Luc Soete spoke on the old and new Manifestos, globalisation, population, innovation and research at the Manifesto Roundtable in the Hague, 24 November 2009. The Roundtable was hosted by the 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology - www.ethicsandtechnology.eu Luc Soete is professor of international economic relations at Maastricht University and director of UNU-MERIT. To find out more about the Roundtables, visit www.anewmanifesto.org