... International Affairs Council (RIAC) conducted an interview with Thiago Rüdiger Rangel, CEO of the Tanssi Foundation. The interview was conducted by Alexandra Terzi, RIAC Program Coordinator. It will be included in the RIAC report "The Information Technology Market of Latin America: The Case of Brazil" in 2026.
Tell us about your professional path and what you do now.
I have a background in economics and business, which I studied in Germany. I spent most of my career, about 15 years, working ...
... progressive capital +
African hidden growth +
Asian rising expansion =
The new Un-Order is already here: a wild, living mosaic of Micro-Power-Nations rising while the old superpowers choke on their own debt and dogma. Technocalamity – when extreme technology tests superior skills and cascades new dynamic eras – is blossoming and fertilising persity rather than flattening it.
For the first time in history, a nation no longer needs aircraft carriers or nuclear arsenals to become a global force....
... ingenuity that have defined Russia’s illustrious contributions to space exploration. As Pakistan commemorates this milestone through the monument, it simultaneously reinforces the growing partnership between Islamabad and Moscow, which spans trade, technology, culture, and now, the frontiers of science itself.
Muhammad Taimur Fahad Khan, Ahmad Naeem Salik:
BRICS and Pakistan — Assessing Opportunities & Challenges
On April 12, 1961, the world witnessed an unparalleled moment of human achievement....
... offers great re-orientation, upskilling, and reskilling to make this force productive.
Eight: Population-Rich and Knowledge-Rich Nations: Population-rich nations, once considered cursed for having too many hungry mouths, are on the fastest rise today as technology, and now AI, make each citizen a global trading center. As knowledge has lost its centrality of power, the richness left is mainly the manipulation of traditional values.
Nine: Carousels of Entrepreneurial Fortune: The top 1 % elite business ...
The physicality of work is ceding to automation and AI-centricity, and real value creation now resides in mental performance. A new global divide emerges—between explicit knowledge, curated within Ivy walls and leather-bound books shelved for antiquity, and tacit knowledge, thriving in entrepreneurial mysticism: an instinct-driven mindset to take lifelong risks and create enterprises.
The Mind-First Age marks a historic pivot: This force dances through the cerebral canyons in search of unexplainable...
... intelligence breathing within, as it is as lifeless as a rock.
AI is a great technological revolution, but do not mix the stock market hype with its processing realities. AI will directly help entrepreneurial mysticism to create a new world. Being extremely technology-focused only creates dry digital deserts. Thinking of grassroots revolution of millions of SMEs, like oceans with tides, as this is where, from a tadpole, they grow into Godzilla-sized global giants and change the face of the nation.
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... to expand its
Arizona
site to three modules, increasing its total investment from $12 billion to $65 billion. According to
TSMC
CEO C.C. Wei, the Arizona facility
began mass production
in the fourth quarter of 2024 using its N4 (4nm class) process technology, with performance comparable to its fabs in Taiwan. This marks the most advanced semiconductor production facility currently operating in the United States. Plans are in place
to launch
a second module for 3nm chip production by 2028, followed ...
... residents to submit feedback, lead to quicker municipal responses, and support overall infrastructure improvement. The shared experiences of cities that have implemented these solutions offer powerful proof of concept. They not only demonstrate how technology can streamline urban processes but also inspire stakeholders to tailor these innovations to the specific challenges and cultural contexts of their own cities.”
Q2. EFA &NMS - We have seen the adoption and growth of digital solution in many ...
The hackneyed phrase “the potential has not been fully unlocked” seems particularly apt
Before breaking down the results of Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to Russia, it is important to describe the international context, which adds nuance and, in many ways, explains the logic behind the Malaysian prime minister’s visit.
First, this is the second trip to Russia for Anwar since he took office in 2022. The broad geography of his visits strikes the eye—from Vladivostok to, most recently, Moscow and Kazan. His...
... Council (RIAC) and the software developers association RUSSOFT held an expert discussion titled "The Digitalization of Latin America: Opportunities for Russia", timed to coincide with the release of the RIAC report "Exporting Russian Technology Solutions to Latin America"
On April 3, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the software developers association RUSSOFT held an expert discussion titled "The Digitalization of Latin America: Opportunities ...
