Interview: China’s basic income movement
Europe has received a lot of attention for its recent moves toward experimenting with a basic income policy. What has been lost in this focus are the developments that are taking place in the rest of...
View ArticleFirst Asia Pacific focused basic income conference
The first basic income conference focused on the Asia Pacific region is being prepared for March 18 in Taipei, Taiwan. The post First Asia Pacific focused basic income conference appeared first on BIEN.
View ArticleChina must be ready for automation
China’s spectacular growth in the past thirty years has begun to slow down in recent years. Emerging signs suggest that China is woefully unprepared for the fallout from exponentially rising automation...
View ArticleTaiwan holds ‘historic’ basic income conference
Taiwan held the first conference dedicated to universal basic income (UBI) focused on the Asia Pacific region. Scholars, activists, officials, and guests traveled from all over the world to participate...
View ArticleCHINA: A new paradigm in the current basic income debate
Furui Cheng In the discourse of global basic income debates, China provides the most recent example of a social dividend-style basic income, similar to the Alaskan model. In discussions surrounding...
View ArticleCHINA: Enno Schmidt speaks on basic income in Beijing
Enno Schmidt. Credit to Professor Cui Zhiyuan. On April 27th, 2017, Enno Schmidt gave a speech on basic income in Beijing. Schmidt was one of the two initiators of the national referendum on basic...
View ArticleDavid Green, “GETTING PAID TO DO NOTHING: WHY THE IDEA OF CHINA’S DIBAO IS...
Hong Kong's newspaper of record, South China Morning Post, recently covered the surge of interest in Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the Asia Pacific. The post David Green, “GETTING PAID TO DO NOTHING:...
View ArticleWealth Partaking Scheme: Macau’s small UBI
Macau City The government of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) in China has announced the “Wealth Partaking Scheme 2017” (WPS), under which local permanent residents are entitled to...
View ArticleChina: A city social dividend proposal captures national attention
Shenzhen City Shenzhen is one of the four current first-tier cities in China, and the other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. In February 2017, Shenzhen Innovation and Development Institute, a...
View ArticleChina: The State Council has issued its first ArtificiaI Intelligence...
The State Council of China released an Artificial Intelligence (AI) development plan on July 20, 2017, which aims to build a domestic industry worth almost $150 billion and positioning the country to...
View ArticleChina’s unconditional cash program: Implications for basic income
China's program is important to understand for basic income researchers because it demonstrates how basic income operates when it is not universal. The post China’s unconditional cash program:...
View ArticleChina: Association for Promotion of UBI established
Zhang Chao and Gan Lin, high school seniors from the Chinese province of Zhejiang and founded UBIForALL to promote basic income in mainland China. The post China: Association for Promotion of UBI...
View ArticleMACAU: Over 543,000 receive unconditional cash grants under 2017 Wealth...
The Government of Macau has completed the most recent distribution of its annual wealth dividend, providing most residents of the city with an unconditional cash grant of about US$1,200. The post...
View ArticleCHINA: UNDP holds basic income roundtable in Beijing
Beijing's United Nations Development Program hosted a roundtable with Chinese professors discussing the potential for a pilot program in China. The post CHINA: UNDP holds basic income roundtable in...
View ArticleChina: Macao to spend over $1.5bn on public subsidies including Wealth...
The Macao region of China will spend more than 1.2 billion euros this year on public subsidies, including their Wealth Partaking Scheme, which functions as a very low-level form of basic income. As...
View ArticleTaipei to hold second annual UBI Asia Pacific conference
The second annual Basic Income Asia Pacific conference will be held in Taipei on March 17 and 18. This year’s theme is “Asia Pacific’s Economic Future.” The post Taipei to hold second annual UBI Asia...
View ArticleTaiwan holds ‘electric’ Asia Pacific basic income conference
The Basic Income Asia Pacific 2018 conference signaled a feeling of growing momentum of the basic income movement in Asia Pacific, particularly in Taiwan. Over 100 attendees filled the two day...
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Wealth Partaking Scheme: Macau’s small UBI
Macau City The government of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) in China has announced the “Wealth Partaking Scheme 2017” (WPS), under which local permanent residents are entitled to...
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China: A city social dividend proposal captures national attention
Shenzhen City Shenzhen is one of the four current first-tier cities in China, and the other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. In February 2017, Shenzhen Innovation and Development Institute, a...
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China: The State Council has issued its first ArtificiaI Intelligence...
The State Council of China released an Artificial Intelligence (AI) development plan on July 20, 2017, which aims to build a domestic industry worth almost $150 billion and positioning the country to...
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