I would like to start my presentation by quoting one paragraph of resolution 1973 of the United Nations Security Council which has been adopted 17th of March 2011. The resolution is dealing with the humanitarian situation in Libya and is the legal basis for the military intervention in the ongoing Libyan civil war.

“ The Security Coucil (…) Reiterating the responsibility of the Libyan authorities to protect the Libyan population and reaffirming that parties to armed conflicts bear the primary responsibility to take all feasible steps to ensure the protection of civilians, (…) demands the immediate establishment of a cease-fire and a complete end to violence and all attacks against, and abuses of, civilians.”

When hearing this title one thinks I will praise existing state models or propose new ones. Some think about radical proposals, revolutions or even a new world order. None of these thoughts are right, because today I am talking about the future of everybody sitting in this room, the future of our generation and the task which it is to tackle. Let me start with a simple question: How many of you vote regularly? I assume many people feel good they have voted because they've done their duty. They've expressed themselves maybe by voting straight ticket and then letting the government run the machine. I hope you're not satisfied with this “restaurant” state system: where you order, the waiter takes your order, serves you, you pay and then go take a nap. I hope you are here today because you want positively impact society. In this speech I am firstly going to give you some examples of what is wrong with modern states and secondly propose some ideas about the future. Let me get directly to the point: Most states and governments are inefficient, whereby inefficiency means much less outcome in respect to the efforts and money used in spending. One problem is that states have a messy structure: within the state and also on an international level it is not clear who actually holds which competences and once you've figured it out there is a long process in front of you to get the service you want. The borders between offices and departments are not clear and the immediate effect is that some work is done twice, some not at all and overall it takes a long time. This problem of competences costs the citizens a lot of time and money. There are several layers of rules and an uncountable amount of bureaucrats. Some offices, departments or even whole departments should be closed, others need to be well-oiled and better coordinated. At the end of the 1990s it was fashionable to talk about the end of the state model because of new technologies and the domain of the global economy. But the state resisted fiercely and government spending has even enlarged from 44,7% of GDP in 1990 (average of OECD countries) to 47,7% in 2009. These are very high spendings, although it is hard to find an appropriate or ideal level of government spending against which a countries’ and not learning from books. crisis medicine economic performance should be measured. Factors like culture and geography have an impact on the need for government and demands on government vary widely between developed and developing countries. In addition governments operate outside of market constraints and competition. Whatever the ideal level of government spending is, the political and economic developments of the past year have made clear that in many societies the limits of appropriate spending have been surpassed.

Moriah Mosher, USAGood Afternoon, everyone! I want to thank the organizers of this Forum for giving us this opportunity to meet here and discuss the future. I think it is important and I’m very excited to be here.

My topic today is traditional family values. Now I must admit I had a little problem in writing this talk. Values are, as we say in the United States, “caught rather than taught.” So it’s hard to put some of these values into words. But I’ll do my best!

If you have watched a Hollywood movie latterly, as I’m sure most of you have, you probably think that Americans don’t have any traditional family values. You may think that in America commitment means going on a second date. You think that every couple in the U.S. lives together. You think that those few who do get married, quickly get divorced. You think that most American children are born into broken families. You think that most young people are too busty demonstrating against Wall Street to worry about getting an education, or a job.

Austria

There are a wide variety of higher education institutions in Austria. Fifteen Austrian universities offer a broad rangeof study options for students. If you would like to study music, theatre, film, fine arts or applied arts, the six Austrianuniversities of the arts offer their students a creative education. There are also private universities. Since 1993, Austriahas 20 Fachhochschul-Studiengange (FH — Universities of Applied Sciences) in addition to the universities. The post--secondary sector also includes University Colleges of Teacher Education (PH).The Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education Research (OsterreichischeAustauschdienst GmbH— OeAD-GmbH) — was established to manage most of the grants for Austrian and foreign students.Anyone interested in studying or researching in Austria and looking for financial support, should visit the organisation’swebsite. Here, all the information is available on scholarships (‘Study and research in Austria’ section, Grants Database,advice on how to apply, and application forms. Where do I get more information?

http://www.oead.at

http://www.oead.at/_english/austria/index.html

Empowering young people and creating favourable conditions for them to develop their skills, to work and to participate actively in society is essential for the sound economic and social development of the World, particularly in the context of globalisation, knowledgebased economies and ageing societies where it is crucial that every young person is given the possibility to fulfil his or her potential.

High rates of child poverty, poor health, school drop-out and unemployment among a too large number of young people, indicate a need to review the investments Europe is making in its youth starting earlier, also taking into account the essential role of families.

Social exclusion of young people carries high social and economic costs and needs to be prevented.

The challenges young people are facing today are complex and diverse. There are more opportunities to learn and participate but less established pathways. Maintaining growth and prosperity in Europe, whilst promoting social cohesion and sustainable development, depends on a full contribution and participation by all young people, all the more so since their number relative to the population as a whole is shrinking. Young people will have to bear the growing cost of an ageing population, which calls for an intergenerational response.