Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 148 (6th April 2023)
An explainer on the different levels of government in Northern Ireland.
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Friday Reading Edition 147 (31st March 2023)
Figuring out whether the US or China is ahead is a lot tougher than counting rockets or warheads. Their AI ecosystems are deeply intertwined, and we’re seeing both governments take steps to increasingly pull them apart.
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Friday Reading Edition 147 (31st March 2023)
Key takeaways from the five-hour US congressional hearing, in which lawmakers grilled TikTok’s CEO over its relationship with China and protections for young users.
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Friday Reading Edition 147 (31st March 2023)
The ban comes after Cabinet Office Ministers ordered a security review. This looked at the potential vulnerability of government data from social media apps on devices and risks around how sensitive information could be accessed and used by some platforms.
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Friday Reading Edition 144 (10th March 2023)
Stripped of their rights, under constant threat of violence, Afghan women and girls are relentlessly carrying on with their lives. For some, that means forming new civil society groups to address community needs; for others, it means re-opening their businesses and going back to work. For all, it is an act of unseen, unheard bravery.
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Friday Reading Edition 144 (10th March 2023)
Women are vital in the war effort - but better female political representation will be needed to rebuild Ukraine.
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Friday Reading Edition 143 (3rd March 2023)
The Good Friday Agreement largely ended the "Troubles", three decades of violence that had racked Northern Ireland since the late 1960s.
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Friday Reading Edition 143 (3rd March 2023)
First came the backstop, then the protocol, now we can expect to hear a lot more about the "Stormont brake" as it is added to the Brexit lexicon.
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Friday Reading Edition 143 (3rd March 2023)
An explanation of the new ‘Windsor Framework’ between the UK and the EU.
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Friday Reading Edition 143 (3rd March 2023)
The growing unpopularity of Brexit has given new hope to those who advocate rejoining the EU. But there are at least five major reasons why it’s anything but simple.
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