Leaders need to take responsibility for — and action on — responsible AI practices
The estimated $15.7trn economic potential of artificial intelligence (AI) will only be realised if the integration of responsible AI practices occurs across organisations,...
Investors Must Prioritize Cybersecurity or Risk Losing Money
Investors can and should
encourage companies to prioritize cybersecurity. A new World Economic Forum
report, Incentivizing responsible and secure innovation: principles and
guidance for investors, proposes a...
Asia and Pacific Should Diversify Trade to Spur Inclusive Development
Export diversification could help Asia and the Pacific
to better cope with the current global slowdown in trade and make development
more inclusive. Boosting industrial capacity,...
India joins the Climate and Clean Air Coalition
India has formally joined the Climate & Clean Air
Coalition (CCAC), becoming the 65th country to join the partnership,
following through on a commitment made by...
Just 10 per cent of workers receive nearly half of global pay
Ten per
cent of workers receive 48.9 per cent of total global pay, while the
lowest-paid 50 per cent of workers receive just 6.4 per cent,...
Kenyan universities aim to be “greenest in the world”
In Kenya, over 70 universities are being called on by
the UN Environment Programme and the Kenyan Government to work together and
transform their campuses to...
How to Use Technology Ethically to Increase Access to Mental Healthcare
A new report created by the
World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Neurotechnologies, Empowering
8 Billion Minds: Enabling Better Mental Health for All via the...
Vietnam’s economy slows down amidst heightened uncertainties
Vietnam’s growth momentum moderated since the
beginning of the year, but outlook remains positive, according to Taking Stock, the World Bank’s bi-annual economic report on
Vietnam...
How to Use Blockchain Technology to Boost Global Trade
Blockchain technology can lower barriers to trade,
according to a new World Economic Forum report, in cooperation with the
Inter-American Development Bank, Windows of Opportunity: Facilitating...
The Year of the Robot Carer: Top Emerging Technologies of 2019
The World Economic Forum today
announced its annual list of breakthrough technologies with the greatest
potential to make a positive impact on our world.
The technologies on...