SDG Action Day by VNO NCW West
Last week I attended the SDG Action Day on behalf of Issuemakers, organized by VNO NCW West. VNO NCW is in transition to change its course; Tensions in our society are increasingly affecting entrepreneurs who want to…
Indonesia's successful communication approach during the Covid-19 pandemic
Issuemakers were invited to participate in the OECD international conference 'Effective Public Communication: Better Connecting with Citizens' in Paris on 26 and 27 September. The central theme during this conference was the relationship between public trust and…
Amnesty director Dagmar Oudshoorn: “A small pebble in the pond can result in a very large ripple.”
Following the presentation of the Issue Award 2022, we spoke with Dagmar Oudshoorn as one of the jury members. Oudshoorn is director of Amnesty International Netherlands, previously she was mayor of Uithoorn (2010-2018) and head of Operations of the police unit…
Conspiracy theories in uncertain times
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 “Russian soldiers do not attack civilians, only military infrastructure.” Aleksander Sjoelgin, Russian ambassador to the Netherlands, spoke these words last Sunday in the Buitenhof program. According to Shulgin, killing Ukrainian citizens would be fake news and…
Most Dutch people consider affordability and quality in healthcare to be the most important issue of 2021
What, according to the Dutch, is the issue that should receive the most attention from politics and society in 2021 - besides corona? The quality and affordability of care is seen as the most important issue by the largest group of Dutch people. As it turns out…
