In this episode of Newsmakers, Luxembourg's head of Payconiq, James King gives usthe rundown of the digital payment services business in Luxembourg and how we can expect it to develop. James heads a team of six people in Luxembourg, focused on the local market and informing the general population about their service. While partnerships with banks also play an important role in the company's strategy. "They have become absolutely invaluable as partners, and they have been driving this mobile payment initiative here in Luxembourg. The benefits that they get is that they are able, with us enabling them, to digitise the consumer's IBAN. The consumer's bank account becomes a digital instrument in their phone which is always with them," said James. He also touches on Payconiq's plans for the future including hybrid stores and QR codes on car parking tickets allowing instant payment. Tune in to find out more.  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In this episode, European and media law professor Mark Cole from the University of Luxembourg provides some insight on two EU legislative initiatives that will change how big tech companies behave in the future. "If Europe does this, it's going to be very similar with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). I think they will be setting a gold standard which de facto means that the rest of the world will follow, or they will have problems in offering services in Europe," said Cole. On the one hand, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) applies to a handful of big tech platforms and aims to prevent the establishment of a monopoly. On the other hand, the Digital Services Act (DSA) relates to content moderation, mass advertising and fundamental rights such as freedom of speech. Tune in to find out more. Computers, Privacy & Data Protection conference: https://www.cpdpconferences.org/ Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In this episode Alexandra Oxaceley head of non-profit Stëm vun der Stroos, talks about homelessness in Luxembourg in light of the upcoming exhibition by George Edward Nixon, the late protographer and ambassador for homeless people. Alexandra shares her experience as the head of the Stëm vun der stroos for more than 20 years and tells us about George, as he was known by others who lived on the streets like himself but also by politicians and people working in the cultural sector. He passed away in 2019 and an exhibition featuring his photographs will take place between 2 December and 2 January to commemorate his role in giving a voice to homeless people. A keen photographer, George carefully chronicled the lives of his peers. The exhibition's inauguration will take place at the Place de Strasbourg on 8 December at 11.30am. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In this episode of Newsmakers, Gradel engineer Brad Elsbury talks about modifying a Boston Dynamics robot dog to spray hospitals with disinfectant or a car seat that can be buried underground after its use for a tree to grow out of it. Tune in to find out more about that but also about Brad's hobby as a photographer and how that can sometimes give him a new perspective on his work. Automobile industry conference: https://www.leichtbau-gipfel.de/ Sustainable car seat: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gradel_next-gen-20-activity-6843557952998121472-nppW/ Robot dog: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gradel_stugalux-luxinnovation-mobilerobotics-activity-6742076183082532864-aGFs/ Brad's photos: https://www.instagram.com/brad_elsbury/?hl=en Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

My guest in this week's episode of Claire Schadeck, policy officer for CID Fraen an Gender, which analysed Luxembourg media outlets. Although the report did not identify the use of gender stereotypes, there is still much progress to be made with the rate of female representation standing at just 24.9%. Tune in to find out more about what the data says. You can find the report part of the itnernational effort by the Global Media Monitoring Project here: https://bit.ly/3mTgVoe  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

On 14 and 15 July floods left many establishments in Luxembourg awash. Some were less fortunate than others, especially those that found themselves in the so-called flood zone. Olivier Fellmann talks about his experience with the floods and how les Espaces Saveurs of which he is a co-owner decided to move their restaurant Sapori due to the floods as well as government subsidies and insurance coverage. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

How to tackle the biggest environmental issues of our time with low-tech solutions in the home or workplace? That was the challenge a team from Centre Ecological Learning Luxembourg (Cell) set itself when it began construction of an almost completely off-grid learning centre in the north-west of Luxembourg. In this special edition podcast, Delano journalist Jess Bauldry followed the progress of the Aerdscheff over two very unusual years.  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The pandemic led to a 9% drop in consumer spending in Luxembourg in 2020, leading to savings of €1.2b. For some, it will be the first time they have excess savings to invest.  As insurance firms, banks and funds scramble for this money, Gaelle Haag, founder of investment education platform Startalers breaks down the options for those new to investing.   Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Over 22,000 people applied for the six full-time astronaut roles in the European Space Agency's latest recruitment drive. Federico Giusto, one of 65 candidates from Luxembourg, and ESA talent acquisition chief Lucy van der Tas talk shed light on the hopes, dreams and reality of the process.  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Film maker Julien Becker reflects on what he learned from co-directing "An Zero", a docu-drama about what would happen if there were an accident at Cattenom nuclear power station. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.