take to trial Universal Basic Income in Norway? Join us in Oslo for an open afternoon session bringing together researchers, policymakers, and applied specialists to explore the evidence gaps and practical steps toward a...
Researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies’ lives. And it’s not medical
Photo by ARNO PARTISSIMO on Unsplash "To save the lives of infants and small children living in low- and middle-income countries, there are a handful of tried and tested tools, like anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. The results from a massive experiment in...
Countries Testing a Universal Basic Income in 2025
"As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher in a new form of technology-driven unemployment, many nations, from the wealthy and industrialized to the still-developing, are providing a basic and unconditional financial floor for some of their...
What Musk, Altman and Others Say About AI-Funded ‘Universal Basic Income’
"While many think of UBI as a taxpayer-funded system, Silicon Valley’s elite envision AI doing humans’ work, from mundane factory jobs to highly skilled white-collar roles, and funding payouts through cost savings and more revenue. Tech leaders say that revenue can be...
Review of Malcolm Torrey’s latest book, Unconditional
"Book Review European Journal of Social Security 1–2 © The Author(s) 2025 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions journals.sagepub.com/home/ejs Malcolm Torry, Unconditional: Towards unconditionality in social policy, Edward Elgar Publishing:...
Taiwan’s ‘youngest economists’ debate basic income in charity tournament
A fifth-grade student takes the stage, with his debate case in hand, ready to persuade the judges. He describes how the future of Taiwan’s security depends on financial stability for the average citizen. For young debaters in Taipei in July, this was the scene that...
UBI4ALL’s 9th Basic Income Raffle Goes Live at the BIEN Congress
Prize: €9,600 | Live Event: Thursday, August 28, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM BRT /🕑 Live Event Time in Other Time Zones: UTC: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CEST (Central Europe e.g. Berlin, Paris): 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM UK (BST): 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM New York (EDT): 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Taiwan...