Two things have struck me in recent days, two surprising debates. The temptation of nationalist withdrawal and the demonization of globalization on one hand, and the praise of lockdown for its benefit on environmental indicators on the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both positions risk leading us to dead ends. So let's be ambitious and avoid Manichaeism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The image is striking: the President of the Republic at the bedside of French industry, lacking masks, the new white gold.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It was in Angers, last March 30th. A symbolic image that will remain etched in memory. For some, revealing our inability to protect ourselves and to have anticipated. For others, the failure of our industrial system, in contrast to the German model, capable of arming itself with weapons, masks, tests, and respirators, massively. So tongues are loosening, controversies are swelling, and the temptation of all-or-nothing is not far away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yet at the same time, the sharing of medical knowledge at the European and global level clearly shows us that collaboration can be victorious and fair. The gateway to the world after will only open by restoring meaning to economic systems, to ensure the right balance between globalization and national sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"Think global, act local\" resonates today with another dimension. More than ever, it is collective intelligence that will be one of the pillars of global balance, particularly in health with open-source global science. As much as on many other crucial issues like energy, innovation, security, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is the application, the implementation of ideas and systems that must be resolutely local. To revive the economy, support territorial growth, and maintain foolproof sovereignty. The good news is that in terms of the circular economy, local is also often the most resilient solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n