Red lines
The reconstruction phase will soon begin, in which we have to be on the ground to avoid the damage that could be done to one of the social systems that, although perfectible, works best in our country: the pension system. There is no doubt that in the Spanish and European bodies [...]
Alarming situation
Indeed, the situation was alarming when the state of emergency was declared. And afterwards? Now it is chaotic and completely uncoordinated, according to the General Council of Nursing, due to the relentless spread of coronavirus without protective measures. For its part, the General Council of Doctors will bring charges against the Ministry of Health in cases of [...]
Laura González-Molero: "There is going to be a new normality in which digitalisation will be a very important pillar".
In this interview with Proa Comunicación, Laura González-Molero, president of the Asociación para el Progreso de la Dirección (APD), analyses the economic crisis that the confinement measures established by the coronavirus are going to unleash in Spain. He admits that if in March the priority was [...]
National Security in COVID-19
The objective of security is to ensure the integrity of people, physically and mentally, as well as everything necessary to achieve this, such as property, health, food, communications, etc. To do this, the vulnerabilities of the system to be secured must be determined. This is the way to evaluate the risks and, once these have been assessed, to draw up a Security Plan that complies with the [...]
Triage would have ruled them out!
Undoubtedly, one of the greatest causes of distress among people over 70 confined to their homes has been the news that coronavirus patients over 80 would not be admitted to the ICU. Many hospitals have applied this rule as is. Others have used the following criteria [...]
Now more than ever, the SME needs a contingency plan
“We are experiencing this as if it were a film, a horror film.” This is how one of the many statements that have flooded the internet in recent days began, and it perfectly reflects the uncertainty that many business owners are experiencing. And perhaps this is precisely why, due to the fear generated by the current situation and how we will emerge from [...]
Communication strategy in response to the epidemic: information by flooding
Crisis information management is a compulsory subject with a wealth of literature and many case studies. One of the golden rules of crisis communication is that it should contribute to success and not put a spanner in the works, not become an additional problem. Like the good referee in a [...]
Nothing will change after the pandemic
We are experiencing cooperation, solidarity, applause on balconies, all symptoms of how all animals, insects, bacteria, when faced with serious difficulties, come together. There are theories from anthropologists and some ideologists that evolution is based on the fact that we have killed and fought. The idea behind all this [...]
Vulnerable elders
The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on older people and those of any age who are in poor health due to serious illnesses. This happens not only in epidemics but also in all natural disasters, situations of war, famines, etc., in which the older generation is decimated and sometimes disappears. In […]
Ramón Tamames estimates a fall in Spanish GDP of 13% (and III)
In the third and last article of the series, Ramón Tamames, Professor of Economic Structure, Jean Monnet Chair of the European Union and member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, estimates the extent of the recession in Spain, and analyses the policies being implemented to combat it. [...]
Given the unviability of the current pension system, it is urgent to reform it and promote other alternatives such as pension funds.
Pablo Fernández, professor in the Department of Financial Management at IESE Business School, has written an interesting article on the current and future situation of the pension system in Spain. In this article, he uses statistical data to analyse the prospects for the public pay-as-you-go system currently in place in our country and highlights the growing need to reform […]
The depopulation of Spain
The countryside is becoming deserted due to a lack of economic profitability. We all know that some deserts or near-deserts were filled with inhabitants during the gold rush. Politicians say that villages need to be filled with services; here where I am, there are services... for those who remain, the elderly. Another paradox is that in [...]