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• COGITO Talks… Goals, grills and growth: What the World Cup meant for local business

  September 22, 2026 · 26 min

  Major sporting events can bring huge crowds and investment to host cities, but how much of that opportunity reaches local businesses? In this episode, Shayne MacLachlan from the OECD speaks with scientist, entrepreneur and investor Riana…

• What is the Value of Statistical Life?

  September 21, 2026 · 28 min

  Behind every statistic is a human-scale question. What is a safer commute worth? How much do people value cleaner air? And how can policymakers compare the cost of an intervention with the benefit of reducing mortality risk across a…

• Governing AI in the Public Sector with NY State's Chief AI Officer Eleonore Fournier-Tombs

  July 13, 2026 · 32 min

  Governments are moving from discussing artificial intelligence to deploying it. But what does responsible AI look like when it is used inside large public administrations, across real services, using real people’s information? In Episode…

• Making good data easier to find and use with Google's Prem Ramaswami

  June 22, 2026 · 29 min

  As AI assistants, search engines and chatbots become intermediaries between users and information, official statistics face a new usability test: can authoritative public data be found, understood, sourced and used correctly by both humans…

• AI and the future of official statistics with André Loranger - Chief Statistician of Canada

  June 16, 2026 · 30 min

  AI is changing how citizens, journalists and policymakers find facts. Instead of going directly to statistical databases, more users are turning to AI assistants and chatbots to retrieve, interpret and reference official statistics. In…

• AI in small businesses: hype, hope or hard reality?

  April 17, 2026 · 20 min

  Recorded live for the first time at the 7th Digital for SMEs (D4SME) Roundtable, this special episode is hosted by Shayne MacLachlan and Alix Philouze. While 61% of SMEs report using AI, three quarters remain beginners, highlighting a gap…

• Fuel, fear and flights: How the tourism sector learned to withstand global shocks

  April 3, 2026 · 19 min

  Over the 10 years, global tourism has been reshaped by successive crises, from the collapse of travel during COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the current conflict in the Gulf and the rise of petrol prices. In this episode, Shayne…

• Life, the universe and Data Governance with OECD Chief Statistician Steve MacFeely

  February 24, 2026 · 38 min

  Data is the lifeblood of the modern economy - powering decision-making, daily life, and the AI revolution. But governing data is full of trade-offs: openness and trust vs privacy and regulation; cross-border sharing vs sovereignty; and…